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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 27, 2023
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.
Up to 121,551,230 Shares of Class A Common Stock
Up to 12,940,597 Warrants
This prospectus relates to the resale by certain of the selling securityholders named in this prospectus (each a “Selling Securityholder” and, collectively, the “Selling Securityholders”) of: (i) up to 31,443,112 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), issued in connection with the Business Combination (as defined herein); (ii) the resale of up to 9,641,350 earnout shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”) that may become tradeable upon the achievement of certain stock price-based vesting conditions in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below); (iii) up to 6,036,431 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to CGC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) in a private placement in connection with our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), including 3,624,506 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of Common Stock held by the Sponsor, which were granted to the PIPE Investors (as defined below) pursuant to certain Option Agreements (as defined below); (iii) up to 374,429 shares of Class A Common Stock purchased by the sole member of the Sponsor on the open market; (iv) up to 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to our independent directors as of immediately prior to the Business Combination in a private placement in connection with our Initial Public Offering; (v) up to 18,996,474 shares of Class A Common Stock purchased at the closing of the Business Combination by a number of subscribers (the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to certain Subscription Agreements (the “PIPE Shares”); and (vi) up to 55,032,961 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exchange of Class B Units (as defined below) that were issued pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement (as defined below). This prospectus also relates to the offer and sale, from time to time, by the Selling Securityholders of up to (i) up to 4,040,663 warrants issued in the Initial Public Offering (“Public Warrants”) and held by the sole member of the Sponsor and (ii) 8,899,934 private placement warrants (“Private Placement Warrants,” and, together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) originally issued in a private placement to the Sponsor in connection with the Initial Public Offering. This prospectus also covers any additional securities that may become issuable by reason of share splits, share dividends or other similar transactions.
We are registering the securities for resale pursuant to the Selling Securityholders’ registration rights under certain agreements between us and the Selling Securityholders. Our registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean that the Selling Securityholders will offer or sell any of the shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants. The Selling Securityholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of their shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We provide more information about how the Selling Securityholders may sell the shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” We will receive the proceeds from any exercise of the Warrants for cash, but not from the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants by the Selling Securityholders.
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. This prospectus complies with the requirements that apply to an issuer that is an emerging growth company.
Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ALTI.” Our Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ALTIW.” On January 26, 2023, the closing price of our Class A Common Stock was $12.98, and the closing price of our Warrants was $0.65.
We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants. The Selling Securityholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to their sales of the shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any securities, you should carefully read the discussion of the risks of investing in our securities in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2023.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the Selling Securityholders of the securities offered by them described in this prospectus. This prospectus also relates to the issuance by us of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the options pursuant to this prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us upon the exercise of the options for cash.
We may also file a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, you should rely on the prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, as applicable. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read this prospectus, any post-effective amendment, and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Neither we nor the Selling Securityholders have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any post-effective amendment, or any applicable prospectus supplement prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We and the Selling Securityholders take no responsibility for and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of any other information that others may give you. We and the Selling Securityholders will not make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any post-effective amendment and any applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on its respective cover. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. This prospectus contains, and any post-effective amendment or any prospectus supplement may contain, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. We believe this information is reliable as of the applicable date of its publication, however, we have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information included in or assumptions relied on in these third-party publications. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included in this prospectus, any post-effective amendment or any prospectus supplement may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, any post-effective amendment and the applicable prospectus supplement. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on this information.
PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION
For financial presentation purposes, our total assets under management and assets under advisement (“AUM / AUA”) consists of: (i) assets under management (“AUM”) and assets under advisement (“AUA”) of TWMH; (ii) AUM of TIG; and (iii) AUM and AUA of Alvarium.
AUM / AUA of TWMH includes billable and non-billable assets. Billable assets represent the portion of assets on which TWMH charges fees. Non-billable assets are exempt of fees. They consist of assets such as cash and cash equivalents, real estate, investment consulting assets and other designated assets.
AUA of Alvarium includes billable and non-billable assets. Billable assets represent the portion of assets on which Alvarium charges fees; these are assets in which Alvarium is acting in a fiduciary capacity as well as co-investment assets. For the purpose of calculating co-investment assets, Alvarium includes the gross asset
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value of all assets managed or supervised by operating partner subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures in which Alvarium holds either a majority or minority stake. Non-billable assets are exempt of fees.
AUM of TIG includes the assets under management of the TIG Entities and their subsidiaries, and each of the External Strategic Managers in which the TIG Entities have made strategic investments. External Strategic Managers are those managers in which the TIG Entities have made an external investment, and the strategies of these managers include Real Estate Bridge Lending, European Long/Short Equity and Asian Credit. AUM of TIG as of, and for the fiscal year ended, December 31, 2019, include the TIG Entities’ minority interests in its European Long / Short Equity and Asian Credit External Strategic Managers. The acquisition of these investments closed on March 10, 2020, and December 31, 2020, respectively. Such amounts are included as we believe it provides a more accurate representation of the growth of the underlying business of TIG.
Unless otherwise defined, AUM refers to assets on which a business provides continuous and regular billable supervisory or management services. As noted, the AUM of TIG and us includes the AUM of TIG’s External Strategic Managers as we believe including such AUM presents a more accurate depiction of the respective businesses. However, the AUM of the External Strategic Managers should not be viewed as part of the AUM of TIG or of us for regulatory and/or statutory purposes under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Economic EBITDA and Economic Revenue as presented in this prospectus are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, US GAAP or UK GAAP. None of Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Economic EBITDA, Economic Revenue or any figure derived therefrom is a measurement of our or any of the Target Companies’ financial performance under US GAAP or UK GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other performance measure presented in accordance with US GAAP or UK GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Because Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Economic EBITDA and Economic Revenue are not measures determined in accordance with US GAAP or UK GAAP and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Economic EBITDA and Economic Revenue and any figure derived therefrom, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other corporations.
TRADEMARKS
We own or have rights to trademarks, trade names and service marks that we use in connection with the operation of our business. In addition, our name, logos and website name and address are our trademarks or service marks. Solely for convenience, in some cases, the trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this prospectus are listed without the applicable ®, ™ and SM symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. Other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and some of the information incorporated herein by reference includes forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, and any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “continues,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “aims,” “works,” “focuses,” “aspires,” “strives” or “sets out” or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance, and the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward looking. You should understand that the following important factors could affect our future results, and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements herein:
| • | our ability to realize the benefits expected from the Business Combination; |
| • | our projected financial information, growth rate, and market opportunity; |
| • | the ability to maintain the listing of the Class A Common Stock and Warrants on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and the potential liquidity and trading of such securities; |
| • | our ability to grow and manage growth profitably; |
| • | our ability to raise financing in the future, if and when needed; |
| • | our success in retaining or recruiting, or adapting to changes in, its officers, key employees, or directors following the Business Combination; |
| • | our ability to attract and retain our senior management and other highly qualified personnel; |
| • | our ability to achieve or maintain profitability; |
| • | the period over which we anticipate our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements; |
| • | our ability to successfully protect against security breaches, ransomware attacks, and other disruptions to its information technology structure; |
| • | the impact of increased scrutiny from our clients with respect to the societal and environmental impact of investments it makes; |
| • | the impact of applicable laws and regulations, whether in the United States, United Kingdom or other foreign countries, and any changes thereof, on us; |
| • | our ability to successfully compete against other companies; |
| • | our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, and needs for additional financing; |
| • | the effect of economic downturns and political and market conditions beyond our control, including a reduction in consumer discretionary spending that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects; |
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| • | the impact of our dependence on leverage by certain funds, underlying investment funds and portfolio companies and related volatility; |
| • | the impact of any defaults by third-party investors; |
| • | the effects of any failure to comply with investment guidelines of our clients, failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures, or any insufficiencies in the due diligence process that we undertake in connection with investments; |
| • | the impact of any termination or non-renewal of our investment advisory contracts; |
| • | the effect of COVID-19 on the foregoing; and |
| • | other factors detailed under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” |
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the other documents we file from time to time with the SEC. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this prospectus as Exhibit 2.1.
| • | “Alvarium” means Alvarium Investments Limited, an English private limited company. |
| • | “Alvarium Contribution” means the contribution by Cartesian of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alvarium Topco that it holds to Umbrella. |
| • | “Alvarium Contribution Agreement” means the Contribution Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023, by and among Cartesian and Umbrella. |
| • | “Alvarium Exchange” means the exchange by each shareholder of Alvarium Topco of his, her or its (a) ordinary shares of Alvarium Topco and (b) class A shares of Alvarium Topco for Class A Common Stock. |
| • | “Alvarium Reorganization” means a reorganization such that Alvarium is the wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Alvarium Topco, and Alvarium Topco is owned solely by the shareholders of Alvarium. |
| • | “Alvarium Shareholders” means the shareholders of Alvarium. |
| • | “Alvarium Tiedemann” or “AlTi” means the Company after it was renamed “Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.” |
| • | “Alvarium Topco” means an Isle of Man entity which was established by Alvarium and owned by the Alvarium Shareholders. |
| • | “ASC” means Accounting Standard Codification. |
| • | “AUA” means assets under advisement. For more information on the presentation of AUA in this prospectus, see “Presentation of Certain Financial Information.” |
| • | “AUM” means assets under management. For more information on the presentation of AUM in this prospectus, see “Presentation of Certain Financial Information.” |
| • | “Board” means the board of directors of the Company. |
| • | “Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. |
| • | “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2022, by and among Cartesian, Umbrella Merger Sub, TWMH, TIG GP, TIG MGMT, Alvarium and Umbrella, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. |
| • | “Bylaws” means the amended and restated bylaws of the Company. |
| • | “Cartesian” means Cartesian Growth Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company, prior to the Business Combination. |
| • | “Cartesian Holdco” means a Delaware corporation which was formed by Cartesian. |
| • | “Cayman Islands Companies Act” means the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands, as the same may be amended from time to time. |
| • | “Charter” means the certificate of incorporation of the Company. |
| • | “Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, including any shares of such Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class A Common Stock. |
| • | “Class A ordinary shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Cartesian prior to the Domestication, including any shares of such Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class A ordinary shares. |
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| • | “Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, including any shares of such Class B Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class B Common Stock. |
| • | “Class B ordinary shares” means the Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Cartesian prior to the Domestication, including any shares of such Class B ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class B ordinary shares. |
| • | “Class B Units” means the limited liability company interests in Umbrella designated as Class B Common Units in the Umbrella LLC Agreement. |
| • | “Closing” means the closing of the Business Combination. |
| • | “Closing Date” means January 3, 2023, the date on which the Closing occurred. |
| • | “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. |
| • | “Common Stock” means shares of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, collectively. |
| • | “Company,” “our,” “we” or “us” means, prior to the Business Combination, Cartesian, as the context suggests, and, following the Business Combination, Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. |
| • | “DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. |
| • | “DLLCA” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended. |
| • | “dollars” or “$” means U.S. dollars. |
| • | “Domestication” means the continuation of Cartesian by way of domestication of Cartesian into a Delaware corporation, with the ordinary shares of Cartesian becoming shares of common stock of the Delaware corporation under the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Act and the DGCL; the term includes all matters and necessary or ancillary changes in order to effect such Domestication, including the adoption of the Charter consistent with the DGCL and changing the name and registered office of Cartesian. |
| • | “Earnout Shares” means the earnout shares of Class A Common Stock that may become tradeable upon the achievement of certain stock price-based vesting conditions in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement. |
| • | “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” means the Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and are incorporated herein by reference. |
| • | “Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal” means the proposal to approve and adopt the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
| • | “Equity Incentive Plan” means the Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and are incorporated herein by reference. |
| • | “ESG” means environmental, social and governance. |
| • | “ETFs” means Exchange Traded Funds. |
| • | “EU” means European Union. |
| • | “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| • | “External Strategic Managers” means global alternative asset managers with whom we partner by making strategic investments in which we actively participate in seeking to leverage the collective resources and synergies of the businesses to facilitate their growth. |
| • | “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. |
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| • | “FOS” means Family Office Service. |
| • | “HNWI” means high net worth individual, being an individual having investable assets of US$1 million or more, excluding primary residence, collectibles, consumables, and consumer durables. |
| • | “Impact Investing” means investment practices seeking to generate various levels of financial performance together with the generation of positive measurable environmental and social impacts. |
| • | “Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. |
| • | “Initial Public Offering” means Cartesian’s initial public offering of its units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, pursuant to its registration statements on Form S-1 declared effective by the SEC on February 23, 2021 (SEC File Nos. 333-252784 and 333-253428). |
| • | “Managed Funds” means mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, private equity, real estate or other funds. |
| • | “Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Capital Market. |
| • | “ordinary shares” means, when used with respect to Cartesian, the Class A ordinary shares and the Class B ordinary shares, collectively. |
| • | “Option Agreements” means those certain option agreements, dated September 19, 2021, by and between the Company and the PIPE Investors, as amended on October 25, 2022. |
| • | “PIPE Investors” means the subscribers that agreed to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at the Closing pursuant to the Private Placement, including, without limitation, as reflected in the Subscription Agreements. |
| • | “PIPE Bonus Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investors in an amount of shares equal to the number of PIPE Shares, divided by the sum of the number of the non-redeemed Class A ordinary shares and the number of PIPE Shares, on a pro-rata basis based on the number of PIPE Shares held by such PIPE Investors. |
| • | “PIPE Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock purchased at the closing of the Business Combination by the PIPE Investors pursuant to certain Subscription Agreements. |
| • | “Private Placement” means the private placement of Class A Common Stock pursuant to which the PIPE Investors, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreements, purchased 16,836,715 shares of Class A Common Stock for a purchase price of $9.80 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $164,999,807. |
| • | “Private Placement Warrants” means the private placement warrants which were issued to the equityholders of TWMH, the TIG Entities and Alvarium in connection with the Business Combination, and were initially acquired by the Sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering. |
| • | “Public Warrants” means the warrants, which were initially issued in the Initial Public Offering, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of Cartesian’s Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustment. |
| • | “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| • | “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
| • | “Selling Securityholders” means the selling securityholders named in this prospectus. |
| • | “SPAC Private Placement Warrants” means the warrants acquired by the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $8,900,000 in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including ordinary shares issuable upon conversion thereof). |
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| • | “SPAC Public Shares” means Cartesian’s Class A ordinary shares sold in the Initial Public Offering (whether they were purchased in the Initial Public Offering or thereafter in the open market). |
| • | “SPAC Public Warrants” means the warrants issued in the Initial Public Offering, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of Cartesian’s Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustment. |
| • | “Sponsor” means CGC Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company. |
| • | “Sponsor Redemption Shares” means the up to 2,850,000 Class B ordinary shares held by Sponsor which were subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement. |
| • | “Sponsor Support Agreement” means that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated September 19, 2021, by and between the Company, Sponsor, TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium. |
| • | “Subscription Agreements” means those certain subscription agreements, dated September 19, 2021, by and between the Company and the PIPE Investors, as amended on October 25, 2022, substantially in the form attached hereto in Exhibits 10.5 and 10.5.1. |
| • | “Target Companies” means, collectively, TWMH, TIG GP, TIG MGMT, and Alvarium. |
| • | “Tax Receivable Agreement” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023, between the Company and the TWMH Members, the TIG GP Members and the TIG MGMT Members. |
| • | “TIG” means, collectively, the TIG Entities and their subsidiaries and their predecessor entities where applicable. |
| • | “TIG Entities” means, collectively, TIG GP and TIG MGMT and their predecessor entities where applicable. |
| • | “TIG GP” means TIG Trinity GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. |
| • | “TIG GP Members” means the members of TIG GP. |
| • | “TIG MGMT” means TIG Trinity Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. |
| • | “TIG MGMT Members” means the members of TIG MGMT. |
| • | “Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. |
| • | “TRA Recipients” means the TWMH Members, the TIG GP Members and the TIG MGMT Members (including certain of our directors and officers) party to the Tax Receivable Agreement. |
| • | “TWMH” means, collectively, Tiedemann Wealth Management Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its subsidiaries, and their predecessor entities where applicable. |
| • | “TWMH Members” means the members of TWMH. |
| • | “TWMH/TIG Entities Reorganization” means all actions necessary to implement a reorganization such that TWMH and the TIG Entities will be wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of Umbrella and Umbrella will be owned solely by the members of TWMH, the members of TIG GP and the members of TIG MGMT. |
| • | “Warrant Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated January 3, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. |
| • | “Warrants” means, collectively, the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants. |
| • | “UK GAAP” means the applicable laws in the United Kingdom together with the financial reporting framework contained in Financial Reporting Standard 102, and all other applicable Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Reporting Council Abstracts and Statements of Recommended Practice issued by the Financial Reporting Council or any body recognized by it. |
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| • | “Umbrella” means Alvarium Tiedemann Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. |
| • | “Umbrella LLC Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Alvarium Tiedemann Capital, LLC, effective as of January 3, 2023. |
| • | “Umbrella Merger” means the transactions whereby Umbrella Merger Sub merged with and into Umbrella, with Umbrella surviving such merger as an indirect subsidiary of Cartesian. |
| • | “Umbrella Merger Sub” means Rook MS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. |
| • | “US GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. |
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information and financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that may be important to you in making your investment decision. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, especially the “Risk Factors” section and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our Class A Common Stock or Warrants.
Overview
We are a multi-disciplinary financial services business, with a diverse array of investment, advisory, and administrative capabilities with which we serve our clients and investors around the globe, and provide value to our shareholders:
| • | we manage or advise approximately $61.2 billion in combined assets (estimated as of December 31, 2021); |
| • | we provide holistic solutions for our wealth management clients through our full spectrum of wealth management services, including discretionary investment management services, non-discretionary investment advisory services, trust services, administration services, and family office services; |
| • | we structure, arrange, and provide our network of investors with co-investment opportunities in a variety of alternative assets which are either managed intra-group or by carefully selected managers with a proven track record in the relevant asset class; |
| • | we manage and advise both public and private investment funds; |
| • | we provide merchant banking, corporate advisory, brokerage and placement agency services to entrepreneurs, “late stage” companies (particularly in the media, technology and innovation sectors), asset managers, private equity sponsors, and investment funds (both public and private); and |
| • | we invest in and support financial services professionals that we believe have the experience to establish, operate, and/or grow specialist financial services firms. |
Our business is global, with approximately 400 professionals operating in 24 cities in 11 countries across four continents.
Background
We were initially incorporated as Cartesian Growth Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company, on December 18, 2020. On December 30, 2022, Cartesian effected a deregistration under the Cayman Islands Companies Act and a domestication under Section 388 of the DGCL, pursuant to which Cartesian’s jurisdiction of registration was changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware. As a result of and upon the effective time of the Domestication, among other things, Cartesian was renamed “Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.” On January 3, 2023, we consummated the previously announced business combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” “AlTi” and the “Company” refer to Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Cartesian), and its subsidiaries following the Closing. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Cartesian” refer to Cartesian Growth Corporation prior to the Closing.
Beginning on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date and finishing on the day immediately after the Closing Date, the following transactions occurred pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement:
| (a) | On December 30, 2022 (the business day before the Closing Date), Cartesian effected the Domestication. As a result of and upon the effective time of the Domestication, among other things, |
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| each Class A ordinary share outstanding was converted into the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock, and Cartesian was renamed “Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.” |
| (b) | On the Closing Date, TWMH and the TIG Entities effected the TWMH/TIG Entities Reorganization; |
| (c) | On the Closing Date, Alvarium effected the Alvarium Reorganization; |
| (d) | On the Closing Date, TIG MGMT, TIG GP and Umbrella entered into a distribution agreement, pursuant to which (a) TIG MGMT distributed to Umbrella all of the issued and outstanding shares or partnership interests, as applicable, that it held through its strategic investments in External Strategic Managers, and (b) TIG GP distributed to Umbrella all of the issued and outstanding shares or interests that it held through its strategic investment in an External Strategic Manager; |
| (e) | On the Closing Date, the Alvarium Exchange was effected. Upon the consummation of the Alvarium Exchange, Alvarium Topco became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Cartesian; |
| (f) | On the Closing Date, Cartesian contributed shares of Class B Common Stock and cash to Cartesian Holdco and Cartesian Holdco subsequently contributed all shares of Class B Common Stock and cash to Umbrella Merger Sub; |
| (g) | On the Closing Date, immediately following the effective time of the Alvarium Exchange, the Umbrella Merger occurred; |
| (h) | On the Closing Date, immediately following the Alvarium Exchange and the Umbrella Merger, Cartesian and Umbrella entered into the Alvarium Contribution Agreement and effected the Alvarium Contribution; and |
| (i) | On the Closing Date, in accordance with the Sponsor Support Agreement, Cartesian simultaneously (i) canceled 2,118,569 Class A ordinary shares held by Sponsor, which number was equal to the number of Sponsor Redemption Shares and (ii) issued to the PIPE Investors an amount of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of PIPE Shares, divided by the sum of the number of the non-redeemed Class A ordinary shares and the number of PIPE Shares, on a pro-rata basis based on the number of PIPE Shares held by such PIPE Investors (the “PIPE Bonus Shares”). |
On the Closing Date, following the Closing, Alvarium Holdings LLC (which was renamed Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, LLC) became the wholly owned direct subsidiary of Umbrella.
The rights of holders of our Common Stock and Warrants are governed by our Charter, our Bylaws, and the DGCL, and, in the case of the Warrants, the Warrant Agreement. See “Description of Our Securities.”
Risk Factors
Our business is subject to a number of risks of which you should be aware before making an investment decision. These risks are discussed more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus immediately following this prospectus summary. These risks include the following:
| • | If we are unable to compete effectively, our business and financial condition could be adversely affected. |
| • | We may be materially adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| • | Changes in market and economic conditions (including as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic) could lower the value of assets on which we earn revenue and could decrease the demand for our investment solutions and services. |
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| • | Certain policies and procedures implemented to mitigate potential conflicts of interest and address certain regulatory requirements may reduce the synergies that may otherwise exist across our various businesses. |
| • | Failure to properly disclose conflicts of interest could harm our reputation, results of operations, financial condition or business. |
| • | Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of co-investment opportunities. |
| • | Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of costs and expenses and increased regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty with regard to expense allocation may increase the risk of harm. |
| • | We are subject to extensive government regulation, and our failure or inability to comply with these regulations or regulatory action against it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business. |
| • | We may expand our business and may enter into new lines of business or geographic markets, which may result in additional risks and uncertainties and place significant demands on our administrative, operational and financial resources. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully manage this growth. |
| • | We may be subject to increasing scrutiny from our clients with respect to the societal and environmental impact of investments we make, which may adversely impact our ability to retain clients or to grow our client base and assets under management or assets under advisement, and also may cause us to more likely invest client capital based on societal and environmental factors instead of investing client capital in the investment opportunities with the highest return potential for a particular level of risk. |
| • | We are exposed to data and cybersecurity risks that could result in data breaches, service interruptions, harm to our reputation, protracted and costly litigation or significant liability. |
| • | If we are not able to satisfy data protection, security, privacy and other government- and industry-specific requirements or regulations, our results of operations, financial condition or business could be harmed. |
| • | We may be unable to remain in compliance with the financial or other covenants contained in our debt instruments. Any breach of our credit facilities could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. |
| • | Confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants, and others may not adequately prevent disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information. |
| • | The success of our business depends on the identification and availability of suitable investment opportunities for our clients. |
| • | The due diligence process that we undertake in connection with investments may not reveal all facts that may be relevant in connection with an investment. |
| • | Dependence on leverage by certain funds, underlying investment funds and portfolio companies subjects us to volatility and contractions in the debt financing markets and could adversely affect the ability of our funds to achieve attractive rates of return on their investments. |
| • | Defaults by third-party investors could adversely affect that fund’s operations and performance. |
| • | Our failure to comply with investment guidelines of our clients could result in damage awards against us or a reduction in AUM, either of which would cause our earnings to decline and adversely affect our business. |
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| • | We may not have control over the day-to-day operations of many of the funds included in our investments or and we do not have control over the business of the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments. |
| • | Our controls and procedures may fail or be circumvented, our risk management policies and procedures may be inadequate and operational risks could adversely affect our reputation and financial condition. |
| • | Our investment advisory contracts may be terminated or may not be renewed by investors or fund boards on favorable terms and the liquidation of certain funds may be accelerated at the option of investors. |
| • | We rely on our management team to grow our business, and the loss of key management members, or an inability to hire key personnel, could harm our business. |
Corporate Information
We were initially incorporated under the Companies Act on December 18, 2020 as Cartesian Growth Corporation. In connection with the Domestication, among other things, we changed our name to “Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.” Our Class A Common Stock and Warrants are listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “ALTI” and “ALTIW,” respectively. Our principal executive offices are located at 520 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York, 10022, and our telephone number is (212) 396-5904. Our website address is www.alti-global.com. The information contained in, or accessible through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
Emerging Growth Company
As a company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”). An “emerging growth company” may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:
| • | the option to present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this prospectus; |
| • | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”); |
| • | not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis); |
| • | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and |
| • | exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote of stockholders on executive compensation, stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved and having to disclose the ratio of the compensation of our chief executive officer to the median compensation of our employees. |
We may take advantage of these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the Initial Public Offering. However, if (i) our annual gross revenue exceeds $1.235 billion,
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(ii) we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period or (iii) we become a “large accelerated filer” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) prior to the end of such five-year period, we will cease to be an emerging growth company. We will be deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” at such time that we (a) have an aggregate worldwide market value of common equity securities held by non-affiliates of $700.0 million or more as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, (b) have been required to file annual and quarterly reports under the Exchange Act, for a period of at least 12 months and (c) have filed at least one annual report pursuant to the Exchange Act.
We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information that we provide to our stockholders may be different than you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests.
In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Smaller Reporting Company
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of our Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30, or (ii) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30.
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THE OFFERING
| Shares of Class A Common Stock offered by the Selling Securityholders |
Up to 121,551,230 shares of Class A Common Stock, consisting of 31,443,112 shares issued in the Business Combination, 9,641,350 Earnout Shares, 6,036,431 shares issued to the Sponsor, 374,429 shares acquired by the sole member of the Sponsor on the open market, 50,000 shares issued to our independent directors as of immediately prior to the Business Combination, 18,996,474 PIPE Shares, and 55,032,961 shares issuable upon exchange of Class B Units. |
| Shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to exercise of all Warrants |
112,521,029 shares of Common Stock, which represents 57,488,068 shares of Class A Common Stock and 55,032,961 shares of Class B Common Stock (as of January 3, 2023). |
| Shares of Common Stock outstanding assuming exercise of all Warrants |
132,920,906 shares of Common Stock, which represents 77,887,945 shares of Class A Common Stock and 55,032,961 shares of Class B Common Stock (as of January 3, 2023). |
| Warrants offered by the Selling Securityholders |
Up to 12,940,597 Warrants, consisting of 4,040,663 Public Warrants and 8,899,934 Private Placement Warrants. |
| Warrants outstanding |
20,399,877 Warrants (as of January 3, 2023). |
| Exercise price per share pursuant to the Warrants |
$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein. |
| Use of proceeds |
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants by the Selling Securityholders. We will receive the proceeds from any exercise of the options for cash, which we intend to use for general corporate and working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information. |
| Risk factors |
You should carefully read the “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider carefully before deciding to invest in our Common Stock or Warrants. |
| Nasdaq symbol for our Class A Common Stock |
“ALTI” |
| Nasdaq symbol for our Warrants |
“ALTIW” |
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and the other information in this prospectus before making an investment in our Common Stock or Warrants. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects could be materially and adversely affected if any of these risks occurs, and as a result, the market price of our Common Stock and Warrants could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth below.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We are a holding company and our only material asset is our interest in our subsidiaries, and we are accordingly dependent upon distributions made by our subsidiaries to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay dividends.
Since the completion of the Business Combination, we are a holding company with no material assets other than the equity interests in its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Umbrella. As a result, we will have no independent means of generating revenue or cash flow. Our ability to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay dividends will depend on the financial results and cash flows of our subsidiaries and the distributions we receive from our subsidiaries. Deterioration in the financial condition, earnings or cash flow of such subsidiaries for any reason could limit or impair such subsidiaries’ ability to pay such distributions. Additionally, to the extent that we need funds and our subsidiaries are restricted from making such distributions under applicable law or regulation or under the terms of any financing arrangements, or our subsidiaries are otherwise unable to provide such funds, it could materially adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.
Subject to the discussion herein, Umbrella will continue to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, generally will not be subject to any entity-level U.S. federal income tax. Instead, taxable income will be allocated to holders of Umbrella common units. Accordingly, we will be required to pay income taxes on its allocable share of any net taxable income of Umbrella. Under the terms of the Umbrella LLC Agreement, Umbrella is obligated to make tax distributions to holders of Umbrella common units (including the Company) calculated at certain assumed tax rates. In addition to tax expenses, we will also incur expenses related to its operations, including its payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could be significant, and some of which will be reimbursed by Umbrella (excluding payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement). We intend to cause Umbrella to make ordinary distributions and tax distributions to holders of Umbrella common units on a pro rata basis in amounts sufficient to cover all applicable taxes, relevant operating expenses, payments we make under the Tax Receivable Agreement and dividends, if any, we declare. However, as discussed above, Umbrella’s ability to make such distributions may be subject to various limitations and restrictions including, but not limited to, retention of amounts necessary to satisfy the obligations of Umbrella and restrictions on distributions that would violate any applicable restrictions contained in Umbrella’s debt agreements, or any applicable law, or that would have the effect of rendering Umbrella insolvent. Any restrictions on the ability of Umbrella’s subsidiaries to make dividends or distributions to Umbrella would also reduce the cash available to Umbrella to make distributions. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid.
Dividends on our shares, if any, will be paid at the discretion of the Board, which will consider, among other things, our business, operating results, financial condition, current and expected cash needs, plans for expansion and any legal or contractual limitations on its ability to pay such dividends. Financing arrangements may include restrictive covenants that restrict our ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders. In addition, entities are generally prohibited under relevant law from making a distribution to a shareholder to the
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extent that, at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, the liabilities of such entity (subject to certain exceptions) exceed the fair value of its assets. If our subsidiaries do not have sufficient funds to make distributions, the Company’s ability to declare and pay cash dividends may also be restricted or impaired.
Our revenue is derived from fees correlated to the amount of assets under management and assets under advisement that we have and the performance of our investment strategies and/or products. Poor performance of our investments in the future or terminations of significant client relationships, in each case, resulting in a reduction in assets under management or advisement, could have a materially adverse impact on our results, financial condition or business.
The success and growth of our business is dependent upon the performance of our investments. Positive performance of our investments will not necessarily result in the holders of our common shares experiencing a corresponding positive return on their shares. However, poor performance of our investments could cause a decline in our revenues as a result of reduced management fees and incentive fees from our clients, as applicable, and may therefore have a materially adverse impact on our results. If we fail to meet the expectations of our clients or our investments otherwise experience poor investment performance, whether due to general economic and financial conditions, our investment acumen or otherwise, our ability to retain existing assets under management or advisement and attract new clients could be materially adversely affected and our management fees and/or incentive fees would be reduced. Furthermore, even if the investment performance of our investments is positive, our business or financial condition could be materially adversely affected if we are unable to attract and retain additional assets under management and assets under advisement consistent with our past experience, industry trends or investor and market expectations.
If we are unable to compete effectively, our business and financial condition could be adversely affected.
The industry in which we operate is intensely competitive, with competition based on a variety of factors, including investment performance, the scope and the quality of service provided to clients, brand recognition, business reputation and price. Our business competes with a number of private equity funds, hedge funds, wealth managers, specialized investment funds, solutions providers and other sponsors managing pools of capital, as well as corporate buyers, traditional asset managers, commercial banks, investment banks and other financial institutions (including sovereign wealth funds), and we expect that competition will continue to increase. For example, certain traditional asset managers have developed their own private equity platforms and are marketing other asset allocation strategies as alternatives to hedge fund investments. Additionally, developments in financial technology, such as distributed ledger technology, commonly referred to as blockchain, have the potential to disrupt the financial industry and change the way financial institutions, as well as asset managers, do business. A number of factors serve to increase our competitive risks:
| • | a number of our competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources and more personnel than we do; |
| • | some of our competitors have significant amounts of capital or are expected to raise significant amounts of capital, and many of them have investment objectives similar to ours, which may create additional competition for investment opportunities and may reduce the size and duration of pricing inefficiencies that our investments seek to exploit; |
| • | some of our investments may not perform as well as competitors’ funds or other available investment products; |
| • | some of our competitors may have a lower cost of capital, which may be exacerbated to the extent potential changes to the Code limit the deductibility of interest expense; |
| • | some of our competitors may have access to funding sources that are not available to us, which may create competitive disadvantages for us with respect to investment opportunities; |
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| • | some of our competitors may be subject to less regulation and accordingly may have more flexibility to undertake and execute certain businesses or investments than we can and/or bear less compliance expense than we do; |
| • | some of our competitors may have more flexibility than us in raising certain types of investment funds under the investment management contracts they have negotiated with their investors; |
| • | some of our competitors may have better expertise or be regarded by investors as having better expertise in a specific asset class or geographic region than we do; and |
| • | other industry participants may, from time to time, seek to recruit our investment professionals and other employees away from us. |
We may find it harder to attract and retain wealth management clients and raise new funds, and we may lose investment opportunities in the future, if we do not match the prices, structures and terms offered by our competitors. We may not be able to maintain our current fee structures as a result of industry pressure from investors to reduce fees. In order to maintain our desired fee structures in a competitive environment, we must be able to continue to provide clients with investment returns and service that incentivize them to pay our desired fee rates. We cannot assure you that we will succeed in providing investment returns and service that will allow us to maintain our desired fee structure. Fee reductions on existing or future new business could have a material adverse effect on our profit margins and results of operations.
The anticipated benefits of the Business Combination may not be realized or may take longer than expected to realize.
The future success of the Business Combination, including its anticipated benefits, depends, in part, on our ability to optimize our combined operations, which will be a complex, costly and time-consuming process. If we experience difficulties in this process, the anticipated benefits may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, which could have an adverse effect on us for an undetermined period. There can be no assurances that we will realize the potential operating efficiencies, synergies and other benefits currently anticipated from the Business Combination.
The integration of the Target Companies may present material challenges, including, without limitation:
| • | combining the leadership teams and corporate cultures of TWMH, the TIG Entities and Alvarium; |
| • | the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns and performance shortfalls at one or more of the businesses as a result of the devotion of management’s attention to the Business Combination or integration of the businesses; |
| • | managing a larger combined business; |
| • | maintaining employee morale and retaining key management and other employees at the combined company, including by offering sufficiently attractive terms of employment; |
| • | retaining existing business and operational relationships, and attracting new business and operational relationships; |
| • | the possibility of faulty assumptions underlying expectations regarding the integration process; |
| • | consolidating corporate and administrative infrastructures and eliminating duplicative operations; |
| • | managing expense loads and maintaining currently anticipated operating margins given that the Target Companies are different in nature and therefore may require additional personnel and compensation expenses, which expenses may be borne by us, rather than our funds; and |
| • | unanticipated issues in integrating information technology, communications and other systems. |
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Some of those factors are outside of our control, and any one of them could result in delays, increased costs, decreases in the amount of potential revenues or synergies, potential cost savings, and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could materially affect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
We may be materially adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led much of the world to institute stay-at-home orders, restrictions on travel, bans on public gatherings, the closing of non-essential businesses or limiting their hours of operation and other restrictions on businesses and their operations, which has adversely impacted global commercial activity and contributed to significant volatility and a downturn in global financial markets. While some of these restrictions are being relaxed or lifted in an effort to generate more economic activity, the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks remains, and jurisdictions may reimpose restrictions in an effort to mitigate risks to public health. Moreover, even where restrictions are and remain lifted, the absence of viable treatment options or a vaccine could lead people to continue to self-isolate and not participate in the economy at pre-pandemic levels for a prolonged period of time. As a result, we are unable to predict the ultimate adverse impact of the pandemic, but it has affected, and may further affect, our business in various ways, including the following:
| • | We operate our business globally, with clients across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The ability to easily travel and meet with prospective and current clients in person helps build and strengthen our relationships with them in ways that telephone and video conferences may not always afford. In addition, the ability of our employees to conduct their daily work in our offices helps to ensure a level of productivity that may not be achieved when coming to the office every day is not an option. Further, our investment strategies target opportunities globally. Restrictions on travel and public gatherings as well as stay-at-home orders mean that most of our client and prospect meetings are not currently taking place in person, and the vast majority of our employees are working from home. As a consequence, our ability to generate new clients, market our funds and raise new business has been impeded (which may result in lower or delayed revenue growth), it has become more difficult to conduct due diligence on investments (which can impede the identification of investment risks) and an extended period of remote working by our employees could strain our technology resources and introduce operational risks, including heightened cybersecurity risk, as remote working environments can be less secure and more susceptible to hacking attacks. |
| • | A slowdown in fundraising activity has in the past resulted in delayed or decreased management fees and could result in delayed or decreased management fees in the future compared to prior periods. In addition, in light of declines in public equity markets and other components of their investment portfolios, investors may become restricted by their asset allocation policies from investing in new or successor funds that we provide, or may be prohibited by new laws or regulations from funding existing commitments. We may also experience a slowdown in the deployment of our capital, which could also adversely affect our ability to raise capital, including for new or successor funds. |
| • | To the extent the market dislocation caused by COVID-19 may present attractive investment opportunities due to increased volatility in the financial markets, we may not be able to complete those investments, which could impact revenues, particularly for our funds that charge fees on invested capital. |
| • | Our liquidity and cash flows may be adversely impacted by declines or delays in realized incentive fees and management fee revenues. |
| • | Certain of our clients invest in industries that have been materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including healthcare, travel, entertainment, hospitality and retail. Companies in these industries are facing operational and financial hardships resulting from the pandemic, and if conditions do not improve, they could continue to suffer materially, become insolvent or cease operations altogether, any of which would decrease the value of the investments. |
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| • | COVID-19 presents a threat to our employees’ well-being and morale. If our senior management or other key personnel become ill or are otherwise unable to perform their duties for an extended period of time, we may experience a loss of productivity or a delay in the implementation of certain strategic plans. In addition to any potential impact of such extended illness on our operations, we may be exposed to the risk of litigation by our employees against us for, among other things, failure to take adequate steps to protect their well-being, particularly in the event they become sick after a return to the office. Further, local COVID-19-related laws can be subject to rapid change depending on public health developments, which can lead to confusion and make compliance with laws uncertain and subject us to increased risk of litigation for non-compliance. |
| • | We anticipate that regulatory oversight and enforcement will become more rigorous for public companies in general, and for the financial services industry in particular, as a result of the recent volatility in the financial markets. |
We believe COVID-19’s adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations will be significantly driven by a number of factors that we are unable to predict or control, including, for example: the severity and duration of the pandemic, including the timing of availability, effectiveness and public acceptance of one or more treatments or vaccines for COVID-19; the pandemic’s impact on the U.S. and global economies; the timing, scope and effectiveness of additional governmental responses to the pandemic; the timing and path of economic recovery; and the negative impact on our clients, counterparties, vendors and other business partners that may materially adversely affect us.
Changes in market and economic conditions (including as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic) could lower the value of assets on which we earn revenue and could decrease the demand for our investment solutions and services.
We operate in the financial services industry. The financial markets, and in turn the financial services industry, are affected by many factors, such as U.S. and foreign economic and geopolitical conditions and general trends in business and finance that are beyond our control, and could be adversely affected by changes in the equity or debt marketplaces, unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, the yield curve, financial crises, war, terrorism, natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of disease or similar public health concerns such as the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors that are difficult to predict. In the event that the U.S. or international financial markets suffer a severe or prolonged economic downturn, investments may lose value and investors may choose to withdraw assets from financial advisers and use the assets to pay expenses or transfer them to investments that they perceive to be more secure, such as bank deposits and Treasury securities. Any prolonged downturn in financial markets, or increased levels of asset withdrawals could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Significant fluctuations in securities prices have and will continue to materially affect the value of the assets we manage and may also influence financial adviser and investor decisions regarding whether to invest in, or maintain an investment in, one or more of our investment solutions. If such fluctuations in securities prices were to lead to decreased investment in the securities markets, our revenue and earnings derived from asset-based revenue could be materially and adversely affected.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, inflation has accelerated globally (including in the United States and the United Kingdom) and is currently expected to continue at an elevated level in the near-term. Rising inflation could have an adverse impact on any variable rate debt and general and administrative expenses, as these costs could increase at a rate higher than our revenue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank of England and other central banks have recently started raising interest rates to combat inflation and restore price stability and it is expected that rates will continue to rise through 2023. As a result, to the extent our exposure to increases in interest rates is not eliminated through interest rate swaps or other protection agreements, such increases may result in higher debt service costs, which will adversely affect our cash flows, earnings and asset and liability valuations.
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Certain policies and procedures implemented to mitigate potential conflicts of interest and address certain regulatory requirements may reduce the synergies that may otherwise exist across our various businesses.
In an effort to mitigate potential conflicts of interest and address regulatory, legal and contractual requirements and contractual restrictions, we have implemented certain policies and procedures (for example, information sharing policies) that may reduce the positive synergies that would otherwise exist across our various businesses. For example, we may come into possession of material non-public information with respect to issuers in which we may be considering making an investment or issuers in which our affiliates may hold an interest. As a consequence of such policies and procedures, we may be precluded from providing such information or other ideas to our other businesses that might be of benefit to them. Additionally, the terms of confidentiality or other agreements with or related to companies in which we have entered, either on our own behalf or on behalf of any of our clients, sometimes restrict or otherwise limit the ability of us or our clients to make investments or otherwise engage in businesses or activities competitive with such companies.
Failure to properly disclose conflicts of interest could harm our reputation, results of operations, financial condition or business.
We currently provide or may in the future provide a broad spectrum of financial services, including investment advisory, broker-dealer, asset management, loan origination, capital markets, special purpose acquisition company sponsorship and idea generation. Because of our size and the variety of investment strategies that we pursue, we may face a higher degree of scrutiny compared with investment managers that are smaller or focus on fewer asset classes. In the ordinary course of business, we engage in activities in which our interests or the interests of our clients may conflict with the interests of other clients, including the investors in our funds. Such conflicts of interest could adversely affect one or more of our clients and/or our performance or returns to our investors.
Certain of our clients may have overlapping investment objectives, including clients that have different fee structures and/or investment strategies that are more narrowly focused, and potential conflicts may arise with respect to allocation of investment opportunities among those clients. We will, from time to time, be presented with investment opportunities that fall within the investment objectives of multiple clients. In such circumstances, we will seek to allocate such opportunities among our clients on a basis that we reasonably determine in good faith to be fair and equitable, and may take into account a variety of relevant factors in determining eligibility, including the investment team primarily responsible for sourcing or performing due diligence on the transaction, the nature of the investment focus of each client, the relative amounts of capital available for investment, anticipated expenses to the applicable client and/or to us with regard to investment by our various clients, the investment pacing and timing of our clients and other considerations deemed relevant by us. Allocating investment opportunities appropriately frequently involves significant and subjective judgments. The risk that investors could challenge allocation decisions as inconsistent with our obligations under applicable law, governing client agreements or our own policies cannot be eliminated. In addition, the perception of non-compliance with such requirements or policies could harm our reputation with investors.
Our clients may invest in companies in which we or one or more or our other clients also invest, either directly or indirectly. Investments in a company by certain of our clients may be made prior to the investment by other clients, concurrently, including as part of the same financing plan or subsequent to the investments by such other clients. Any such investment by a client may consist of securities or other instruments of a different class or type from those in which other of our clients are invested, and may entitle the holder of such securities and other instruments to greater control or to rights that otherwise differ from those to which such other clients are entitled. In connection with any such investments—including as they relate to acquisition, owning, and disposition of such investments—our clients may have conflicting interests and investment objectives, and any difference in the terms of the securities or other instruments held by such parties may raise additional conflicts of interest for our clients and us. Our failure to adequately mitigate these conflicts could give rise to regulatory and investor scrutiny.
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In the ordinary course of our investment activities on behalf of our clients, we receive investment-related information. We do not generally establish information barriers between internal investment teams. To the extent permitted by law, investment professionals have access to and make use of such investment-related information in making investment decisions for our clients. Therefore, information related to investments made on behalf of a particular client may inform investment decisions made in respect of another of our clients or otherwise be used and monetized by us. The access and use of this information may create conflicts between our clients and between our clients and us, and no client, including any fund investor, is entitled to any compensation for any profits earned by another client or us based on our use of investment-related information received in connection with managing such clients.
Certain persons employed by or otherwise associated with us are related to, or otherwise have business, personal, political, financial, or other relationships with, persons employed by or otherwise associated with service providers engaged for our clients, and third-party investment managers with whom we invest on behalf of our clients. These types of relationships may also influence us in deciding whether to select or recommend such a service provider to perform services for a particular client or to make or redeem an investment on behalf of a client.
Additionally, we permit employees, former employees and other parties associated with the firm to invest in or alongside our funds on a no-fee, no-carry basis. These arrangements may create a conflict in connection with investments we make on behalf of our clients.
It is possible that actual, potential or perceived conflicts could give rise to investor dissatisfaction or litigation or regulatory enforcement actions. Appropriately dealing with conflicts of interest is complex and difficult and our reputation could be damaged if we fail, or appear to fail, to deal appropriately with one or more potential or actual conflicts of interest. Regulatory scrutiny of, or litigation in connection with, conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, which could materially and adversely affect our business in a number of ways, including an inability to raise additional funds, attract new investors or retain existing clients.
Our entitlement and that of certain of our shareholders and employees to receive carried interest or performance-based fees from certain of our funds and other products may create an incentive for us to make more speculative investments and determinations on behalf of our funds and other products than would be the case in the absence of such carried interest or performance-based fees.
Some of our existing funds and other products receive carried interest or performance-based fees, all or a portion of which, is allocated to us. In the future we expect to establish new funds and other products, where none or only a small portion of the carried interest or performance-based fees will be allocated to us. Instead, some or all of the carried interest or performance-based fees will be allocated to certain of our shareholders and employees in vehicles not owned or controlled by us. Carried interest and performance-based fees may create an incentive for us or our investment professionals to make more speculative or riskier investments and determinations, directly or indirectly on behalf of our funds and products, or otherwise take or refrain from taking certain actions that we would otherwise make in the absence of such carried interest or performance-based fees. It may also create incentives to influence how we establish economic terms for future funds and products. In addition, we may have an incentive to make exit determinations based on factors that maximize performance economics in favor of certain of our shareholders and employees relative to us and our non-participating shareholders. Our failure to appropriately address any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest resulting from our entitlement to receive carried interest or performance-based fees from our funds and other products could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, which could materially and adversely affect our business in a number of ways, including limiting our ability to raise additional funds and other products, attract new clients or retain existing clients.
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In the future we expect to pay an increased amount of carried interest and performance-based fees to our investment professionals and other personnel in order to attract and retain them, which may result in a reduction of our revenues and a decrease in our profit margins.
In order to recruit and retain existing and future investment professionals and other key personnel, and to further align the interests of our investment professionals and other personnel with the investment performance of our funds and other products, we expect to increase the level, or change the form or composition, of the amounts we pay to them, including providing them with a greater share of carried interest or performance-based fees. If we increase these amounts, it will likely reduce our revenues, or cause a higher percentage of our revenue to be paid out in the form of compensation, adversely impacting our profit margins. To the extent an increased share of carried interest and performance-based fees are insufficient to ensure an adequate amount of cash is received by our investment professionals and other key personnel, we may not be able to adequately attract or retain them.
Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of co-investment opportunities.
As a general matter, our allocation of co-investment opportunities is entirely within our discretion and there can be no assurance that co-investments of any particular type or amount will be allocated to any of our clients or investors. There can be no assurance that co-investments will become available and we will take into account a variety of factors and considerations we deem relevant in our sole discretion in allocating co-investment opportunities, which may include, without limitation, whether a potential co-investor has expressed an interest in evaluating co-investment opportunities, whether a potential co-investor has a history of participating in such opportunities with us, the size and interest of the opportunity, the economic terms applicable to such investment for such investor and us, whether allocating to a potential co-investor will help establish, recognize, strengthen and/or cultivate existing relationships with an existing or prospective investor and such other factors as we deem relevant under the circumstances. The allocation of co-investment opportunities by us sometimes involves a benefit to us including, without limitation, management fees, carried interest or incentive fees or allocations from a co-investment opportunity. In certain circumstances, we, our affiliates and our respective employees or any designee thereof and other companies, partnerships or vehicles affiliated with us may be permitted to be permitted to co-invest side-by-side with our clients and may consummate an investment in an investment opportunity otherwise suitable for a client.
Potential conflicts will arise with respect to our decisions regarding how to allocate co-investment opportunities among our clients and investors and the terms of any such co-investments. Our client agreements typically do not mandate specific allocations with respect to co-investments. Our investment advisers may have an incentive to provide co-investment opportunities to certain investors in lieu of others. Co-investment arrangements may be structured through one or more of our investment vehicles, and in such circumstances, co-investors will generally bear the costs and expenses thereof (which may lead to conflicts of interest regarding the allocation of costs and expenses between such co-investors and our other clients). The terms of any such existing and future co-investment vehicles may differ materially, and in some instances may be more favorable to us, than the terms of certain of our client agreements or prior co-investment vehicles, and such different terms may create an incentive for us to allocate a greater or lesser percentage of an investment opportunity to such clients or such co-investment vehicles, as the case may be. Such incentives will from time to time give rise to conflicts of interest. Allocating investment opportunities appropriately frequently involves significant and subjective judgments. The risk that investors could challenge allocation decisions as inconsistent with our obligations under applicable law, governing client agreements or our own policies cannot be eliminated. In addition, the perception of non-compliance with such requirements or policies could harm our reputation with investors.
Changes to the method of determining the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the selection of a replacement for LIBOR may affect the value of investments held by our funds and could affect our results of operations and financial results.
LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the basic rate of interest used in lending transactions between banks on the London interbank market and is widely used as a reference for setting the interest rate on loans
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globally. Our funds, and in particular our business development companies (“BDCs”), typically use LIBOR as a reference rate in term loans they extend to portfolio companies such that the interest due to us pursuant to a term loan extended to a portfolio company is calculated using LIBOR. The terms of our debt investments generally include minimum interest rate floors which are calculated based on LIBOR.
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that it will not compel panel banks to contribute to LIBOR after 2021. In addition, in March 2021, the FCA announced that LIBOR will no longer be provided for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar settings after December 21, 2021 and that publication of the U.S. dollar settings for the overnight, one-month, three-month, six-month and 12-month LIBOR rates will cease after June 30, 2023. It is unclear if at that time LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2023.
Central banks and regulators in a number of major jurisdictions (for example, United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Switzerland and Japan) have convened working groups to find, and implement the transition to, suitable replacements for interbank offered rates (“IBORs”). To identify a successor rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), a U.S.-based group convened by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, was formed. The ARRC has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR. SOFR is a measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, and is based on directly observable U.S. Treasury-backed repurchase transactions. However, given that SOFR is a secured rate backed by government securities, it will be a rate that does not take into account bank credit risk (as is the case with LIBOR). SOFR is therefore likely to be lower than LIBOR and is less likely to correlate with the funding costs of financial institutions. Although SOFR plus the recommended spread adjustment appears to be the preferred replacement rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, and its use continues to steadily grow, at this time it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative reference rates or other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere.
The elimination of LIBOR or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of LIBOR could have an adverse impact on the market for or value of any LIBOR-linked securities, loans, and other financial obligations or extensions of credit held by or due to our portfolio companies or on our overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, if LIBOR ceases to exist, our funds, borrowers of our funds and the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments and their respective portfolio companies may need to renegotiate the credit agreements extending beyond 2023 that utilize LIBOR as a factor in determining the interest rate, in order to replace LIBOR with the new standard that is established, which may have an adverse effect on our overall financial condition or results of operations. Following the replacement of LIBOR, some or all of these credit agreements may bear interest at a lower interest rate, which, to the extent our funds are lenders, could have an adverse impact on their performance, could have an adverse impact on our funds’ and their portfolio companies’ results of operations. Moreover, if LIBOR ceases to exist, our funds and their portfolio companies may need to renegotiate certain terms of their credit facilities. If our funds and their portfolio companies are unable to do so, amounts drawn under their credit facilities may bear interest at a higher rate, which would increase the cost of their borrowings and, in turn, affect their results of operations.
Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of costs and expenses, and increased regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty with regard to expense allocation may increase the risk of harm.
We have a conflict of interest in determining whether certain costs and expenses are incurred in the course of operating our business. For example, we have to determine whether the costs arising from newly imposed regulations and self-regulatory requirements should be paid by our clients or by us. Our clients generally pay or otherwise bear all legal, accounting, filing, and other expenses incurred in connection with organizing and establishing the funds or other investment vehicles and the offering of interests in those structures. In addition, our clients generally pay all expenses related to the operation of the funds, investment vehicles or accounts and
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their investment activities. We also determine, in our sole discretion, the appropriate allocation of investment-related expenses, including broken deal expenses, incurred in respect of unconsummated investments and expenses more generally relating to a particular investment strategy, among our funds and accounts participating or that would have participated in such investments or that otherwise participate in the relevant investment strategy, as applicable. This could result in one or more of our clients bearing more or less of these expenses than other investors or potential investors in the relevant investments or a fund paying a disproportionate share, including some or all, of the broken deal expenses or other expenses incurred by potential investors. Parties that seek to participate in a particular investment opportunity we offer on a co-investment basis may not share in any broken deal expenses in the event such opportunity is not consummated.
While we historically have and will continue to allocate the costs and expenses of our clients in a fair and equitable basis and in accordance with our policies and procedures, due to increased regulatory scrutiny of expense allocation policies in the private investment funds realm, there is no guarantee that our policies and procedures will not be challenged by our supervising regulatory bodies. If we or our supervising regulators were to determine that we have improperly allocated such expenses, we could be required to refund amounts to our clients and could be subject to regulatory censure, litigation from our investors and/or reputational harm, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to litigation and regulatory examinations and investigations.
The financial services industry faces substantial regulatory risks and litigation. Like many firms operating within the financial services industry, we are experiencing a difficult regulatory environment across our markets. Our current scale and reach as a provider to the financial services industry, the increased regulatory oversight of the financial services industry generally, new laws and regulations affecting the financial services industry, ever-changing regulatory interpretations of existing laws and regulations and the retroactive imposition of new interpretations through enforcement actions have made this an increasingly challenging and costly regulatory environment in which to operate. These examinations or investigations, including any enforcement action brought by the SEC against us, could result in the identification of matters that may require remediation activities or enforcement proceedings by the regulator. The direct and indirect costs of responding to these examinations, or of defending we in any litigation could be significant. Additionally, actions brought against us may result in settlements, awards, injunctions, fines and penalties. The outcome of litigation or regulatory action is inherently difficult to predict and could have an adverse effect on our ability to offer some of our products and services.
We are subject to extensive government regulation, and our failure or inability to comply with these regulations or regulatory action against it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Our business activities are subject to extensive and evolving laws, rules and regulations. Any changes or potential changes in the regulatory framework applicable to our business may impose additional expenses or capital requirements on us, limit our fundraising activities, have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation or prospects, impair employee retention or recruitment and require substantial attention by senior management. It is impossible to determine the extent of the impact of any new laws, regulations, initiatives or regulatory guidance that may be proposed or may become law on our business or the markets in which we operate.
Governmental authorities around the world have implemented or are implementing financial system and participant regulatory reform in reaction to volatility and disruption in the global financial markets, financial institution failures and financial frauds. Such reform includes, among other things, additional regulation of investment funds, as well as their managers and activities, including compliance, risk management and anti-money laundering procedures; restrictions on specific types of investments and the provision and use of leverage; implementation of capital requirements; limitations on compensation to managers; and books and records, reporting and disclosure requirements. We cannot predict with certainty the impact on us, our clients, or on
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alternative investment funds generally, of any such reforms. Any of these regulatory reform measures could have an adverse effect on our clients’ investment strategies or our business model. We may incur significant expense in order to comply with such reform measures and may incur significant liabilities if regulatory authorities determine that we are not in compliance.
Our business is subject to regulation in the United States, including by the SEC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), the IRS, FINRA and other regulatory agencies. Any change in such regulation or oversight could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we regularly rely on exemptions from various requirements of these and other applicable laws. These exemptions are sometimes highly complex and may in certain circumstances depend on compliance by third parties whom we do not control. If, for any reason, these exemptions were to be revoked or challenged or otherwise become unavailable to us, we could be subject to regulatory action or third-party claims, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations could result in fines, suspensions of personnel or other sanctions, including revocation of our registration as an investment adviser or the registration of our broker-dealer subsidiary. Even if a sanction imposed against us or our personnel is small in monetary amount, the adverse publicity arising from the imposition of sanctions against us by regulators could harm our reputation and cause us to lose existing clients or fail to gain new clients.
In the wake of highly publicized financial scandals, investors exhibited concerns over the integrity of the U.S. financial markets, and the regulatory environment in which we operate is subject to further regulation in addition to those rules already promulgated. For example, there are a significant number of regulations that affect our business under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The SEC in particular continues to increase its regulation of the asset management and private equity industries, focusing on the private equity industry’s fees, allocation of expenses to funds, marketing practices, allocation of investment opportunities, disclosures to investors, the allocation of broken-deal expenses and general conflicts of interest disclosures. The SEC has also heightened its focus on the valuation practices employed by investment advisers. The lack of readily ascertainable market prices for many of the investments made by our clients or the funds in which we invest could subject our valuation policies and processes to increased scrutiny by the SEC. We may be adversely affected as a result of new or revised legislation or regulations imposed by the SEC, other U.S. or foreign governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that supervise the financial markets. Brexit may result in our being subject to new and increased regulations if we can no longer rely on passporting privileges that allow U.K. financial institutions to access the EU single market without restrictions. We also may be adversely affected by changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules by these governmental authorities and self-regulatory organizations.
We are subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code in connection with the management of certain of funds. With respect to these funds, this means that (1) the application of the fiduciary responsibility standards of ERISA to investments made by such funds, including the requirement of investment prudence and diversification, and (2) certain transactions that we enter into, or may have entered into, on behalf of these funds, in the ordinary course of business, are subject to the prohibited transactions rules under Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code. A non-exempt prohibited transaction, in addition to imposing potential liability upon fiduciaries of an ERISA plan, may also result in the imposition of an excise tax under the Code upon a “party in interest” (as defined in ERISA), or “disqualified person” (as defined in the Code), with whom we engaged in the transaction. In addition, a court could find that our funds that invest directly in operating companies have formed a partnership-in-fact conducting a trade or business with such operating companies and would therefore be jointly and severally liable for these companies’ unfunded pension liabilities.
In addition, certain of the Target Companies and their respective subsidiaries are registered as an investment adviser with the SEC and are subject to the requirements and regulations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
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as amended (the “Advisers Act”). Such requirements relate to, among other things, restrictions on entering into transactions with clients, maintaining an effective compliance program, incentive fees, solicitation arrangements, allocation of investments, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, disclosure requirements, limitations on agency cross and principal transactions between an adviser and their advisory clients, as well as general anti-fraud prohibitions. As a registered investment adviser, we have fiduciary duties to our clients. Similarly, one of our affiliates is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and are a member of FINRA. As such, we are also subject to the requirements and regulations of the Exchange Act and FINRA rules. A failure to comply with the obligations imposed by the Advisers Act, the Exchange Act or FINRA rules, including recordkeeping, advertising and operating requirements, disclosure obligations and prohibitions on fraudulent activities, could result in examinations, investigations, sanctions and reputational damage, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act significantly increased the types of transactions that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). Under the final regulations of the reform legislation, which became effective on February 13, 2020, CFIUS has the authority to review and potentially recommend that the President of the United States block or impose conditions on non-controlling investments in critical infrastructure and critical technology companies and in companies collecting or storing sensitive data of U.S. citizens, which may reduce the number of potential buyers and limit the ability of our clients to realize value from certain existing and future investments.
In the EU, MiFID II requires, among other things, all MiFID investment firms to comply with prescriptive disclosure, transparency, reporting and recordkeeping obligations and obligations in relation to the receipt of investment research, best execution, product governance and marketing communications. As we operate investment firms which are subject to MiFID II, we have implemented policies and procedures to comply with MiFID II where relevant, including where certain rules have an extraterritorial impact on us. Compliance with MiFID II has resulted in greater overall complexity, higher compliance, administration and operational costs, and less overall flexibility. The complexity, operational costs and reduction in flexibility may be further compounded as a result of Brexit. This is because the UK is both: (i) no longer generally required to transpose EU law in to UK law; and (ii) electing to transpose certain EU legislation into UK law subject to various amendments and subject to the FCA’s oversight rather than that of EU regulators. Taken together, (i) and (ii) could result in divergence between the UK and EU regulatory frameworks.
In addition, across the EU, we are subject to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”), under which we are subject to regulatory requirements regarding, among other things, registration for marketing activities, the structure of remuneration for certain of our personnel and reporting obligations. Individual member states of the EU have imposed additional requirements that may include internal arrangements with respect to risk management, liquidity risks, asset valuations, and the establishment and security of depository and custodial requirements. Because some EEA countries have not yet incorporated the AIFMD into their agreement with the EU, we may undertake marketing activities and provide services in those EEA countries only in compliance with applicable local laws. Outside the EEA, the regulations to which we are subject relate primarily to registration and reporting obligations. As described above, Brexit and the potential resulting divergence between the UK and EU regulatory frameworks may result in additional complexity and costs in complying with AIFMD across both the UK and EU.
The EU Securitization Regulation (the “Securitization Regulation”), which became effective on January 1, 2019, imposes due diligence and risk retention requirements on “institutional investors,” which includes managers of alternative investment funds assets, and constrains the ability of alternative investment funds to invest in securitization positions that do not comply with the prescribed risk retention requirements. The Securitization Regulation may impact or limit our funds’ ability to make certain investments that constitute “securitizations” and may impose additional reporting obligations on securitizations, which may increase the costs of managing such vehicles.
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A new EU Regulation on the prudential requirements of investment firms (Regulation (EU) 2019/2033) and its accompanying Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/2034) (together, “IFR/IFD”) have now been finalized and are expected to take effect on June 26, 2021. IFR/IFD will introduce a bespoke prudential regime for most MiFID investment firms to replace the one that currently applies under the fourth Capital Requirements Directive and the Capital Requirements Regulation. IFR/IFD represents a complete overhaul of “prudential” regulation in the EU. As the application dates for IFR/IFD fall outside the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK is not required to implement the legislation and will instead establish a new Investment Firms Prudential Regime which is intended to achieve similar outcomes to IFD/IFR. There is a risk that the new regime will result in higher regulatory capital requirements for affected firms and new, more onerous remuneration rules, as well as re-cut and extended internal governance, disclosure, reporting, liquidity, and group “prudential” consolidation requirements (among other things), each of which could have a material impact on our European operations, although there are transitional provisions allowing firms to increase their capital to the necessary level over three to five years.
It is expected that additional laws and regulations will come into force in the EEA, the EU, the UK and other countries in which we operate over the coming years. These laws and regulations may affect our costs and manner of conducting business in one or more markets, the risks of doing business, the assets that we manage or advise, and our ability to raise capital from investors. Any failure by us to comply with either existing or new laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations, which may impose conditions on or limit certain investors’ ability to purchase or maintain our Common Stock.
Investments that involve the acquisition of, or investment in, a U.S. business by a non-U.S. investor may be subject to U.S. laws that regulate foreign investments in U.S. businesses and access by foreign persons to technology developed and produced in the United States. These laws include Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018, and the regulations at 31 C.F.R. Parts 800 and 802, as amended, administered by CFIUS.
Whether CFIUS has jurisdiction to review an acquisition or investment transaction depends on, among other factors, the nature and structure of the transaction, including the level of beneficial ownership interest and the nature of any information or governance rights involved. For example, investments that result in “control” of a “U.S. business” by a “foreign person” (in each case, as such terms are defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800) are subject to CFIUS jurisdiction. Significant CFIUS reform legislation, which was fully implemented through regulations that became effective in 2020, expanded the scope of CFIUS’s jurisdiction to investments that do not result in control of a U.S. business by a foreign person, but where they afford certain foreign investors certain information or governance rights in a U.S. business that has a nexus to “critical technologies,” “covered investment critical infrastructure,” and/or “sensitive personal data” (in each case, as such terms are defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800).
The Business Combination resulted in investments in various U.S. entities by non-U.S. persons that could be considered by CFIUS to result in a covered control transaction that CFIUS would have authority to review. IlWaddi Cayman Holdings (“IlWaddi”) is organized in the Cayman Islands and has its principal place of business in Qatar, and its sole ultimate beneficial owner is a Qatar national, and, following the closing of the Business Combination and the Private Placement, holds approximately 19.8% of our issued and outstanding Common Stock. Global Goldfield Limited (“GCL”) is organized in and has a principal place of business in Hong Kong, and its sole ultimate beneficial owner is a Hong Kong national, and, following the closing of the Business Combination and the Private Placement, holds approximately 9.8% of our issued and outstanding Common Stock. Several of our directors and executive officers, including each of such persons who is currently a partner and/or officer of Alvarium, are also citizens and/or residents of countries other than the United States. While we do not believe that any of the foregoing foreign persons or entities, nor any other foreign person or entity,
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“controls” us or any of our subsidiaries, CFIUS or another U.S. governmental agency could choose to review the Business Combination or any of our past or proposed transactions involving new or existing foreign investors, even if a filing with CFIUS is or was not required at the time of such transaction.
There can be no assurances that CFIUS or another U.S. governmental agency will not choose to review the Business Combination or any of our past or proposed transactions. Any review and approval of an investment or transaction by CFIUS may have outsized impacts on transaction certainty, timing, feasibility, and cost, among other things. CFIUS policies and agency practices are rapidly evolving, and, in the event that CFIUS reviews the Business Combination or one or more proposed or existing investments by investors, there can be no assurances that such investors will be able to maintain, or proceed with, such investments on terms acceptable to the parties to the Business Combination or to such investors. Among other things, CFIUS could seek to impose limitations or restrictions on, or prohibit, investments by such investors (including, but not limited to, limits on purchasing our Common Stock, limits on information sharing with such investors, requiring a voting trust, governance modifications, or forced divestiture, among other things), or CFIUS could require us to divest a portion of the Target Companies.
Changes in tax law or policy could increase our effective tax rate and tax liability or the taxes payable by investors in our funds or holders of shares of our Common Stock, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The rules dealing with U.S. federal, state and local income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department. Changes to tax laws (which changes may have retroactive application) could adversely affect us or holders of our Common Stock. In recent years, many changes have been made and changes are likely to continue to occur in the future.
Additional changes to U.S. federal income tax law are currently being contemplated, and future changes in tax laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flow, financial condition or results of operations. It cannot be predicted whether, when, in what form, or with what effective dates, new tax laws may be enacted, or regulations and rulings may be enacted, promulgated or issued under existing or new tax laws, which could result in an increase in our or our stockholders’ tax liability or require changes in the manner in which we operate in order to minimize or mitigate any adverse effects of changes in tax law or in the interpretation thereof.
In addition, our effective tax rate and tax liability are based on the application of current income tax laws, regulations and treaties. These laws, regulations and treaties are complex, and the manner which they apply to us and our funds and diverse set of business arrangements is often open to interpretation. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. The tax authorities could challenge our interpretation of laws, regulations and treaties, resulting in additional tax liability or adjustment to our income tax provision that could increase our effective tax rate. Changes to tax laws may also adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key personnel.
Federal, state and foreign anti-corruption and sanctions laws create the potential for significant liabilities and penalties and reputational harm.
We are also subject to a number of laws and regulations governing payments and contributions to political persons or other third parties, including restrictions imposed by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) as well as trade sanctions and export control laws administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State. The FCPA is intended to prohibit bribery of foreign governments and their officials and political parties and requires public companies in the United States to keep books and records that accurately and fairly reflect those companies’ transactions. OFAC, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State administer and enforce various export control laws and regulations, including economic and trade sanctions based on U.S.
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foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign states, organizations and individuals. These laws and regulations relate to a number of aspects of our business, including with respect to servicing existing investors, finding new investors, and sourcing new investments, as well as activities by the portfolio companies in our investment portfolio or other controlled investments.
Similar laws in non-U.S. jurisdictions, such as EU sanctions or the U.K. Bribery Act, as well as other applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, or sanction or other export control laws in the U.S. and abroad, may also impose stricter or more onerous requirements than the FCPA, OFAC, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State, and implementing them may disrupt our business or cause us to incur significantly more costs to comply with those laws. Different laws may also contain conflicting provisions, making compliance with all laws more difficult. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we could be exposed to claims for damages, civil or criminal financial penalties, reputational harm, incarceration of our employees, restrictions on our operations and other liabilities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, we may be subject to successor liability for FCPA violations or other acts of bribery, or violations of applicable sanctions or other export control laws committed by companies in which we or our clients invest or which we or our clients acquire. While we have developed and implemented policies and procedures designed to ensure strict compliance by us and our personnel with the FCPA and other anti-corruption, sanctions and export control laws in jurisdictions in which we operate, such policies and procedures may not be effective in all instances to prevent violations. Any determination that we have violated the FCPA or other applicable anti-corruption, sanctions or export control laws could subject us to, among other things, civil and criminal penalties, material fines, profit disgorgement, injunctions on future conduct, securities litigation and a general loss of investor confidence, any one of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be materially adversely affected by negative impacts on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia and subsequent sanctions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities.
United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022. In response to such invasion, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine during the ongoing military conflict, increasing geopolitical tensions with Russia. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine is highly unpredictable, the conflict could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions. Additionally, Russian military actions and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
The extent and duration of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, resulting sanctions and any related market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial, particularly if current or new sanctions continue for an extended period of time or if geopolitical tensions result in expanded military operations on a global scale. Any of the abovementioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our operations in Hong Kong may be adversely affected by political and trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
In our client portfolios, we maintain (depending upon client objective and mandate) allocations of investments in Asian equities and Emerging Market Funds. In both cases, we have direct exposure to Hong Kong equities, Chinese equities and equities of other Asian countries for which China is a significant export market. In the case of a significant change in how the Chinese government treats Hong Kong or its shares, or how China itself evolves from a sovereign risk perspective, there may be risk to the valuation of these shares. Our Hong Kong client business represents $1.3 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2021, which represents approximately 2.4% of our AUM and 2.9% of revenue. Moreover, more than 99% of our Hong Kong client assets are custodied in locations other than China or Hong Kong.
Our business operations and financial condition may be affected by political and legal developments in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the Peoples’ Republic of China (the “PRC”) and the basic policies of the PRC regarding Hong Kong are reflected in the Basic Law, which provides Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy and executive, legislative and independent judicial powers, including that of final adjudication under the principle of “one country, two systems”.
However, there is no assurance that the PRC will not cause changes in the economic, political and legal environment in Hong Kong in the future. Based on certain recent developments, including the Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region issued by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress in June 2020, the U.S. State Department has indicated that the United States no longer considers Hong Kong to have significant autonomy from China. Any reduction in Hong Kong’s autonomy may have adverse global implications. Tensions between the United States and China with respect to international trade policy, human rights and relations with Taiwan and Russia may result in the imposition of tariffs or economic sanctions, the application of which may be extended to Hong Kong. Legislative or administrative actions with respect to China-U.S. relations could cause investor uncertainty for affected issuers, including us, and the market price of our ordinary shares could be adversely affected.
Any reduction on Hong Kong’s autonomy would limit the predictability of the Hong Kong legal system and could limit the availability of legal protections.
If the PRC attempts to alter its agreement to allow Hong Kong to function autonomously, this could potentially impact Hong Kong’s common law legal system and may in turn bring about uncertainty in, for example, the enforcement of our contractual rights. On June 30, 2020, China’s top legislature unanimously passed a new National Security Law for Hong Kong that was enacted on the same day. Similar to PRC’s laws and regulations, the interpretation of National Security Law involves a degree of uncertainty.
Additionally, it may be difficult for U.S. regulators to investigate or carry out inspections, of any kind, into or regarding our operations due to the complex relationships between and among the United States, Hong Kong, and the PRC. There is also uncertainty as to whether the courts of Hong Kong or the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts or U.S. regulators overseas within their own jurisdictions. We cannot predict the effect of future developments in the Hong Kong legal system, including the promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the preemption of local regulations by national laws. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us, including our ability to enforce our agreements with our customers.
In addition, any attempts by the PRC government to reduce Hong Kong’s autonomy may pose an immediate threat to the stability of the economy in Hong Kong and lead to civil unrest. Any adverse economic, social and/or political conditions, material social unrest, strike, riot, civil disturbance or disobedience may adversely affect our business operations in Hong Kong.
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We may expand our business and may enter into new lines of business or geographic markets, which may result in additional risks and uncertainties and place significant demands on our administrative, operational and financial resources. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully manage this growth.
We currently generate substantially all of our revenues from either management fees and/or incentive fees. However, we intend to grow our business by offering additional products and services, by entering into new lines of business and by entering into, or expanding our presence in, new geographic markets. Introducing new types of investment structures, products and services could increase our operational costs and the complexities involved in managing such investments, including with respect to ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of the investment. For example, we have recently launched certain funds that seek to capitalize on investment opportunities associated with projects undertaken by organized labor and investment opportunities accessed by investing with minority-owned investment firms, which in each case may be subject to greater levels of regulatory scrutiny. Also, we may serve as sponsor to one or more special purpose acquisition companies. To the extent we enter into new lines of business, we will face numerous risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with the possibility that we have insufficient expertise to engage in such activities profitably or without incurring inappropriate amounts of risk, the required investment of capital and other resources and the loss of clients due to the perception that we are no longer focusing on our core business. In addition, we may from time to time explore opportunities to grow our business via acquisitions, partnerships, investments or other strategic transactions. There can be no assurance that we will successfully identify, negotiate or complete such transactions, that any completed transactions will produce favorable financial results or that we will be able to successfully integrate an acquired business with ours.
Entry into certain lines of business or geographic markets or the introduction of new types of products or services may subject us to new laws and regulations with which we are not familiar, or from which we are currently exempt, and may lead to increased litigation and regulatory risk. If a new business generates insufficient revenues or if we are unable to efficiently manage our expanded operations, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Our future growth will depend in part on our ability to maintain an operating platform and management system sufficient to address our growth and may require us to incur significant additional expenses and to commit additional senior management and operational resources. As a result, we may face significant challenges in:
| • | maintaining adequate financial, regulatory (legal, tax and compliance) and business controls; |
| • | providing current and future investors and shareholders with accurate and consistent reporting; |
| • | implementing new or updated information and financial systems and procedures; and |
| • | training, managing and appropriately sizing our work force and other components of our businesses on a timely and cost-effective basis. |
We may not be able to manage our expanding operations effectively and may not be ready to continue to grow because of operational needs, and any failure to do so could adversely affect our ability to generate revenue and control our expenses. In addition, if we are unable to consummate or successfully integrate development opportunities, acquisitions or joint ventures, we may not be able to implement our growth strategy successfully.
We may be subject to increasing scrutiny from our clients with respect to the societal and environmental impact of investments we make, which may adversely impact our ability to retain clients or to grow our client base and assets under management or assets under advisement, and also may cause us to more likely invest client capital based on societal and environmental factors instead of investing client capital in the investment opportunities with the highest return potential for a particular level of risk.
In recent years, certain investors, including U.S. public pension funds and certain non-U.S. investors, have placed increasing importance on the impacts of investments to which they invest or commit capital, including with
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respect to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters. Investors for whom ESG matters are a priority may decide to redeem or withdraw previously committed capital from our funds and accounts (where such withdrawal is permitted) or to not invest or commit capital to future funds or accounts as a result of their assessment of our approach to and consideration of the social cost of our investments or their assessment of the potential impact of investments made by our competitors’ funds and other products. To the extent our access to capital from investors, including public pension funds, is impaired, we may not be able to maintain or increase the size of our funds, investment vehicles or accounts or raise sufficient capital for new funds, investment vehicles or accounts, which may adversely impact our revenues.
The transition to sustainable finance accelerates existing risks and raises new risks for our business that may impact our profitability and success. In particular, ESG matters have been the subject of increased focus by certain regulators, including in the US and the EU. A lack of harmonization globally in relation to ESG legal and regulatory reform leads to a risk of fragmentation in group level priorities as a result of the different pace of sustainability transition across global jurisdictions. This may create conflicts across our global business which could risk inhibiting our future implementation of, and compliance with, rapidly developing ESG standards and requirements. Failure to keep pace with sustainability transition could impact our competitiveness in the market and damage our reputation resulting in a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, failure to comply with applicable legal and regulatory changes in relation to ESG matters may attract increased regulatory scrutiny of our business and could result in fines and/or other sanctions being levied against us.
The European Commission has proposed legislative reforms, which include, without limitation: (a) Regulation 2019/2088 regarding the introduction of transparency and disclosure obligations for investors, funds and asset managers in relation to ESG factors, for which most rules took effect beginning on March 10, 2021; (b) a proposed regulation regarding the introduction of an EU-wide taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities, which will take effect in a staggered approach following the first phase which came into effect as of January 1, 2022; and (c) amendments to existing regulations including MiFID II and AIFMD to embed ESG requirements. As a result of these legislative initiatives, we may be required to provide additional disclosure to investors in our funds with respect to ESG matters. This exposes us to increased disclosure risks, for example due to a lack of available or credible data, and the potential for conflicting disclosures may also expose us to an increased risk of misstatement litigation or miss-selling allegations. Failure to manage these risks could result in a material adverse effect on our business in a number of ways.
As of January 2021, ERISA regulations required that an ERISA plan fiduciary base its investment decisions solely on “pecuniary” factors, which include factors that the fiduciary “prudently determines are expected to have a material effect on the risk and/or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with the plan’s investment objectives and the funding policy established pursuant to section 402(b)(1) of ERISA.” The regulations provide a limited exception allowing an ERISA plan fiduciary to consider non-pecuniary factors where pecuniary factors are not determinative, provided certain substantive conditions are met. In October 2021, the Department of Labor proposed to amend the investment duty regulations under ERISA to remove the existing bias against environmental, social, governance and similar investment considerations and expressly provide that such considerations may be appropriate in investing ERISA plan assets. As of July 2022, such amendment has yet to be finalized.
We are exposed to data and cybersecurity risks that could result in data breaches, service interruptions, harm to our reputation, protracted and costly litigation or significant liability.
In connection with the products and services that we provide, we collect, use, store, transmit and otherwise process certain confidential, proprietary and sensitive information, including the personal information of end-users, third-party service providers and employees. We rely on the efficient, uninterrupted and secure operation of complex information technology systems and networks to operate our business and securely store, transmit and otherwise process such information. In the normal course of business, we also share information with our service providers and other third parties. A failure to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality, availability
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and authenticity of personal information, client data and our proprietary data from cyber-attacks, unauthorized access, fraudulent activity (e.g., check “kiting” or fraud, wire fraud or other dishonest acts), data breaches and other security incidents that we, our third-party service providers or our clients may experience may lead to modification, destruction, loss of availability or theft of critical and sensitive data pertaining to us, our clients or other third parties.
Our management and Board will actively manage and oversee cybersecurity risks. The Board includes individuals with experience in cybersecurity risk management, and has established a firmwide risk subcommittee, the chair of which serves on the audit committee. The subcommittee oversees the establishment of an enterprise risk framework that will cover a spectrum of business risks which we will actively manage, including cybersecurity risks. Our cybersecurity risk management policy is designed to protect against threats and vulnerabilities, containing preventive and detective controls including, but not limited to, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, computer forensics, vulnerability scanning, server hardening, penetration testing, anti-virus software, data leak prevention, encryption and centralized event correlation monitoring, and our Board, audit committee and management team will be regularly briefed on our cybersecurity policies and practices and ongoing efforts to improve security, as well as periodic updates on cybersecurity events. We also plan to appoint a chief security officer and/or chief information officer to have additional oversight of cybersecurity and to properly allocate appropriate resources to the above efforts. All such protective measures, as well as additional measures that may be required to comply with rapidly evolving data privacy and security standards and protocols imposed by law, regulation, industry standards or contractual obligations, have and will continue to cause us to incur substantial expenses. Failure to timely upgrade or maintain computer systems, software and networks as necessary could also make us or our third-party service providers susceptible to breaches and unauthorized access and misuse. We may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify, investigate or remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures arising from data and cybersecurity risks.
Improper access to our or our third-party service providers’ systems or databases could result in the theft, publication, deletion or modification of confidential, proprietary or sensitive information, including personal information. An actual or perceived breach of our security systems or those of our third-party service providers may require notification under applicable data privacy regulations or contractual obligations. The accidental or unauthorized access to or disclosure, loss, destruction, disablement, corruption or encryption of, use or misuse of or modification of our, our clients’ or other third parties’ confidential, proprietary or sensitive information, including personal information, by us or our third-party service providers could result in significant fines, penalties, orders, sanctions and proceedings or actions against us by governmental bodies and other regulatory authorities, customers or third parties, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Any such proceeding or action, and any related indemnification obligations, could damage our reputation, force us to incur significant expenses in defense of such proceeding or action, distract our management, increase our costs of doing business or result in the imposition of financial liability.
Despite our efforts to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, availability, and authenticity of our proprietary systems and information, it is possible that we may not be able to anticipate or to implement effective preventive measures against all cyber threats. No security solution, strategy, or measures can address all possible security threats or block all methods of penetrating a network or otherwise perpetrating a security incident. The risk of unauthorized circumvention of our security measures or those of our third-party providers, clients and partners has been heightened by advances in computer and software capabilities and the increasing sophistication of hackers, including those operating on behalf of nation-state actors, who employ complex techniques involving the theft or misuse of personal and financial information, counterfeiting, “phishing” or social engineering incidents, account takeover attacks, denial or degradation of service attacks, malware, fraudulent payment and identity theft. Because the techniques used by hackers change frequently and are increasingly complex and sophisticated, and new technologies may not be identified until they are launched against a target, we and our third-party service providers may be unable to anticipate these techniques or detect an incident, assess its severity or impact, react or appropriately respond in a timely manner or implement adequate preventative measures. Our systems are also subject to compromise from internal threats, such as theft, misuse, unauthorized access or other
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improper actions by employees, service provides and other third parties with otherwise legitimate access to our systems or databases. The latency of a compromise is often measured in months, but could be years, and we may not be able to detect a compromise in a timely manner.
Due to applicable laws and regulations or contractual obligations, we may also be held responsible for any failure or cybersecurity breaches attributed to our third-party service providers as they relate to the information that we share with them. Although we generally have agreements relating to data privacy and security in place with our third-party service providers, they are limited in nature and we cannot guarantee that such agreements will prevent the accidental or unauthorized access to or disclosure, loss, destruction, disablement, corruption or encryption of, use or misuse of or modification of confidential, proprietary or sensitive information, including personal information, or enable us to obtain reimbursement from third-party service providers in the event we should suffer incidents resulting in accidental or unauthorized access to or disclosure, loss, destruction, disablement or encryption of, use or misuse of or modification of confidential, proprietary or sensitive information, including personal information. In addition, because we do not control our third-party service providers and our ability to monitor their data security is limited, we cannot ensure the security measures they take will be sufficient to protect confidential, proprietary or sensitive information (including personal information).
Regardless of whether a security incident or act of fraud involving our solutions is attributable to us or our third-party service providers, such an incident could, among other things, result in improper disclosure of information, harm our reputation and brand, reduce the demand for our products and services, lead to loss of client business or confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures, disrupt normal business operations or result in our systems or products and services being unavailable. In addition, such incidents may require us to spend material resources to investigate or correct the incident and to prevent future security incidents, expose us to uninsured liability, increase our risk of regulatory scrutiny, expose us to protracted and costly litigation, trigger indemnity obligations, result in damages for contract breach, divert the attention of management from the operation of our business and otherwise cause us to incur significant costs or liabilities, any of which could affect our financial condition, results of operations and reputation. Moreover, there could be public announcements regarding any such incidents and any steps we take to respond to or remediate such incidents, and if securities analysts or investors perceive these announcements to be negative, it could, among other things, have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our Class A Common Stock. In addition, our remediation efforts may not be successful. Further, any adverse findings in security audits or examinations could result in reputational damage to us, which could reduce the use and acceptance of our solutions, cause our customers to cease doing business with us or have a significant adverse impact on our revenue and future growth prospects. Furthermore, even if not directed at us specifically, attacks on other financial institutions could disrupt the overall functioning of the financial system or lead to additional regulation and oversight by federal and state agencies, which could impose new and costly compliance obligations.
If we are not able to satisfy data protection, security, privacy and other government- and industry-specific requirements or regulations, our results of operations, financial condition or business could be harmed.
We are subject to various risks and costs associated with the collection, processing, storage and transmission of personal data and other sensitive and confidential information. Personal data is information that can be used to identify a natural person, including names, photos, email addresses, or computer IP addresses. This data is wide ranging and relates to our clients, employees, counterparties and other third parties. Our compliance obligations include those relating to state laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which provides for enhanced privacy protections for California residents, a private right of action for data breaches and statutory fines and damages for data breaches or other CCPA violations, as well as well as a requirement of “reasonable” cybersecurity. We are also required to comply with foreign data collection and privacy laws in various non-U.S. jurisdictions in which we have offices or conduct business, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which applies to all organizations processing or holding personal data of EU data subjects (regardless of the organization’s location) as well as to organizations outside the EU that offer goods or services in the EU,
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or that monitor the behavior of EU data subjects. Compliance with the GDPR requires us to analyze and evaluate how we handle data in the ordinary course of business, from processes to technology. EU data subjects need to be given full disclosure about how their personal data will be used and stored. In that connection, consent must be explicit, and companies must be in a position to delete information from their global systems permanently if consent were withdrawn. Financial regulators and data protection authorities throughout the EU have broad audit and investigatory powers under the GDPR to probe how personal data is being used and processed. In addition, some countries and states are considering or have passed legislation implementing data protection requirements or requiring local storage and processing of data or similar requirements that could increase the cost and complexity of delivering our services. There are currently a number of proposals pending before federal, state, and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies.
Many statutory requirements include obligations for companies to notify individuals of security breaches involving certain personal information, which could result from breaches experienced by us or our third-party service providers. For example, laws in all 50 U.S. states require businesses to provide notice to customers whose personal information has been disclosed as a result of a data breach. These laws are not consistent, and compliance in the event of a widespread data breach is difficult and may be costly. Moreover, states have been frequently amending existing laws, requiring attention to changing regulatory requirements. In addition, we may be contractually required to notify clients, end-investors or other counterparties of a security breach. Although we may have contractual protections with our third-party service providers, any security breach, or actual or perceived non-compliance with privacy or security laws, regulations, standards, policies or contractual obligations, could harm our reputation and brand, expose us to potential liability and require us to expend significant resources on data security and in responding to any such incident or actual or perceived non-compliance. Any contractual protections we may have from our third-party service providers may not be sufficient to adequately protect us from any such liabilities and losses, and we may be unable to enforce any such contractual protections.
We make public statements about our use and disclosure of personal information through our privacy policy, information provided on our website and press statements. Although we endeavor to comply with our public statements and documentation, we may at times fail to do so or be alleged to have failed to do so. The publication of our privacy policy and other statements that provide promises and assurances about data privacy and security can subject us to potential government or legal action if they are found to be deceptive, unfair or misrepresentative of our actual practices. In addition, from time to time, concerns may be expressed about whether our products and services compromise the privacy of clients and others. Even the perception, whether or not valid, of privacy concerns or any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policies or with any legal or regulatory requirements, standards, certifications or orders or other privacy or consumer protection-related laws and regulations applicable to us may harm our reputation, inhibit adoption of our products by current and future customers or adversely impact our ability to attract and retain workforce talent.
Given the complexity of operationalizing data privacy and security laws and regulations to which we are subject, the maturity level of proposed compliance frameworks and the relative lack of guidance in the interpretation of the numerous requirements of the data privacy and security laws and regulations to which we are subject, we may not be able to respond quickly or effectively to regulatory, legislative and other developments, and these changes may in turn impair our ability to offer our existing or planned products and services or increase our cost of doing business. Although we work to comply with applicable laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations and other legal obligations, such laws, regulations, standards and obligations are evolving and may be modified, interpreted and applied in an inconsistent manner from one jurisdiction to another, and may conflict with one another. In addition, they may conflict with other requirements or legal obligations that apply to our business or the features and services that our adviser clients and their investor clients expect from our products and services. As such, we cannot assure ongoing compliance with all such laws, regulations, standards and obligations. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to adequately address privacy and security concerns, even if unfounded, or to comply with applicable laws, regulations and standards, or with employee, client and other data privacy and data security requirements pursuant to contract and our stated privacy notice(s), could result in
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investigations or proceedings against us by data protection authorities, governmental entities or others, including class action privacy litigation in certain jurisdictions, which could subject us to fines, civil or criminal liability, public censure, claims for damages by customers and other affected individuals, damage to our reputation and loss of goodwill (in relation to both existing and prospective clients), or we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices, which may not be possible in a commercially reasonable manner, or at all. Any or all of these consequences could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial performance and business.
We may be unable to remain in compliance with the financial or other covenants contained in our debt instruments. Any breach of our credit facilities could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Our debt instruments contain, and any future debt instruments may contain, financial and other covenants that impose requirements on us and limit our and our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in certain transactions or activities, such as:
| • | making certain payments in respect of equity interests, including, among others, the payment of dividends and other distributions, redemptions and similar payments, payments in respect of warrants, options and other rights, and payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness; |
| • | incurring additional debt; |
| • | providing guarantees in respect of obligations of other persons; |
| • | making loans, advances and investments; |
| • | entering into transactions with investment funds and affiliates; |
| • | creating or incurring liens; |
| • | entering into negative pledges; |
| • | selling all or any part of the business, assets or property, or otherwise disposing of assets; |
| • | making acquisitions or consolidating or merging with other persons; |
| • | entering into sale-leaseback transactions; |
| • | changing the nature of our business; |
| • | changing our fiscal year; |
| • | making certain modifications to organizational documents or certain material contracts; |
| • | making certain modifications to certain other debt documents; and |
| • | entering into certain agreements with respect to the repayment of indebtedness. |
There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain leverage levels and other financial metrics in compliance with the financial covenants included in our debt instruments. These restrictions may limit our flexibility in operating our business, and any failure to comply with these financial and other covenants, if not waived, would cause a default or event of default. Our obligations under our debt instruments are secured by substantially all of our assets. In the case of an event of default, creditors may exercise rights and remedies, including the rights and remedies of a secured party, under such agreements and applicable law, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the new credit facilities that we entered into in connection with the Business Combination contains restrictions on our flexibility in operating our business and financial and other covenants.
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Confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants, and others may not adequately prevent disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information.
We have devoted substantial resources to the development of our proprietary technologies, investment solutions and services. To protect our proprietary rights, we enter into confidentiality, nondisclosure, non-interference and invention assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and independent contractors. However, we cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each party that has or may have had access to our trade secrets and proprietary know-how. Further, these agreements may not effectively prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or unauthorized parties from copying aspects of our technologies, investment solutions or products or obtaining and using information that we regard as proprietary. Moreover, these agreements may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of such unauthorized disclosures of confidential information and we cannot assure you that our rights under such agreements will be enforceable. In addition, others may independently discover trade secrets and proprietary information, and in such cases, we could not assert any trade secret rights against such parties. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could reduce any competitive advantage we have developed and cause us to lose customers or otherwise harm our business.
We may face damage to our professional reputation and legal liability if our services are not regarded as satisfactory or for other reasons.
As a financial services firm, we depend to a large extent on our relationships with our clients and our reputation for integrity and high-caliber professional services to attract and retain clients. As a result, if a client is not satisfied with our services, such dissatisfaction may be more damaging to our business than to other types of businesses.
In recent years, the volume of claims and amount of damages claimed in litigation and regulatory proceedings against financial advisors has been increasing. Our asset management and advisory activities may subject us to the risk of significant legal liabilities to our clients and third parties, including our clients’ stockholders or beneficiaries, under securities or other laws and regulations for materially false or misleading statements made in connection with securities and other transactions. We make investment decisions on behalf of our clients that could result in substantial losses. Since November 2022, Home REIT and AHRA, which serves as an its investment advisor, have been the subject of allegations regarding Home REIT’s operations, stemming from a report issued by a short seller. Although we did not acquire AHRA because it was sold prior to the Business Combination, we or our subsidiaries may potentially suffer reputational damage from the allegations against Home REIT or AHRA, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. These and future losses also may subject us to the risk of legal and regulatory liabilities or actions alleging negligent misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty or breach of contract. These risks often may be difficult to assess or quantify and their existence and magnitude often remain unknown for substantial periods of time. We may incur significant legal expenses in defending litigation. In addition, negative publicity and press speculation about us, our investment activities or the private markets in general, whether or not based in truth, or litigation or regulatory action against us or any third-party managers recommended by us or involving us may tarnish our reputation and harm our ability to attract and retain clients. Substantial legal or regulatory liability could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations or cause significant reputational harm to us, which could seriously harm our business.
Our inability to obtain adequate insurance could subject us to additional risk of loss or additional expenses.
We may not be able to obtain or maintain sufficient insurance on commercially reasonable terms or with adequate coverage levels against potential liabilities we may face, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. We may face a risk of loss from a variety of claims, including those related to contracts, fraud, compliance with laws and various other issues, whether or not such claims are valid. Insurance and other
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safeguards might only partially reimburse us for our losses, if at all, and if a claim is successful and exceeds or is not covered by our insurance policies, we may be required to pay a substantial amount in respect of such successful claim. Certain losses of a catastrophic nature, such as public health crises, wars, earthquakes, typhoons, terrorist attacks or other similar events, may be uninsurable or may only be insurable at rates that are so high that maintaining coverage would cause an adverse impact on our business, in which case we may choose not to maintain such coverage.
Our international operations subject us to numerous risks.
We or the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments maintain operations in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, among other places, and may grow our business into new regions with which we have less familiarity and experience, and this growth is important to our overall success. In addition, many of our investors are non-U.S. entities where we are expected to have a familiarity with the specific legal and regulatory requirements applicable to such investors. We rely upon stable and free international markets, not only in connection with seeking investors outside the U.S. but also in investing fund capital in these markets.
Our international operations carry special financial and business risks, which could include the following:
| • | greater difficulties in managing and staffing foreign operations; |
| • | differences between the U.S. and foreign capital markets, such as for accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards, practices and disclosure requirements; |
| • | fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that could adversely affect our results; |
| • | additional costs of complying with, and exposure to liability under, foreign regulatory regimes; |
| • | unexpected changes in trading policies, regulatory requirements, tariffs and other barriers; |
| • | longer transaction cycles; |
| • | higher operating costs; |
| • | local labor conditions and regulations; |
| • | adverse consequences or restrictions on the repatriation of earnings; |
| • | potentially adverse tax consequences, such as trapped foreign losses; |
| • | less stable political and economic environments; |
| • | terrorism, political hostilities, war, public health crises and other civil disturbances or other catastrophic or pandemic events that reduce business activity; |
| • | cultural and language barriers and the need to adopt different business practices in different geographic areas; and |
| • | difficulty collecting fees and, if necessary, enforcing judgments. |
As part of our day-to-day operations outside the United States, we are required to create compensation programs, employment policies, compliance policies and procedures and other administrative programs that comply with the laws of multiple countries. We also must communicate and monitor standards and directives across our global operations. Our failure to successfully manage and grow our geographically diverse operations could impair our ability to react quickly to changing business and market conditions and to enforce compliance with non-U.S. standards and procedures.
Any payment of distributions, loans or advances to and from our subsidiaries could be subject to restrictions on or taxation of dividends or repatriation of earnings under applicable local law, monetary transfer restrictions, foreign currency exchange regulations in the jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate or other restrictions
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imposed by current or future agreements, including debt instruments, to which our non-U.S. subsidiaries may be a party. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if we are unable to successfully manage these and other risks of international operations in a volatile environment. If our international business increases relative to our total business, these factors could have a more pronounced effect on our results of operations or growth prospects.
The success of our business depends on the identification and availability of suitable investment opportunities for our clients.
Our success largely depends on the identification and availability of suitable investment opportunities for our clients, including the success of underlying funds and products in which our clients invest. The availability of investment opportunities will be subject to market conditions and other factors outside of our control and the control of the investment managers with which we invest for our clients. Past returns of our clients have benefited from investment opportunities and general market conditions that may not continue or reoccur, including favorable borrowing conditions in the debt markets, and there can be no assurance that our clients or the underlying funds and other products in which we invest for our clients will be able to avail themselves of comparable opportunities and conditions. There can also be no assurance that the underlying funds and other products we select will be able to identify sufficient attractive investment opportunities to meet their investment objectives.
The due diligence process that we undertake in connection with investments may not reveal all facts that may be relevant in connection with an investment.
Before investing the assets of our clients, we conduct due diligence that we deem reasonable and appropriate based on the facts and circumstances applicable to each investment. When conducting due diligence, we may be required to evaluate important and complex business, financial, tax, accounting, technological, environmental, social, governance and legal and regulatory issues. Outside consultants, legal advisors and accountants may be involved in the due diligence process in varying degrees depending on the type of investment and the parties involved. Nevertheless, when conducting due diligence and making an assessment regarding an investment, we rely on the resources available to us, including information provided by the target of the investment and, in some circumstances, third-party investigations, and such an investigation will not necessarily result in the investment ultimately being successful. Moreover, the due diligence investigation that we will carry out with respect to any investment opportunity may not reveal or highlight all relevant facts or risks that are necessary or helpful in evaluating such investment opportunity. For example, instances of bribery, fraud, accounting irregularities and other improper, illegal or corrupt practices can be difficult to detect and may be more widespread in certain jurisdictions.
In addition, a substantial portion of our clients invest in underlying funds, and therefore we are dependent on the due diligence investigation of the underlying investment manager of such funds. We have little or no control over their due diligence process, and any shortcomings in their due diligence could be reflected in the performance of the investment we make with them on behalf of our funds. Poor investment performance could lead investors to terminate their agreements with us and/or result in negative reputational effects, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Dependence on leverage by certain funds, underlying investment funds and portfolio companies subjects us to volatility and contractions in the debt financing markets and could adversely affect the ability of our funds to achieve attractive rates of return on their investments.
Many of the funds we manage, the funds in which we invest and portfolio companies within our funds and customized separate accounts currently rely on credit facilities either to facilitate efficient investing or for speculative purposes. If our funds are unable to obtain financing, or the underlying funds or the companies in which our funds invest are unable to access the structured credit, leveraged loan and high yield bond markets (or
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do so only at increased cost), the results of their operations may suffer if such markets experience dislocations, contractions or volatility. Any such events could adversely impact our funds’ ability to invest efficiently, and may impact the returns of our funds’ investments.
The absence of available sources of sufficient debt financing for extended periods of time or an increase in either the general levels of interest rates or in the risk spread demanded by sources of indebtedness would make it more expensive to finance those investments, and, in the case of rising interest rates, decrease the value of fixed-rate debt investments made by our funds. Certain investments may also be financed through fund-level debt facilities, which may or may not be available for refinancing at the end of their respective terms. Finally, limitations on the deductibility of interest expense on indebtedness used to finance our funds’ investments reduce the after-tax rates of return on the affected investments and make it more costly to use debt financing. Any of these factors may have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Similarly, private markets fund portfolio companies regularly utilize the corporate debt markets to obtain additional financing for their operations. The leveraged capital structure of such businesses increases the exposure of the funds’ portfolio companies to adverse economic factors such as rising interest rates, downturns in the economy or deterioration in the condition of such business or its industry. Any adverse impact caused by the use of leverage by portfolio companies in which we directly or indirectly invest could in turn adversely affect the returns of our funds.
Defaults by third-party investors could adversely affect that fund’s operations and performance.
Our business is exposed to the risk that investors that owe us money for our services may not pay us. We believe that this risk could potentially increase due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Also, if investors default on their obligations to fund or similar commitments, there may be adverse consequences on the investment process, and we could incur losses and be unable to meet underlying capital calls. For example, certain of our funds may utilize lines of credit to fund investments. Because interest expense and other costs of borrowings under lines of credit are an expense of the fund, the fund’s net multiple of invested capital may be reduced, as well as the amount of carried interest generated by the fund. Any material reduction in the amount of carried interest generated by a fund may adversely affect our revenues.
Our failure to comply with investment guidelines of our clients could result in damage awards against us or a reduction in AUM, either of which would cause our earnings to decline and adversely affect our business.
Each of our clients is operated pursuant to specific investment guidelines, which, with respect to our customized separate accounts, are often established collaboratively between us and the investor. Our failure to comply with these guidelines and other limitations could result in investors terminating their relationships with us or deciding not to commit further capital to us in respect of new or different funds. In some cases, these investors could also sue us for breach of contract and seek to recover damages from us. In addition, such guidelines may restrict our ability to pursue certain allocations and strategies on behalf of our investors that we believe are economically desirable, which could similarly result in losses to a client or termination of the client relationship and a corresponding reduction in AUM. Even if we comply with all applicable investment guidelines, our investors may nonetheless be dissatisfied with our investment performance or our services or fees and may terminate their investment with us or be unwilling to commit new capital to our funds. Any of these events could cause our earnings to decline and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not have control over the day-to-day operations of many of the funds included in our investments and we do not control the business of the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments.
Investments by most of our funds, as well as by the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments, will include debt instruments and equity securities of companies that we do not control.
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Our funds, as well as the External Strategic Managers, may invest through co-investment arrangements or acquire minority equity interests and may also dispose of a portion of the equity investments in portfolio companies over time in a manner that results in their retaining a minority investment. Consequently, the performance of our funds, as well as the External Strategic Managers, will depend significantly on the investment and other decisions made by third parties, which could have a material adverse effect on the returns achieved by our funds, as well as our External Strategic Managers. Portfolio companies in which the investment is made may make business, financial or management decisions with which we do not agree. In addition, the majority stakeholders or our management may take risks or otherwise act in a manner that does not serve our interests. If any of the foregoing were to occur, the values of our investments and the investments we have made on behalf of our clients could decrease and our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow could suffer as a result. The operations of the External Strategic Managers are not subject to our control.
Investments made on behalf of our clients may in many cases rank junior to investments made by other investors.
In many cases, the companies in which we invest on behalf of our clients have indebtedness or equity securities, or may be permitted to incur indebtedness or to issue equity securities, that rank senior to investments made on behalf of our clients. By their terms, these instruments may provide that their holders are entitled to receive payments of dividends, interest or principal on or before the dates on which payments are to be made in respect of our investments. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a company in which one or more of our clients hold an investment, holders of securities ranking senior to our client investments would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before distributions could be made in respect of our client investments. After repaying senior security holders, we may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying amounts owed in respect of our client investments. To the extent that any assets remain, holders of claims that rank equally with our client investments would be entitled to share on an equal and ratable basis in distributions that are made out of those assets. Also, during periods of financial distress or following an insolvency, our ability to influence a company’s affairs and to take actions to protect investments by our clients may be substantially less than that of those holding senior interests.
Certain of our investments utilize special situation and distressed debt investment strategies that involve significant risks.
Our clients often invest in companies with weak financial conditions, poor operating results, substantial financial needs, negative net worth and/or special competitive or regulatory problems. These clients also invest in companies that are or are anticipated to be involved in bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings. In such situations, it may be difficult to obtain full information as to the exact financial and operating conditions of these companies. Additionally, the fair values of such investments are subject to abrupt and erratic market movements and significant price volatility if they are publicly traded securities, and are subject to significant uncertainty in general if they are not publicly traded securities. Furthermore, some of our clients’ distressed investments may not be widely traded or may have no recognized market. A client’s exposure to such investments may be substantial in relation to the market for those investments, and the assets are likely to be illiquid and difficult to sell or transfer. As a result, it may take a number of years for the market value of such investments to ultimately reflect their intrinsic value as perceived by us, if at all.
Our distressed investment strategies depend in part on our ability to successfully predict the occurrence of certain corporate events, such as debt and/or equity offerings, restructurings, reorganizations, mergers, takeover offers and other transactions, that we believe will improve the condition of the business. If the corporate event we predict is delayed, changed or never completed, the market price and value of the applicable fund’s investment could decline sharply.
In addition, these investments could subject us to certain potential additional liabilities that may exceed the value of our original investment. Under certain circumstances, payments or distributions on certain investments may be
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reclaimed if any such payment or distribution is later determined to have been a fraudulent conveyance, a preferential payment or similar transaction under applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws. In addition, under certain circumstances, a lender that has inappropriately exercised control of the management and policies of a debtor may have its claims subordinated or disallowed, or may be found liable for damages suffered by parties as a result of such actions. In the case where the investment in securities of troubled companies is made in connection with an attempt to influence a restructuring proposal or plan of reorganization in bankruptcy, our clients and/or we may become involved in substantial litigation.
Our controls and procedures may fail or be circumvented, our risk management policies and procedures may be inadequate and operational risks could adversely affect our reputation and financial condition.
We have developed and continue to update strategies and procedures specific to our business for managing risks, which include market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and reputational risk. Management of these risks can be very complex. These strategies and procedures may fail under some circumstances, particularly if we are confronted with risks that we have underestimated or not identified, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of our risk evaluation methods depend upon information provided by others and public information regarding markets, clients or other matters that are otherwise accessible by us. If our policies and procedures are not fully effective or we are not successful in capturing all risks to which we are or may be exposed, we may suffer harm to our reputation or be subject to litigation or regulatory actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our investment advisory contracts may be terminated or may not be renewed by investors or fund boards on favorable terms and the liquidation of certain funds may be accelerated at the option of investors.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from providing investment advisory services. The advisory or management contracts we have entered into with our clients, including the agreements that govern many of our investment funds, provide investors or, in some cases, the independent directors of applicable investment funds, with significant latitude to terminate such contracts, withdraw funds or liquidate funds by simple majority vote with limited notice or penalty, or to remove or terminate us as investment advisor (or equivalent). Our fee arrangements under any of our advisory or management contracts may be reduced (including at the behest of a fund’s board of directors). In addition, if a number of our investors terminate their contracts, or otherwise remove us from our advisory roles, liquidate funds or fail to renew management contracts on favorable terms, the fees or carried interest we earn could be reduced, which may cause our AUM, revenue and earnings to decline. In addition, we have, any may in the future, make strategic investments with certain External Strategic Managers that contribute to our revenues. The occurrence of any of these events could lead to a reduction in our revenues and profitability.
We may sell our strategic investments in the External Strategic Managers or they may sell their businesses or exercise their rights to purchase our interests.
We have made, and may make in the future strategic investments with certain External Strategic Managers that contribute to our revenues. Depending on the circumstances, in the future we may sell our strategic investments in one or more of the External Strategic Managers. We also do not have control over these External Strategic Managers, who may sell their business (including our interests) without our consent, or they may have a contractual right to purchase our interest from us without our consent. The occurrence of any of these events could lead to a reduction in our revenues and profitability.
We may establish fund vehicles in the future to own the existing strategic investments in our External Strategic Managers or to make strategic investments in new External Strategic Managers.
Although we currently own our strategic investments in the External Strategic Managers, in the future we may establish fund vehicles that we manage to own these investments and any strategic investments we may make in
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new External Strategic Managers. The benefit of setting up these fund vehicles is that we would not have to use our own capital to fund these investments since they would be funded by third party investors in our fund vehicles. However, if we establish such fund vehicles, we will only be entitled to a management fee for managing the vehicles and a carried interest based on the performance of the investments made in these External Strategic Managers, rather than all of the economics associated with owning the investments in these External Strategic Managers. Setting up these fund vehicles to own the investments in External Strategic Managers could lead to a reduction in the revenues and profitability we would have otherwise realized had we owned those interests directly.
We rely on our management team to grow our business, and the loss of key management members, or an inability to hire key personnel, could harm our business.
While the success of our business is not tied to any particular person or group of “key persons,” the success of our business does depend on the efforts, judgment and reputations of our personnel generally, and in particular our experienced and senior personnel in investment, operational and executive functions. Our personnel’s reputation, expertise in investing and risk management and relationships with our clients and third parties on which our funds depend for investment opportunities are each critical elements in operating and expanding our business. However, we may not be successful in our efforts to retain our most valued employees, as the market for alternative asset management professionals is extremely competitive. The loss of one or more members of our senior team could harm our business and jeopardize our relationships with our clients and members of the investing community. Accordingly, the retention of our personnel is crucial to our success. Nearly all of our managing directors and many of our executive directors are subject to long-term employment contracts that contain various incentives and restrictive covenants designed to retain these employees for the long-term success of our business, but none of them are obligated to remain actively involved with us. In addition, if any of our personnel were to join or form a competitor, following any required restrictive period set forth in their employment agreements, some of our investors could choose to invest with that competitor rather than with us. The loss of the services of one or more members of our senior team could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our performance, our ability to retain and attract funds and highly qualified employees and our ability to raise new funds. Any change to our senior management team could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We do not carry any “key person” insurance that would provide us with proceeds in the event of the death or disability of any of our personnel. In addition, certain of our funds have key person provisions that are triggered upon the loss of services of one or more specified employees and could, upon the occurrence of such event, provide the investors in these funds with certain rights such as rights providing for the termination or suspension of the funds’ investment periods and/or wind-down of the funds. Accordingly, the loss of such personnel could result in significant disruption of certain funds’ investment activities, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and could harm our ability to maintain or grow our assets under management in existing funds or raise additional funds in the future. Similarly, to the extent there is a perception in the market that one or more of our employees is critical to the success of a particular investment strategy, the loss of one or more such employees could lead investors to redeem from our funds or choose not to make further investments in existing or future funds that we manage, which would correspondingly reduce our management fees and potential to earn incentive fees.
If Umbrella were treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax or state tax purposes, then the amount available for distribution by it could be substantially reduced and the value of our shares could be adversely affected.
An entity that would otherwise be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (such as Umbrella) may nonetheless be treated as, and taxable as, a corporation if it is a “publicly traded partnership” unless an exception to such treatment applies. An entity that would otherwise be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” if interests in such entity are
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traded on an established securities market or interests in such entity are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof. If Umbrella were determined to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” (and taxable as a corporation) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it would be taxable on its income at the U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to corporations and distributions by it to its members (including the Company) could be taxable as dividends to such members to the extent of the earnings and profits of Umbrella. In addition, we would no longer have the benefit of increases in the tax basis of Umbrella’s assets as a result of exchanges of Umbrella common units. Pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, certain holders of Umbrella common units may, from time to time, subject to the terms of the Umbrella LLC Agreement, have their Umbrella common units redeemed by Umbrella for cash or Class A Common Stock. Such redemptions could be treated as trading in the interests of the Umbrella for purposes of testing “publicly traded partnership” status. While the Umbrella LLC Agreement contains restrictions on such redemptions that are intended to prevent Umbrella from being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes by complying with certain safe harbors provided for under applicable U.S. federal income tax law, such position is not free from doubt and, if such provisions are not effective, Umbrella may be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be accelerated or exceed the actual tax benefits realized by the Company.
Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that we determine, and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or another taxing authority may challenge all or any part of the tax basis increases, as well as other tax positions that we take, and a court may sustain such a challenge. In the event that any tax benefits we initially claim are disallowed, the recipients of the payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will not be required to reimburse us for any excess payments that may previously have been made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, for example, due to adjustments resulting from examinations by taxing authorities. As a result, in certain circumstances we could make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement in excess of our actual income or franchise tax savings, which could materially impair our financial condition.
Moreover, the Tax Receivable Agreement provides that, in certain events, including a change of control or our exercise of early termination rights, our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will accelerate and we will be required to make a lump-sum cash payment to the parties to the Tax Receivable Agreement equal to the present value of all forecasted future payments that would have otherwise been made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which lump-sum payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to our future taxable income. The lump-sum payment could be substantial and could exceed the actual tax benefits that we realize subsequent to such payment because such payment would be calculated assuming, among other things, that we would have certain tax benefits available to it and that we would be able to use the potential tax benefits in future years.
There may be a material negative effect on our liquidity if the payments we are required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement exceed the actual income or franchise tax savings that we realize. Furthermore, our obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control.
