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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company has entered into operating lease agreements for office space. The Company leases office space in various countries around the world and maintains its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, where it leases primary office space. The leases contain rent escalation clauses based on increases in base rent, real estate taxes and operating expenses. When determining the lease term, the Company generally does not include options to renew as it is not reasonably certain at contract inception that the Company will exercise the options. As the implicit rate is not generally readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of future minimum lease payments.
In June 2023, the Company executed an agreement to lease office space for its New York office. The new space replaced the Company’s prior New York office space. The Company gained access to this space in August 2023 and established the ROU asset and lease liability. Total future lease payments at lease execution were $65.7 million over 16.3 years. The landlord provided a tenant improvement allowance of up to $7.0 million for improvements as specified in the lease. The lease contains rent escalation clauses based on increases in base rent, real estate taxes and operating expenses and a 16 month rent concession.
In January 2024, the Company executed an agreement to lease office space for its United Kingdom office. The new space will replace the Company’s existing United Kingdom office space. The Company gained access to this space in January 2024 and established the ROU asset and lease liability. Total future lease payments at lease execution were $2.7 million over 5.0 years. The lease contains rent escalation clauses based on increases in base rent, real estate taxes and operating expenses and a 10 month rent concession.
In June 2024, the Company executed an amendment to its lease agreement for its Chicago, Illinois office. The amended lease agreement provides access to temporary office space from October 2024 until September 2025, shortens the lease term for certain existing office space from September 2026 to September 2025, which will result in a one-time early termination fee, and extends the lease term of remaining existing office space from September 2026 to September 2037. As a result of the amended lease agreement the Company remeasured the existing ROU asset and lease liability based on the terms of the amended lease agreement. Total future lease payments at lease execution were $17.6 million over 13.2 years, which is net of the landlord provided tenant improvement allowance of up to $8.0 million, as specified in the lease. The lease contains rent escalation clauses based on increases in base rent, real estate taxes and operating expenses and a 12 month rent concession.
The components of operating lease expense recorded within general, administrative and other in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
Operating lease cost(1)
$9,904 $8,874 $7,514 
Variable lease cost(2)
3,878 4,458 4,112 
Less: sublease income215 179 193 
Total lease cost$13,567 $13,153 $11,433 
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(1)Includes $0.3 million of short term lease expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 includes lease cost for two offices in New York due to the build out of new office space.
(2)Includes common area maintenance charges and other variable costs not included in the measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities.
The following table summarizes cash flows and other supplemental information related to our operating leases:
Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities(1)
$5,132$8,613$8,813
Non-cash ROU assets obtained in exchange for new and extended operating leases$9,075$34,116$693
Weighted average remaining lease term in years13.7 years13.1 years2.9 years
Weighted average discount rate6.3 %6.1 %4.1 %
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(1)Excludes $6.3 million of cash received during the year ended December 31, 2024 for lease incentives received related to the New York office lease.
As of December 31, 2024 the maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025$7,534 
20265,393 
20276,770 
20286,603 
20295,966 
Thereafter61,457 
Total lease payments$93,723 
Less: tenant improvement allowance(8,706)
Less: imputed interest(31,141)
Total operating lease liabilities$53,876 
Commitments
The Company owns a 6.25% interest in an aircraft and was required to pay a fixed management fee of $0.3 million per year until 2024. On September 3, 2024, the Company extended its contract for a 6.25% interest in an aircraft until September 3, 2029, and will continue to pay a fixed management fee of $0.3 million per year.
The Company had $90.5 million and $85.6 million of unfunded investment commitments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing general partner capital funding commitments to several of the GCM Funds.
Litigation
In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into contracts that contain a number of representations and warranties, which may provide for general or specific indemnifications. The Company’s exposure under these contracts is not currently known, as any such exposure would be based on future claims, which could be made against the Company. The Company’s management is not currently aware of any such pending claims and based on its experience, the Company believes the risk of loss related to these arrangements to be remote.
From time to time, the Company is a defendant in various lawsuits related to its business. The Company’s management does not believe that the outcome of any current litigation will have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Risks
The Company may be exposed to a risk of loss by virtue of certain subsidiaries serving as the general partner of GCM Funds organized as limited partnerships. As general partner of a GCM Fund organized as a limited partnership, the Company’s subsidiaries that serve as the general partner have exposure to risk of loss that is not limited to the amount of its investment in such GCM Fund. The Company cannot predict the amount of loss, if any, which may occur as a result of this exposure; however, historically, the Company has not incurred any significant losses and management believes the likelihood is remote that a material loss will occur.