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Equity Method Investment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investment

NOTE 15. EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

On September 20, 2020, the Company acquired, through a wholly owned subsidiary, a 15% interest voting share and income share in Alderwood and made a capital contribution to Alderwood of $1.5 million in cash. Alderwood’s operating entity, Alderwood Capital, is a London-based investment advisory firm focused on taking minority stakes in specialist boutique asset management businesses.

On January 31, 2022, the Company signed an amendment to the Alderwood members’ agreement (“Alderwood Amendment”) and made an additional $1.5 million capital contribution to Alderwood. The Alderwood Amendment reduced the Company’s commitment to contribute additional capital to Alderwood from $4.5 million to $3.0 million.

The Company also has commitments to contribute additional capital of $50.0 million to a private fund to be launched by Alderwood, subject to certain terms and conditions, including obtaining an agreed amount of aggregate legally binding commitments from investors in the private fund.

The Company analyzed its investment in Alderwood under the voting interest model and determined that it does not have a controlling financial interest over Alderwood and should not consolidate under the voting interest model.

Given the level of ownership interest in Alderwood, which is an English limited liability partnership, and the fact that Alderwood will maintain specific ownership accounts for investors, the Company accounts for its investment in Alderwood using the equity method of accounting.

For each of the periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, losses from equity method investments recorded in interest income and other income (expense) in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were $0.1 million.

Equity method investments are recorded in other assets in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company held an equity investment in Alderwood of $2.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively.