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Long Term Investment
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Long-term Investments [Abstract]  
LONG TERM INVESTMENT

7. LONG TERM INVESTMENT

 

On June 25, 2013, Xi'an TCH with Hongyuan Huifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd ("Hongyuan Huifu") jointly established Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. (the "Fund Management Company") with registered capital of RMB 10 million ($1.6 million), to manage a fund that will be used for financing CDQ WHPG projects. Xi'an TCH made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4 million ($0.65 million) and has a 40% ownership interest in the Fund Management Company. Voting rights and dividend rights are allocated between Hongyuan Huifu and Xi'an TCH at 80% and 20%, respectively. The Company accounted for this investment using the equity method. The Company recorded $0 equity-based investment income (loss) during the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The Company recorded $4,815 and $671 equity-based investment loss during six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

On July 18, 2013, the HYREF Fund was established as a limited liability partnership in Beijing. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the HYREF Fund had a general partner, the Fund Management Company, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 5 million ($0.83 million) to the HYREF Fund. The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) and is a preferred limited partner, (2) Hongyuan Huifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) and is an ordinary limited partner and (3) the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xian TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($10.81 million) and is a secondary limited partner. The term of the HYREF Fund's partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, July 18, 2013. The term for (x) the preferred limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution and (y) the ordinary limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution. Unless otherwise approved by the general partner (the Fund Management Company), upon the expiration of their respective terms, each partner shall exit from the partnership automatically. However, the HYREF Fund's partnership will not terminate until the HYREF loan is fully repaid and the buy-back period is over pursuant to the Buy-back Agreement entered on December 29, 2018 (see Note 12). The total size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million), and the purpose of the HYREF Fund is to invest in Zhonghong for constructing 3 new CDQ WHPG projects. Xi'an TCH owns 16.3% of the HYREF Fund. The Company accounted for this investment using the cost method. The Company netted off the investment of RMB 75 million ($10.81 million) by Xi'an TCH with the entrusted loan payable of the HYREF Fund.

 

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi'an TCH agreed to transfer its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for RMB 3,453,867 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company had approximately $47,200 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company during the six months ended June 30, 2019.