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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

11.          Related Party Transactions

The Company enters into transactions with Refinitiv and its affiliates which are considered to be related party transactions. The Company also enters into transactions with the Bank Stockholders and their respective affiliates. Prior to the Reorganization Transactions, the Bank Stockholders were collectively considered to be related parties of the Company. As a result of the Reorganization Transactions, they are no longer considered to be related parties. As a result, the related party transactions listed below include transactions with affiliates of Refinitiv for all periods presented and only includes transactions with affiliates of the Bank Stockholders for pre-IPO periods.

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the following balances with such affiliates were included in the consolidated statements of financial condition in the following line items (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Accounts receivable

 

$

2,293

 

$

 —

Receivable from affiliates

 

 

1,506

 

 

2,525

Other assets

 

 

552

 

 

 —

Deferred revenue

 

 

4,459

 

 

4,733

Payable to affiliates

 

 

2,288

 

 

1,506

 

The following balances with such affiliates were included in the consolidated statements of income in the following line items (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

    

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction fees (1)

 

$

 —

 

$

59,643

Subscription fees (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

5,670

Commissions (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

16,186

Refinitiv market data fees (2)

 

 

14,628

 

 

13,616

Operating Income:(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 —

 

 

208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shared Services Fees (4) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology and communications

 

 

740

 

 

740

General and administrative

 

 

24

 

 

180

Occupancy

 

 

46

 

 

155

 

(1)

For pre-IPO periods, represents fees and commissions from affiliates of the Bank Stockholders.

(2)

The Company maintains a market data license agreement with Refinitiv. Under the agreement, the Company delivers to Refinitiv certain market data feeds which Refinitiv redistributes to its customers. The Company earns license fees and royalties for these feeds.

(3)

For pre-IPO periods, represents interest income from money market funds invested with and savings accounts deposited with affiliates of the Bank Stockholders.

(4)

The Company maintains a shared services agreement with Refinitiv. Under the terms of the agreement, Refinitiv provides the Company with certain real estate, payroll, benefits administration, insurance, content, financial reporting and tax support.

The Company reimburses affiliates of Refinitiv for expenses paid on behalf of the Company for various services including salaries and bonuses, marketing, professional fees, communications, data costs and certain other administrative services. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company reimbursed such affiliates approximately $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for these expenses.

The Company is indemnified by Refinitiv for any tax liabilities that existed in the entity contributed by Refinitiv as a result of the Refinitiv Contribution.  At March 31, 2020, $2.7 million is included in other assets on the consolidated statement of financial condition related to this indemnification.

The Company engaged Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P., an affiliate of Blackstone, to provide certain financial consulting services in connection with the IPO and the October 2019 follow-on offering for a fee of $1.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which fee, with respect to the October 2019 follow-on offering, was reimbursed by the underwriters. $1.5 million is included in additional paid-in capital on the March 31, 2020 consolidated statement of financial condition related to these offering costs.