Variable Interest Entities

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company consolidates certain VIEs in which it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary. The consolidated VIEs are general partner entities of the Partnerships, which are not wholly owned by the Company. The total assets of the consolidated VIEs are $11,485 and $11,648 as of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively, and are recorded in investments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The consolidated VIEs had no liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 other than deferred incentive fee revenue of $3,704 as of both September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019. The assets of the consolidated VIEs may only be used to settle obligations of the consolidated VIEs, if any. In addition, there is no recourse to the Company for the consolidated VIEs’ liabilities, except for certain entities in which there could be a clawback of previously distributed carried interest.

The Company holds variable interests in certain Partnerships that are VIEs, which are not consolidated, as it is determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary based upon the Company’s equity interest percentage in each of the VIEs. Certain Partnerships are considered VIEs because limited partners lack the ability to remove the general partner or dissolve the entity without cause, by simple majority vote (i.e. do not have substantive “kick out” or “liquidation” rights). The Company’s involvement with such entities is in the form of direct equity interests in, and fee arrangements with, the Partnerships in which it also serves as the general partner or managing member. In the Company’s role as general partner or managing member, it generally considers itself the sponsor of the applicable Partnership and makes all investment and operating decisions. As of September 30, 2019, the total commitments and remaining unfunded commitments from the limited partners and general partners to the unconsolidated VIEs are $17,686,664 and $6,457,991, respectively. These commitments are the primary source of financing for the unconsolidated VIEs.

The maximum exposure to loss represents the potential loss of assets recognized by the Company relating to these unconsolidated entities. The Company believes that its maximum exposure to loss is limited because it establishes separate limited partnerships or limited liability companies to serve as the general partner or managing member of the Partnerships.

The carrying amount of assets and liabilities recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the Company’s interests in these non-consolidated VIEs and the Company’s maximum exposure to loss relating to non-consolidated VIEs were as follows:


	September 30,		March 31,
	2019		2019
Investments	$	99,828	$	87,001
Fees receivable	6,075		5,896
Due from related parties	3,178		1,332
Total VIE Assets	109,081		94,229
Deferred incentive fee revenue	3,704		3,704
Non-controlling interests	(5,592)		(5,716)
Maximum exposure to loss	$	107,193	$	92,217