RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Employee Loans

The Company periodically extends short term loans or advances to employees, typically upon commencement of employment. Total receivables as a result of these employee advances of $0.3 million existed at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and are included in the Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets line items of the consolidated balance sheets, respectively, depending on the contractual repayment date.

Service Agreements

LIB Therapeutics LLC and subsidiaries (“LIB”)

Certain executives and employees of the Company, including the chief executive officer, are members of LIB’s board of managers and/or have equity investments in LIB. The Company entered into a MSA dated November 24, 2015 with LIB, a company that engages in research, development, marketing and commercialization of pharmaceutical drugs. Subsequently, the Company and LIB have entered into several task orders for the Company to perform clinical trial related services. The Company recognized total revenue from LIB of $43.7 million, $40.5 million and $11.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had, from LIB, Advanced billings of $7.6 million and $7.4 million in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. In addition, the Company had Accounts receivable and unbilled, net from LIB of $0.5 million and $5.5 million in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company had Other current liabilities with LIB of $12.5 million in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2022.

CinRX Pharma, subsidiaries and affiliates (“CinRx”)

Certain executives and employees of the Company, including the chief executive officer, are members of CinRx’s board of managers and/or have equity investments in CinRx, a biotech company. The Company and CinRx have entered into several task orders for the Company to perform clinical trial related services. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized total revenue from CinRx of $15.8 million, $15.0 million and $22.7 million in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had Advanced billings from CinRx of $2.5 million and $1.4 million in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 the Company had Accounts receivable and unbilled, net from CinRx of $1.9 million and $2.2 million in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The Company had Prepaid expenses and other current assets with CinRX of $0.2 million in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2023. Certain affiliates of CinRx included in previous reported quarters are no longer disclosed due to changes in the affiliate relationship.

The Summit Hotel (“The Summit”)

The Summit Hotel, located on the Medpace campus, is owned by the chief executive officer. Medpace incurs travel lodging and meeting expenses at The Summit. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, Medpace incurred expenses of $0.4 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million at The Summit, respectively.

Leased Real Estate

Campus Headquarters Leases

The Company entered into an operating lease for the occupancy of office space in a building in Cincinnati, Ohio with an entity that is wholly owned by the chief executive officer of the Company. The Company has evaluated its relationship with the related party and concluded that the related party is not a variable interest entity because the Company has no direct ownership interest or relationship other than the leases. The lease was renewed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 for a term of ten years through December 2032 with a renewal option for one 10-year term at prevailing market rates. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise from the use of the properties. Annual base rent for the corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the lease is an operating lease. Operating lease cost recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $2.6 million, $2.3 million and 2.1 million, respectively, and was allocated between Total direct costs, and Selling, general and administrative in the consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $19.3 million and $18.2 million in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2023 were $1.5 million and $18.1 million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2022 were $1.5 million and $16.7 million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

In 2018, Medpace, Inc. entered into a multi-year lease agreement governing future occupancy of additional office space in Cincinnati, Ohio with an entity that is wholly owned by the Company’s chief executive officer and certain members of his immediate family. The Company began to occupy the premises in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020. The lease expires in 2040 and the Company has two 10-year options to extend the term of the lease. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise from the use of the property. Annual base rent for the corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the lease is an operating lease. Operating lease cost recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $5.7 million, respectively. The operating lease cost was allocated between Total direct costs and Selling, general and administrative in the consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $51.9 million and $53.5 million in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2023 were $1.3 million and $63.5 million, respectively. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2022 were $1.1 million and $64.8 million, respectively and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company entered into two multi-year lease agreements governing the occupancy of space of two buildings in Cincinnati, Ohio with an entity that is wholly owned by the Company’s chief executive officer and certain members of his immediate family. The Company assumed occupancy in 2012 and the leases expire in 2027 with the Company having one 10-year option to extend the lease term. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise

from the use of the property. Annual base rent for the corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the leases are operating leases. Operating lease cost recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $3.6 million, respectively. The lease cost was allocated between Total direct costs and Selling, general and administrative in the consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $11.9 million and $14.6 million, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2023 were $3.0 million and $8.9 million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2022 were $2.8 million and $11.9 million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

Travel Services

The Company incurs expenses for travel services for company executives provided by private aviation charter companies which is a company controlled by the chief executive officer of the Company (each a “private aviation charter”). The Company may contract directly with the private aviation charter for the use of its aircraft or indirectly through a third party aircraft management and jet charter company (the “Aircraft Management Company”). The travel services provided are primarily for business purposes, with certain personal travel paid for as part of the executives’ compensation arrangements. The Aircraft Management Company also makes the private aviation charter aircraft available to third parties. The Company incurred travel expenses of $2.0 million, $2.3 million and $1.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These travel expenses are recorded in Selling, general and administrative in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had Accounts payable to the Aircraft Management Company of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.