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Segment Operating Results | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Operating Results | Segment Operating Results Business Segments – The Company's business results are categorized into the following two segments: Investment Banking & Equities and Investment Management. The Investment Banking & Equities segment includes providing advice to clients on significant mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic corporate transactions, as well as services related to securities underwriting, private placement services and commissions for agency-based equity trading services and equity research. The Investment Management segment includes Wealth Management and interests in private equity funds which are not managed by the Company. The Company's segment information for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 is prepared using the following methodology: •Revenue, expenses and income (loss) from equity method investments directly associated with each segment are included in determining pre-tax income. •Expenses not directly associated with specific segments are allocated based on the most relevant measures applicable, including headcount, square footage and other performance and time-based factors. •Segment assets are based on those directly associated with each segment, or for certain assets shared across segments, those assets are allocated based on the most relevant measures applicable, including headcount and other factors. •Investment gains and losses, interest income and interest expense are allocated between the segments based on the segment in which the underlying asset or liability is held. Other Revenue, net, included in each segment's Net Revenues includes the following: •Interest income, including accretion, and income (losses) on investment securities, including the Company's investment funds (which are used as an economic hedge against the Company's deferred cash compensation program), certificates of deposit, cash and cash equivalents, long-term accounts receivable and on the Company’s debt security investment in G5 (through June 25, 2021, the date G5 repaid its outstanding debentures with the Company in full. See Note 10 for further information.) •A gain on the sale of a portion of the Company's interests in ABS in 2022. See Note 10 for further information •Gains (losses) resulting from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and foreign currency exchange forward contracts used as an economic hedge •Realized and unrealized gains and losses on interests in private equity funds which are not managed by the Company •Interest expense associated with the Company’s Notes Payable and lines of credit •Adjustments to amounts due pursuant to the Company’s tax receivable agreement, subsequent to its initial establishment, related to changes in enacted tax rates Each segment's Operating Expenses include: a) employee compensation and benefits expenses that are incurred directly in support of the segment and b) non-compensation expenses, which include expenses for premises and occupancy, professional fees, travel and entertainment, communications and information services, execution, clearing and custody fees, equipment and indirect support costs (including compensation and other operating expenses related thereto) for administrative services. Such administrative services include, but are not limited to, accounting, tax, legal, technology, human capital, facilities management and senior management activities. Other Expenses include the following: •Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs – Includes the following: ◦2023 – Expenses related to the write-off of non-recoverable assets in connection with the wind-down of the Company's operations in Mexico ◦2022 – Expenses related to charges associated with the prepayment of the Company's Series B Notes, as well as certain professional fees, separation benefits and other charges related to the wind-down of the Company's operations in Mexico ◦2021 – Expenses related to the write-down of certain assets associated with a legacy private equity investment relationship which, consistent with the Company's investment strategy, the Company decided to wind-down during 2021 •Acquisition and Transition Costs – Includes costs incurred in connection with acquisitions, divestitures and other ongoing business development initiatives, primarily comprised of professional fees for legal and other services The Company evaluates segment results based on net revenues and pre-tax income, both including and excluding the impact of the Other Expenses. No client accounted for more than 10% of the Company's Consolidated Net Revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The following information presents each segment's contribution.
|  |  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Investment Banking & Equities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues(1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,355,943 |  |  | $ | 2,696,125 |  |  | $ | 3,223,889 |
Operating Expenses |  |  |  |  | 2,010,757 |  |  | 2,009,913 |  |  | 2,125,871 |
Other Expenses(2) |  |  |  |  | 2,921 |  |  | 3,126 |  |  | 7 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  | 342,265 |  |  | 683,086 |  |  | 1,098,011 |
Income from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  | 620 |  |  | 1,217 |  |  | 1,337 |
Pre-Tax Income |  |  |  |  | $ | 342,885 |  |  | $ | 684,303 |  |  | $ | 1,099,348 |
Identifiable Segment Assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,541,886 |  |  | $ | 3,446,075 |  |  | $ | 3,605,332 |
Investment Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues(1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 70,006 |  |  | $ | 65,923 |  |  | $ | 65,610 |
Operating Expenses |  |  |  |  | 53,136 |  |  | 52,967 |  |  | 52,629 |
Other Expenses(2) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,554 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  | 16,870 |  |  | 12,956 |  |  | 4,427 |
Income from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  | 6,035 |  |  | 6,782 |  |  | 12,824 |
Pre-Tax Income |  |  |  |  | $ | 22,905 |  |  | $ | 19,738 |  |  | $ | 17,251 |
Identifiable Segment Assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 161,412 |  |  | $ | 174,848 |  |  | $ | 197,325 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues(1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,425,949 |  |  | $ | 2,762,048 |  |  | $ | 3,289,499 |
Operating Expenses |  |  |  |  | 2,063,893 |  |  | 2,062,880 |  |  | 2,178,500 |
Other Expenses(2) |  |  |  |  | 2,921 |  |  | 3,126 |  |  | 8,561 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  | 359,135 |  |  | 696,042 |  |  | 1,102,438 |
Income from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  | 6,655 |  |  | 7,999 |  |  | 14,161 |
Pre-Tax Income |  |  |  |  | $ | 365,790 |  |  | $ | 704,041 |  |  | $ | 1,116,599 |
Identifiable Segment Assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,703,298 |  |  | $ | 3,620,923 |  |  | $ | 3,802,657 |
(1)Net Revenues include Other Revenue, net, allocated to the segments as follows:
|  |  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Investment Banking & Equities(A) |  |  |  |  | $ | 78,281 |  |  | $ | (25,668) |  |  | $ | 19,370 |
Investment Management |  |  |  |  | 2,965 |  |  | 1,440 |  |  | (174) |
Total Other Revenue, net |  |  |  |  | $ | 81,246 |  |  | $ | (24,228) |  |  | $ | 19,196 |
(A)Other Revenue, net, from the Investment Banking & Equities segment includes interest expense on the Notes Payable and lines of credit of $16,717, $16,850 and $17,586 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. (2)Other Expenses are as follows:
|  |  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Investment Banking & Equities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,921 |  |  | $ | 3,126 |  |  | $ | — |
Acquisition and Transition Costs |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Total Investment Banking & Equities |  |  |  |  | 2,921 |  |  | 3,126 |  |  | 7 |
Investment Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,554 |
Total Investment Management |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,554 |
Total Other Expenses |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,921 |  |  | $ | 3,126 |  |  | $ | 8,561 |
Geographic Information – The Company manages its business based on the profitability of the enterprise as a whole. The Company's revenues were derived from clients located and managed in the following geographical areas:
|  |  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Net Revenues:(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,719,337 |  |  | $ | 1,989,387 |  |  | $ | 2,553,806 |
Europe and Other |  |  |  |  | 609,723 |  |  | 787,658 |  |  | 710,660 |
Latin America |  |  |  |  | 15,643 |  |  | 9,231 |  |  | 5,837 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,344,703 |  |  | $ | 2,786,276 |  |  | $ | 3,270,303 |
(1)Excludes Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, and Interest Expense. The Company's total assets are located in the following geographical areas:
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Total Assets: |  |  |
United States | $ | 3,146,756 |  |  | $ | 2,902,153 |
Europe and Other | 556,542 |  |  | 718,770 |
Total | $ | 3,703,298 |  |  | $ | 3,620,923 |

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