Umbrella may directly or indirectly make distributions of cash to us substantially in excess of the amounts we use to make distributions to our stockholders and pay our expenses (including our taxes and payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement). To the extent we do not distribute such excess cash to our shareholders, the direct or indirect holders of Umbrella common units would benefit from any value attributable to such cash as a result of their ownership of our stock upon a Unit Exchange.
Following the Business Combination, we will directly or indirectly receive a pro rata portion of any distributions made by Umbrella. Any cash received from such distributions will first be used to satisfy any tax liability and
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then to make any payments required to be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Subject to having available cash and subject to limitations imposed by applicable law and contractual restrictions, the Umbrella LLC Agreement requires Umbrella to make certain distributions to holders of Umbrella common units (including the Company) pro rata to facilitate the payment of taxes with respect to the income of Umbrella that is allocated to them. To the extent that the tax distributions we directly or indirectly receive exceed the amounts we actually require to pay taxes, Tax Receivable Agreement payments and other expenses (which is likely to be the case given that the assumed tax rate for such distributions will generally exceed our effective tax rate), we will not be required to distribute such excess cash. Our Board may, in its sole discretion, choose to use such excess cash for certain purposes, including to make distributions to the holders of our stock. Unless and until our Board chooses, in its sole discretion, to declare a distribution, we will have no obligation to distribute such cash (or other available cash other than any declared dividend) to our stockholders.
Certain holders of Umbrella common units (i) will be deemed to have sold a portion of their Umbrella common units at the time of the Business Combination, and (ii) may in the future redeem their Umbrella common units for shares of the Company or cash pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, subject to certain conditions and transfer restrictions as set forth therein (each such redemption, a “Unit Exchange”). No adjustments to the exchange ratio of Umbrella common units for our shares pursuant to a Unit Exchange will be made as a result of either (i) any cash distribution by us or (ii) any cash that we retain and do not distribute to our stockholders. To the extent we do not distribute such cash as dividends and instead, for example, hold such cash balances or use such cash for certain other purposes, this may result in shares of our stock increasing in value relative to the Umbrella common units. The holders of Umbrella common units may benefit from any value attributable to such cash balances if they acquire shares of our stock in an exchange of Umbrella common units.
Risks Related to Being a Public Company
Our management team has limited experience managing a public company.
Most members of our management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors, and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to being a public company subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws and the continuous scrutiny of securities analysts and investors. These new obligations and constituents will require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation.
As a public company, we are required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of controls over financial reporting. As an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the date we are no longer an emerging growth company. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event that it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed or operating.
To comply with the requirements of being a public company, we may need to undertake various actions, such as implementing additional internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff. Testing and maintaining internal controls can divert our management’s attention from other matters that are
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important to the operation of our business. If we identify material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting or are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 or assert that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our ordinary shares could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to establish and maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting, our operating results and our ability to operate our business could be harmed.
On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC (the “SEC Staff”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Staff Statement”). In the SEC Staff Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity.
Following the issuance of the SEC Staff Statement, Cartesian’s audit committee concluded that it was appropriate to restate our previously-issued balance sheet as of February 26, 2021 (the “First Restatement”). As part of the First Restatement, we identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.
In light of recent comment letters issued by the SEC Staff, we re-evaluated our application of ASC 480-10-S99-3A to its accounting classification of the SPAC Public Shares. Historically, a portion of the SPAC Public Shares was classified as permanent equity to maintain net tangible assets greater than $5,000,000 on the basis that we will consummate its initial business combination only if we has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001. Pursuant to such re-evaluation, our management determined that the SPAC Public Shares include certain provisions that require classification of the SPAC Public Shares as temporary equity regardless of the minimum net tangible assets required to complete our initial business combination.
Therefore, Cartesian’s audit committee concluded that it was appropriate to restate our previously issued (i) balance sheet as of February 26, 2021, as previously restated in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, (ii) interim financial statements for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 and (iii) interim financial statements for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021 (the “Second Restatement” and, together with the First Restatement, the “Restatements”). As part of the Second Restatement, we identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.
As a result of such material weaknesses, the Restatements, the change in accounting for the SPAC Private Placement Warrants, SPAC Public Warrants and SPAC Public Shares and other matters raised or that may in the future be raised by the SEC, we may face potential for litigation or other disputes, including, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the Restatements and material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date of this prospectus, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Alvarium has identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, which may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.
As a private company, Alvarium has not been required to document and test its internal controls over financial reporting, nor has management been required to certify the effectiveness of its internal controls, and its auditors have not been required to opine on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Similarly, Alvarium has not been subject to the SEC’s internal control reporting requirements. Following the Business Combination, we became subject to the requirement for management to certify the effectiveness of its internal controls and, in due course, will become subject to the requirement with respect to auditor attestation on internal control effectiveness.
In connection with the audit of Alvarium’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, Alvarium and its independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weakness that Alvarium and its independent registered public accounting firm identified occurred because Alvarium (i) had inadequate processes and controls to ensure an appropriate level of precision related to its financial statement disclosures, and (ii) did not have sufficient resources with the adequate technical skills to meet the emerging needs of its financial reporting requirements.
Management is in the process of implementing a remediation plan for this material weakness, including, among other things, hiring additional accounting personnel and implementing process level and management review controls and documentation policies to ensure financial statement disclosures are complete and accurate and to identify and address emerging risks. We cannot reasonably estimate the cost of such remediation plan at this time. We can give no assurance that such efforts will remediate this deficiency in internal control over financial reporting or that additional material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting will not be identified in the future. Failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in errors in our consolidated financial statements that could result in a restatement of our financial statements, may subject us to litigation and investigations, and could cause us to fail to meet its reporting obligations, any of which could diminish investor confidence, cause a decline in the price of the Class A Common Stock and limit our ability to access capital markets.
TWMH has identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, which may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.
As a private company, TWMH has not been required to document and test its internal controls over financial reporting, nor has management been required to certify the effectiveness of its internal controls, and its auditors have not been required to opine on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Similarly, TWMH has not been subject to the SEC’s internal control reporting requirements. Following the Business Combination, we became subject to the requirement for management to certify the effectiveness of its internal controls and, in due course, will become subject to the requirement with respect to auditor attestation on internal control effectiveness.
In connection with the audit of TWMH’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, TWMH and its independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness
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in its internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weakness that TWMH and its independent registered public accounting firm identified occurred because TWMH (i) did not design and maintain formal accounting policies, procedures and controls to achieve complete, accurate, and timely financial accounting, reporting, and disclosures related to equity-based compensation which resulted in errors in the accounting for and disclosure of repurchases of TWMH’s restricted unit awards; (ii) did not design and therefore did not have formal accounting policies, procedures, and controls to achieve complete, accurate, and timely financial accounting, reporting, and disclosures related to business combinations which resulted in errors in the accounting entries recorded for an acquisition by TWMH; and (iii) did not design and therefore did not have formal accounting policies, procedures, and controls to achieve complete, accurate, and timely financial accounting, reporting, and disclosures related to ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, which resulted in errors in the accounting entries recorded by TWMH.
Management is in the process of implementing a remediation plan for this material weakness, including, among other things, hiring additional accounting personnel and implementing process level and management review controls and documentation policies to ensure financial statement disclosures are complete and accurate and to identify and address emerging risks. We cannot reasonably estimate the cost of such remediation plan at this time. We can give no assurance that such efforts will remediate this deficiency in internal control over financial reporting or that additional material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting will not be identified in the future. Failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in errors in our consolidated financial statements that could result in a restatement of our financial statements, may subject us to litigation and investigations, and could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, any of which could diminish investor confidence, cause a decline in the price of the Class A Common Stock and limit our ability to access capital markets.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our shares or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, our share price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our Class A Common Stock and Warrants will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on us. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of us, the trading price of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants would likely be negatively impacted. In the event securities or industry analysts initiated coverage, and one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our share price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock, or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, the price of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants could decline.
As a public company, we are subject to additional laws, regulations and stock exchange listing standards, which will impose additional costs on us and may strain our resources and divert our management’s attention.
As a company with publicly-traded securities, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the listing requirements of Nasdaq and other applicable securities laws and regulations. These rules and regulations require that we adopt additional controls and procedures and disclosure, corporate governance and other practices thereby significantly increasing our legal, financial and other compliance costs. These new obligations will also make other aspects of our business more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our personnel, systems and other resources. For example, to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we will need to commit significant
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resources, hire additional staff and provide additional management oversight. Furthermore, as a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in our Exchange Act and other filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may give some of our competitors who may not be similarly required to disclose this type of information a competitive advantage. In addition to these added costs and burdens, if we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants, fines, sanctions, other regulatory actions and civil litigation, any of which could negatively affect the price of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants.
If we are deemed an “investment company” subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act, applicable restrictions could make it impractical for us to continue our business as contemplated and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
An issuer will generally be deemed to be an “investment company” for purposes of the Investment Company Act if, absent an applicable exemption:
| • | it is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities; or |
| • | it owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. |
We regard ourselves as a financial services business. We believe that we are engaged primarily in the business of providing financial services and not in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. We also believe that the primary source of income from each of our businesses is properly characterized as income earned in exchange for the provision of services. We hold ourselves out as a financial services business and do not propose to engage primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities.
If we become obligated to register ourselves or any of our subsidiaries as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act, the registered entity would have to comply with a variety of substantive requirements under the Investment Company Act imposing, among other things:
| • | limitations on capital structure; |
| • | restrictions on specified investments; |
| • | prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; and |
| • | compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly change our operations. |
If we were deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we would either have to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, obtain exemptive relief from the SEC or modify our equity interests and debt positions or organizational structure or our contract rights to fall outside the definition of an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Registering as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act could, among other things, materially adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations, materially limit our ability to borrow funds or engage in other transactions involving leverage and require us to add directors who are independent of us and otherwise will subject us to additional regulation that will be costly and time-consuming. Modifying our equity interests and debt positions or organizational structure or our contract rights could require us to alter our business and investment strategy in a manner that requires us to purchase or dispose of assets or securities, prevents us from pursuing certain opportunities, or otherwise restricts our business, which may have a material adverse effect on our business results of operations, financial condition or prospects.
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Our quarterly operating results and other operating metrics may fluctuate from quarter to quarter, which makes these metrics difficult to predict.
Our quarterly operating results and other operating metrics have fluctuated in the past and may continue to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. As a result, you should not rely on our past quarterly operating results as indicators of future performance. You should take into account the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in rapidly evolving markets. Our financial condition and operating results in any given quarter can be influenced by numerous factors, many of which we are unable to predict or are outside of our control, including the performance of our investments, competition with other market participants, and changes in market and economic conditions, including as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Any one of the factors above or the cumulative effect of some of the factors above may result in significant fluctuations in our operating results.
The variability and unpredictability of our quarterly operating results or other operating metrics could result in our failure to meet our expectations or those of analysts that cover us or investors with respect to revenue or other operating results for a particular period. If we fail to meet or exceed such expectations, the market price of our shares of Class A Common Stock could fall substantially, and we could face costly lawsuits, including securities class action suits.
The requirements of being a public company, including maintaining adequate internal control over our financial and management systems, may strain our resources, divert management’s attention, and affect our ability to attract and retain executive management and qualified board members.
As a public company we will incur significant legal, accounting, and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We will be subject to reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, the rules and regulations of the listing standards of Nasdaq, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulations will likely strain our financial and management systems, internal controls, and employees.
The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results. Moreover, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control, over financial reporting. In order to maintain and, if required, improve our disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control over, financial reporting to meet this standard, significant resources and management oversight may be required. If we have material weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting, we may not detect errors on a timely basis and our consolidated financial statements may be materially misstated. Effective internal control is necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and is important to prevent fraud.
In addition, we will be required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act when we cease to be an emerging growth company. We expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As a result of the complexity involved in complying with the rules and regulations applicable to public companies, our management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business, operating results, and financial condition. Although we have already engaged additional resources to assist us in complying with these requirements, our finance team is small and we may need to hire more employees in the future, or engage outside consultants, which will increase our operating expenses.
We also expect that being a public company and complying with applicable rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to incur substantially higher costs to obtain and maintain the same or similar coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board and qualified executive officers.
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Our ability to raise capital in the future may be limited.
Our business and operations may consume resources faster than we anticipate. In the future, we may need to raise additional funds through the issuance of new equity securities, debt or a combination of both. However, the lapse or waiver of any lock up restrictions or any sale or perception of a possible sale by our shareholders, and any related decline in the market price of our ordinary shares, could impair our ability to raise capital. Separately, additional financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund our capital requirements. If we issue new debt securities, the debt holders would have rights senior to holders of ordinary shares to make claims on our assets, and the terms of any debt could restrict our operations, including our ability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares. If we issue additional equity securities, existing shareholders will experience dilution, and the new equity securities could have rights senior to those of our ordinary shares. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, our shareholders bear the risk of our future securities offerings reducing the market price of our ordinary shares and diluting their interest.
The forecasts of market growth and other projections included in this prospectus may prove to be inaccurate, and even if the markets in which we compete achieve the forecasted growth, we cannot assure you that our business will grow at a similar rate, if at all.
Growth forecasts and projections are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate. The forecasts in this prospectus relating to the expected growth in the financial services market, may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the markets experience the forecasted growth described in this prospectus, we may not grow our business at a similar rate, or at all. Our growth is subject to many factors, including our success in implementing our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus should not be taken as indicative of our future growth.
The Business Combination involves the integration of businesses that currently operate as independent businesses. Each of the companies will be required to devote attention and resources to integrating their business practices and operations following the Closing, and prior to the Business Combination, our attention and resources will be required to plan for such integration. The companies may encounter potential difficulties in the integration process including the following:
| • | the inability to successfully integrate the businesses, including operations, technologies, products and services, in a manner that permits us to achieve the cost savings and operating synergies anticipated to result from the Business Combination, which could result in the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination not being realized partly or wholly in the time frame currently anticipated or at all; |
| • | the necessity of coordinating geographically separated organizations, systems and facilities; |
| • | potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen expenses, delays or regulatory conditions associated with the Business Combination; |
| • | the integration of personnel with diverse business backgrounds and business cultures, while maintaining focus on providing consistent, high-quality products and services; |
| • | the consolidation and rationalization of information technology platforms and administrative infrastructures as well as accounting systems and related financial reporting activities; and |
| • | the challenge of preserving important relationships of the Target Companies and resolving potential conflicts that may arise. |
Furthermore, it is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of talented employees or skilled workers of the Target Companies. The loss of talented employees and skilled workers could adversely affect our
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ability to successfully conduct their respective businesses because of such employees’ experience and knowledge of the respective business. In addition, we could be adversely affected by the diversion of our attention and any delays or difficulties encountered in connection with the integration of the Target Companies. The process of integrating operations could cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of the businesses. If we experience difficulties with the integration process, the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected. These integration matters could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects during this transition period and for an undetermined period after completion of the Business Combination.
Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, investments and results of operations.
We are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we are required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and we have taken advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies; this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and have taken advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, which exemptions include, but are not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on certain executive compensation matters. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We may be an emerging growth company for up to five years from the Initial Public Offering, although circumstances could cause the loss of that status earlier, including if the market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find the securities less attractive as a result of reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of the securities may be more volatile.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period. Accordingly, when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, will adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard, unless early adoption is permitted by the standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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Our Charter provides, subject to limited exceptions, that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or stockholders.
Our Charter requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (i) derivative actions brought in our name, (ii) actions asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our director, officer or stockholders, (iii) actions asserting a claim pursuant to the DGCL, the Charter or the Bylaws, or (iv) actions asserting claims governed by the internal affairs doctrine, may be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware). Subject to the preceding sentence, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. However, such forum selection provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.
The choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other employees, or may increase the cost for such stockholder to bring a claim, both of which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in the Charter to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Additionally, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As noted above, the Charter provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America will have jurisdiction over any action arising under the Securities Act. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision. Our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in our Charter.
General Risk Factors
We may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition and its share price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
We cannot assure you that the due diligence we have conducted on the Target Companies will reveal all material issues that may be present with regard to the Target Companies, or that factors outside of our or the Target Companies’ control will not later arise. As a result of unidentified issues or factors outside of our or the Target Companies’ control, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in reporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with the preliminary risk analysis conducted by us. Even though these charges may be non-cash items that would not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the reporting of charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate leverage or other covenants to which it may be subject. Accordingly, our shareholders could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares from any such write-down or write-offs.
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Our prospects following the Business Combination will depend upon the efforts of the Board and the Target Companies’ key personnel and the loss of such persons could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our business.
Our prospects will be dependent upon the efforts of the Board and key personnel. We cannot assure you that the Board and our key personnel will be effective or successful or remain with us. In addition to the other challenges they will face, such individuals lack experience serving as directors or executive officers of public companies. Such lack of experience could cause our management to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such requirements.
Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
Our securities are currently listed on Nasdaq. However, we cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. In order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq, the Company must maintain certain financial, distribution and stock price levels. In addition to the listing requirements for our Class A Common Stock, Nasdaq imposes listing standards on warrants. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those listing requirements.
If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, such as the minimum closing bid price, stockholders’ equity or round lot holders requirements or the corporate governance requirements, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our Class A Common Stock or Warrants. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our securities when you wish to do so. Such a delisting could also result in a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for us; and a decreased ability for us to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. In the event of a delisting, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow our securities to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements.
If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect that our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
| • | a limited availability of market quotations for its securities; |
| • | reduced liquidity for its securities; |
| • | a determination that our securities are “penny stocks” which will require brokers trading in the securities to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for the Company’s securities; |
| • | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
| • | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
The unaudited pro forma financial information included in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” may not be representative of our results following the Business Combination.
We and the Target Companies previously operated as separate companies and have had no prior history as a combined entity, and the Target Companies’ and our operations have not previously been managed on a combined basis. The pro forma financial information included in this prospectus is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Business Combination been completed at or as of the dates indicated, nor is it
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indicative of our future operating results or financial position. The pro forma statement of operations does not reflect future nonrecurring charges resulting from the Business Combination. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect future events that may occur after the Business Combination and does not consider potential impacts of future market conditions on revenues or expenses. The pro forma financial information included in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” has been derived from our and the Target Companies’ historical financial statements and certain adjustments and assumptions have been made regarding the Company after giving effect to the Business Combination. There may be differences between preliminary estimates in the pro forma financial information and the final acquisition accounting, which could result in material differences from the pro forma information presented in this prospectus in respect of our estimated financial position and results of operations.
In addition, the assumptions used in preparing the pro forma financial information may not prove to be accurate and other factors may affect our financial condition or results of operations following the Closing. Any potential decline in our financial condition or results of operations may cause significant variations in our stock price.
The Charter and Bylaws contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions that limit the ability of shareholders to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts that shareholders may consider favorable.
The Charter contains provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that shareholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for Cartesian’s securities. These provisions are described in “Management—Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law.”
Our business and operations could be negatively affected if it becomes subject to any securities litigation or shareholder activism, which could cause us to incur significant expense, hinder execution of business and growth strategy and impact its stock price.
In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company. Shareholder activism, which could take many forms or arise in a variety of situations, has been increasing recently. Volatility in the stock price of our securities or other reasons may in the future cause it to become the target of securities litigation or shareholder activism. Securities litigation and shareholder activism, including potential proxy contests, could result in substantial costs and divert management’s and the Board’s attention and resources from our business. Further, such securities litigation and shareholder activism could give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our future, adversely affect its relationships with service providers and make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel. Also, we may be required to incur significant legal fees and other expenses related to any securities litigation and activist shareholder matters. Further, its stock price could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any securities litigation and shareholder activism.
Future resales of shares after the consummation of the Business Combination may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement and the Sponsor Support Agreement, after the consummation of the Business Combination and subject to certain exceptions, the Sponsor and certain shareholders receiving shares of Company stock as consideration pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement will be contractually restricted from selling or transferring any of their shares.
However, following the expiration of the applicable lock-up period, such equityholders will not be restricted from selling shares of the Company held by them, other than by applicable securities laws. As such, sales of a substantial number of our securities in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception
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in the market that the holders of a large number of securities intend to sell securities, could reduce the market price of our securities. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements for the Private Placements and the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, we will be required to register the resale of the Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investors and securities received by certain shareholders as consideration pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. As restrictions on resale end and registration statements (filed after the Closing to provide for the resale of such shares from time to time) are available for use, the sale or possibility of sale of these shares could have the effect of increasing the volatility in the Company’s share price or the market price of our securities could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants by the Selling Securityholders.
The Selling Securityholders will pay all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of their shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants, including underwriters’ or agents’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, underwriter marketing costs and all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Selling Securityholders, except that we will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel for the Selling Securityholders, in the event of an underwritten offering of their securities. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the securities covered by this prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing and delivery fees, Nasdaq listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our accountants.
We will receive the proceeds from any exercise of the Warrants for cash. We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of Warrants for cash for general corporate and working capital purposes, including to support our growth.
Our management will retain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds we receive from the exercise of Warrants for cash. The amounts and timing of our expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including our current plans, financial condition and business conditions. Pending such use, we intend to invest the net proceeds we receive in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments and government securities.
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DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. Any future determination related to dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors the Board deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Introduction
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 gives effect to the Business Combination as if it was completed on September 30, 2022. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021 give pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it was completed on January 1, 2021. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet does not purport to represent, and is not necessarily indicative of, what the actual financial condition of the combined company would have been had the Business Combination taken place on September 30, 2022, nor is it indicative of the financial condition of the combined company as of any future date. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations do not purport to represent, and are not necessarily indicative of, what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been had the Business Combination taken place on January 1, 2021. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, and is for informational purposes only. It is subject to several uncertainties and assumptions as described in the accompanying notes. The combined financial information presents the pro forma effects of the following:
| • | the sale and issuance of 16,936,715 shares of Class A Common Stock at $9.80 per share with a par value of $0.0001 from the Private Placements, inclusive of 100,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Alvarium PIPE Investors pursuant to the Side Letter; |
| • | the conversion of the Class D-1 equity interest into an employment contract with the TIG Entities subsequent to the Business Combination; |
| • | the settlement of the $12.1 million deferred underwriting commissions incurred in connection with Cartesian’s IPO; |
| • | the extinguishment of historical long-term debt and the issuance of new credit facilities in connection with the Business Combination; |
| • | the sale of Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited (“AHRA”) to AHRA Holdco (together, the “Non-Business Combination Adjustments”); and |
| • | the Business Combination described further in Note 1 to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information (the “Business Combination Adjustments” and collectively with the Non-Business Combination Adjustments, the “Pro Forma Adjustments”). |
In addition, the Target Companies signed a credit agreement with lenders regarding the terms of a new credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to repay existing indebtedness of the Target Companies and to fund future business growth, including acquisitions.
Cartesian was formed on December 18, 2020. As a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), the Company’s purpose entails efforts to acquire one or more businesses through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Effective September 19, 2021, Cartesian, TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium entered into an agreement pursuant to which Cartesian intends to use cash and issue shares in exchange for the equity and/or assets of the Target Companies. On December 30, 2022, Cartesian redomiciled and became Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. is sometimes referred to in this section as “Alvarium Tiedemann”.
The following describes the three operating entities acquired in the Business Combination:
| • | TWMH is a premier, full-service wealth management firm focused on providing financial advisory and related family office services to high net worth individuals, families, endowments, and foundations. In addition to a wide range of investment capabilities, TWMH offers a full suite of complementary and |
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| customized family office services for families seeking comprehensive oversight of their financial affairs. The organic growth has been complemented by selective hiring and by two successfully completed acquisitions, which have expanded not only the assets under management, but also TWMH’s professional ranks, geographic footprint, and service capabilities. In addition, TWMH offers extensive Impact Investing advisory services and is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investing. |
| • | The TIG Entities are an alternative investment management firm that manages approximately $3.0 billion of AUM within its internal strategies and with strategic investments with External Strategic Managers that have approximately $5.2 billion of AUM in aggregate as of September 30, 2022. The TIG Entities are focused on partnering with global alternative investment fund managers in order to unlock and achieve growth from both an asset and operational perspective. The TIG Entities have a strong track record of identifying managers that focus on sourcing uncorrelated investment opportunities in both public and private markets, utilizing the TIG Entities’ long-standing operating platform to assist managers with growth. TIG Arbitrage and the TIG Entities’ External Strategic Managers focus on capital preservation and uncorrelated returns, with alpha driven investment strategies that align with the needs of a diverse global investor base. As a growth-oriented partner, the TIG Entities work collaboratively with fund managers on marketing and business development. |
| • | Alvarium is a global multi-family office and investment boutique that provides tailored solutions for families, foundations, and institutions. Alvarium has four principal business units: Investment group generally provides investment advisory services to high net worth clients globally, defined as investible assets between $30 million and more than $500 million. Alvarium specializes in being the trusted adviser to high net worth families and individuals, trusts, endowments, and foundations with complex needs, providing a completely tailored and independent approach. With the perspective of a global organization combined with local resources, Alvarium provides institutional quality advice, investment, and risk management services, combining deep expertise in alternative asset classes and co-investment opportunities to support high net worth client’s needs, wherever they reside. Alvarium aims to ensure hard earned legacies become long-lasting legacies, with aligned partners and shareholders investing side-by-side with clients. |
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The diagram below depicts a simplified version of the Company’s organizational structure immediately following the Completion of the Business Combination (the “Closing”).
| (1) | Following the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the Alvarium Shareholders will hold 27.4% of the voting power and economic interests in the Company, taking into account the indirect economic interests of any Class B Common Units held by the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members. |
| (2) | Following the Closing, Cartesian’s Public Shareholders will hold 0.5% of the voting power of and economic interests in the Company, taking into account any Class B Common Units held by the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members. |
| (3) | Following the Closing, the PIPE Investors will hold 17.0% of the voting power of and economic interests in the Company, taking into account any Class B Common Units held by the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members. |
| (4) | Following the Closing, the Sponsor and Independent Directors will hold 5.1% of the voting power of and economic interests in the Company, taking into account any Class B Common Units held by the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members. |
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| (5) | Following the Closing, the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members will hold 50.0% of the voting power and economic interests in the Company, taking into account the indirect economic interests of any Class B Common Units held by the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members. |
| (6) | Cartesian Growth Corporation was renamed Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. following the Domestication and the Business Combination. |
Notwithstanding the legal form of the Business Combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination will be accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combination (“ASC 805”), using the acquisition method. For accounting purposes, the acquirer is the entity that has obtained control of another entity and, thus, consummated a business combination. The determination of whether control has been obtained begins with the evaluation of whether control should be evaluated based on the variable interest or voting interest model pursuant to ASC Topic 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”). In all redemption scenarios, Alvarium Tiedemann has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following factors:
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann will hold approximately 50%, while non-controlling shareholders will hold the remaining approximately 50%. |
| • | Umbrella, which will hold 100% of the equity of TWMH, the TIG Entities and Alvarium indirectly through its 100% interest in the equity of Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, LLC, is a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Alvarium Tiedemann will be the sole managing member and primary beneficiary who has full and complete charge of all affairs of Umbrella, and the Class A units of Alvarium Tiedemann do not have substantive participating or kick out rights; and |
| • | Prior to the close of the Business Combination, no single party had a controlling financial interest in each of the entities involved in the Business Combination. Therefore, the Business Combination is not considered a common control transaction. |
The factors discussed above support the conclusion that Alvarium Tiedemann will acquire a controlling financial interest in Umbrella and will be the accounting acquirer. Alvarium Tiedemann is the primary beneficiary of Umbrella, which is a VIE, since it has the power to direct the activities of Umbrella that most significantly impact Umbrella’s economic performance through its role as the sole managing member of Umbrella. Additionally, Alvarium Tiedemann’s variable interests in Umbrella include ownership of Umbrella, which results in the right (and obligation) to receive benefits (and absorb losses) of Umbrella that could potentially be significant to Umbrella. Therefore, the Business Combination will be accounted for using the acquisition method. Under this method of accounting, Alvarium Tiedemann is treated as the acquirer and Umbrella is treated as the acquired company for financial statement reporting purposes. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the assets and liabilities of Umbrella are recognized at fair value, and any consideration in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired (including identifiable intangible assets) is recognized as goodwill.
