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Variable Interest Entities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entities
The Company determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the time it becomes involved with a VIE and continuously reconsiders that conclusion. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, the Company evaluates its direct and indirect economic interests in the entity. The consolidation analysis is generally performed qualitatively; however, if the primary beneficiary is not readily determinable, a quantitative analysis may also be performed. This analysis requires judgment, including: (1) determining whether the equity investment at risk is sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) evaluating whether the equity holders, as a group, can make decisions that have a significant effect on the success of the entity, (3) determining whether two or more parties’ equity interests should be aggregated, (4) determining whether the equity investors have proportionate voting rights to their obligations to absorb losses or rights to receive returns from an entity and (5) evaluating the nature of relationships and activities of the parties involved in determining which party within a related-party group is most closely associated with a VIE and therefore would be deemed the primary beneficiary.

VIEs include certain private equity, real estate, and CLO vehicles. The purposes of such VIEs is to provide strategy-specific investment opportunities for investors in exchange for management and performance-based fees.

The Company holds variable interests in certain VIEs which are not consolidated because it was determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary of such VIEs. The Company’s involvement with such entities is in the form of direct and indirect equity interests and fee arrangements. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss relating to non-consolidated VIEs is the carrying value of such investments, and in certain instances, its initial investment in and loans to certain VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss relating to non-consolidated VIEs is as follows:

(Dollars in Thousands)As of December 31, 2024As of December 31, 2023
Non-Consolidated VIEs
Unconsolidated VIE assets
$3,559,742 $3,777,125 
Unconsolidated VIE liabilities
$205,021 $215,896 
Equity interests on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position6,360 9,866 
AlTi exposure
$6,360 $10,273