Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

The Company's investments reported on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition consist of investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies, other investments in private equity partnerships and equity securities in private companies. The Company's investments are relatively high-risk and illiquid assets.

The Company's investments in Atalanta Sosnoff, Seneca Evercore, ABS (through July 2024) and Luminis (through September 2024) are in voting interest entities. The Company's share of earnings (losses) from these investments is included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company also has investments in private equity partnerships which consist of investment interests in private equity funds which are voting interest entities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on private equity investments are included within Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Equity Method Investments

A summary of the Company's investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:


	December 31,
	2024		2023

Atalanta Sosnoff	$	11,155	$	10,906
Seneca Evercore	1,462		904
ABS	—		18,770
Luminis	—		6,296
Total	$	12,617	$	36,876

Atalanta Sosnoff

The Company has an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Atalanta Sosnoff. At December 31, 2024, the Company's ownership interest in Atalanta Sosnoff was 49%. This investment resulted in earnings of $3,127, $1,903 and $2,319 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Seneca Evercore

The Company has an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Seneca Evercore. At December 31, 2024, the Company's ownership interest in Seneca Evercore was 20%. This investment resulted in earnings of $290, $230 and $404 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. This investment is subject to currency translation from the Brazilian real to the U.S. dollar, included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

ABS

In January 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its interest in ABS. This transaction closed on March 28, 2022 and resulted in the reduction of the Company's ownership interest from 46% to 26%. The Company received cash of $18,300 as consideration for its interests sold and recorded a gain of $1,294 for the year ended December 31, 2022, included within Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

In July 2024, the Company sold its remaining 26% ownership interest in ABS for cash of $18,113. This transaction resulted in a gain of $615 for the year ended December 31, 2024, included within Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

This investment resulted in earnings of $2,031, $4,132 and $4,463 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Luminis

In September 2024, the Company agreed to the redemption of its interest in Luminis, such that it no longer has an equity interest in Luminis following the redemption. The Company received no consideration in respect of the redemption. As a result, the Company incurred a loss associated with the write-off of the remaining carrying value of its investment of $7,305 for the year ended December 31, 2024, included within Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. This investment was subject to currency translation from the Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar, included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Accordingly, the redemption resulted in the reclassification of $581 and $77 of cumulative foreign currency translation losses from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Noncontrolling Interest, respectively, on the Consolidated

Statement of Financial Condition to Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.

This investment resulted in earnings of $783, $390 and $813 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other

The Company allocates the purchase price of its equity method investments, in part, to the inherent finite-lived identifiable intangible assets of the investees. The Company's share of the earnings of the investees has been reduced by the amortization of these identifiable intangible assets of $316 for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.

The Company assesses each of its equity method investments for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred.

Investments in Private Equity

Private Equity Funds

The Company's investments related to private equity partnerships and associated entities include investments in Glisco Partners II, L.P. ("Glisco II"), Glisco Partners III, L.P. ("Glisco III"), Glisco Capital Partners IV ("Glisco IV"), Trilantic Capital Partners Associates IV, L.P. ("Trilantic IV") and Trilantic Capital Partners V, L.P. ("Trilantic V"). Portfolio holdings of the private equity funds are carried at fair value. Accordingly, the Company reflects its pro rata share of unrealized gains and losses occurring from changes in fair value, as well as its pro rata share of realized gains, losses and carried interest associated with any investment realizations.

A summary of the Company's investments in the private equity funds as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:


	December 31,
	2024		2023


Glisco II, Glisco III and Glisco IV	$	3,569	$	4,141


Trilantic IV and Trilantic V	1,862		1,766

Total Private Equity Funds	$	5,431	$	5,907

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on private equity fund investments were ($101), $946 and $347 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. In the event the funds perform poorly, the Company may be obligated to repay certain carried interest previously distributed. As of December 31, 2024, there was no previously distributed carried interest received from the funds subject to repayment.

General Partners of Private Equity Funds which are VIEs

The Company has concluded that Glisco Capital Partners II, Glisco Capital Partners III and Glisco Manager Holdings LP are VIEs and that the Company is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. The Company's assessment of the primary beneficiary of these entities included assessing which parties have the power to significantly impact the economic performance of these entities and the obligation to absorb losses, which could be potentially significant to the entities, or the right to receive benefits from the entities that could be potentially significant. Neither the Company nor its related parties will have the ability to make decisions that significantly impact the economic performance of these entities. Further, as a limited partner in these entities, the Company does not possess substantive participating rights. The Company had assets of $2,956 and $3,580 included in its Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to these unconsolidated VIEs, representing the carrying value of the Company's investments in the entities. The Company's exposure to the obligations of these VIEs is generally limited to its investments in these entities. The Company's maximum exposure to loss as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $5,138 and $5,762, respectively, which represents the carrying value of the Company's investments in these VIEs, as well as any unfunded commitments to the current and future funds.

Other Investments

In certain instances, the Company receives equity securities in private companies in exchange for advisory services. These investments, which had a balance of $625 and $636 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are accounted for at their cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes.