VIEs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company (i) deconsolidated five hospitality funds that were contributed to Caliber Hospitality, LP, whose sole general partner is the Caliber Hospitality Trust and (ii) consolidated Caliber Hospitality, LP and the Caliber Hospitality Trust, which included activity from the five previously consolidated hospitality funds and one previously unconsolidated fund because the Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary as it had the power to direct the activities and the obligation to absorb their losses through its guarantee of the indebtedness secured by the hospitality assets, which was significant to the Caliber Hospitality Trust and Caliber Hospitality, LP.

In addition, the Company consolidated West Frontier Holdco, LLC (“West Frontier”) during the three months ended March 31, 2023, as the Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary as the Company has the power to direct the activities of West Frontier and the obligation to absorb their losses through its guarantee of their indebtedness, which is significant to the fund. No additional VIEs were consolidated during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The consolidation of the Caliber Hospitality Trust, Caliber Hospitality, LP, and West Frontier consisted of the following, excluding intercompany eliminations at the time of consolidation (in thousands):


Assets
Real estate investments, net	$	87,897
Cash	3,667
Restricted cash	9,260
Accounts receivable, net	4,348
Notes receivable - related parties	10,411
Due from related parties	40
Investments in unconsolidated entities	84,076
Operating lease - right of use assets	8,775
Prepaid and other assets	5,953
Total assets	$	214,427

Liabilities
Notes payable, net	$	80,278
Notes payable - related parties	34,786
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,858
Due to related parties	10,302
Operating lease liabilities	12,441
Other liabilities	2,158
Total liabilities	147,823

Stockholders’ equity	66,604
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	214,427

On March 7, 2024, L.T.D. Hospitality Group LLC (“L.T.D.”) contributed the first of nine committed hotels from L.T.D.’s portfolio to Caliber Hospitality, LP in exchange for $5.7 million in cash, $9.6 million in operating partnership units, and a new $14.1 million loan facility. Upon this reconsideration event, the Company reconsidered its consolidation conclusion, given the change in economics, and concluded that it was no longer the primary beneficiary, as its potential obligation to absorb the losses, through its guarantee of the indebtedness secured by the hospitality assets, were no longer significant to Caliber Hospitality, LP or the Caliber Hospitality Trust. As such, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company deconsolidated Caliber Hospitality, LP, the Caliber Hospitality Trust, and their consolidated subsidiaries. The Company aggregates and reports the results of operations of these VIEs in consolidated fund revenues and consolidated fund expenses within the accompanying consolidated statements of operations through the date of deconsolidation.

Management has determined that the equity holders in our consolidated entities, as a group, lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and/or have disproportionate voting rights relative to their equity. The Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary of each of these entities since it has the power to direct the activities of the entities and the right to absorb losses, generally in the form of guarantees of indebtedness that are significant to the individual entities.

Generally, the assets of the individual consolidated VIEs can be used only to settle liabilities of each respective individual consolidated VIEs and the liabilities of the individual consolidated VIEs are liabilities for which creditors or beneficial interest holders do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. When the VIE is consolidated, we reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the consolidated funds on a gross basis, and the interests in the VIEs are included in non-controlling interest in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has provided financial support to certain consolidated VIEs in the form of short-term financing and guarantees of the debts of certain VIEs. In general, our maximum exposure to loss due to involvement with the consolidated VIEs is limited to the amount of capital investment in the VIE, if any, or the potential obligation to perform on the guarantee of debts.