Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 86,495	$ 48,080	$ 261,315	$ 171,818
Investment revenues	308	12	1,527	472
Total revenues	86,803	48,092	262,842	172,290
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	47,409	37,178	145,055	120,071
Occupancy and equipment rental	5,573	5,300	16,370	15,298
Depreciation and amortization	689	777	2,169	2,323
Information services	2,380	2,459	7,349	7,093
Professional fees	2,642	1,877	7,812	5,488
Travel related expenses	3,439	3,488	10,236	9,702
Other operating expenses	3,947	6,418	14,655	8,362
Total operating expenses	66,079	57,497	203,646	168,337
Total operating income (loss)	20,724	(9,405)	59,196	3,953
Interest expense	5,696	873	16,551	2,481
Income (loss) before taxes	15,028	(10,278)	42,645	1,472
Provision (benefit) for taxes	3,811	(4,366)	14,547	1,885
Net income (loss)	$ 11,217	$ (5,912)	$ 28,098	$ (413)
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	24,870,779	32,280,535.000	27,503,942	32,371,356
Diluted (shares)	26,373,107	32,280,535.000	28,441,476	32,371,356
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ (0.18)	$ 1.02	$ (0.01)
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.43	$ (0.18)	$ 0.99	$ (0.01)