Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

26.       Related Party Transactions

During the third quarter of 2009, the Company received a Notice of Proposed Tax Adjustments from the New York City Department of Finance for underpayment by Gleacher Partners, LLC of Unincorporated Business Tax.  The Company has an off-setting claim against former pre-acquisition Gleacher stockholders for any pre-acquisition tax liabilities, which is collateralized by shares of its common stock held in an escrow account that was established at the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Gleacher Partners, Inc. to satisfy any indemnification obligations.  The Company does not believe, in any event, that the open tax years or other pre-acquisition tax matters will have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.  The Company’s receivable for this indemnification claim at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $1.3 million.

In connection with the acquisition of Gleacher Partners, Inc., the Company has agreed to pay $10 million to the selling parties over five years after closing the Transaction, subject to acceleration under certain circumstances.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company paid approximately $4.9 million of this obligation.  No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2011.  The remaining obligation of approximately $5.0 million and 4.9 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, is recorded as a liability within the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Details on the amounts receivable from or payable to related parties are below:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Receivables from related parties
Former stockholders of Gleacher Partners, Inc.	$	1,337		$	1,337
Payables to related parties
Former stockholders of Gleacher Partners, Inc.	$	4,956	*	$	4,939	*

*Represents the present value of the Company’s approximately $5.0 million remaining obligation.