The Company has determined TWMH to be the predecessor entity to the Business Combination based on a number of considerations, including TWMH former management making up the majority of the senior under administration of the continuing operations of Alvarium Tiedemann. Therefore, the results of operations presented prior to the Business Combination will be those of TWMH. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read in conjunction with:
| • | the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements; |
| • | the historical financial statements of Cartesian as of, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 included elsewhere in this prospectus; |
| • | the historical financial statements of TWMH, the TIG Entities and Alvarium, as of, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 included elsewhere in this prospectus; |
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| • | the sections of the prospectus entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Cartesian”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of TWMH”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the TIG Entities” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Alvarium”. |
The following summarizes the pro forma ownership of Class A Common Stock of the Company and the total economic ownership of Alvarium Tiedemann (i.e., assuming each shareholder of Alvarium Topco exchanged his, her or its (a) ordinary shares of Alvarium Topco and (b) class A shares of Alvarium Topco for Class A Common Stock of Cartesian at the Closing) following the Business Combination under two scenarios based upon the pro forma shareholder redemptions (not taking into account the impact of any Earn-Out Securities):
| Economic Interest in Alvarium Tiedemann (Class A Common Stock)(1)(2) |
Voting Interest in Alvarium Tiedemann (Class A and Class B Common Stock)(1) |
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| Alvarium Tiedemann Units | % | Alvarium Tiedemann Units | % | |||||||||||||
| Alvarium Tiedemann Shareholders |
541,051 | 1.0 | % | 541,051 | 0.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Existing Alvarium Shareholders |
30,576,235 | 54.7 | % | 30,576,235 | 27.4 | % | ||||||||||
| PIPE Investors |
18,994,640 | 34.0 | % | 18,994,640 | 17.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Sponsor and Independent Directors |
5,753,153 | 10.3 | % | 5,753,153 | 5.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Existing TWMH and TIG Entities Members |
— | 0.0 | % | 55,899,857 | 50.0 | % | ||||||||||
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55,865,079 | 100.0 | % | 111,764,936 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||
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| (1) | The economic and voting interests in Alvarium Tiedemann included in the table give effect to secondary share purchases occurring after the Business Combination. |
| (2) | The economic interests in Alvarium Tiedemann represent an approximate 50% economic interest in Umbrella. The existing TWMH and TIG Rollover Shareholders will hold the remaining approximately 50% economic interest in Umbrella. |
The table below illustrates the ownership of the controlling and noncontrolling interests in Umbrella following the Business Combination (not taking into account the impact of any Earn-Out Securities):
| Alvarium Tiedemann Units | % | |||||||
| Umbrella Class A common units held by Alvarium Tiedemann |
55,865,079 | 50 | % | |||||
| Umbrella Class B common units held by TWMH and TIG Entities Members |
55,899,857 | 50 | % | |||||
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| Total Umbrella units |
111,764,936 | 100 | % | |||||
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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information as being indicative of the historical results that would have been achieved had the Business Combination occurred on the dates indicated or the future results that the Company will experience. The pro forma adjustments are based on the information currently available and the assumptions and estimates underlying the pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from the assumptions used to present the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2022
(in thousands)
| Cartesian (Historical) |
TWMH (Historical) |
TIG Entities (Historical) |
Alvarium (Historical) (Note 2) |
Non-Business Combination Adjustments |
Business Combination Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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| Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 464 | $ | 4,477 | $ | 3,396 | $ | 13,879 | $ | 165,000 | (a) | $ | (42,100 | )(h) | $ | 41,074 | ||||||||||||
| (7,800 | )(b) | 347,105 | (i) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8,346 | (d) | (99,999 | )(j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (8 | )(e) | (344,031 | )(l) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (7,655 | )(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
— | — | 4,500 | — | — | — | 4,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments at fair value |
— | 200 | 148,224 | 7 | — | — | 148,431 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and securities held in Trust Account |
347,105 | — | — | — | — | (347,105 | )(i) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method investments |
— | 50 | — | 8,829 | — | — | 8,879 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fees receivable |
— | 18,558 | 10,920 | 52,573 | (938 | )(e) | — | 81,113 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net |
— | 20,542 | — | 101,453 | — | 494,829 | (k) | 616,824 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill |
— | 25,168 | — | 50,104 | — | 373,174 | (k) | 448,446 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed assets, net |
— | 979 | 155 | 1,660 | (2 | )(e) | — | 2,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other assets |
19 | 8,934 | 2,978 | 2,576 | 1,650 | (d) | — | 16,157 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets |
— | 8,112 | 3,028 | 10,557 | — | — | 21,697 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 347,588 | $ | 87,020 | $ | 173,201 | $ | 241,638 | $ | 166,248 | $ | 374,218 | $ | 1,389,913 | ||||||||||||||
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| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
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| Accrued compensation and profit sharing |
$ | — | $ | 9,572 | $ | 2,768 | $ | — | $ | 7,037 | (f) | $ | 1,996 | (g) | $ | 21,373 | ||||||||||||
| (7,655 | )(c) | (7,655 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued member distributions payable |
— | 7,000 | — | — | — | — | 7,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
492 | 7,287 | 5,053 | 46,969 | — | (30,227 | )(h) | 29,574 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities |
— | 8,742 | 3,108 | 12,482 | — | — | 24,332 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earn-in consideration, at fair value |
— | 1,091 | — | — | — | — | 1,091 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Payable under delayed share purchase agreement |
— | 1,818 | — | — | — | — | 1,818 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt |
477 | 21,827 | 42,471 | 55,869 | 9,996 | (d) | — | 130,640 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liability, net |
— | 35 | — | 24,520 | 744 | (f) | 49,560 | (k)(vii) | 74,860 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred underwriting fee |
12,075 | — | — | — | (12,075 | )(b) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability |
6,365 | — | — | — | — | — | 6,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnout liability |
— | — | — | — | — | 76,035 | (k)(iii) | 76,035 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TRA liability |
— | — | — | — | — | 8,500 | (k)(iv) | 8,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total liabilities |
19,409 | 57,372 | 53,400 | 139,840 | 5,702 | 98,209 | 373,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commitments and contingencies: |
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| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
347,105 | — | — | — | — | (347,105 | )(l)(m) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preference shares |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock |
— | — | — | — | 2 | (a) | 9 | (k) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Class A ordinary shares |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares |
1 | — | — | — | — | (1 | )(n) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Members’ capital – Class A |
— | 4 | — | — | — | (4 | )(k)(viii) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Members’ capital – Class B |
— | 30,820 | — | — | — | (30,820 | )(k)(viii) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total members’ equity |
— | — | 119,801 | — | (7,781 | )(f) | (112,019 | )(k)(viii) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
— | — | — | 101,792 | (948 | )(e) | (100,844 | )(k)(viii) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
— | — | — | — | 164,998 | (a) | 305,759 | (k)(i) | 473,831 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 99,999 | (k)(ii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (99,999 | )(j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,074 | (m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (75,272 | )(k)(ix) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
(18,927 | ) | — | — | — | 4,275 | (b) | (1,996 | )(g) | (16,856 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| — | (11,873 | )(h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11,665 | (k)(x) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
— | (1,522 | ) | — | — | — | 1,522 | (k)(xi) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries |
— | 346 | — | 6 | — | (352 | )(k)(xii) | 558,993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 297,340 | (k)(v) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 261,653 | (k)(vi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) |
(18,926 | ) | 29,648 | 119,801 | 101,798 | 160,546 | 623,114 | 1,015,980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ | 347,588 | $ | 87,020 | $ | 173,201 | $ | 241,638 | $ | 166,248 | $ | 374,218 | $ | 1,389,913 | ||||||||||||||
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands, except for share amounts)
| Cartesian (Historical) |
TWMH (Historical) |
TIG Entities (Historical) |
Alvarium (Historical) (Note 2) |
Non-Business Combination Adjustments |
Business Combination Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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| Income: |
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| Management/Advisory fees |
$ | — | $ | 57,445 | $ | 34,008 | $ | 71,724 | $ | (5,594 | )(a) | $ | — | $ | 157,583 | |||||||||||||
| Incentive fees |
— | — | 816 | 3,296 | — | — | 4,112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income/fees |
— | — | — | 4,033 | — | — | 4,033 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Income |
— | 57,445 | 34,824 | 79,053 | (5,594 | ) | — | 165,728 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Compensation and employee benefits |
— | 36,968 | 11,498 | 65,651 | 5,701 | (a)(b) | — | 119,818 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Systems, technology, and telephone |
— | 4,577 | 1,815 | 3,101 | (12 | ) (a) | — | 9,481 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy costs |
— | 3,399 | 1,070 | 2,898 | — | — | 7,367 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees |
797 | 5,480 | 3,952 | 11,984 | (65 | ) (a) | — | 22,148 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Travel and entertainment |
— | 1,134 | 799 | 1,776 | (20 | ) (a) | — | 3,689 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing |
— | 678 | — | 206 | — | — | 884 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Business insurance expenses |
— | 869 | 255 | 1,085 | (2 | ) (a) | — | 2,207 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education and training |
— | 37 | — | 1,003 | (53 | ) (a) | — | 987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions, donations and dues |
— | 138 | — | — | — | — | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense |
— | 356 | 54 | 463 | (1 | ) (a) | — | 872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets |
— | 1,434 | 60 | 3,505 | — | 2,951 | (c) | 7,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses |
151 | — | 588 | 3,302 | (155 | ) (a) | — | 3,886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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948 | 55,070 | 20,091 | 94,974 | 5,393 | 2,951 | 179,427 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operating income (loss) |
(948 | ) | 2,375 | 14,733 | (15,921 | ) | (10,987 | ) | (2,951 | ) | (13,699 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Interest and dividend income |
2,096 | 100 | — | 179 | — | (2,096 | )(d) | 279 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense |
(18 | ) | (410 | ) | (1,757 | ) | (3,747 | ) | (2,686 | )(e) | — | (8,618 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Other investment gain (loss), net |
16,706 | 13 | 9,010 | (100 | ) | — | — | 25,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from equity method investments |
— | 32 | — | 938 | — | — | 970 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other-than-temporary gain (loss) on equity method investments |
— | — | — | 5,443 | — | — | 5,443 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap |
— | 299 | — | — | — | — | 299 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of conversion option liability |
41 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses |
— | (27 | ) | — | — | — | — | (27 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency gain |
— | — | — | 2,020 | — | — | 2,020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) before taxes |
17,877 | 2,382 | 21,986 | (11,188 | ) | (13,673 | ) | (5,047 | ) | 12,337 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit |
— | (363 | ) | (911 | ) | 1,637 | (1,447 | )(a)(f) | 2,391 | (f) | 1,307 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) |
17,877 | 2,019 | 21,075 | (9,551 | ) | (15,120 | ) | (2,656 | ) | 13,644 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
— | (87 | ) | — | (11 | ) | (7,562 | )(g)(i) | 6,999 | (g)(ii) | (661 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
$ | 17,877 | $ | 2,106 | $ | 21,075 | $ | (9,540 | ) | $ | (7,558 | ) | $ | (9,655 | ) | $ | 14,305 | |||||||||||
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| Pro Forma Earnings Per Share |
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$ | 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro Forma Number of Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Share |
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
(in thousands, except for share amounts)
| Cartesian (Historical) |
TWMH (Historical) |
TIG Entities (Historical) |
Alvarium (Historical) (Note 2) |
Non -Business Combination Adjustments |
Business Combination Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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| Income: |
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| Management/Advisory fees |
$ | — | $ | 75,703 | $ | 44,503 | $ | 82,193 | $ | (3,903 | )(a) | $ | — | $ | 198,496 | |||||||||||||
| Incentive fees |
— | — | 42,110 | 4,347 | — | — | 46,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income/fees |
— | — | — | 16,026 | — | — | 16,026 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Income |
— | 75,703 | 86,613 | 102,566 | (3,903 | ) | — | 260,979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Expenses: |
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| Compensation and employee benefits |
— | 47,413 | 18,082 | 69,486 | 23,973 | (a)(b) | 1,996 | (g) | 160,950 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Systems, technology, and telephone |
— | 5,070 | 2,625 | 3,119 | (6 | )(a) | — | 10,808 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy costs |
— | 3,498 | 1,351 | 3,687 | — | — | 8,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees |
1,800 | 6,882 | 5,998 | 14,204 | (110 | )(a) | 11,873 | (c) | 40,647 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Travel and entertainment |
— | 566 | 454 | 1,201 | (16 | )(a) | — | 2,205 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing |
— | 931 | — | 312 | (26 | )(a) | — | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Business insurance expenses |
— | 1,235 | 309 | 1,186 | (3 | )(a) | — | 2,727 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education and training |
— | 35 | — | 486 | (15 | )(a) | — | 506 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions, donations, and dues |
— | 254 | — | — | (1 | )(a) | — | 253 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense |
— | 695 | 84 | 759 | — | — | 1,538 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets |
— | 1,357 | 81 | 1,514 | — | 9,212 | (d) | 12,164 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses |
80 | — | 827 | 2,407 | (172 | ) | — | 3,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operating expenses |
1,880 | 67,936 | 29,811 | 98,361 | 23,624 | 23,081 | 244,693 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operating income (loss) |
(1,880 | ) | 7,767 | 56,802 | 4,205 | (27,527 | ) | (23,081 | ) | 16,286 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses): |
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| Interest and dividend income |
31 | 57 | — | 281 | — | (31 | )(e) | 338 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense |
— | (455 | ) | (2,240 | ) | (2,492 | ) | (6,548 | )(f) | — | (11,735 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other investment gain (loss), net |
814 | 62 | 15,444 | 165 | — | — | 16,485 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from equity method investments |
— | (3,052 | ) | — | 6,494 | — | — | 3,442 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other-than-temporary gain (loss) on equity method investments |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Variable interest entity (loss) on investment |
— | (146 | ) | — | — | — | — | (146 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap |
— | 178 | — | — | — | — | 178 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses |
— | (105 | ) | — | (623 | ) | — | — | (728 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) before taxes |
(1,035 | ) | 4,306 | 70,006 | 8,030 | (34,075 | ) | (23,112 | ) | 24,120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit |
— | (515 | ) | (1,457 | ) | (4,586 | ) | 4,773 | (a)(h) | (1,593 | )(h) | (3,378 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) |
(1,035 | ) | 3,791 | 68,549 | 3,444 | (29,302 | ) | (24,705 | ) | 20,742 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
— | (148 | ) | — | 812 | (14,655 | )(i)(i) | 27,978 | (i)(ii) | 13,987 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
$ | (1,035 | ) | $ | 3,939 | $ | 68,549 | $ | 2,632 | $ | (14,647 | ) | $ | (52,683 | ) | $ | 6,755 | |||||||||||
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| Pro Forma Earnings Per Share |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro Forma Number of Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Share |
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| Basic (#) |
55,865,079 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted (#) |
66,261,458 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1—Description of the Business Combination
Description of the Business Combination
On September 19, 2021, Cartesian Growth Corporation entered into the Business Combination Agreement with, inter alios, TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium, as described under the heading “Proposal No. 1.—The Business Combination Proposal—The Business Combination Agreement”. Subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the consideration for the Business Combination will be funded through a combination of cash from Cartesian, proceeds from the proposed Private Placements and rollover equity from the Alvarium Tiedemann equity holders (refer to Estimated Sources and Uses below). As a result of the transaction, the Alvarium Tiedemann equity holders will collectively hold a majority of the equity of Umbrella (Alvarium Tiedemann Capital, LLC). The Business Combination was structured as a customary Up-C transaction, whereby Cartesian will directly or indirectly own equity in Umbrella and hold direct voting rights in Umbrella. Pursuant to and in connection with the Business Combination, the following transactions occured:
| • | Cartesian changed its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, upon which Cartesian changed its name to “Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.” and adopted the Proposed Charter and the Proposed Bylaws; |
| • | In conjunction with Cartesian’s change in jurisdiction, (a) each outstanding Class A ordinary share automatically converted into one share of Alvarium Tiedemann Class A Common Stock, (b) each outstanding Class B ordinary share automatically converted into one share of Alvarium Tiedemann Class A Common Stock and (c) the outstanding warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares automatically became exercisable for shares of Alvarium Tiedemann Class A Common Stock. |
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann formed Umbrella Merger Sub; |
| • | TWMH and the TIG Entities’ equity owners formed Umbrella; |
| • | The TIG Entities distributed their interests in the External Strategic Managers in which they made strategic investments to Umbrella; |
| • | Alvarium equity owners formed Alvarium TopCo where Alvarium is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alvarium TopCo; |
| • | Alvarium equity owners exchanged their equity interests in Alvarium for equity interests in Alvarium Tiedemann; |
| • | Umbrella merged with Umbrella Merger Sub, pursuant to which Umbrella will survive; |
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann contributed 100% of equity interest in Alvarium TopCo to Umbrella in exchange for equity interest in Umbrella; |
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann, TWMH and the TIG Entities entered into a tax receivable agreement (“TRA”) through which Alvarium Tiedemann made additional payments to the members of TWMH and the members of the TIG Entities for the tax benefits realized with the step-up in tax basis created as a result of the exchange of units of Umbrella for Alvarium Tiedemann stock or other consideration; |
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann contributed cash to Umbrella; |
| • | In exchange for the assets and businesses contributed to Umbrella and its subsidiaries, (a) the TWMH, TIG Entities, and Alvarium shareholders were paid an implied equity value of approximately $965 million, consisting of (i) $100.0 million of cash consideration for the secondary sale of units (subject to adjustment), (ii) shares of Alvarium Tiedemann Class A ordinary shares, and (iii) common units in Umbrella. |
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| • | Alvarium Tiedemann received all amounts at the Closing then available in the Trust Account (plus the proceeds of any equity financing received in connection with the Private Placements), net of amounts required (a) to make the cash consideration payments as a result of the Business Combination and (b) to redeem any of the Public Shareholders exercising their respective redemption rights, and contributed any such amounts to Umbrella to pay the transaction expenses of Cartesian, TWMH, the TIG Entities and Alvarium and otherwise for general corporate purposes; |
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann holds 50%, representing economic interests in Umbrella while non-controlling shareholders holds 50% representing economic interests in Umbrella; |
| • | Approximately 2.1 million founders shares were forfeited by the Sponsor, and the remaining approximately 6.4 million founder shares were converted into an equal amount of shares of Class A Common Stock of Alvarium Tiedemann, which include up to approximately 0.8 million shares of Class A Common Stock which are held by Sponsor and subject to potential forfeiture based on a five-year post-closing earn-out, with (i) 50% of such shares being no longer subject to forfeiture if the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the shares equals or exceeds $12.50 and (ii) the remaining 50% of such shares no longer subject to forfeiture if the VWAP of the shares equals or exceeds $15.00; and |
| • | Alvarium Tiedemann adopted an omnibus equity incentive plan for itself and its subsidiaries. |
Pursuant to Cartesian’s certificate of incorporation, Cartesian provided its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares in conjunction with a shareholders vote on the transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the Business Combination.
Other related events in connection with the Business Combination
Other related events that are contemplated to occur in connection with the Business Combination are summarized below:
| • | The issuance of 16.9 million shares of Class A Common Stock in the Private Placements to PIPE Investors. |
| • | Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder of TIG Entities will become an employee of the TIG Entities. |
| • | The sale of Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited (“AHRA”) to AHRA Holdco. |
| • | The extinguishment of Cartesian, TWMH, TIG Entities, and Alvarium’s debt with a carrying value of $120.6 million. |
| • | The issuance of new credit facilities in connection with the Business Combination (“New Debt”). This includes a $100.0 million term loan facility, net of $1.4 million in fees, bearing interest at the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) plus a Credit Spread Adjustment (“CSA”). A 0.125% change in the estimated interest rate on the term loan facility, which has a variable interest rate, would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $0.1 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021. A revolving credit facility of $150.0 million, net of $2.1 million in fees bearing interest at the SOFR, plus a CSA, plus a commitment fee (“CF”). A 0.125% change in the estimated interest rate on the revolving credit facility, which has a variable interest rate, would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $0.1 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021. The term loan facility matures on January 3, 2028 and the revolving credit facility matures January 3, 2028 on or such earlier date as the revolving credit commitments may be terminated pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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Sources and Uses of Funds for the Business Combination
The following tables summarize the sources and uses for funding the Business Combination which reflects actual redemptions of shares at a redemption price of $10 per share which is equal to the pro rata portion of the Trust Account.
Sources and Uses (in millions)
| Sources |
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| Alvarium Shareholders Equity(1) |
$ | 306 | ||
| TWMH Members Equity(2) |
297 | |||
| TIG Entities Members Equity(3) |
262 | |||
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| Subtotal(5) |
865 | |||
| Cartesian Class B ordinary Shares held by Sponsor and Independent Directors(4) |
58 | |||
| Cash Held in Trust Account |
5 | |||
| Proceeds from PIPE |
165 | |||
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| Total Sources |
$ | 1,093 | ||
| Uses |
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| Equity Consideration to Alvarium Shareholders(1) |
$ | 306 | ||
| Equity Consideration to TWMH Members(2) |
297 | |||
| Equity Consideration to TIG Entities Members(3) |
262 | |||
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| Subtotal(5) |
865 | |||
| Conversion of Cartesian Class B ordinary Shares held by Sponsor and Independent Directors(6) |
58 | |||
| Secondary Share Purchases |
100 | |||
| Cash to Balance Sheet |
8 | |||
| Estimated Transaction Expenses |
62 | |||
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| Total Uses |
$ | 1,093 | ||
| (1) | Represents the $297 million Alvarium Equity Value plus the $9 million Alvarium Closing Cash Adjustment. |
| (2) | Represents the $312 million TWMH Equity Value less $30 million of Secondary Share Purchases plus the $15 million TWMH Closing Cash Adjustment. |
| (3) | Represents the $325 million TIG Entities Equity Value less $70 million of Secondary Share Purchases plus the $7 million TIG Entities Closing Cash Adjustment. |
| (4) | Represents Cartesian Class B ordinary shares held by the Sponsor and independent directors, assuming a per share price of $10.00. Excludes the effect of 2,116,878 shares of Class A Common Stock which was forfeited to PIPE Investors at Closing, and 754,968 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Sponsor based on a five year-post-closing earnout, with (i) 50% of such shares being no longer subject to forfeiture if the VWAP of the shares equals or exceeds $12.50 for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period and (ii) the remaining 50% of such shares no longer subject to forfeiture if the VWAP of the shares equals or exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period. |
| (5) | Represents the issuance of an aggregate of 86,476,092 shares of Class A Common Stock and Paired Interests to the Alvarium Shareholders and the TWMH Members and TIG Entities Members, as applicable, at an implied value of $10.00 per share or Paired Interest. |
| (6) | Represents the conversion of Cartesian Class B ordinary shares held by the Sponsor and Independent Directors into Class A Common Stock, at an implied value of $10.00 per share. |
Basis of presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 assumes that the Business Combination was completed on September 30, 2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 gives pro forma effects to the Business Combination as if it had occurred on January 1, 2021.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 has been prepared using the following:
| • | Cartesian’s balance sheet; |
| • | TWMH’s statement of financial condition; |
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| • | TIG Entities’ statement of financial position; and |
| • | Alvarium Investments’ statement of financial position |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021 have been prepared using the following:
| • | Cartesian’s statement of operations; |
| • | Tiedemann Wealth Management Holdings’ statement of operations; |
| • | TIG Entities’ statement of operations; and |
| • | Alvarium Investments’ statement of comprehensive income |
The merger between Alvarium Tiedemann and Umbrella was accounted for as a business combination under ASC Topic 805 and 810, and was accounted for using the acquisition method. Under this method of accounting, Umbrella was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes.
Under the acquisition method, the acquisition-date fair value of the gross consideration transferred to effect the business combination, as described in Note 3—Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The Company has made significant estimates and assumptions in determining the preliminary allocation of the gross consideration transferred in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not give effect to any anticipated operating efficiencies or cost savings that may be associated with the business combination. Certain reclassification adjustments have been made in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements to conform the Alvarium Tiedemann historical basis of presentation to that of TWMH, where applicable.
The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the Business Combination are based on certain estimates and assumptions. The unaudited pro forma adjustments may be revised as additional information becomes available. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments, and it is possible the difference may be material. Alvarium Tiedemann believes that assumptions made provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the Business Combination contemplated based on information available to Alvarium Tiedemann at the time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the pro forma financial information. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had the business combination taken place on the date indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations of the combined company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Companies.
The historical financial statements have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to give effect to Pro Forma Adjustments, which are adjustments that depict in the pro forma condensed combined financial statements the accounting for the transactions required by U.S. GAAP.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had the Alvarium Tiedemann companies filed consolidated income tax returns during the period presented. The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are based upon the number of the Alvarium Tiedemann shares outstanding, assuming the transaction occurred on January 1, 2021 and based upon the amount of redemptions.
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Note 2—Accounting Policies
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, Alvarium Tiedemann will perform a comprehensive review of TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium’s accounting policies. As a result of the review, Alvarium Tiedemann may identify differences between the accounting policies of the companies which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the combined financial statements. Based on its initial analysis, Alvarium Tiedemann has not identified any material differences in accounting policies that would have an impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
Reclassifications
Certain historical balance sheet line items of Cartesian, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium were reclassified to arrive at the pro forma financial statement presentation. Alvarium’s historical financial statements were prepared under UK GAAP. As part of the Business Combination, Alvarium has adjusted its financial statements to conform to US GAAP. The tables below display the adjustments made to the historical Alvarium financial statements to conform to US GAAP.
Alvarium Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2022
| (amounts in thousands) | Alvarium Historical (UK GAAP) (GBP) |
Alvarium Adjusted for UK to US GAAP Conversion (US GAAP) (GBP)(1) |
Alvarium Foreign Currency Adjusted (USD)(2) |
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| Assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
£ | 12,425 | £ | 12,425 | $ | 13,879 | ||||||
| Investments at fair value |
7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Equity method investments |
8,394 | 7,904 | 8,829 | |||||||||
| Fees receivable |
47,991 | 47,066 | 52,573 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net |
— | 90,827 | 101,453 | |||||||||
| Goodwill |
69,515 | 44,856 | 50,104 | |||||||||
| Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization |
1,487 | 1,487 | 1,660 | |||||||||
| Other assets |
2,305 | 2,305 | 2,576 | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets |
— | 9,451 | 10,557 | |||||||||
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| Total assets |
£ | 142,124 | £ | 216,328 | $ | 241,638 | ||||||
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| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
41,662 | 42,049 | 46,969 | |||||||||
| Lease liabilities |
— | 11,175 | 12,482 | |||||||||
| Debt |
50,017 | 50,017 | 55,869 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liability, net |
2,054 | 21,952 | 24,520 | |||||||||
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|
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| Total liabilities |
93,733 | 125,193 | 139,840 | |||||||||
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| Equity attributable to owners of the parent company |
48,386 | 91,130 | 101,792 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
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| Total shareholders’ equity |
48,391 | 91,135 | 101,798 | |||||||||
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|
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| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
£ | 142,124 | £ | 216,328 | $ | 241,638 | ||||||
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|
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| (1) | Certain adjustments were made to Alvarium’s historical balance sheet as a result of Alvarium’s conversion from UK GAAP to US GAAP. For further information on the conversion adjustments, please refer to the “Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP)” note within Alvarium’s historical financial statements. |
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| (2) | Represents adjustments made to convert Alvarium balances from GBP to USD at a 1.0000 to 1.1170 conversion ratio. |
Alvarium Income Statement for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
| Alvarium Income Statement for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
Alvarium Historical (UK GAAP) (GBP) |
Alvarium Adjusted for UK to US GAAP Conversion (US GAAP) (GBP)(1) |
Alvarium Foreign Currency Adjusted (USD)(2) |
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| Income: |
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| Management/Advisory fees |
£ | 57,134 | £ | 57,087 | $ | 71,724 | ||||||
| Incentive fees |
2,624 | 2,624 | 3,296 | |||||||||
| Other income/fees |
4,239 | 3,210 | 4,033 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Total income |
63,997 | 62,921 | 79,053 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Expenses: |
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| Compensation and employee benefits |
52,253 | 52,253 | 65,651 | |||||||||
| Systems, technology, and telephone |
2,467 | 2,467 | 3,101 | |||||||||
| Occupancy costs |
2,306 | 2,306 | 2,898 | |||||||||
| Professional fees |
9,538 | 9,538 | 11,984 | |||||||||
| Travel and entertainment |
1,413 | 1,413 | 1,776 | |||||||||
| Marketing |
164 | 164 | 206 | |||||||||
| Business insurance expenses |
864 | 864 | 1,085 | |||||||||
| Education and training |
798 | 798 | 1,003 | |||||||||
| Depreciation expense |
369 | 369 | 463 | |||||||||
| Contributions, donations and dues |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets |
5,835 | 2,790 | 3,505 | |||||||||
| Other operating expenses |
2,630 | 2,630 | 3,302 | |||||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
78,637 | 75,592 | 94,974 | |||||||||
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|
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| Operating income (loss) |
(14,640 | ) | (12,671 | ) | (15,921 | ) | ||||||
| Other income (expenses): |
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| Interest and dividend income |
143 | 143 | 179 | |||||||||
| Interest expense |
(2,981 | ) | (2,981 | ) | (3,747 | ) | ||||||
| Other investment gain (loss), net |
(80 | ) | (80 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||||
| Income from equity method investments |
645 | 747 | 938 | |||||||||
| Other-than-temporary gain (loss) on equity method investments |
4,606 | 4,332 | 5,443 | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Other expenses |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Foreign currency gain |
1,607 | 1,607 | 2,020 | |||||||||
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| Income (loss) before taxes |
(10,700 | ) | (8,903 | ) | (11,188 | ) | ||||||
| Income tax expense |
654 | 1,303 | 1,637 | |||||||||
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| Net income (loss) |
(10,046 | ) | (7,600 | ) | (9,551 | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
(9 | ) | (9 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||||
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| Net income (loss) attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
£ | (10,037) | £ | (7,591) | $ | (9,540 | ) | |||||
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| (1) | Certain adjustments were made to Alvarium’s historical income statement as a result of Alvarium’s conversion from UK GAAP to US GAAP. For further information on the conversion adjustments, please refer to the “Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP)” note within Alvarium’s historical financial statements. |
| (2) | Represents adjustments made to convert Alvarium balances from GBP to USD at a 1.0000 to 1.2564 conversion ratio. |
Alvarium Income Statement for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
| (amounts in thousands) | Alvarium Historical (UK GAAP) (GBP) |
Alvarium Adjusted for UK to US GAAP Conversion (US GAAP) (GBP)(1) |
Alvarium Foreign Currency Adjusted (USD)(2) |
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| Income: |
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| Management/Advisory fees |
£ | 59,622 | £ | 59,746 | $ | 82,193 | ||||||
| Incentive fees |
3,160 | 3,160 | 4,347 | |||||||||
| Other income/fees |
12,383 | 11,650 | 16,026 | |||||||||
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| Total income |
75,165 | 74,556 | 102,566 | |||||||||
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| Compensation and employee benefits |
50,510 | 50,510 | 69,486 | |||||||||
| Systems, technology, and telephone |
2,267 | 2,267 | 3,119 | |||||||||
| Occupancy costs |
2,680 | 2,680 | 3,687 | |||||||||
| Professional fees |
10,325 | 10,325 | 14,204 | |||||||||
| Travel and entertainment |
873 | 873 | 1,201 | |||||||||
| Marketing |
227 | 227 | 312 | |||||||||
| Business insurance expenses |
862 | 862 | 1,186 | |||||||||
| Education and training |
353 | 353 | 486 | |||||||||
| Depreciation expense |
552 | 552 | 759 | |||||||||
| Contributions, donations and dues |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets |
5,724 | 1,101 | 1,514 | |||||||||
| Other operating expenses |
2,203 | 1,750 | 2,407 | |||||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
76,576 | 71,500 | 98,361 | |||||||||
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| Operating income (loss) |
(1,411 | ) | 3,056 | 4,205 | ||||||||
| Other income (expenses): |
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| Interest and dividend income |
204 | 204 | 281 | |||||||||
| Interest expense |
(1,811 | ) | (1,811 | ) | (2,492 | ) | ||||||
| Other investment gain (loss), net |
120 | 120 | 165 | |||||||||
| Income from equity method investments |
4,309 | 4,721 | 6,494 | |||||||||
| Other-than-temporary gain (loss) on equity method investments |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Other expenses |
— | (453 | ) | (623 | ) | |||||||
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| Income before taxes |
1,411 | 5,837 | 8,030 | |||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) |
536 | (3,334 | ) | (4,586 | ) | |||||||
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| Net income (loss) |
1,947 | 2,503 | 3,444 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
822 | 590 | 812 | |||||||||
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| Net income (loss) attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
£ | 1,125 | £ | 1,913 | $ | 2,632 | ||||||
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| (1) | Certain adjustments were made to Alvarium’s historical income statement as a result of Alvarium’s conversion from UK GAAP to US GAAP. For further information on the conversion adjustments, please refer to the “Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP)” note within Alvarium’s historical financial statements. |
| (2) | Represents adjustments made to convert Alvarium balances from GBP to USD at a 1.0000 to 1.3757 conversion ratio. |
Note 3—Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2022
The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 are as follows:
| (a) | Reflects the net proceeds of $165.0 million from the issuance of 16,936,715 shares of Class A Common Stock at $9.80 per share with a par value of $0.0001 from the Private Placements, inclusive of 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Side Letter for no cash consideration. |
| (b) | Represents the $7.8 million cash payment in connection with Cartesian’s IPO of $12.1 million of deferred underwriting commissions incurred. A gain of $4.3 million was recognized to extinguish the liability. |
| (c) | Represents the payment of $7.7 million of costs associated with personnel hired in critical functional areas such as finance, legal, human resources to support the requirements of operating as a publicly traded company. These are recurring costs directly attributable to the Business Combination that the Target Companies have reflected in their historical financial statements. |
| (d) | Represents the net proceeds from the issuance of New Debt. See below for a reconciliation table of the debt adjustments for the period presented. |
| Cartesian | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium | AlTi Adjustments | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Historical debt balance |
$ | 477 | $ | 21,827 | $ | 42,471 | $ | 55,869 | $ | — | $ | 120,644 | ||||||||||||
| Extinguishment of debt |
(477 | ) | (21,827 | ) | (42,471 | ) | (55,869 | ) | — | (120,644 | ) | |||||||||||||
| New term loan debt |
— | — | — | — | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term loan debt issuance costs |
— | — | — | — | (1,404 | ) | (1,404 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| New revolver loan debt |
— | — | — | — | 32,500 | 32,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revolver debt issuance costs |
— | — | — | — | (456 | ) | (456 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Undrawn revolver debt issuance costs |
— | — | — | — | (1,650 | ) | (1,650 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pro forma adjustment |
(477 | ) | (21,827 | ) | (42,471 | ) | (55,869 | ) | 128,990 | 8,346 | ||||||||||||||
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 128,990 | $ | 128,990 | ||||||||||||
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| (e) | Represents the adjustments to remove Alvarium Home REIT Advisors (“AHRA”), a subsidiary of Alvarium from its historical balances. |
| (f) | Represents the $7.0 million adjustment for the accrual of the Class D-1 distribution payable to the Class D-1 equity interest holder at the Closing of the Business Combination. The Class D-1 equity interest holder expense results in a $0.1 million deferred tax benefit. The Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities subsequent to the Business Combination. |
| (g) | Represents the $2.0 million pro forma adjustment to reflect the additional costs through Closing associated with personnel hired in critical functional areas such as finance, legal, human resources to support the requirements of operating as a publicly traded company. These are costs directly attributable to the Business Combination and have been reflected as if incurred on January 1, 2021. The historical FY21 results, prior to |
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| the pro-forma adjustment, reflect $1.3 million of costs incurred related to these personnel. Costs associated with these personnel will be recurring. |
| (h) | Represents the adjustments for $11.9 million of incremental transaction costs accrued ($2.2 million of Cartesian transaction costs and $9.7 million of Target Companies’ transaction costs) that are expected to be incurred in connection with the Business Combination. The cash payment to settle the transaction expenses was $42.1 million, which resulted in a net adjustment to relieve the estimated transaction costs of $30.2 million. See below for a reconciliation of transaction costs for the periods presented (in millions): |
| Transaction Costs by Entity |
Costs incurred for the year ended December 31, 2021(1) |
Costs incurred for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022(1) |
Subtotal | Costs to be incurred subsequent to September 30, 2022 |
Total | Accounting Treatment | ||||||||||||||||
| TWMH |
$ | 4.6 | $ | 3.4 | $ | 8.0 | $ | 2.1 | $ | 10.1 | Seller transaction costs in accordance with ASC 805-10-25-21(3) | |||||||||||
| TIG |
2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 6.7 | Seller transaction costs in accordance with ASC 805-10-25-21(3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Alvarium |
8.9 | 6.4 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 20.5 | Seller transaction costs in accordance with ASC 805-10-25-21(3) | ||||||||||||||||
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15.6 | 12.1 | 27.6 | 9.6 | 37.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cartesian |
1.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | Buyer transaction costs in accordance with ASC 805-10-25-23 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total transaction costs related to Busines Combination |
17.4 | 12.9 | 30.2 | 11.8 | 42.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.(2) |
1.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | Seller transaction costs in accordance with ASC 805-10-25-21(3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Settlement of Deferred Underwriting Fee in connection with Cartesian IPO |
12.1 | — | 12.1 | — | 12.1 | Buyer transaction costs in accordance with ASC 805-10-25-23 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total transaction costs |
$ | 30.8 | $ | 17.2 | $ | 47.9 | $ | 13.9 | $ | 61.9 | ||||||||||||
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| (1) | Costs incurred have been included in the historical financial statements of the respective entities for the respective periods in accordance with SAB Topic 1B. |
| (2) | Costs attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. are related to personnel costs to support the requirements of operating as a publicly traded company. These are recurring costs directly attributable to the Business Combination and have been incurred by TWMH as Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. did not exist prior to the Business Combination. |
| (3) | Seller transaction costs are reimbursed by Cartesian to TWMH, TIG and Alvarium through a cash transfer to the Target Companies that does not benefit the sellers. As such, these costs do not represent consideration transferred to the selling shareholders. |
| (i) | Reflects the reclassification of $347.1 million of cash and cash equivalents held in the Trust Account of Cartesian that will become available for transaction consideration, transaction expenses, and the operating activities in conjunction with the Business Combination. |
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| (j) | Reflects the use of $100.0 million representing the secondary purchase of partnership interests in Umbrella, or the Aggregate Cash Consideration to be distributed to the TIG Entities and TWMH Members. The TIG Entities Members are entitled to $70.2 million and the TWMH Members are entitled to $29.8 million of Aggregate Cash Consideration. The distribution of the Aggregate Cash Consideration to the members to the TIG Entities and TWMH occurs subsequent to the issuance of shares for net proceeds of $165.0 million referenced in footnote (a) on the closing date of the transaction, and results in a reduction of cash and equity. |
| (k) | Represents the adjustment for the estimated preliminary purchase price allocation for the Business Combination. The preliminary calculation of total consideration is presented below as if the Business Combination was consummated on September 30, 2022. |
| Fair Value (in millions) | ||||
| Equity consideration to Alvarium Shareholders(i) |
$ | 305.8 | ||
| Aggregate Cash Consideration to TWMH and TIG Entities Members(ii) |
100.0 | |||
| Fair value of Earn-Out Consideration(iii) |
76.0 | |||
| Tax receivable agreement(iv) |
8.5 | |||
| Equity consideration to TWMH Members(v) |
297.3 | |||
| Equity consideration to TIG Entities Members(vi) |
261.7 | |||
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1,049.3 | |||
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
26.2 | |||
| Investments at fair value |
148.4 | |||
| Equity method investments |
8.9 | |||
| Fees receivable |
81.1 | |||
| Right-of-use assets |
21.7 | |||
| Intangible assets, net |
616.8 | |||
| Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization |
2.8 | |||
| Other assets |
14.5 | |||
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920.4 | |||
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| Accrued compensation and profit sharing |
19.3 | |||
| Accrued member distributions payable |
7.0 | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
71.0 | |||
| Lease liabilities |
24.3 | |||
| Earn-in consideration payable |
1.1 | |||
| Delayed share purchase agreement |
1.8 | |||
| Debt |
120.2 | |||
| Deferred tax liability, net |
74.9 | |||
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319.6 | |||
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600.8 | |||
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| Goodwill |
448.5 | |||
| Less: historical goodwill |
75.3 | |||
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$ | 373.2 | ||
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| (i) | Represents $305.8 million of Class A Common Stock of Alvarium Tiedemann issued to the Alvarium Shareholders based on the fair value of the acquired business. |
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| (ii) | Represents the $29.8 million and the $70.2 million of Aggregate Cash Consideration transferred to the TWMH and TIG Entities Members, respectively, for the secondary purchase of partnership interests in Umbrella. |
| (iii) | Represents $76.0 million of Earn-Out Consideration transferred to the Alvarium Shareholders, TWMH Members, and TIG Entities Members, which will be settled with shares of Class A Common Stock. The total value of the Earn-Out Consideration was determined by using a Monte Carlo simulation to forecast the future daily price per share of Class A common stock over a five-year time period. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Alvarium Shareholders, the TWMH Members, and the TIG Entities Members Earn-Out Consideration is accounted for as contingent consideration under ASC 805 related to the Business Combination. The earnout liability represents an increase to the consideration owed and is not an assumed liability within purchase accounting. |
| (iv) | Represents the estimated fair value of the Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”), which will provide for certain payments made to the TWMH Members, TIG GP Members, and the TIG MGMT Members. The TRA is accounted for as contingent consideration under ASC 805 related to the Business Combination. The $8.5 million increase to the TRA liability establishes the net present value of the contingent consideration owed to TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members as part of the TRA. Upon completion of the Business Combination, Cartesian will be party to a TRA. As described under “Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement,” in connection with this Business Combination, Cartesian will enter into the TRA with the TWMH Members and the TIG Entities Members. The agreement will require Cartesian to pay an amount equal to 85% of the net tax benefit, if any, that Cartesian realizes in certain circumstances as a result of (i) increases in tax basis resulting from the Business Combination, (ii) certain tax attributes of Umbrella existing prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) tax benefits attributable to payments made under this TRA, generating a liability (the “TRA liability”). The deferred tax asset and the TRA liability for the TRA assume: (A) only exchanges associated with this Business Combination, (B) a share price equal to $10 per share, (C) a constant income tax rate, (D) no material changes in tax law, (E) the ability to utilize tax attributes, (F) no adjustment for potential remedial allocations, and (G) future TRA payments. |
| (v) | Represents $297.3 million of Umbrella Class B common units issued to TWMH Members based on the fair value of the acquired business. The Umbrella Class B common units represent economic-only interests held by the TWMH Members. Additionally, for each Umbrella Class B common units held, TWMH Members also hold a share of Alvarium Tiedemann Class B Common Stock, which provides one-for-one voting rights. |
| (vi) | Represents $261.7 million of Umbrella Class B common units issued to TIG Entities Members based on the fair value of the acquired business. The Umbrella Class B common units represent economic-only interests held by the TIG Entities Members. Additionally, for each Umbrella Class B common units held, TIG Entities Members also hold a share of Alvarium Tiedemann Class B Common Stock, which provides one-for-one voting rights. |
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Intangible assets were identified that met either the separability criterion or the contractual-legal criterion described in ASC Topic 805. Adjustments were made to incorporate the step-up in basis to intangible assets from at the closing of the Business Combination. Below is a summary of the intangible assets acquired in the Business Combination:
| Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||
| Identified Intangible Assets (in thousands) |
Fair Value | Fair Value Adjustment |
Useful Life | |||||||||
| Trade Name |
$ | 42,241 | $ | 42,241 | 10 | |||||||
| Customer Relationships—TWMH |
142,800 | 142,800 | 26 | |||||||||
| Customer Relationships—Investment Advisory |
15,080 | 15,080 | 26 | |||||||||
| Customer Relationships—Family Office Services |
4,021 | 4,021 | 18 | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreement—Co-Investment (Excluding Public Markets) |
18,542 | 18,542 | Indefinite | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreement—Co-Investment (Public Markets) |
132,476 | 132,476 | Indefinite | |||||||||
| Backlog—Merchant Banking |
1,564 | 1,564 | 1 | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreements—Merger Arbitrage |
260,100 | 260,100 | Indefinite | |||||||||
| Elimination of historical Intangible Assets |
— | (121,995 | ) | |||||||||
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$ | 616,824 | $ | 494,829 | ||||||||
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Approximately $448.5 million have been allocated to goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the gross consideration over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Any difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair values of the assets acquired, and liabilities assumed is presented as goodwill. Qualitative factors that contribute to the recognition of goodwill include certain intangible assets that are not recognized as separate identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill represents future economic benefits arising from acquiring the Target Companies, primarily due to its strong market position, that are not individually identified and separately recognized as intangible assets.
In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill will not be amortized, but instead will be tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if certain indicators are present. In the event that the value of goodwill and/or intangible assets has become impaired, an accounting charge for impairment during the quarter in which the determination is made may be recognized.
In addition to the recognition of goodwill and intangibles, the following are adjustments made in connection with the Business Combination:
| vii. | A $50.0 million increase in deferred tax liabilities that results from the step-up for tax purposes of certain assets, including the deferred tax asset created as a result of payments resulting from the Tax Receivable Agreement. |
| viii. | A $243.7 million decrease to additional paid-in capital to eliminate members’ capital; total members equity; and equity attributable to the owners of the parent company, respectively, of TWMH, TIG Entities, and Alvarium. |
| ix. | A $75.3 million decrease in goodwill and subsequent increase to additional paid-in capital to eliminate historical goodwill of TWMH and Alvarium. |
| x. | A $11.7 million increase to retained earnings to eliminate the Target Companies’ transaction costs incurred in connection with the Business Combination. The $11.7 million of Target Companies’ transaction costs is comprised of $9.7 million related to the Target Companies directly and $2.0 million related to transaction costs incurred by TWMH on behalf of Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. |
| xi. | A $1.5 million increase to accumulated other comprehensive income to eliminate TWMH accumulated other comprehensive income in connection with the Business Combination. |
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| xii. | A $0.4 million decrease to non-controlling interest to reflect the non-controlling interest as a result of the Business Combination. |
| (l) | Represents the cash payment made to redeeming Class A ordinary shareholders. |
| (m) | Represents the $3.1 million conversion of all of the outstanding redeemable Ordinary Shares of Alvarium Tiedemann that were not redeemed and thus converted into shares of Class A Common Stock with an offset to Additional paid-in capital |
| (n) | Represents the conversion of all of the outstanding redeemable Ordinary Shares of Alvarium Tiedemann that were not redeemed and thus converted into shares of Class A Common Stock with an offset to Additional paid-in capital as well as the automatic conversion on a one-for-one basis of the outstanding non-redeemable Ordinary Shares of Alvarium Tiedemann, which will then automatically convert into the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock. |
Note 4—Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are as follows:
| (a) | Represents the adjustments to remove Alvarium Home REIT Advisors (“AHRA”), a subsidiary of Alvarium, from its historical balances. |
| (b) | Represents the $7.0 million adjustment for the Class D-1 equity interest holder’s compensation expense as the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities subsequent to the Business Combination. |
| (c) | Represents adjustments to incorporate intangible asset amortization for the step-up in basis related to the Business Combination at the closing of the Business Combination. This pro forma adjustment has been calculated assuming the transaction occurred on January 1, 2021. The following table is a summary of information related to certain intangible assets acquired, including information used to calculate the pro forma amortization expense. |
| Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||
| Identified Intangible Asset (in thousands) |
Fair Value | Years of Amortization |
Amortization for Period |
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| Trade Name |
$ | 42,241 | 10 | $ | 3,168 | |||||||
| Customer Relationships—TWMH |
142,800 | 26 | 4,119 | |||||||||
| Customer Relationships—Investment Advisory |
15,080 | 26 | 435 | |||||||||
| Customer Relationships—Family Office Services |
4,021 | 18 | 168 | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreement—Co-Investment (Excluding Public Markets) |
18,542 | Indefinite | — | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreement—Co-Investment (Public Markets) |
132,476 | Indefinite | — | |||||||||
| Backlog—Merchant Banking(1) |
1,564 | 1 | — | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreements—Merger Arbitrage |
260,100 | Indefinite | — | |||||||||
| Historical Amortization |
(4,939 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | 616,824 | $ | 2,951 | ||||||||
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| (1) | Assumes backlog was fully amortized during the year ended December 31, 2021. |
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| (d) | Represents the pro forma adjustments to eliminate interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account. |
| (e) | Represents the pro forma adjustments related to interest expense from the issuance of New Debt. See below for a reconciliation table of the debt adjustments for the period presented. |
| Cartesian | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium | AlTi Adjustments | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Historical interest expense |
$ | 18 | $ | 410 | $ | 1,757 | $ | 3,747 | $ | — | $ | 5,932 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminate interest expense |
(18 | ) | (410 | ) | (1,757 | ) | (3,747 | ) | — | (5,932 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Term loan interest expense |
— | — | — | — | 5,905 | 5,905 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revolver loan interest expense |
— | — | — | — | 2,713 | 2,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(18 | ) | (410 | ) | (1,757 | ) | (3,747 | ) | 8,618 | 2,686 | ||||||||||||||
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,618 | $ | 8,618 | ||||||||||||
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| (f) | Umbrella has been, and will continue to be, treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. As such, Umbrella’s profits and losses will flow through to its partners and are generally not subject to tax at the Umbrella level. Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Umbrella will be subject to U.S. federal, state, and local taxes. |
As a result, we expect a portion of our income after our corporate reorganization to be taxable in jurisdictions in which it previously had not been taxable. We estimate that our allocable share of income or loss from the partnership will be subject to an effective tax rate of -11%. Further, these pro forma income tax provisions are prepared as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2021.
| (g)(i) | Represents the pro forma 50% economic interest the non-controlling shareholders will hold in Class B common units in Umbrella. The amount is determined by multiplying the sum of the total net income of TWMH, TIG Entities, Alvarium, and the net income of the Business Combination Adjustments by 50%. |
| (g)(ii) | Represents the pro forma 50% economic interest the non-controlling shareholders will hold in Class B common units in Umbrella. |
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The amounts are calculated as follows (in thousands):
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
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| Income before taxes attributable to NCI |
||||
| TWMH |
$ | 2,382 | ||
| TIG Entities |
21,986 | |||
| Alvarium |
(11,188 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| 13,180 | ||||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma income before taxes attributable to NCI |
6,592 | |||
| Pro forma adjustments |
||||
| Class D-1 Adjustment |
(7,037 | ) | ||
| Pro forma interest expense adjustment |
(2,686 | ) | ||
| AHRA strip-out adjustment |
(3,950 | ) | ||
| Business combination adjustment |
(2,951 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| (16,624 | ) | |||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma amortization expense business combination adjustment attributable to NCI |
(8,315 | ) | ||
| AHRA strip out |
(3,950 | ) | ||
| UK Corporate Tax Rate |
19 | % | ||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| AHRA strip out tax expense attributable to NCI |
375 | |||
| Alvarium Income Tax Expense |
1,637 | |||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Alvarium Income Tax Expense attributable to NCI |
819 | |||
| Alvarium amortization |
1,369 | |||
| UK Corporate Tax Rate |
19.00 | % | ||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Alvarium amortization tax add-back attributable to NCI |
(132 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net income attributed to NCI in subsidiaries Pro Forma Adjustment |
$ | (661 | ) | |
|
|
|
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| TWMH |
87 | |||
| TIG Entities |
— | |||
| Alvarium |
11 | |||
| Class D-1 Adjustment |
3,892 | |||
| Pro forma interest expense adjustment |
1,485 | |||
| AHRA strip-out adjustment |
2,185 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net income attributed to NCI in subsidiaries Business Combination Adjustment |
$ | 6,999 | ||
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|
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Note 5—Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
| (a) | Represents the adjustments to remove Alvarium Home REIT Advisors (“AHRA”), a subsidiary of Alvarium from its historical balances. |
| (b) | Represents the $25.1 million adjustment for the Class D-1 equity interest holder’s compensation expense as the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities subsequent to the Business Combination. |
| (c) | Represents the $11.9 million pro forma adjustment to reflect the estimated transaction costs expected to be incurred subsequent to September 30, 2022. These are directly attributable to the Business Combination. These costs are reflected as if incurred on January 1, 2021. The transaction costs and associated tax effects are not expected to be recurring. |
| (d) | Represents adjustments to incorporate intangible asset amortization for the step-up basis related to the Business Combination at the closing of the Business Combination. This pro forma adjustment has been calculated assuming the transaction occurred on January 1, 2021. The following table is a summary of information related to certain intangible assets acquired, including information used to calculate the pro forma amortization expense. |
| Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||
| Identified Intangible Asset (in thousands) |
Fair Value | Years of Amortization |
Amortization for Period |
|||||||||
| Trade Name |
$ | 42,241 | 10 | $ | 4,224 | |||||||
| Customer Relationships—TWMH |
142,800 | 26 | 5,492 | |||||||||
| Customer Relationships—Investment Advisory |
15,080 | 26 | 580 | |||||||||
| Customer Relationships—Family Office Services |
4,021 | 18 | 223 | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreement—Co-Investment (Excluding Public Markets) |
18,542 | Indefinite | — | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreement—Co-Investment (Public Markets) |
132,476 | Indefinite | — | |||||||||
| Backlog—Merchant Banking |
1,564 | 1 | 1,564 | |||||||||
| Investment Management Agreements—Merger Arbitrage |
206,100 | Indefinite | — | |||||||||
| Historical Amortization |
(2,871 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total amortization expense |
$ | 616,824 | $ | 9,212 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (e) | Represents the pro forma adjustments to elimination interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account. |
| (f) | Represents the pro forma adjustments related to interest expense from the issuance of New Debt. See below for a reconciliation table of the debt adjustments for the period presented. |
| Cartesian | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium | AlTi Adjustments | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Historical interest expense |
$ | — | $ | 455 | $ | 2,240 | $ | 2,492 | $ | — | $ | 5,187 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminate interest expense |
— | (455 | ) | (2,240 | ) | (2,492 | ) | — | (5,187 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Term loan interest expense |
— | — | — | — | 8,151 | 8,151 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revolver loan interest expense |
— | — | — | — | 3,584 | 3,584 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
| Pro forma adjustment |
— | (455 | ) | (2,240 | ) | (2,492 | ) | 11,735 | 6,548 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 11,735 | $ | 11,735 | ||||||||||||
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (g) | Represents the $2.0 million pro forma adjustment to reflect the additional costs through Closing associated with personnel hired in critical functional areas such as finance, legal, human resources to support the requirements of operating as a publicly traded company. These are costs directly attributable to the Business Combination and have been reflected as if incurred on January 1, 2021. The historical FY21 results, prior to the pro-forma adjustment, reflect $1.3 million of costs incurred related to these personnel. Costs associated with these personnel will be recurring. |
| (h) | Umbrella has been, and will continue to be, treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. As such, Umbrella’s profits and losses will flow through to its partners and are generally not subject to tax at the Umbrella level. Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Umbrella will be subject to U.S. federal, state, and local taxes. |
As a result, we expect a portion of our income after our corporate reorganization to be taxable in jurisdictions in which it previously had not been taxable. We estimate that our allocable share of income or loss from the partnership will be subject to an effective tax rate of 14%. Further, these pro forma income tax provisions are prepared as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2021.
| (i)(i) | Represents the pro forma 50% economic interest the non-controlling shareholders will hold in Class B common units in Umbrella. The amount is determined by multiplying the sum of the total net income of TWMH, TIG Entities, Alvarium, and the net income of the business combination adjustments by 50%. |
| (i)(ii) | Represents the pro forma 50% the non-controlling shareholders will hold in Class B common units in Umbrella. The amounts are calculated as follows (in thousands): |
| Income before taxes attributable to NCI |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
|||
| TWMH |
$ | 4,306 | ||
| TIG Entities |
70,006 | |||
| Alvarium |
8,030 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| 82,342 | ||||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma income before taxes attributable to NCI |
41,184 | |||
| Pro forma adjustments |
||||
| Class D-1 Adjustment |
(25,080 | ) | ||
| Pro forma interest expense adjustment |
(6,548 | ) | ||
| AHRA strip-out adjustment |
(2,447 | ) | ||
| Business combination adjustment (transaction expenses) |
(11,665 | ) | ||
| Business combination adjustment (amortization expense) |
(9,212 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| (54,952 | ) | |||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma amortization expense business combination adjustment attributable to NCI |
(27,485 | ) | ||
| Alvarium income before taxes |
8,030 | |||
| Alvarium Income Tax Expense |
19.00 | % | ||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Alvarium Income Tax Expense attributable to NCI |
(763 | ) | ||
| AHRA strip out |
(2,447 | ) | ||
| UK Corporate Tax Rate |
19.00 | % | ||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
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| Income before taxes attributable to NCI |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
|||
| AHRA strip out tax expense attributable to NCI |
233 | |||
| Alvarium amortization |
(8,601 | ) | ||
| UK Corporate Tax Rate |
19.00 | % | ||
| Pro forma economic interest percentage |
50.02 | % | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Alvarium amortization tax add-back attributable to NCI |
818 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net income attributed to NCI in subsidiaries Pro Forma Adjustment |
$ | 13,987 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| TWMH |
148 | |||
| TIG Entities |
— | |||
| Alvarium |
(812 | ) | ||
| Class D-1 Adjustment |
10,787 | |||
| Pro forma interest expense adjustment |
2,816 | |||
| AHRA strip-out adjustment |
1,052 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net income attributed to NCI in subsidiaries Business Combination Adjustment |
$ | 27,978 | ||
|
|
|
|||
Note 6—Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share is calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding, and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination, assuming the shares were outstanding at January 1, 2021. As the Business Combination and related transactions are being reflected as if they had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net income per share assumes that the shares issuable relating to the Business Combination have been outstanding for the entire periods presented.
For the purposes of calculating the weighted average number of shares, the Class B shares have been excluded from the calculation as the shares represent voting only shares. The weighted average number of shares outstanding represents Class A shares outstanding, which are economic interest only shares. The following factors are considered, in each case based upon the pro forma shareholder redemption scenarios:
| (a) | Management determined that the economic shares include Class A common shares issued to: |
| a. | SPAC Shareholders |
| i. | 0.5 million shares issued. |
| b. | SPAC Sponsor and Independent Directors |
| i. | Approximately 5.8 million shares issued to SPAC Sponsor, which represent approximately 8.6 million shares less the approximately 2.1 million of Sponsor Shares forfeited, less the 0.7 million shares held by the Sponsor forfeited based on a five-year post-closing earn-out, with (i) 50% of such shares being no longer subject to forfeiture if the VWAP of the shares equals or exceeds $12.50 and (ii) the remaining 50% of such shares no longer subject to forfeiture if the VWAP of the shares equals or exceeds $15.00; |
| c. | PIPE Investors |
| i. | Approximately 19.0 million shares issued to PIPE Investors. |
| d. | Alvarium Shareholders |
| i. | Approximately 30.6 million shares issued to Alvarium Shareholders. |
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| (b) | Existing shareholders have rights to exchange the pre-existing voting units to Class A common shares on a one-for-one exchange basis. Upon full exchange, Class A common shares shall be increased by 55.9 million shares. The conversion effects are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the year ended December 31, 2021, as the result would be anti-dilutive. |
| (c) | The 11.5 million of public warrants and 8.9 million of private warrants with an exercise price at $11.50 are not converted to Class A Common Stock at the Closing of the Business Combination. The warrant effects are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as the result would be anti-dilutive for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021. |
| (d) | The 10.4 million of remaining earn-out shares will be allocated among the TWMH Members, the TIG Entities Members, the Alvarium Shareholders, and the Sponsor. Of the total earn-out shares, 2.5 million, will be allocated to Alvarium Shareholders and 0.8 million will be allocable to the Sponsor, which will vest into Class A Common Stock. Of the remaining earn-out shares, 3.6 million will be allocated to the TWMH Members and 3.5 million, will be allocated to the TIG Entities Members, which will vest into Class B Common Stock. The earn-out effects are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the year ended December 31, 2021 |
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021(1) |
|||||||
| Numerator |
||||||||
| Net income |
$ | 13,644 | $ | 20,742 | ||||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(661 | ) | 13,987 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net income attributable to holders of Class A Common Stock - basic |
$ | 14,305 | $ | 6,755 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Denominator |
||||||||
| Weighted average shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding - basic |
55,865,079 | 55,865,079 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding - diluted |
122,161,315 | 66,261,458 | ||||||
| Basic earnings per share |
$ | 0.26 | $ | 0.12 | ||||
| Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 0.11 | $ | 0.10 | ||||
The pro forma book value per share information reflects the Business Combination as if it had occurred on September 30, 2022.
| Pro Forma Combined | ||||
| Book Value Per Share(2) |
$ | 8.18 | ||
| (1) | The assumed conversion of Class B Common Stock is excluded from the Year Ended December 31, 2021 because the inclusion is antidilutive. |
| (2) | Book value per share = total equity attributable to controlling interests/shares outstanding. For the pro forma combined book value per share, total equity attributable to controlling interests is derived using 55.9 million shares. |
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Certain Non-GAAP Pro Forma Information
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are reported in accordance with GAAP and Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X. In addition, we have provided the following pro forma non-GAAP financial information. We believe that this pro forma non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information about the combined company’s pro forma operating results.
This pro forma non-GAAP financial measure is not an alternative to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, such pro forma financial statement. Using only the pro forma non-GAAP financial measure to analyze performance would have material limitations because its calculation is based on our subjective determination regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find significant. For these pro forma non-GAAP financial measures, a reconciliation of the differences between the pro forma non-GAAP measure and the most directly comparable pro forma GAAP measure has been provided. Although other companies report non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share, numerous methods may exist for calculating a company’s non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share. As a result, the method used to calculate the combined company’s pro forma non-GAAP financial measure may differ from the methods used by other companies to calculate their non-GAAP measures.
Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income (“Adjusted Net Income”)
We define Adjusted Net Income as follows:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before one-time extraordinary and certain non-cash items, including but not limited to:
| • | equity settled share-based payments; |
| • | impairment of equity method investments; |
| • | COVID-19 subsidies; |
| • | one-time bonuses; |
| • | transaction expenses, |
| • | legal settlement; |
| • | fair value adjustments to strategic investments; |
| • | change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments; |
| • | Holbein compensatory earn-in; |
| • | other one-time deal costs; |
| • | long term incentive plan expenses; |
| • | change in fair value of warrant liability; |
| • | one-time fees and charges; and |
| • | the income tax expense or benefit on the foregoing adjustments that are subject to income tax |
Adjusted Net Income provides us with a measure of financial performance, independent of items that are beyond the control of management in the short-term. This metric measures our financial performance based on operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely the cost structure or expenses of the organization. Adjusted Net Income is one of the metrics we use to review the financial performance of our business on a monthly basis.
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Adjusted Net Income is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to income from operations, net income (loss) or any other measure of performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, is helpful in identifying trends in our day-to-day performance because the items excluded have little or no significance on our day-to-day operations. This measure provides an assessment of controllable expenses and affords management the ability to make decisions which are expected to facilitate meeting current financial goals as well as achieve optimal financial performance.
Pro Forma Combined Adjusted EBITDA (“Adjusted EBITDA”)
We define Adjusted EBITDA as follows:
| • | Adjusted Net Income; |
| • | adjustments related to joint ventures and associates; |
| • | interest expense, net; |
| • | income tax (benefit) expense; |
| • | the income tax expense or benefit on adjustments to net income that are subject to income tax; and |
| • | depreciation and amortization expense. |
Adjusted EBITDA provides us with a measure of financial performance, independent of items that are beyond the control of management in the short-term, such as depreciation and amortization, taxation, non-cash impairments and interest expense associated with our capital structure. This metric measures our financial performance based on operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely the cost structure or expenses of the organization. Adjusted EBITDA is one of the metrics we use to review the financial performance of our business on a monthly basis.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to income from operations, net income (loss) or any other measure of performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, is helpful in identifying trends in our day-to-day performance because the items excluded have little or no significance on our day-to-day operations. This measure provides an assessment of controllable expenses and affords management the ability to make decisions which are expected to facilitate meeting current financial goals as well as achieve optimal financial performance.
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The following tables present our reconciliation of pro forma Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the combined Company with the Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income and Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
||||
| Pro forma net income attributed to Alvarium Tiedemann |
$ | 14,305 | ||
| Pro forma net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
(661 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma net income |
13,644 | |||
| Income tax expense |
(1,307 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma net income before taxes |
12,337 | |||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(a)(g) |
2,860 | |||
| Transaction expenses(b) |
12,863 | |||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments(c) |
(234 | ) | ||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(d) |
(8,894 | ) | ||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability(e) |
(16,729 | ) | ||
| Change in fair value of conversion option liability(f) |
(41 | ) | ||
| Holbein compensatory earn-in(g) |
1,086 | |||
| Other one-time deal costs(h) |
273 | |||
| Long term incentive plan expenses(i) |
13,121 | |||
| Legal settlement(j) |
3,057 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma adjusted income before taxes |
19,699 | |||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(3,081 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income |
16,618 | |||
| Net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
9,088 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
7,530 | |||
| Net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
9,088 | |||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(k) |
1,536 | |||
| Interest expense, net |
8,339 | |||
| Income tax expense |
(1,307 | ) | ||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense |
4,388 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization |
8,823 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 38,397 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Earnings Per Share |
||||
| Basic |
$ | 0.26 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.11 | ||
| Pro Forma Adjusted Net Income Per Share |
||||
| Basic |
$ | 0.13 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.11 | ||
| Pro Forma Number of Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Share and Adjusted Net Income Per Share |
||||
| Basic |
55,865,079 | |||
| Diluted - pro forma |
122,161,315 | |||
| Diluted - adjusted net income |
66,261,458 | |||
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| (a) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (b) | Represents adjustment for transaction expenses related to Cartesian’s IPO and the Business Combination, in order to reflect our recurring performance. The $12.9 million amount represents $12.1 million of transaction expenses incurred by the Target Companies for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and $0.8 million of transaction expenses incurred by Cartesian for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022. |
| (c) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the TWMH interest rate swap and Cartesian treasury bills. |
| (d) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (e) | Represents the change in the fair value of the warrant liability. |
| (f) | Represents the change in the fair value of the conversion option liability. |
| (g) | Add back of cash portion of the compensatory earn-ins related to the Holbein acquisition as discussed in Note 3, “Variable Interest Entities and Business Combinations” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of TWMH. Add back of equity portion of compensatory earn-ins of $0.7 is included in the equity settled share based payments combined EBITDA adjustment. 50% of the earn-in was settled in equity and the other 50% was settled in cash. |
| (h) | Related to professional fees associated with an acquisition target. These costs are not related to the Business Combination. |
| (i) | Represents adjustment for one-time payments made under LTIP. |
| (j) | Represents adjustment for legal expense recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022 for an exit settlement agreement. |
| (k) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
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| Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income and Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
||||
| Pro forma net income attributed to Alvarium Tiedemann |
$ | 6,755 | ||
| Pro forma net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
13,987 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma net income |
20,742 | |||
| Income tax expense |
3,378 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma net income before taxes |
24,120 | |||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(a) |
5,533 | |||
| Transaction expenses(b) |
29,237 | |||
| Legal settlement(c) |
565 | |||
| Impairment of equity method investment(d) |
2,364 | |||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments (e) |
(2 | ) | ||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(f) |
(15,370 | ) | ||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability(g) |
(814 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma adjusted income before taxes |
45,633 | |||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(6,404 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income |
39,229 | |||
| Net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
21,912 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro forma Combined Adjusted Net Income attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
17,317 | |||
| Net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
21,912 | |||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(h) |
3,313 | |||
| Interest expense, net |
11,397 | |||
| Income tax expense |
3,378 | |||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense |
3,026 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization |
13,702 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 74,045 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Pro Forma Earnings Per Share |
||||
| Basic |
$ | 0.12 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.10 | ||
| Pro Forma Adjusted Net Income Per Share |
||||
| Basic |
$ | 0.31 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.26 | ||
| Pro Forma Number of Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Share and Adjusted Net Income Per Share |
||||
| Basic |
55,865,079 | |||
| Diluted |
66,261,458 | |||
| (a) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (b) | Represents adjustment for transaction expenses related to Cartesian’s IPO and the Business Combination, in order to reflect our recurring performance. The amount represents $15.6 million of transaction expenses incurred by the Targets for the Year Ended December 31, 2021, $1.8 million of transaction expenses incurred by Cartesian for the Year Ended December 31, 2021, and $12.0 million of Estimated Transaction Expenses expected to be incurred prior to the closing of the Business Combination. |
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| (c) | Represents legal fees incurred in connection with a legal action that was settled in July 2021. For further detail on the legal settlement, refer to Note 13, “Legal settlement,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. |
| (d) | Represents the adjustment to an other-than-temporary impairment of the Tiedemann Constantia AG equity method investment. |
| (e) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (f) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (g) | Represents the change in the fair value of the warrant liability. |
| (h) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
| Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
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| (Amounts in thousands) |
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| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income and Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
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| Pro forma net income attributed to Alvarium Tiedemann |
$ | 3,522 | ||
| Pro forma net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
5,134 | |||
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| Pro forma net income |
8,656 | |||
| Income tax expense |
1,410 | |||
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| Pro forma net income before taxes |
10,066 | |||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(a) |
1,154 | |||
| Covid subsidies(b) |
(976 | ) | ||
| One-time bonuses(c) |
2,200 | |||
| Legal settlement(d) |
6,313 | |||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments(e) |
266 | |||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(f) |
(7,670 | ) | ||
| One-time fees and charges(g) |
181 | |||
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| Pro forma adjusted net income before taxes |
11,534 | |||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(1,117 | ) | ||
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| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted Net Income |
10,417 | |||
| Net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
6,442 | |||
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| Pro forma Combined Adjusted Net Income attributable to Alvarium Tiedemann |
3,975 | |||
| Net income attributed to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries |
6,442 | |||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(h) |
7,615 | |||
| Interest expense, net |
11,382 | |||
| Income tax expense |
1,409 | |||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense |
(293 | ) | ||
| Depreciation and amortization |
12,059 | |||
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| Pro Forma Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 42,589 | ||
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| Pro Forma Earnings Per Share |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.06 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.05 | ||
| Pro Forma Adjusted Net Income Per Share |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.07 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.06 | ||
| Pro Forma Number of Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Share and Adjusted Net Income Per Share |
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| Basic |
55,865,079 | |||
| Diluted |
66,261,458 | |||
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| (a) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (b) | Represents COVID-19 subsidies received from UK, USA, Hong Kong and Singaporean governments. |
| (c) | Represents a one-time bonus payment made to certain members in 2020. |
| (d) | Represents an accrual related to a legal action that was settled in July 2021. For further detail on the legal settlement, refer to Note 13, “Legal settlement,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. |
| (e) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (f) | Represents the adjustment to add back unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (g) | Represents other one-time fees and charges that management believes are not representative of the operating performance. |
| (h) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF CARTESIAN
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, estimates and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that may affect our future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section to “we”, “us” and “our” generally refer to Cartesian.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on December 18, 2020 as a Cayman Islands exempted company, for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, or reorganization or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
We may pursue our initial business combination in any business industry or sector, however, we have focused on seeking high-growth businesses with proven or potential transnational operations or outlooks in order to capitalize on the experience, reputation, and network of our management team. Furthermore, we seek target businesses where we believe we will have an opportunity to drive ongoing value creation after our initial business combination is completed, as our management team has done with multiple investments over a wide range of sectors, industries and geographical locations.
We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the initial public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, and the sale of the private placement warrants to our sponsor that occurred simultaneously with the consummation of the initial public offering (the “private placement”), our securities, debt or a combination of cash, securities and debt.
We have incurred, and in the event the Proposed Business Combination (as defined below) is not consummated, expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our initial business combination, including the Proposed Business Combination, will be successful.
Recent Developments
Proposed Business Combination
On September 19, 2021, we, Tiedemann Wealth Management Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TWMH”), TIG Trinity GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TIG GP”), TIG Trinity Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TIG MGMT” and, together with TIG GP, the “TIG Entities”), Alvarium Investments Limited, an English private limited company (“Alvarium” and, together with TWMH and the TIG Entities, the “Target Companies” and each a “Target Company”), Rook MS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Umbrella Merger Sub”) and Alvarium Tiedemann Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Umbrella”) entered into a business combination agreement (as may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which we will hold Umbrella, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company for purposes of effecting the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, which will hold the businesses of the Target Companies.
On February 11, 2022, we, TWMH, the TIG Entities, Alvarium, Umbrella Merger Sub and Umbrella entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, solely to (a) amend Section 12.01(b) of the Business
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Combination Agreement for the purpose of extending the Outside Date, as such term is used in the Business Combination Agreement, to July 29, 2022 and (b) amend the form of Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement attached as Exhibit F of the Business Combination Agreement for the purpose of providing that the General Lock-up Period, as such term is used in the Business Combination Agreement, will be (i) for an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of the Lock-up Shares, as such term is used in the Business Combination Agreement, one year from the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), (ii) for an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the Lock-up Shares, two years from the Closing and (iii) for an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the Lock-up Shares, three years from the Closing.
On May 13, 2022, we, TWMH, the TIG Entities, Alvarium, Umbrella Merger Sub and Umbrella entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Business Combination Agreement, solely to amend the definitions of “Alvarium Closing Cash Adjustment,” “Available Cash,” “Companies Equity Value,” “CFO Expenses,” “Excess Transaction Expenses,” “SHP Discretionary Banking Fee,” “TIG Entities Closing Cash Adjustment,” “Transaction Expenses” and “TWMH Closing Cash Adjustment,” and to amend a certain schedule of each of the Alvarium Disclosure Schedule, the TIG Disclosure Schedule and the TWMH Disclosure Schedule.
On August 8, 2022, we, TWMH, the TIG Entities, Alvarium, Umbrella Merger Sub and Umbrella entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Business Combination Agreement, solely to (a) amend Section 3.07(a) of the Business Combination Agreement for the purpose of providing that 2,100,000 shares of the Alvarium Shareholders Earn-Out Consideration (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall be issued at Closing and (b) amend Section 1.01 of the Business Combination Agreement to exclude from the definition of “Indebtedness” contained therein liabilities incurred or assumed by Alvarium (or the applicable subsidiary of Alvarium) in connection with the acquisition by Amalfi Bidco Limited of Prestbury Investment Partners Limited dated July 11, 2022.
On October 25, 2022, we, TWMH, the TIG Entities, Alvarium, Umbrella Merger Sub and Umbrella entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “A&R Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Business Combination Agreement was amended and restated to provide that (i) at Closing, CGC shall, or shall cause Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to, simultaneously (a) cancel a number of Class A ordinary shares held by the Sponsor equal to the number of the Sponsor Redemption Shares (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) and (b) issue the Non-Redeeming Bonus Shares (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) on a pro rata basis by number of Non-Redeemed SPAC Class A Common Shares (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) to the holders of such Non-Redeemed SPAC Class A Common Shares (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement); (ii) the term “Outside Date” shall mean January 4, 2023; (iii) 1,050,000 shares of the TWMH Members Earn-Out Consideration (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) and 1,050,000 shares of the TIG Entities Members Earn-Out Consideration (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) shall be issued at Closing (as defined in the (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement); (iv) a termination fee in an amount of $5,500,000 shall be payable by Alvarium (severally and not jointly) to CGC, and a termination fee in an aggregate amount of $11,000,000 shall be payable by the TIG Entities and TWMH (jointly and severally) to CGC, if CGC shall have terminated the A&R Business Combination Agreement pursuant to Section 12.01(b) thereof, as described more fully below under “Termination Fee”; (v) on the Closing Date (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement), immediately following the Alvarium Exchange Effective Time (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) but prior to the Umbrella Merger, CGC shall contribute SPAC Class B Common Stock (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) and cash to a newly formed wholly owned Delaware corporation (“SPAC Holdings”), which SPAC Holdings shall then contribute to Umbrella Merger Sub; (vi) 11,788,132 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) shall be initially reserved for the post-combination company’s equity incentive plan and 1,813,559 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock shall be initially reserved for the post-combination company’s employee stock purchase plan; and (vii) in addition, the form of Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement attached as Exhibit F to the A&R Business Combination Agreement was amended to reduce from 100% to 50% the percentage of Lock-Up Shares held by the Inactive Target Holders (as defined therein) that are restricted from transfer thereunder.
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Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
Pursuant to the A&R Business Combination Agreement, among other things, (i) prior to the closing of the A&R Business Combination Agreement, TWMH and the TIG Entities will take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to implement a reorganization such that TWMH and the TIG Entities shall be wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of Umbrella and Umbrella shall be owned solely by the members of TWMH, the members of TIG GP and the members of TIG MGMT; (ii) prior to the Closing, Alvarium will take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to implement a reorganization such that Alvarium will be the wholly owned indirect subsidiary of a newly formed Isle of Man entity (“Alvarium Topco”), and Alvarium Topco will be owned solely by the shareholders of Alvarium; (iii) on the business day prior to the Closing Date, we will domesticate as a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and deregister as an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to which each Class A ordinary share outstanding shall be converted into the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock and we will be renamed “Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.”; (iv) at the Closing, TIG MGMT, TIG GP and Umbrella will enter into a Distribution Agreement, pursuant to which (a) TIG MGMT will distribute to Umbrella all of the issued and outstanding shares or partnership interests, as applicable, that it holds through its strategic investments in External Strategic Managers (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement), and (b) TIG GP will distribute to Umbrella all of the issued and outstanding shares or interests that it holds through its strategic investment in an External Strategic Manager; (v) at the Closing, (a) each Alvarium Shareholder (other than the Alvarium Class C Shareholder (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) will exchange his, her or its (1) ordinary shares of Alvarium Topco and (2) Class A Shares of Alvarium Topco and (b) the Alvarium Class C Shareholder will exchange his, her or its Alvarium Class C Share, and upon the consummation of the Alvarium Exchange (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement) and the Alvarium Class C Shareholder Exchange (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement), Alvarium Topco will become our direct wholly-owned subsidiary; (vi) at the Closing, we will contribute shares of Class B Common Stock and cash to a newly formed wholly owned Delaware corporation; (vii) at the Closing, immediately following the effective time of the Alvarium Exchange, Umbrella Merger Sub will merge with and into Umbrella, with Umbrella surviving such merger as our direct subsidiary; (viii) at the Closing, following the Alvarium Exchange and the Umbrella Merger, we and Umbrella will enter into the Alvarium Contribution Agreement, pursuant to which (a) we will contribute all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alvarium Topco that we hold to Umbrella, (b) upon the consummation of the Alvarium Contribution (as defined in the A&R Business Combination Agreement), Alvarium Topco will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Umbrella, and (c) following the Closing, Alvarium Topco will be liquidated, whereupon Alvarium Holdings LLC (to be renamed Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, LLC) will become the wholly owned direct subsidiary of Umbrella (collectively, the “Proposed Business Combination”).
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement is subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties, covenants and closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, including, but not limited to, approval by our shareholders of the Business Combination Agreement, the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-262644), which was initially filed with the SEC on February 11, 2022, in connection with the Proposed Business Combination, and other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close materially before our mandatory liquidation date. The Company filed amendments to the Form S-4 with the SEC on May 13, 2022, June 27, 2022, July 25, 2022 and August 8, 2022. On October 17, 2022, the SEC declared effective the Form S-4 and the Company commenced mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Company’s extraordinary general meeting to be held on November 17, 2022 in connection with the Business Combination.
Subscription Agreements
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (each a “PIPE Investor”) to purchase, following the Domestication, Class A Common Stock (such shares, collectively, “PIPE Shares”) in an aggregate value of $164,999,807, representing 16,836,715 PIPE Shares at a price of $9.80 per share.
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The closing of the sale of PIPE Shares (the “PIPE Closing”) will occur immediately prior to the Closing. The PIPE Closing will be subject to customary conditions, including, but not limited to:
| i. | all representations and warranties of us and the PIPE Investor contained in the relevant PIPE Subscription Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the PIPE Subscription Agreements), which representations and warranties will be true in all respects) at, and as of, the PIPE Closing; |
| ii. | all conditions precedent to the Closing will have been satisfied or waived; and |
| iii. | without the consent of the PIPE Investor, the Business Combination Agreement cannot be amended, modified or waived in a manner that reasonably would be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits the PIPE Investor reasonably would expect to receive under the PIPE Subscription Agreement. |
Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, we agreed that, within 45 calendar days after the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, we will file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof; provided, however, that our obligations to include the shares held by a PIPE Investor in such registration statement will be contingent upon the respective PIPE Investor furnishing in writing to us such information regarding the PIPE Investor, the securities held by such PIPE Investor and the intended method of disposition of the shares, as will be reasonably requested by us to effect the registration of such shares, and will execute such documents in connection with such registration, as us may reasonably request that are customary of a selling shareholder in similar situations.
Each PIPE Subscription Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties to the PIPE Subscription Agreement; or (iii) if any of the conditions to PIPE Closing set forth in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of such PIPE Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by such PIPE Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the PIPE Closing.
On October 25, 2022, we amended each of the PIPE Subscription Agreements, solely to redefine “Subscribed Shares” in the PIPE Subscription Agreements to refer to the sum of the Base Share Number (as defined therein) plus a number of Shares (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement dated September 19, 2021 (the “Original Sponsor Support Agreement”)) forfeited pursuant to Section 3 of the Original Sponsor Support Agreement, multiplied by (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the Base Share Number and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the number of the Non-Redeemed SPAC Class A Common Shares and the number of Private Placement Shares (each as defined therein).
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities through September 30, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our initial public offering (described below) and, after our initial public offering, identifying a target company for an initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the trust account established for the benefit of our public shareholders. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, an initial business combination.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $8,215,430, which included interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in trust account of $1,539,531, a change in fair value of warrant
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liabilities of $6,982,035, and a change in fair value of conversion option liability of $5,998 offset by loss from operations of $298,358 and interest expense on debt discount of $13,776.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $17,877,195, which included an interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in trust account of $2,096,274, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $16,728,530, and a change in fair value of conversion option liability of $41,331 offset by a loss from operations of $948,203, interest expense on debt discount of $18,369, and unrealized loss on treasury bills of $22,368.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $5,863,746, which included a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $5,628,806 and a loss from operations of $239,380, offset by interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account of $4,440.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $1,519,632, which included an offering cost allocated to warrants of $849,993, an expense for the fair value in excess of cash received for Private Warrants of $3,097,200 and loss from operations of $537,871, offset by interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account of $24,019 and change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $2,941,413.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we had a net loss of approximately $1.0 million, which included a loss from operations of $1.0 million, offering cost expense allocated to warrants of $0.9 million, an expense for the fair value in excess of cash received for private placement warrants of $3.1 million, and a gain from the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $3.9 million. For the period from December 18, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of approximately $7,948, which included operating costs of $7,948.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern Consideration
Until the consummation of the initial public offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial subscription of Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “founder shares”), by the sponsor for an aggregate subscription price of $25,000 and loans from the sponsor.
On February 26, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering of 34,500,000 units, at $10.00 per unit, which included the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 4,500,000 units, generating gross proceeds of $345,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated a private placement of an aggregate of 8,900,000 private placement warrants to the sponsor at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant, generating gross proceeds of $8,900,000.
Following the initial public offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option and the private placement, a total of $345,000,000 was placed in the trust account. We incurred $19,540,060 in transaction costs, including $6,900,000 of underwriting commissions $12,075,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $565,060 of other offering costs.
As of September 30, 2022, we had marketable securities held in the trust account of $347,105,214 consisting of securities held in a money market fund that invests in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Through September 30, 2022, we did not withdraw any interest earned on the trust account to pay our taxes. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the trust account (less income taxes payable), to complete an initial business combination and to pay our expenses relating thereto, including $12,075,000 payable to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. for deferred underwriting commissions upon consummation of our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the trust account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
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As of September 30, 2022, we had cash of $463,990 held outside the trust account available for working capital needs. We intend to use the funds held outside the trust account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete an initial business combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our initial shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds from time to time as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. In the event that an initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into private placement warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such initial business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of an initial business combination. If we are unable to complete an initial business combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the trust account. In addition, following our initial business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or other long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay the sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. We began incurring these fees on February 23, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of an initial business combination and our liquidation.
The underwriters of the initial public offering are entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of $0.35 per unit, or $12,075,000 in the aggregate. Subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement, (i) the deferred underwriting commission was placed in the trust account and will be released to the underwriters only upon the completion of our initial business combination and (ii) the deferred underwriting commission will be waived by the underwriters in the event that we do not complete an initial business combination.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and
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liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies.
Warrant Liabilities
We account for Warrants (which are discussed in Note 3, Note 4 and Note 9 to the unaudited condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus) in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”(ASC “815-40”), and concluded that a provision in the warrant agreement related to certain tender or exchange offers precludes the warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815-40, the warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities and measured at fair value at inception (on the date of the initial public offering) and at each reporting date in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed statements of operations in the period of change.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
We comply with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1. Offering costs consisted of legal fees, accounting fees, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the initial public offering that were directly related to the initial public offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the initial public offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the condensed statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares were charged to temporary equity upon the completion of the initial public offering.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
All of the 34,500,000 Class A ordinary shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Class A ordinary shares in connection with our liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with an initial business combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within our control require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Accordingly, at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our condensed balance sheets.
We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.
Net (Loss) Income Per Ordinary Share
We comply with the accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share,” pursuant to which net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. We have two classes of shares, Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. We have not considered the effect of the 20,400,000 ordinary shares underlying the 11,500,000 warrants sold in the initial public offering and the 8,900,000 private placement warrants sold in the private placement, in the calculation of
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diluted (loss) income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per ordinary share is the same as basic net (loss) income per ordinary share for the periods presented.
Our condensed statements of operations apply the two-class method in calculating net (loss) income per share. Basic and diluted net (loss) income per Class A ordinary share and Class B ordinary share is calculated by dividing net (loss) income attributable to us by the weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares outstanding, allocated proportionally to each class of shares.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF TWMH
In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “TWMH,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to mean the business and operations of TWMH and its consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion analyzes the financial condition and results of operations of TWMH and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and the related notes included in this registration statement.
Amounts and percentages presented throughout our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations may reflect rounded results in thousands (unless otherwise indicated) and consequently, totals may not appear to sum.
Our Business
We are a premier, full-service multi-family office that is focused on providing financial advisory and related family office services to HNWIs, families, endowments, and foundations. In addition to a wide range of investment capabilities, we offer a full suite of complementary and customized family office services for families seeking comprehensive oversight of their financial affairs. We also operate as a limited purpose trust company, through which we conduct business principally in a trust or fiduciary capacity. We provide highly qualified investment advice and trust services, and objectively allocate all assets to External Strategic Managers around the world. We currently have offices across the United States in: New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Palm Beach, Florida; Dallas, Texas; Bethesda, Maryland; Portland, Oregon; Aspen, Colorado; and Wilmington, Delaware.
Our business is focused on providing wealth management advisory services to clients that are primarily based in the United States. As of September 30, 2022, we administered $27.9 billion in AUA. AUA increased $0.3 billion, or 1%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, we managed $18.1 billion in AUM, which is a subset of AUA. Of our AUM, 17.3% is allocated by our clients to Impact Investing mandates (“Assets Committed to Impact Investing”).
TWMH provides tailored, industry-leading expertise in the following areas:
Investment management services for maximizing wealth over the long term by balancing risk/reward through adhering to disciplined risk management and diversification. In order to achieve this goal, we provide:
| • | Customized plans tailored to specific objectives, return expectations, liquidity parameters, tax constraints, and risk tolerances of our clients; |
| • | Flexible solutions with no preference for active versus passive investments or specific structures; |
| • | Unique opportunities by diligently selecting, analyzing, and monitoring third-party managers that invest globally across all asset classes; and |
| • | Comprehensive integrated reporting with easy online access to account and investment information. |
Wealth planning services, which starts with effective planning and requires a thorough understanding of family objectives, assets, and ownership structures and is customized to the client’s needs. In addition to administering trusts, our skilled administrators and attorneys, well-versed in the nuances of laws and regulations affecting trusts and taxation, proactively help clients benefit from changes in statues and evolving case law.
Trust services, including full corporate trustee and executor services through Tiedemann Trust Company based in Delaware. Delaware’s innovative trust laws provide substantial opportunities to customize planning structures for individuals and families.
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Education and governance services to facilitate thorough education for our clients. The main topics covered in our educational sessions include: investment and asset allocation, tax and estate planning, financial planning and cash flow management, family and enterprise governance, charitable giving, philanthropy and legacy, and transition planning.
Impact Investing, which includes investments with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. This process starts with a Values Survey to identify goals and priorities of our clients and continues with aligning client’s investment portfolios within the themes of environmental sustainability, financial wellness, education, and equity lens to build market-rate, diversified, impact portfolios across asset classes. As of September 30, 2022, Assets Committed to Impact Investing was $3.1 billion. From December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022, we experienced AUM decline of Assets Committed to Impact Investing of $634 million mainly attributable to decreases in the overall market.
Assets Committed to Impact Investing over the past few years has been primarily driven by a transition of wealth holders to Impact Investing combined with our offering of a total portfolio activation across the most relevant themes of environmentally sustainable and socio- economic development.
Extended and Family Office Services (“FOS”) provides tailored outsourced family office solutions and administrative services to families, trusts, foundations, and institutions. Our Extended and FOS include:
| • | Family governance & transition; |
| • | Wealth & asset strategy; |
| • | Trust & fiduciary services; |
| • | CFO and outsourced FO services; |
| • | Philanthropy; and |
| • | Lifestyle & special projects. |
We work with clients’ existing advisors or coordinate legal, accounting, and tax advice operating in partnership with carefully selected third party advisors and professionals to provide a collegiate approach to obtaining the right advice and support for families and their associated structures.
Fee Structure
Investment Management, Trustee and Family Office Fees
For services provided to each client account, TWMH charges an investment management fee and/or trustee fee typically based on the market value of the account. TWMH also provides Extended Services and FOS to a subset of its larger clients for an additional fee which is typically a flat fee based upon scope of work. Fees are charged to clients either quarterly in arrears or annually in arrears (in cases of certain trust relationships). For assets, for which valuations are not available quarterly, the most recent valuation provided to TWMH is used as the market value for the purpose of calculating its fees. TWMH does not earn any performance or incentive fees.
Market Trends and Business Environment
Global equity markets declined in performance during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as supply chain issues, labor shortages, and inflation concerns increased. The S&P 500 Index had negative returns of 24.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Outside of the U.S., the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index decreased 26.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Despite vulnerability in the global markets created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, supply chain issues, labor shortages, and inflation, our business has remained resilient, affirming that our operating and financial model provide stable performance throughout market cycles.
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Our investment solutions have a stable base of committed capital enabling us to invest in assets with a long- term focus over different points in a market cycle and to take advantage of market volatility.
The results of our operations, as well as our future performance, are affected by a variety of factors, including the following:
Attractive Opportunity in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investing. We believe we have differentiated capabilities in serving our target clients, particularly with respect to ESG and Impact Investing. Mega trends globally (i.e., the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change) and nationally (i.e., racial injustice) have caused investors to reconsider how to incorporate impact considerations into their investment objects. Substantial generational wealth transfers have also been a significant contributing factor, for which many new clients and prospects, including millennials, think differently about their wealth and prioritize impact as its primary purpose. These mega trends are evidenced by the rise in AUM of U.S. ESG funds and alternative investment AUM. Addressing these priorities will be essential for our future growth opportunities. Our ability to offer both trust company and Impact Investing capabilities in-house is also differentiated and contributes to client retention as well as growth.
Our Investment Philosophy and Strategy. We believe our results of operations, including the value and future growth of our AUM, are affected by a variety of factors, including conditions in the domestic and global financial markets and the economic and political environments in the United States and overseas. We believe that our disciplined investment philosophy across our distinct but complementary investment strategies contributes to the stability of our performance throughout market cycles. We believe we have a deep and broad capability to service clients from providing Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (“OCIO”) services to providing extended and family office services and along with a broad and deep suite of services between these two ends of the spectrum. Furthermore, our growing international presence allows us to service transnational clients.
Our Culture and Our People. We recognize that our chief asset is our people. In a human capital business, we believe culture matters and is a defensible asset. Our firm prioritizes a culture of compliance that is rooted in a proper tone at the top of our organization. We have also fostered a culture of service to our clients, recognizing that we succeed when our clients succeed. Our firm values all functions of the firm, and while we seek high performance in our investment strategies, we pursue excellence throughout our company. In addition, we have a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a process-driven firm that does not operate on a star system, not relying on any one individual and, therefore, is prepared to deal with issues of contingency and succession. Additionally, we have made significant investments in training, talent, and technology to ensure that we are serving our clients with the highest levels of professionalism. As of September 30, 2022, 52% of our employees were women or ethnically diverse; and of our senior professionals, 36% were women or ethnically diverse employees. We believe there is a significant alignment of interests between our clients, our stakeholders and our firm. As of September 30, 2022, our current and former employees, board members, and their families had approximately $406 million of their own capital invested alongside our clients, a fact which we believe aligns our interest with those of our clients.
Our Market Opportunity. The independent (non-bank) wealth management industry has seen and continues to witness strong growth driven by wealth creation and generational transfers of wealth, and the equity markets in the United States and globally have been a tailwind. We believe wealth creation and liquidity generation are key factors in the innovation economy. Our size and scale allow us to offer a broad suite of sophisticated wealth management services on a national and growing global basis. The rise of interest in Impact Investing is a tailwind to our strong and growing capabilities in this space.
COVID-19 and Our Response
Since the beginning of 2020, governments around the world have been forced to enact emergency measures in response to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses around the
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world have suffered material disruptions resulting in economic slowdowns and uncertainty which led to volatility in the financial markets. Following a historic decline in March 2020, the global capital markets rallied during the second quarter of 2020 as investor sentiment was encouraged by global central bank support and the gradual re- opening of economies, among other things.
As of September 30, 2022, the majority of first world countries have rolled out vaccination programs that are aggressively targeting the overall population. Spikes of coronavirus cases continue to occur in certain jurisdictions. These spikes have resulted in certain jurisdictions continuing or re-imposing certain restrictions, although in many cases not to the extent of those initially imposed.
While uncertainty still remains as to the duration and extent of the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, TWMH is well positioned with its strong balance sheet. As of the date of this report, we continue to operate with a focus on driving growth in AUA/AUM. We remain confident of our prospects for the remainder of 2022 and beyond. TWMH experienced minimal operational issues as a result of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 and was able to continue to operate with full functionality through remote working.
In order to manage any potential effects, the management of TWMH continued to monitor and discuss matters including costs and liquidity on a weekly basis, successfully navigating an unprecedented period and remaining profitable for 2020 and 2021, as well as for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. While the global economy is experiencing headwinds, management remains focused on navigating successfully through any further disruption to normal activity.
Managing Business Performance and Key Financial Measures
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this prospectus, we use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA is derived from and reconciled to, but not equivalent to, its most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss). Adjusted Net Income represents net income (loss) plus (a) equity-settled share-based payments, (b) transaction-related costs, including professional fees, (c) impairment of equity method investments, (d) change in fair value of investments, (e) one-time bonuses recorded in the income statement, (f) compensation expense related to the Holbein earn-in described in Note 3 “Variable Interest Entities and Business Combinations,” and (g) other acquisition-related costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents Adjusted Net Income plus (a) interest expense, net, (b) income tax expense (benefits), and (c) depreciation and amortization expense
We use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as a non-US GAAP measure to track our performance and assess our ability to service our borrowings. This is a non-US GAAP financial measure supplement and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of, the results of operations, which are discussed further under “—Components of Consolidated Results of Income” and “Presentation of Certain Financial Information” and are prepared in accordance with US GAAP. For the specific components and calculations of this non-GAAP measure, as well as a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable measure in accordance with GAAP, see “—Reconciliation of Consolidated GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-GAAP Measures.”
Operating Metrics
We monitor certain operating metrics that are common to the alternative asset management industry, which are discussed below.
Assets Under Advisement
AUA refers to all assets we manage, oversee, and report on. We view AUA as a core metric to measure our investment and fundraising performance as it includes non-financial assets (e.g., real estate) that are not included in AUM, investment consulting assets (not included in AUM but revenue generating) and other assets that we do not charge fees upon and do not have responsibility for investment execution responsibility.
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The tables below present roll forwards of our total AUA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
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$ | 27,558 | ||
| New Clients, net |
1,241 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
(164 | ) | ||
| Non-Billable Assets, net |
(1,328 | ) | ||
| Market Performance, net |
(3,258 | ) | ||
| Acquisitions of TIH and Holbein |
3,840 | |||
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| AUA at September 30 |
$ | 27,889 | ||
| Average AUA |
$ | 27,723 | ||
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$ | 24,788 | ||
| New Clients, net |
259 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
(206 | ) | ||
| Non-Billable Assets, net |
1,140 | |||
| Market Performance, net |
610 | |||
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| AUA at September 30 |
$ | 26,591 | ||
| Average AUA |
$ | 25,690 | ||
The tables below present roll forwards of our total AUA for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively:
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| At January 1: |
$ | 24,788 | ||
| New Clients, net |
327 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
(214 | ) | ||
| Non-Billable Assets, net |
1,412 | |||
| Market Performance, net |
1,245 | |||
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| AUA at December 31 |
$ | 27,558 | ||
| Average AUA |
$ | 26,173 | ||
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| At January 1: |
$ | 21,506 | ||
| New Clients, net |
1,771 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
44 | |||
| Non-Billable Assets, net |
464 | |||
| Market Performance, net |
1,003 | |||
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$ | 24,788 | ||
| Average AUA |
$ | 23,147 | ||
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| At January 1: |
$ | 18,303 | ||
| New Clients, net |
77 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
986 | |||
| Non-Billable Assets, net |
622 | |||
| Market Performance, net |
1,518 | |||
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| AUA at December 31 |
$ | 21,506 | ||
| Average AUA |
$ | 19,905 | ||
Assets Under Management
AUM refers to the assets we manage (assets which we provide investment advice on and have execution responsibility for). Although we have investment responsibility for AUM, we do not bill on all of our AUM (e.g., we have agreements with certain clients under which we do not bill on certain securities or cash or cash equivalents held within their portfolio).
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The tables below present roll forwards of our total AUM for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
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| At January 1: |
$ | 21,390 | ||
| New Clients, net |
1,218 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
(529 | ) | ||
| Market Performance, net |
(4,775 | ) | ||
| Acquisitions of TIH and Holbein |
840 | |||
| AUM at September 30 |
$ | 18,144 | ||
| Average AUM |
$ | 19,767 | ||
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| At January 1: |
$ | 19,613 | ||
| New Clients, net |
188 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
255 | |||
| Market Performance, net |
667 | |||
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| AUM at September 30 |
$ | 20,723 | ||
| Average AUM |
$ | 20,168 | ||
As of September 30, 2022, our AUM was approximately $18.1 billion and we had non-discretionary administered assets of $9.8 billion. Therefore, our AUA was $27.9 billion.
The tables below present roll forwards of our total AUM for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively:
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| At January 1: |
$ | 19,613 | ||
| New Clients, net |
397 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
(192 | ) | ||
| Market Performance, net |
1,572 | |||
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$ | 21,390 | ||
| Average AUM |
$ | 20,502 | ||
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| At January 1: |
$ | 16,347 | ||
| New Clients, net |
2,162 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
(57 | ) | ||
| Market Performance, net |
1,161 | |||
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| AUM at December 31 |
$ | 19,613 | ||
| Average AUM |
$ | 17,980 | ||
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| At January 1: |
$ | 13,822 | ||
| New Clients, net |
164 | |||
| Cash Flow, net |
762 | |||
| Market Performance, net |
1,599 | |||
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| AUM at December 31 |
$ | 16,347 | ||
| Average AUM |
$ | 15,085 | ||
As of December 31, 2021, our AUM was approximately $21.4 billion and we had non-discretionary administered assets of $6.2 billion. Therefore, our AUA was $27.6 billion.
Components of Consolidated Results of Income
Revenues
Trustee, Investment Management, and Custody Fees. Investment management, trustee, and extended service and family office fees are recognized over the respective service period based on time elapsed. Investment management fees are based on a contractual percentage of the market value of billable assets in the client’s account. Trustee, extended service and family office fees are recognized based on a contractual flat fee, contractual percentage of the market value of billable assets in the client’s account, or combination of such fees. Because fees are a fixed rate tied to AUA, changes in revenue are directly related to changes in AUA. As such, the Company’s strategy for increasing revenues is to acquire more customers by leveraging existing relationships and contacts, focusing on employee training and development, aligning compensation with new client acquisition, and acquiring other wealth management firms as appropriate.
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Client portfolios are constructed with long-term investment horizon and are typically reviewed quarterly, and sometimes monthly. The long-term performance versus the stated targets is typically reviewed against the trailing periods, (e.g., 3-5 years) and the target risk profile is also reviewed periodically to ensure continued appropriateness. If a client is dissatisfied with the performance of their portfolio or any other aspect of the service being provided by the company, they reserve the right to terminate the relationship with TWMH at any point. Generally, clients view a fixed basis point fee structure as an aligned structure, with revenues growing or being reduced directionally along with the asset base of the client portfolio.
Expenses
Compensation and Employee Benefits. Compensation generally includes salaries, bonuses, commissions, long-term deferral programs, benefits, and payroll taxes. Compensation is accrued over the related service period and long-term deferral program awards are paid out based on the various vesting dates.
General, Administrative, and Other Expenses. General, administrative, and other expenses include costs primarily related to professional services, occupancy, travel, communication and information services, depreciation and amortization, distribution costs, and other general operating items.
Other Expense (Income), net. Other non-operating expense (income), net consists of investment and interest rate swap gains and losses and contributions, donations, and dues.
Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net consists of the interest expense on our outstanding debt, net of interest income.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense (benefit) consists of taxes paid or payable by our consolidated operating subsidiaries. Certain subsidiary entities (the “Taxable Partnerships”) are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes and, accordingly, are not subject to federal and state income taxes, as such taxes are the responsibility of certain direct and indirect owners of the Taxable Partnerships; however, the taxable partnerships are subject to unincorporated business tax (“UBT”) and other state taxes. A portion of our operations is conducted through domestic and foreign corporations that are subject to corporate level taxes and for which we record current and deferred income taxes at the prevailing rates in the various jurisdictions in which these entities operate.
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Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Income—the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
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50,094 | 48,658 | 1,436 | 3 | % | |||||||||||
| Trustee fees |
5,153 | 4,947 | 206 | 4 | % | |||||||||||
| Custody fees |
2,198 | 1,968 | 230 | 12 | % | |||||||||||
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57,445 | 55,573 | 1,872 | 3 | % | |||||||||||
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| Compensation and benefits |
36,969 | 35,155 | (1,814 | ) | (5 | %) | ||||||||||
| General, administrative and other expenses |
18,102 | 14,254 | (3,848 | ) | (27 | %) | ||||||||||
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55,071 | 49,409 | (5,662 | ) | (11 | %) | ||||||||||
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2,374 | 6,164 | (3,790 | ) | (61 | %) | ||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(317 | ) | 388 | 705 | NM | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
310 | 341 | 31 | 9 | % | |||||||||||
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| Net income before income taxes |
2,381 | 5,435 | (3,054 | ) | (56 | %) | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(363 | ) | (475 | ) | 112 | 24 | % | |||||||||
| Consolidated net income |
2,018 | 4,960 | (2,942 | ) | (59 | %) | ||||||||||
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(87 | ) | (113 | ) | (26 | ) | 23 | % | ||||||||
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| Net income available to TWMH members |
2,105 | 5,073 | (2,968 | ) | (59 | %) | ||||||||||
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Revenues
The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Revenues increased by $1.9 million, or 3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to the acquisitions of Holbein and TIH, an increase in AUA from existing clients, and through investments from new clients. While maintaining existing relationships, TWMH established relationships with new clients in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 which represented an additional $2.0 million in revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Expenses
The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Compensation and Employee Benefits. Compensation and benefits increased by $1.8 million, or 5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This increase was primarily driven by a $3.0 million increase in payroll expenses due to increased headcount primarily from personnel hired in 2021 and the consolidation of TIH and Holbein payroll expenses, offset by a $1.1 million decrease in restricted units compensation expense. This decrease in restricted unit compensation expense is primarily due to $2.5 million of additional restricted stock units issued in April 2021 that vested immediately.
General, Administrative, and Other Expenses. General, administrative, and other expenses increased by $3.8 million, or 27%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was driven by a variety of factors including a $0.9 million increase in travel and entertainment costs, $1.0 million increase in technology costs, $0.8 million increase in occupancy costs, and
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$1.1 million increase in professional fees from the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Of the $5.5 million in professional fees for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, $3.4 million were for transaction expenses related to the Business Combination.
Other (Income) Expense, net. Other non-operating (income) expense, net, changed from $0.4 million other net expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $0.3 million other net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in other non-operating expenses was primarily driven by a $0.3 million increase in income from equity method investments from a loss of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to zero income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Other (Income) Expense, net was impacted by a lesser extent to changes in the fair value of TWMH’s interest rate swap from $0.1 million income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as detailed in “Note 8. Fair value measurements” and “Note 15. Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Expense, net. Net interest expense was essentially flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense decreased by $0.1 million, or 24%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by a $0.1 million decrease in unincorporated business tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the current nine-month period primarily represents the allocation to common shareholders of IWP for their 25% pro rata share of IWP’s net loss. The noncontrolling interest represents an approximately 75% interest in IWP.
Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Income—the Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
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| Investment management fees |
65,801 | 55,595 | 10,188 | 18 | % | |||||||||||
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6,950 | 5,577 | 1,373 | 25 | % | |||||||||||
| Custody fees |
2,652 | 3,217 | (547 | ) | (17 | %) | ||||||||||
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75,703 | 64,389 | 11,314 | 18 | % | |||||||||||
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47,413 | 42,164 | (5,249 | ) | (12 | %) | ||||||||||
| General, administrative and other expenses |
20,523 | 13,461 | (7,062 | ) | (52 | %) | ||||||||||
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7,767 | 8,764 | (997 | ) | (11 | %) | ||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net |
3,063 | 897 | (2,166 | ) | (241 | %) | ||||||||||
| Interest expense. net |
398 | 384 | (14 | ) | (4 | %) | ||||||||||
| Net income before income taxes |
4,306 | 7,483 | (3,177 | ) | (42 | %) | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(515 | ) | (497 | ) | (18 | ) | (4 | %) | ||||||||
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3,939 | 6,986 | (3,047 | ) | (44 | %) | ||||||||||
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Revenues
The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenues increased by $11.3 million, or 18%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020 due to an increase in AUM, AUA from existing clients, and through investments from new clients. While maintaining existing relationships, TWMH established relationships with new clients in 2021, which represented an additional $3.0 million in revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Expenses
The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Compensation and Employee Benefits. Compensation and benefits increased by $5.2 million, or 12%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. This increase was primarily driven by $5.5 million related to restricted stock unit expense, compared to $1.1 million for the same period last year. This variance is primarily due to $2.5 million of additional restricted stock units issued in April 2021 that vested immediately (in anticipation of the Transaction), whereas units issued in prior years vested over 3 to 5-year periods.
General, Administrative, and Other Expenses. General, administrative, and other expenses increased by $7.1 million, or 52%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in professional fees from $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $6.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, of which $4.6 million were for transaction expenses related to the Business Combination.
Other Expense (Income), net. Other non-operating expense (income), net, increased by $2.2 million, or 241%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in other expenses was primarily driven by the $2.4 million other-than-temporary impairment of the Company’s equity method investments as detailed in “Note 6. Equity Method Investments” to our Consolidated Financial Statements. This change was partially offset by investment gains and changes in the fair value of TWMH’s interest rate swap, as detailed in “Note 5. Investments at fair value” and “Note 15. Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Expense, net. Net interest expense was essentially flat for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was essentially flat for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the current year primarily represents the allocation to common shareholders of IWP for their 25% pro rata share of IWP’s net loss. The noncontrolling interest represents an approximately 75% interest in IWP.
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Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Income—the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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42,164 | 38,541 | (3,623 | ) | (9% | ) | ||||||||||
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897 | (208 | ) | (1,105 | ) | NM | ||||||||||
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384 | 172 | (212 | ) | (123% | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income before income taxes |
7,483 | 7,644 | (161 | ) | (2% | ) | ||||||||||
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(497 | ) | (411 | ) | (86 | ) | (21% | ) | ||||||||
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Revenues
The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Revenues increased by $4.6 million or 8% from the year ended December 31, 2019 to the year ended December 31, 2020 due to higher AUM, AUA from existing clients, and through investments from new clients. While maintaining existing relationships, TWMH established relationships with new clients, which during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, represented an additional $2.0 million in revenue.
Expenses
The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Compensation and Employee Benefits. Compensation and benefits increased by $3.6 million, or 9%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increases were primarily driven by one-time bonuses paid to cover tax obligations related to equity payouts of $2.2 million, $1.0 million related to restricted stock unit expense, and $0.5 million growth in compensation expense due to increased headcount.
General, Administrative, and Other Expenses. General, administrative, and other expenses decreased by $0.2 million, or 1%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily driven by the COVID-19 impact and resulted in a decrease in certain operating expenses, such as travel, meals, and entertainment of $0.8 million and marketing of $0.2 million. In 2019, the Company recognized a $0.5 million gain from remeasurement of the contingent consideration payable liability to Threshold Group, LLC (“TG”). However, no remeasurement gains were recorded in 2020, which thus partially offset the decreases in expenses in the year ended December 31, 2020. Reductions in expenses were further offset by higher occupancy costs of $0.2 million in 2020 due to larger spaces used in the Seattle and Wilmington offices.
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Other Expense (Income), net. Other non-operating expense (income), net, increased by $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The net increase in expense was primarily driven by investment losses and losses on TWMH’s interest rate swap, as detailed in “Note 5. Investments” to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Expense, net. Interest expense increased by $0.2 million, or 123%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in outstanding debt attributed to our $12.8 million Term Loan B entered into in March 2020.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense increased by $0.1 million, or 21%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.
Reconciliation of Consolidated GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-GAAP Measures
We use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as non-US GAAP measures to assess and track our performance. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as presented in this prospectus are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, US GAAP. For more information, see “Presentation of Certain Financial Information.” The following table presents the reconciliation of net income as reported in our Consolidated Statements of Income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA:
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$ | 2,381 | $ | 5,435 | $ | 4,306 | $ | 7,483 | $ | 7,644 | ||||||||||
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2,860 | 3,930 | 5,532 | 1,145 | 465 | |||||||||||||||
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(256 | ) | 6 | (2 | ) | 266 | (121 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| (a) | Add-back of non-cash expense related to the 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021 restricted unit awards. |
| (b) | Add-back of transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, including professional fees. |
| (c) | Related to an other than temporary impairment of the Tiedemann Constantia AG equity method investment which is exclusive of equity method investment net losses. |
| (d) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (e) | Related to a one-time bonus payment made to certain members in 2020. |
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| (f) | Add back of cash portion of the compensatory earn-ins of $1.1 million related to the Holbein acquisition as discussed in Note 3, “Variable Interest Entities and Business Combinations” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of TWMH. The $2.2 million of total compensatory earn-in expense for the year-to-date period ending September 30, 2022 is settled in 50% equity and 50% cash. The add back of equity portion of compensatory earn-ins of $1.1 million is included in the equity settled share-based payments combined EBITDA adjustment. |
| (g) | Related to professional fees associated with an acquisition target. These costs are not related to the Business Combination. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management assesses liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing, and financing activities. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, management believes that we are well-positioned and our liquidity will continue to be sufficient for its foreseeable working capital needs, contractual obligations, distribution payments and strategic initiatives. For further discussion regarding the potential risks and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TWMH, see “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Our primary sources of liquidity are (1) cash on hand, (2) cash from operations, including management fees, which are generally collected quarterly, and (3) net borrowing from our credit facilities. As of September 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents were $4.5 million, and we had $21.8 million of debt outstanding and availability under our credit facilities of $1.5 million. Our ability to draw from the credit facilities is subject to minimum management fee and other covenants. We believe that these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments in the ordinary course of business and under the current market conditions for the foreseeable future. Market conditions resulting from supply chain difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as inflation may impact our liquidity. Cash flows from management fees may be impacted by a slowdown or declines in deployment, declines, or write downs in valuations, or a slowdown or negatively impacted fundraising. Declines or delays and transaction activity may impact our product distributions and net realized performance income which could adversely impact our cash flows and liquidity. Market conditions may make it difficult to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms.
We expect that our primary liquidity needs will continue to be to (1) provide capital to facilitate the growth of our existing wealth-management businesses, (2) provide capital to facilitate our expansion into businesses that are complementary to our existing wealth-management businesses as well as other strategic growth initiatives, (3) pay operating expenses, including cash compensation to our employees, (4) fund capital expenditures, (5) service our debt, (6) pay income taxes, and (7) make distribution payments to our members’ equity holders in accordance with our distribution policy.
In the normal course of business, we expect to pay distributions that are aligned with the expected changes in our fee related earnings. If cash flow from operations were insufficient to fund distributions over a sustained period of time, we expect that we would suspend or reduce paying such distributions. In addition, there is no assurance that distributions would continue at the current levels or at all.
Our ability to obtain debt financing provides us with additional sources of liquidity. For further discussion of financing transactions occurring in the current period and our debt obligations, see “—Cash Flows” within this section and “Note 14. Term Notes, Line of Credit & Promissory Notes” to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this prospectus.
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Cash Flows
The Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months ended September 30, 2021
The following tables and discussion summarize our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by activity attributable to TWMH. Negative amounts represent a net outflow or use of cash.
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Operating Activities
Cash used in TWMH’s operating activities decreased by $9.4 million from cash provided of $12.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to cash provided of $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in net cash flows provided by operating activities was primarily due to changes in operating assets and liabilities, which changed by $4.2 million from a $2.1 million source of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to a $2.1 million use of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in net cash flows provided by operating activities was also due to certain non-cash charges to net income such as a $2.1 million decrease in share-based compensation expense from $3.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Our increasing working capital needs reflect the growth of our business. We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations, as well as the aggregate $23.3 million capacity under all our credit facilities, including our $15.5 million Line of Credit, of which $1.5 million remains undrawn at September 30, 2022, provides us with the necessary liquidity to manage short-term fluctuations in working capital and to meet our short-term commitments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in TWMH’s investing activities decreased by $5.1 million from $2.1 million cash used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $7.3 million cash used for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This increase of net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the $8.1 million cash payment for the acquisition of Holbein in 2022. This increase in net cash used was offset by a decrease of $1.2 million of cash used for the purchase of equity method investments and a $0.9 million increase in cash provided by sales of investments.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by TWMH’s financing activities increased by $10.3 million from $9.8 million used for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $0.5 million provided by the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net cash provided was primarily driven by a $8.8 million decrease in payments on debt and a $3.0 million increase of cash inflows from borrowings on debt offset by an increase in member distributions of $1.6 million.
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Cash Flows
The Year ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year ended December 31, 2020
The following tables and discussion summarize our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by activity attributable to TWMH. Negative amounts represent a net outflow or use of cash.
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Operating Activities
Cash provided by TWMH’s operating activities increased by $11.0 million, or 139%, from $7.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $18.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net cash flows provided by operating activities was primarily due to changes in operating assets and liabilities, which changed from a $2.8 million use of cash during the year ended December 31, 2020 to a $4.6 million source of cash during the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the effects of certain non-cash charges to net income.
Our increasing working capital needs reflect the growth of our business. We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations, as well as the aggregate $24.2 million overall capacity under all our credit facilities, including our $14.5 million Line of Credit, of which $12.5 million remains undrawn, provides us with the necessary liquidity to manage short-term fluctuations in working capital and to meet our short-term commitments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in TWMH’s investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased by $5.1 million, or 67% from $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This decrease of net cash used in investing activities was primarily as the result of the payment of contingent consideration of $6.4 million in 2020 pursuant to the 2017 acquisition of TG.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in TWMH’s financing activities increased by $11.2 million from $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $11.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net cash used was primarily driven by the $7.3 million year-over-year decrease of cash inflows from borrowings on term notes and lines of credit, and by a $5.3 million increase in member distributions year-over-year. These increases were offset in part by a $1.1 million decrease in cash used for repayment of the notes.
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Cash Flows
The Year ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year ended December 31, 2019
The following tables and discussion summarize our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by activity attributable to TWMH. Negative amounts represent a net outflow or use of cash.
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Operating Activities
Cash provided by TWMH’s operating activities increased by $2.6 million, or 50%, from $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to $7.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase is primarily due to the decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and decreases in accrued compensation and profit sharing caused by bonuses during the year ended December 31, 2020 being paid on December 31, 2020 whereas bonuses were paid subsequent to year-end in 2019. Increases in net cash provided by operating activities was partially reduced by the decrease in net income of TWMH and its subsidiaries of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Our increasing working capital needs reflect the growth of our business. We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations, as well as the capacity under our credit facilities, provides us with the necessary liquidity to manage short-term fluctuations in working capital and to meet our short-term commitments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in TWMH’s investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased by $6.3 million, or 493%, from $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to the March 2020 contingent cash payment of $6.4 million to TG in connection with TWMH’s 2017 acquisition of TG. The increase in cash flows used in investing activities was partially offset by cash inflows from increased sales of investments by $1.6 million, and a decrease in cash used for purchases of equity method investments.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in TWMH’s financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $7.4 million, or 91%, from $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to new borrowings under the Term Loan of $11.3 million, a reduction of net member distributions of $1.6 million and a decrease in repurchase units of $0.7 million, which was partially offset by repayments on the previous Term Loan of $6.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 and loans to members of $0.6 million.
Financial Condition and Liquidity of TWMH Following the Business Combination
We believe that following the Closing of the Business Combination, the sources of liquidity discussed above will continue to be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments in the ordinary course of business, under current market conditions, for the foreseeable future. We intend to use a
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portion of our available liquidity to pay cash distributions on a quarterly basis in accordance with our distribution policies. We will continue to explore strategic financing and share buyback opportunities in the ordinary course of business. We expect this to include potential financings and refinancings of indebtedness, through the issuance of debt securities or otherwise, to maximize our liquidity and capital structure.
Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity
In the normal course of business, we may engage in off-balance sheet arrangements, including transactions in derivatives, guarantees, commitments, indemnifications, and potential contingent repayment obligations. We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that would require us to fund losses or guarantee target returns to clients.
Contractual obligations
TWMH’s contractual obligations under operating lease arrangements (net of sublease income) total $12.3 million, of which $2.9 million net is due within the next 12 months. Additionally, TWMH has minimum printer, computer, and other non-cancelable technology leases totaling $0.2 million, of which less than $0.1 million will become due within the next 12 months.
Indemnification Arrangements
Consistent with standard business practices in the normal course of business, we enter into contracts that contain indemnities for our affiliates and our employees, officers and directors, persons acting on our behalf or such affiliates, and third parties. The terms of the indemnities vary from contract to contract and the maximum exposure under these arrangements, if any, cannot be determined and has neither been recorded in the above table nor in our Consolidated Financial Statements. As of September 30, 2022, we have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
Litigation
From time to time, we may be named as a defendant in legal actions in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance of the outcome of such legal actions, in the opinion of management, we do not have any potential liability related to any current legal proceeding or claim that would individually or in the aggregate materially affect its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
Related Party Transactions
We lease office space from a related party for which we paid $0.9 million in rent payments during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which are included in occupancy expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
We also provide loans to certain of our members equal to a portion of estimated Federal, State, and Local taxes owed by such members on issuances of Class B units to members. The total amount of these loans outstanding at December 31, 2021 was $0.6 million, which were drawn on February 15, 2021 and accrued interest commenced on February 15, 2021. In connection with the April 2021 issuance, certain members of TWMH were offered convertible promissory notes equal to a portion of the estimated Federal, State, and Local taxes owed by such members in relation to the issuance. On April 15, 2021, promissory notes totaling $1.1 million were issued by TWMH. On May 1, 2022, the Company provided $0.3 million in promissory notes to certain employee members of the Company. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Company forgave $0.2 million of principal debt and accrued interest on the loans. The total amount of these loans outstanding at September 30, 2022 was $1.5 million.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In applying many of these accounting principles, we need to make assumptions, estimates, and/or judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses in our Consolidated Financial Statements. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. These assumptions, estimates, and/or judgments, however, are both subjective and subject to change, and actual results may differ from our assumptions and estimates. Actual results may also differ from our estimates and judgments due to risks and uncertainties and changing circumstances, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If actual amounts are ultimately different from our estimates, the revisions are included in our results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known. For a summary of our significant accounting policies and estimates, see “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this prospectus.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 606. Revenue is recognized in a manner that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers and for an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We are required to identify our contracts with customers, identify the performance obligations in a contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In determining the transaction price, variable consideration is included only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized would not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved.
Consolidation
We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We have a controlling financial interest when we own a majority of the voting rights of a voting rights entity (“VRE”) or are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Assessing whether an entity is a VRE or a VIE involves judgment and analysis on an entity by entity basis. Factors considered in this assessment include the entity’s legal organization, the entity’s capital structure and equity ownership, the rights of equity investment holders, the Company’s contractual involvement with and economic interest in the entity and any related party or de facto agent implications of the Company’s involvement with the entity. Entities that are determined to be VREs are consolidated if the Company can exert control over the financial and operating policies of the investee, which generally exists if there is greater than 50% voting interest. Entities that are determined to be VIEs are consolidated if the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entity. The Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE if it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that potentially could be significant to the VIE. There is judgment involved this assessment. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company made investments that resulted in the consolidation of TIH and Holbein. These investments were accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805.
Income Taxes
For tax purposes, we have historically been treated as a flow-through entity with respect to our U.S. operations. As a result, we have not been subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes (although our corporate subsidiaries are subject to federal and state income tax for subsidiary corporations). The provision for income taxes in our historical Consolidated Statements of Income consists of federal, state, local and foreign income taxes. Following the Business Combination, we will be subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes, in addition to local and foreign income taxes, with respect to our allocable share of any taxable income generated by our limited liability company that will flow through to its interest holders, including us.
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Taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under this method, deferred taxes assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, using the tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted.
U.S. GAAP requires us to recognize tax benefits in an amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained by the relevant taxing authority upon examination. We analyze our tax filing positions in all of the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as for all open tax years in these jurisdictions. If, based on this analysis, we determine that uncertainties in tax positions exist that do not meet the minimum threshold for recognition of the related tax benefit, a liability is recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as general, administrative and other expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. If recognized, the entire amount of previously unrecognized tax positions would be recorded as a reduction in the provision for income taxes.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on our ability to generate future taxable income. When evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets, all evidence— both positive and negative—is considered. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, expectations regarding future earnings, future reversals of existing temporary tax differences, and tax planning strategies.
Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties under GAAP. We review our tax positions quarterly and adjust our tax balances as new information becomes available.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our primary exposure to market risk is related to our role as wealth management advisor to our investment products and the sensitivity to movements in the market value of their investments, including the effect on management fees and investment income. Uncertainty with respect to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets, and the effects of this volatility could materially impact our market risks, including those listed below. For additional information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our business and our operating results, see “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
Market Risk
The market price of investments may significantly fluctuate during the period of investment, should their value decline, our fees may decline accordingly. Investments may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of an investment may decline due to general market conditions, which are not specifically related to such investment, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. It may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.
Our credit orientation has been a central tenet of our business across our investment strategies. Our investment professionals benefit from our independent research and relationship networks and insights from our portfolio of active investments. We believe the combination of high-quality proprietary pipeline and a consistent, rigorous approach to managing investments across our strategies has been, and we believe will continue to be, a major driver of our strong risk-adjusted returns and the stability and predictability of our income.
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Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2022, we had $14.1 million and $6.4 million of borrowings outstanding under the revolving facilities and term loan, respectively.
In November 2021, we amended our $7.5 million revolving line of credit into a restated $14.5 million revolving line of credit. The interest rate on the line of credit was amended to the Daily Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index rate (“BSBY”) plus 1.50%. Our unused commitment fee is 0.15% per annum. Currently, the term loan bears interest calculated based on variable one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.50%, subject to a LIBOR floor. We entered into an interest rate swap agreement in 2020, which converted the variable rate to a fixed rate of 2.60% on borrowings under the term loan. The interest rate swap is not accounted for under hedge accounting; therefore, changes in the value of the swap are recognized in earnings.
In March 2022, the Company’s Revolving Line of Credit maturity date was extended to March 13, 2023 and its borrowing capacity increased from $14.5 million to $15.5 million.
We estimate that in the event of an increase in LIBOR, there would be no impact to our interest expense related to the term loan due to our interest rate swap agreement. However, for any increase to the BSBY rate related to the revolving facilities, we would be subject to such increased variable rate and would expect our interest expense to increase commensurately.
On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s FCA, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021, which was later extended to June 2023. Potential changes, or uncertainty related to such potential changes, may adversely affect the market for LIBOR-based securities or the cost of our borrowings. Please see “Risk Factors” section of registration statement for additional information.
Credit Risk
We are party to agreements providing for various financial services and transactions that contain an element of risk in the event that the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of such agreements. In such agreements, we depend on the counterparty to make payment or otherwise perform. We generally endeavor to minimize our risk of exposure by limiting to reputable financial institutions the counterparties with which we enter into financial transactions. In other circumstances, availability of financing from financial institutions may be uncertain due to market events, and we may not be able to access these financing markets. We seek to mitigate this exposure by monitoring the credit standing of these financial institutions.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE TIG ENTITIES
In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “TIG Entities,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” are intended to mean the business and operations of the TIG Entities and their consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion analyzes the financial condition and results of operations of the TIG Entities and should be read in conjunction with the Combined and Consolidated audited Financial Statements and the related notes included in this prospectus.
Amounts and percentages presented throughout our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations may reflect rounded results in thousands (unless otherwise indicated) and consequently, totals may not appear to sum. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Our Business
We are an alternative investment management firm that manages, in aggregate with the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments, $8.2 billion in AUM as of September 30, 2022. Our internal strategies (i.e., TIG Arbitrage) manage $3.0 billion and the External Strategic Managers have a combined $5.2 billion in AUM. External Strategic Managers are those managers in which the TIG Entities have made strategic investments, and the strategies of these managers include Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy, Asian Credit and Special Situations, and European Equities. In total, the foregoing AUM figures reflect an increase of 47%, 34% and 5%, and a decrease of 1% since December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2021, respectively. Average AUM increased 18% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 23% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, and 20% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The foregoing increases in AUM include the impact of new investments in the European Equities and Asian Credit and Special Situations External Strategic Managers of $885 million and $943 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
We are focused on partnering with global alternative asset managers in order to unlock and achieve growth from both an asset and operational perspective. We have a strong track record of identifying managers that focus on sourcing uncorrelated investment opportunities in both public and private markets and then utilizing our long- standing operating platform to assist managers with growth.
Our business is focused on providing investment advisory services to institutional investors and high net worth individuals globally under the following investment strategies:
| • | Event-Driven Global Merger Arbitrage (TIG Arbitrage): TIG Arbitrage is our event-driven strategy based in New York. This strategy focuses on 0-to-30-day events within the merger process. The investment team employs deep research on each situation in the portfolio with a focus on complex, hostile, up-for-sale situations where our primary research work can drive uncorrelated alpha. Our research and investment process are focused on hard catalyst events and is not dependent on deal flow. The strategy has $3.0 billion AUM as of September 30, 2022. |
| • | Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy (External Strategic Manager): The External Strategic Manager that operates a real estate bridge lending strategy is based in Toronto and focuses on complex construction, term, and pre-development bridge loans throughout North America. Our manager’s experience with mortgages dates to the 1950s with real estate law and entered the mortgage-lending business in the 1960s. The manager converted its individual mortgage syndication business to a commingled fund in early 2006. The fund’s diversified portfolio primarily consists of first lien mortgages with little to no structural leverage. The team places an emphasis on risk management via |
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| rigorous underwriting consisting of borrower analysis, vetting, and extensive monitoring across all major real estate asset classes. The strategy has $2.1 billion AUM as of September 30, 2022. |
| • | European Equities (External Strategic Manager): The External Strategic Manager focused on European equities is based in London. Founded in 2001, this manager is actively traded and absolute return- oriented with a focus on financials, cyclicals, and mining and minerals. The strategy is market agnostic and runs with a variable net exposure, equally comfortable net long or net short. The strategy has $1.6 billion AUM as of September 30, 2022. |
| • | Asian Credit and Special Situations (External Strategic Manager): The External Strategic Manager that operates an Asia Pacific credit and special situations strategy is based in Hong Kong and launched in 2013. The portfolio manager has more than 25 years of experience investing in performing, stressed, and distressed bonds and loans throughout the Asia Pacific region. We believe their on-the-ground expertise and deep local network make them well-positioned to capitalize on an under-researched and inefficient market with limited competition and attractive levels of stressed and distressed activity. The strategy has $1.5 billion AUM as of September 30, 2022. The acquisition of the investment closed on December 31, 2020; however, the revenue share was effective as of January 1, 2021, and therefore, Asian Credit and Special Situations had no impact on the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. |
Fee Structure
TIG Arbitrage and the External Strategic Managers earn management fees, and incentive fees tied to performance. We have a 50.63% profit share in TIG Arbitrage, through which we directly receive management fees and incentive fees from the underlying funds and accounts. For more information regarding the profit-share participation, refer to “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.”
Management fees and incentive fees earned from our economic interests with External Strategic Managers are earned through our profit or revenue sharing arrangements with the External Strategic Managers. Our economic interests in the External Strategic Managers are as follows:
| • | Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy – 20.92% profit share; |
| • | European Equities – 19.99% revenue share; and |
| • | Asian Credit and Special Situations – 9.00% revenue share. |
The following describes our fee structure:
| • | Management Fees. TIG Arbitrage and the External Strategic Managers are entitled to management fees as compensation for administrating and managing the affairs of the funds and separately managed accounts. Management fees are normally received in advance each month or quarter and recognized as services are rendered. The management fees are calculated using approximately 0.75% to 1.50% of the net asset value of the funds’ underlying investments. Also included within Management Fees is income from our profit and revenue-share investments in External Strategic Managers. |
| • | Incentive Fees. TIG Arbitrage and certain of the External Strategic Managers are entitled to receive incentive fees if certain performance returns have been achieved as stipulated in our governing documents. Incentive fees are normally received and recognized annually and are calculated using approximately 20% of net profit / income, with only select funds with hurdle rates. We recognize our incentive fees when it is no longer probable that a significant reversal of revenue will occur. Our incentive fees are not subject to clawback provisions. Also included within Incentive Fees is income from our profit and revenue-share investments in External Strategic Managers. |
| • | Interest and Other Income. Other investment gain includes our unrealized and realized gains and losses on our principal investments. |
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Capital Invested In and Through Our Funds
To further align our interests with those of investors in our products, as of December 31, 2021, our executives and employees had invested over $134.9 million in the TIG Entities’ products across our platform.
Market Trends and Business Environment
We have observed a trend of consolidation across investment managers and subsequently an increased demand from allocators to gain larger exposure with fewer managers. As a result, allocators look for holistic solutions that can address various structural and/or investment needs. Our length of operating history and exposure to various strategies and investor bases throughout the years has given us an advantage in creating bespoke client solutions to meet complex needs across a global client base. This trend continues to accelerate and we believe that our experience in customizing solutions for our clients puts us in a strong posture for the future.
Furthermore, we have seen an increased need for client advisory and intermediaries to provide niche, difficult-to-access, and sometimes complex investment offerings in order to differentiate their business. Our focus on mid-sized specialist managers delivers the stability and credibility of a 40+ year operating organization, while bringing to market the unique alpha solutions they desire. Our ability to maintain a competitive advantage is complimented by the fact that we are focused on a segment of the market that is often overlooked by our competitors.
One of the major drivers of the aforementioned industry consolidation is the enormous cost associated with starting and running an independent small and medium size investment firm. The barrier to entry today is large with ongoing regulatory, legal, and infrastructure costs. Since inception, we have sourced, supported, and helped money managers build their fund businesses, using a centralized platform of services proven to allow portfolio managers to focus exclusively on their investment strategy. The synergies created as an infrastructure partner can help reduce the frictional costs of running a medium sized organization. Furthermore, we are a proven growth partner with a global sales and marketing presence. The TIG Entities have successfully raised capital from various regions globally and are critically focused on understanding the geographical nuances of various investor types.
From a macro perspective, we believe the sustained low interest rate environment following the most recent global financial crisis has resulted in increasing demand for yield, and differentiated investment activities that diversify investment portfolios. The search for yield has resulted in growing allocations to alternative assets, as investors seek to meet their return objectives.
We believe that our disciplined investment philosophy across our distinct but complementary investment strategies contributes to the stability of our performance throughout market cycles. Our products have a stable base of permanent or long-term capital enabling us to invest in assets with a long- term focus over different points in a market cycle and to take advantage of market volatility. Our strategies are uncorrelated in nature to overall capital markets and seek to deliver consistent returns regardless of the market environment. Given that our strategies are narrow in scope and nimble in nature, we believe we have the flexibility to capitalize on overall market volatility. However, our results of operations, including the market value of our AUM, are affected by a variety of factors, including conditions in the global financial markets and the economic and political environments.
The year 2020 was a challenging year for markets around the world due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a historic decline due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, global capital markets began an important rally which continued in 2021 as investor sentiment was encouraged by global central bank support, improving economic data and optimism surrounding vaccine development to combat COVID-19. In the United States, corporate credit spreads continued to tighten amidst larger gains in the equity markets, economic data showing signs of stabilization, progress on development of COVID-19 vaccines, and investors’ continued search for yield.
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Global equity markets declined in performance during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as supply chain issues, labor shortages, and inflation concerns increased. The S&P 500 Index had negative returns of 23.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Outside of the U.S., the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index decreased 28.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Private equity market activity remained robust throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Corporate performance and earnings across many industries continue to be impacted by COVID-19 in 2022. While certain industries and companies have demonstrated resilience in the current environment, and in some cases, are experiencing positive trends, others have been negatively affected. We believe the market continues to experience a bifurcation between companies that can access the public markets versus those who cannot, creating an opportunity for our managers to provide flexible solutions.
In addition to the aforementioned macroeconomic and sector-specific trends, we believe our future performance will be influenced by the following factors:
Attractiveness of the TIG Entities’ Products and Ability to Generate Strong, Stable Results. We partner with alternative investment managers, which have historically generated alpha over long periods of time through repeatable investment processes. We diversify our overall offering by partnering with managers that do not correlate with one another. Our selected managers have low volatility of returns and exhibit low correlations to capital markets and/or typically run low net exposure strategies.
Successful Deployment of Capital into Attractive Investments. We believe we identify managers that can identify specific investment opportunities and are able to implement a repeatable investment process in order to capitalize on such opportunity set. We only partner with managers that have a seasoned investment team, which have grown AUM, diversified their investor base and are growing at the time of partnership. In doing so, we seek managers who we believe we can unlock growth for, either by channel or geography distribution expansion, operational improvement, synergies, investment / operational capabilities and / or product expansion. We have metrics in place to gauge the performance of these managers, for which all have grown since our primary investment.
Ability to Maintain our Competitive Advantage. We have a 40+ year operating history of helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses successfully. We also believe allocators view our business as a holistic solution adept at addressing various structural and / or investment needs. To achieve this reputation, our focus has been directed towards mid-sized specialist managers who have achieved stability and credibility within their organization and during their operating history, while bringing to market the unique alpha solutions global allocators desire. We believe we are a proven growth partner with a global sales and marketing presence as we have successfully raised capital from various regions globally and are critically focused on understanding the geographical nuances of various investor types.
Ability to Launch New Strategies and Products. We believe that among our core competencies is creating and/or accommodating proprietary client solutions, including SMAs, funds of one wherein the fund is the sole investor in a specific investment vehicle, SPVs, UCITs, AIF’s and a variety of other offerings to meet complex needs across a global client base.
Limited Availability of Financing for Certain Real Estate Projects. A key driver of our investment in the Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy is our belief that regulatory and structural changes in the market have reduced the amount of capital available to certain types of projects and properties. We believe that many commercial and regional banks have, in recent years, de-emphasized their offering of loans for construction projects or transitional properties. In addition, these lenders may be constrained in their ability to underwrite and hold certain types real estate loans as they seek to meet existing and future regulatory capital requirements.
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COVID-19 and Our Response
The year 2020 was a challenging year for markets around the world due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a historic decline in March, the global capital markets rallied during the second quarter as investor sentiment was encouraged by global central bank support and the gradual re-opening of economies, among other things.
Corporate performance and earnings across certain industries continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite significant lingering health concerns, certain companies are rebounding more quickly than expected. As opposed to the broad-based sell-off in the first quarter of 2020, distressed activity in the second and third quarters of 2020 was more industry and/or company specific. Transaction activity in the traditional private equity buyout market has remained strong in 2021. Furthermore, access to the capital markets is selectively re-opening for high quality businesses and the market for initial public offerings returned beginning in the second quarter of 2021 and continuing into 2022.
The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted global travel and supply chains, and has adversely impacted commercial activity in many industries, including travel, hospitality and entertainment. It has also significantly negatively impacted global growth. While certain geographies are experiencing declining infection levels and are reopening businesses, others are seeing persistent or accelerating levels. The continued rapid development of this situation and uncertainty regarding potential economic recovery precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions.
Notwithstanding any unforeseen further global disruption from COVID-19 and its impact on the global economy, including work and travel restrictions, market uncertainty and delays to expected transaction exits, the management of the TIG Entities remain confident of its prospects for the 2022 and beyond. The TIG Entities experienced minimal operational issues as a result of COVID-19 and was able to operate with full functionality through remote working.
In order to manage any potential negative effects, the management of the TIG Entities continued to monitor and discuss matters including costs and liquidity on a weekly basis, successfully navigating an unprecedented period and remaining profitable for the year.
Managing Business Performance and Key Financial Measures
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, and Economic EBITDA as non-GAAP measures to track our performance and assess the TIG Entities’ ability to service their borrowings. Adjusted EBITDA and Economic EBITDA are derived from and reconciled to, but not equivalent to, its most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss). Adjusted Net Income represents net income (loss) plus (a) transaction expenses, (b) legal settlement fees, (c) fair value adjustments to strategic investments, and (d) disposal of investments. Adjusted EBITDA represents Adjusted Net Income plus (a) interest expense, net, (b) income tax expense, and (c) depreciation and amortization expense. Economic EBITDA represents Adjusted EBITDA less net profit share economics with TIG Arbitrage.
We believe all three non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors to help them evaluate our operating results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of our operating performance and enabling them to make more meaningful period to period comparisons. These non-GAAP financial measures supplement and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of, the results of operations, which are discussed further under “—Components of Combined and Consolidated Results of Income” and “Presentation of Financial Information” and are prepared in accordance with GAAP. For the specific components and calculations of these non-GAAP measures, as well as a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable measure in accordance with GAAP, see “—Reconciliation of Combined and Consolidated GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-GAAP Measures.”
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Operating Metrics
Our primary operating metric is AUM, which refers to the assets we and the External Strategic Managers manage. We view AUM as a metric to measure our investment and fundraising performance. Our calculations of assets under management may differ from the calculation methodologies of other asset managers, and as a result this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers.
The tables below present roll forwards of our total AUM and the AUM of the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments:
TIG Entities Fund Summary
The following table represents the TIG Arbitrage AUM, and External Strategic Managers AUM in which the TIG Entities hold an economic interest, as described below. The amounts in the table represent 100% of the AUM as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| ($ amounts in millions) | September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2021 |
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| TIG Arbitrage AUM |
$ | 3,018 | $ | 3,226 | ||||
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending AUM |
2,122 | 2,327 | ||||||
| European Equities AUM |
1,587 | 1,124 | ||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations AUM |
1,470 | 1,125 | ||||||
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5,179 | 4,576 | ||||||
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$ | 8,197 | $ | 7,802 | ||||
| ($ amounts in millions) | December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020* |
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| TIG Arbitrage AUM |
$ | 3,431 | $ | 2,569 | ||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending AUM |
2,329 | 2,556 | ||||||
| European Equities AUM |
1,082 | 1,007 | ||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations AUM |
1,448 | — | ||||||
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4,859 | 3,563 | ||||||
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| Total AUM |
$ | 8,290 | $ | 6,132 | ||||
| ($ amounts in millions) | December 31, 2020 |
December 31, 2019 |
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| TIG Arbitrage AUM |
$ | 2,569 | $ | 3,177 | ||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending AUM |
2,556 | 2,394 | ||||||
| European Equities AUM |
1,007 | — | ||||||
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3,563 | 2,394 | ||||||
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$ | 6,132 | $ | 5,571 | ||||
| * | Excludes AUM from the Asian Credit and Special Situations strategy, which was entered into during 2021. |
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The following table presents a rollforward by strategy and product of 100% of our AUM for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021: ($ amounts in millions)
AUM by Strategy and Product*
| ($ amounts in millions) | AUM at January 1, 2022 |
Gross Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Subscriptions | Redemptions | Distributions | AUM at September 30, 2022 |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 3,431 | $ | (28 | ) | $ | 812 | $ | (1,173 | ) | $ | (24 | ) | $ | 3,018 | $ | 3,225 | |||||||||||
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,329 | 41 | 59 | (268 | ) | (39 | ) | 2,122 | 2,226 | |||||||||||||||||||
| European Equities |
1,082 | 193 | 442 | (113 | ) | (17 | ) | 1,587 | 1,335 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,448 | (66 | ) | 307 | (205 | ) | (14 | ) | 1,470 | 1,459 | ||||||||||||||||||
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4,859 | 168 | 808 | (586 | ) | (70 | ) | 5,179 | 5,020 | |||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 8,290 | $ | 140 | $ | 1,620 | $ | (1,759 | ) | $ | (94 | ) | $ | 8,197 | $ | 8,245 | ||||||||||||
| ($ amounts in millions) | AUM at January 1, 2021 |
Gross Appreciation |
New Investments |
Subscriptions | Redemptions | Distributions | AUM at September 30, 2021 |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 2,569 | $ | 174 | $ | — | $ | 1,049 | $ | (513 | ) | $ | (53 | ) | $ | 3,226 | $ | 2,898 | ||||||||||||||
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,556 | 176 | — | 72 | (441 | ) | (36 | ) | 2,327 | 2,442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Equities |
1,007 | 134 | — | 208 | (207 | ) | (18 | ) | 1,124 | 1,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
— | 128 | 943 | 123 | (40 | ) | (29 | ) | 1,125 | 563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3,563 | 438 | 943 | 403 | (688 | ) | (83 | ) | 4,576 | 4,071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 6,132 | $ | 612 | $ | 943 | $ | 1,452 | $ | (1,201 | ) | $ | (136 | ) | $ | 7,802 | $ | 6,969 | ||||||||||||||
| * | Each of the TIG Entities’ strategies are aligned by product, TIG Arbitrage and our External Strategic Managers. |
AUM increased $395 million to $8,197 million at September 30, 2022 from $7,802 million at September 30, 2021 primarily driven by increased subscriptions and gross appreciation, partially offset by the impact of redemptions and distributions.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the increase in gross appreciation was greater in the prior year period due to a larger increase in performance of the global equity and fixed income markets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the TIG Entities entered into a new investment in Asian Credit and Special Situations. The increase in subscriptions was primarily driven by the European Equities and Asian Credit and Special Situations within External Strategic Managers. These increases were offset in part by higher redemptions in the current year period among TIG Arbitrage and a slight decrease in distributions driven primarily by a decrease in the return of capital to various funds due to the lower management and performance fees earned in 2022.
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The following table presents a rollforward by strategy and product of 100% of our AUM for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020: ($ amounts in millions)
AUM by Strategy and Product*
| ($ amounts in millions) |
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Gross Appreciation |
New Investments |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 2,569 | $ | 225 | $ | — | $ | 1,416 | $ | (712 | ) | $ | (67 | ) | $ | 3,431 | $ | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,556 | 208 | — | 145 | (524 | ) | (56 | ) | 2,329 | 2,443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Equities |
1,007 | 88 | — | 255 | (241 | ) | (27 | ) | 1,082 | 1,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
— | 144 | 943 | 443 | (46 | ) | (36 | ) | 1,448 | 724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3,563 | 440 | 943 | 843 | (811 | ) | (119 | ) | 4,859 | 4,212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 6,132 | $ | 665 | $ | 943 | $ | 2,259 | $ | (1,523 | ) | $ | (186 | ) | $ | 8,290 | $ | 7,212 | ||||||||||||||
| ($ amounts in millions) | AUM at January 1, 2020 |
Gross Appreciation |
New Investments |
Subscriptions | Redemptions | Distributions | AUM at December 31, 2020 |
Average AUM |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 3,178 | $ | 206 | $ | — | $ | 647 | $ | (1,409 | ) | $ | (53 | ) | $ | 2,569 | $ | 2,874 | ||||||||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,394 | 117 | — | 155 | (59 | ) | (51 | ) | 2,556 | 2,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Equities |
— | 217 | 885 | 13 | (55 | ) | (53 | ) | 1,007 | 504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
2,394 | 334 | 885 | 168 | (114 | ) | (104 | ) | 3,563 | 2,979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 5,572 | $ | 540 | $ | 885 | $ | 815 | $ | (1,523 | ) | $ | (157 | ) | $ | 6,132 | $ | 5,853 | ||||||||||||||
| ($ amounts in millions) | AUM at January 1, 2019 |
Gross Appreciation |
New Investments |
Subscriptions | Redemptions | Distributions | AUM at December 31, 2019 |
Average AUM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 2,379 | $ | 200 | $ | — | $ | 1,555 | $ | (911 | ) | $ | (46 | ) | $ | 3,177 | $ | 2,778 | ||||||||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
1,821 | 119 | — | 656 | (142 | ) | (60 | ) | 2,394 | 2,108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Equities |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
1,821 | 119 | — | 656 | (142 | ) | (60 | ) | 2,394 | 2,108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 4,200 | $ | 319 | $ | — | $ | 2,211 | $ | (1,053 | ) | $ | (106 | ) | $ | 5,571 | $ | 4,886 | ||||||||||||||
| * | Each of the TIG Entities’ strategies are aligned by product, TIG Arbitrage and our External Strategic Managers. |
| ** | Excludes AUM from the Asian Credit and Special Situations strategy, which was entered into during 2021 and presented as “New investments” in the table. |
| *** | Excludes AUM from the European Equities strategy, which was entered into during 2020 and presented as “New investments” in the table. Excludes AUM the Asian Credit and Special Situations strategy, which was entered into during 2021 and is not presented for the year ended December 31, 2020. |
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AUM increased $2,158 million to $8,290 million at December 31, 2021 from $6,132 million at December 31, 2020 primarily driven by increased subscriptions, the new investment in Asian Credit and Special Situations, and gross appreciation, partially offset by the impact of redemptions and distributions.
AUM increased $0.6 million to $6,132 million at December 31, 2020 from $5,571 million at December 31, 2019 primarily driven by increased subscriptions, the new investment in European Equities, and gross appreciation, partially offset by the impact of redemptions and distributions.
The increase in gross appreciation year-over-year was driven primarily by higher global equity and fixed income markets. The increase in subscriptions year-over-year was driven primarily by increased subscriptions among both TIG Arbitrage and the External Strategic Managers. Redemptions remained consistent year-over- year. The increase in distributions year-over-year was driven primarily by an increase in the return of capital to various funds due to the higher management and performance fees earned in 2021.
Product Performance Metrics
Product performance information is included throughout this discussion with analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. We do not present product performance metrics for products with less than two years of investment performance from the date of the product’s first investment. The performance information reflected in this discussion and analysis is not indicative of our overall performance. As with any investment there is always the potential for gains as well as the possibility of losses. There can be no assurance that any of these products or our other existing and future managers will achieve similar returns.
Our performance by fund type for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 are presented below:
| ($ amounts in millions) | September 30, 2022 Ending Capital |
September 30, 2022 Weighted Average Rate of Return |
September 30, 2021 Ending Capital |
September 30, 2021 Weighted Average Rate of Return |
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| Fund Performance |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 3,018 | (0.7 | %) | $ | 3,226 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,122 | 5.2 | % | 2,327 | 5.8 | % | ||||||||||
| European Equities |
1,587 | 16.8 | % | 1,124 | 6.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,470 | (4.8 | %) | 1,125 | 10.3 | % | ||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
5,179 | N/A | 4,576 | N/A | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 8,197 | $ | 7,802 | ||||||||||||
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Our performance by fund type for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are presented below:
| ($ amounts in millions) | December 31, 2021 Ending Capital |
December 31, 2021 Weighted Average Rate of Return |
December 31, 2020 Ending Capital |
December 31, 2020 Weighted Average Rate of Return |
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| Fund Performance |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 3,431 | 8.0 | % | $ | 2,569 | 7.9 | % | ||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,329 | 8.0 | % | 2,556 | 7.2 | % | ||||||||||
| European Equities |
1,082 | 8.1 | % | 1,007 | 24.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,448 | 9.7 | % | — | N/A | |||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
4,859 | N/A | 3,563 | N/A | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 8,290 | $ | 6,132 | ||||||||||||
| ($ amounts in millions) | December 31, 2020 Capital |
December 31, 2020 Weighted Average Rate of Return |
December 31, 2019 Capital |
December 31, 2019 Weighted Average Rate of Return |
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| Fund Performance |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 2,569 | 7.9 | % | $ | 3,178 | 5.9 | % | ||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
2,556 | 7.2 | % | 2,394 | 7.2 | % | ||||||||||
| European Equities |
1,007 | 24.5 | % | — | N/A | |||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
3,563 | 2,394 | ||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 6,132 | $ | 5,572 | ||||||||||||
Past performance does not guarantee or indicate future results. The weighted average rates of return (“WARR”) presented above for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 are based on estimated returns and are unaudited. The WARR for TIG Arbitrage is based on the TIG Entities’ internal estimated returns for multiple funds and separately managed accounts that had substantially similar portfolio compositions with varying exposure levels to the TIG Entities’ benchmark portfolio. The estimated returns were gross of incentive fees and applicable taxes. Management fees and expenses were netted to the extent paid by the applicable fund or separately managed account. The WARR for Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy is based on estimated returns for the flagship Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy fund provided to the TIG Entities by our External Strategic Managers. Estimates were provided net of all fees charged to the flagship fund in this strategy, but did not take into account taxes, change in unit values, third-party expenses, or redemption charges. The WARR for European Equities is based on estimated returns for multiple funds and separately managed accounts that had substantially similar portfolio compositions with varying exposure levels to European Equities’ benchmark portfolio. Estimates provided were gross of incentive fees and applicable taxes, but net of all other fees (including but not limited to management fees, trading expenses, and financing fees).
Components of Combined and Consolidated Results of Income
Income
Management and incentive fees. Management fees are recognized over the period of time in which the investment management services are performed, using a time-based output method in which the investment management services are performed to measure progress. Incentive fees are recognized at a point in time (usually
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annually) and it is determined that the incentive fees are no longer probable of significant reversal. The amount of income varies from one reporting period to another as levels of assets under advisement change (from inflows, outflows, and market movements) and as the number of days in the reporting period change.
Non-operating Income
Other investment gains (losses). Other investment gains (losses) includes our unrealized and realized gains and losses on our principal investments.
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits. Compensation generally includes salaries, bonuses, long-term deferral programs, benefits, and payroll taxes. Compensation is accrued over the related service period and long-term deferral program awards are paid out based on the various vesting dates.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. General, administrative and other expenses include costs primarily related to professional services, occupancy, travel, communication and information services, depreciation and amortization, distribution costs, and other general operating items.
Interest Expense. Interest expense consists of the interest expense on our outstanding debt, amortization of deferred financing costs, and amortization of original issue discount.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense consists of taxes paid or payable by our consolidated operating subsidiaries. Certain of our subsidiaries are treated as flow-through entities for federal income tax purposes and, accordingly, are not subject to federal and state income taxes, as such taxes are the responsibility of certain direct and indirect owners of the flow-through entities; however, the flow-through entities are subjected to unincorporated business tax (“UBT”) and other state taxes. A portion of our operations is conducted through domestic and foreign corporations that are subject to corporate level taxes and for which we record current and deferred income taxes at the prevailing rates in the various jurisdictions in which these entities operate.
Results of Operations
Combined and Consolidated Results of Income—The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| ($ amounts in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income |
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| Management and incentive fees |
$ | 34,824 | $ | 46,828 | $ | (12,004 | ) | (26 | )% | |||||||
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| Total income |
34,824 | 46,828 | (12,004 | ) | (26 | )% | ||||||||||
| Expenses |
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| Compensation and benefits |
10,037 | 11,297 | 1,260 | 11 | % | |||||||||||
| General, administrative and other expenses |
10,054 | 7,136 | (2,918 | ) | (41 | )% | ||||||||||
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|
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| Total expenses |
20,091 | 18,433 | (1,658 | ) | (9 | )% | ||||||||||
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|
|
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| Operating income |
14,733 | 28,395 | (13,662 | ) | (48 | )% | ||||||||||
| Other investment gains (losses) |
9,010 | (366 | ) | 9,376 | NM | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
(1,757 | ) | (1,681 | ) | (76 | ) | (5 | %) | ||||||||
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| Net income before income taxes |
21,986 | 26,348 | (4,362 | ) | (17 | )% | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(911 | ) | (587 | ) | (324 | ) | (55 | )% | ||||||||
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|
|
|
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| Net income |
$ | 21,075 | $ | 25,761 | $ | (4,686 | ) | (18 | )% | |||||||
NM – Not Meaningful
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Income
The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
Favorable (Unfavorable) |
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| ($ amounts in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Management Fees: |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 24,080 | $ | 21,531 | $ | 2,549 | 12 | % | ||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
5,801 | 8,758 | (2,957 | ) | (34 | )% | ||||||||||
| European Equities |
2,871 | 2,128 | 743 | 35 | % | |||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,256 | 929 | 327 | 35 | % | |||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
9,928 | 11,815 | (1,887 | ) | (16 | )% | ||||||||||
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| Total Management Fees |
34,008 | 33,346 | 662 | 2 | % | |||||||||||
| Incentive Fees: |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
206 | 11,864 | (11,658 | ) | (98 | )% | ||||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| European Equities |
610 | 1,447 | (837 | ) | (58 | %) | ||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
— | 171 | (171 | ) | (100 | %) | ||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
610 | 1,618 | (1,008 | ) | (62 | %) | ||||||||||
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| Total Incentive Fees |
816 | 13,482 | (12,666 | ) | (94 | )% | ||||||||||
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|
|
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| Total Income |
$ | 34,824 | $ | 46,828 | $ | (12,004 | ) | (26 | )% | |||||||
Management Fees. Management fees increased by $0.7 million, or 2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in AUM in the European Equities and Asian Credit and Special Situations strategies, which was partially offset by a decrease in AUM in the TIG Arbitrage and Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy.
Incentive Fees. Incentive fees decreased by $12.7 million, or 94%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was driven by weaker investment performance during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to a decrease in TIG Arbitrage incentive fees of $11.7 million, or 98%, and a decrease in European Equities incentive fees of $0.8 million, or 58%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Non-operating Income
Other investment gains (losses). Other investment gains (losses) increased by $9.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in unrealized gains on investments in the European Equities Strategy of $10.8 million and an increase in the Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy of $0.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in unrealized gains on investments in Asian Credit and Special Situations of $1.9 million.
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits. Compensation and benefits decreased by $1.3 million, or 11%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. General, administrative and other expenses increased by $2.9 million, or 41%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended
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September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in merger expenses related to the Business Combination of $3.4 million, offset by a decrease in professional fees of $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense increased by $0.3 million, or 55%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in UBT in the current year period as compared to 2021, in which due to the partners returning to New York during 2021 as restrictions eased related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased the related UBT incurred. This increase was offset by lower net income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the prior year quarter.
Results of Operations
Combined and Consolidated Results of Income—The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
| For the Year Ended December 31, |
Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| ($ amounts in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income |
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| Management and incentive fees |
$ | 86,613 | $ | 67,129 | $ | 19,484 | 29 | % | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Total income |
86,613 | 67,129 | 19,484 | 29 | % | |||||||||||
| Expenses |
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| Compensation and benefits |
17,651 | 15,371 | (2,280 | ) | (15 | )% | ||||||||||
| General, administrative and other expenses |
12,160 | 13,759 | 1,599 | 12 | % | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total expenses |
29,811 | 29,130 | (681 | ) | (2 | )% | ||||||||||
| Operating income |
56,802 | 37,999 | 18,803 | 49 | % | |||||||||||
| Other investment gain |
15,444 | 7,670 | 7,774 | 101 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
(2,240 | ) | (2,363 | ) | 123 | 5 | % | |||||||||
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| Net income before income taxes |
70,006 | 43,306 | 26,700 | 62 | % | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(1,457 | ) | (748 | ) | (709 | ) | (95 | )% | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Net income |
$ | 68,549 | $ | 42,558 | $ | 25,991 | 61 | % | ||||||||
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Income
The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
| For the Year Ended December 31, |
Favorable (Unfavorable) |
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| ($ amounts in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Management Fees: |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 29,594 | $ | 28,237 | $ | 1,357 | 5 | % | ||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
10,713 | 5,566 | 5,147 | 92 | % | |||||||||||
| European Equities |
2,904 | 1,871 | 1,033 | 55 | % | |||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,292 | — | 1,292 | NM | ||||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
14,909 | 7,437 | 7,472 | 100 | % | |||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Total Management Fees |
44,503 | 35,674 | 8,829 | 25 | % | |||||||||||
| Incentive Fees: |
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| TIG Arbitrage |
37,662 | 24,469 | 13,193 | 54 | % | |||||||||||
| External Strategic Managers: |
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| European Equities |
2,540 | 6,986 | (4,446 | ) | (64 | %) | ||||||||||
| Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,908 | — | 1,908 | NM | ||||||||||||
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| External Strategic Managers Subtotal |
4,448 | 6,986 | (2,538 | ) | (36 | %) | ||||||||||
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| Total Incentive Fees |
42,110 | 31,455 | 10,655 | 34 | % | |||||||||||
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|
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|
|
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| Total Income |
$ | 86,613 | $ | 67,129 | $ | 19,484 | 29 | % | ||||||||
NM – Not Meaningful
Management Fees. Management fees increased by $8.8 million, or 25%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in AUM across all strategies and the TIG Entities’ new investment in Asian Credit and Special Situations during 2021.
Incentive Fees. Incentive fees increased by $10.7 million, or 34%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was driven by stronger investment performance during 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to an increase in TIG Arbitrage incentive fees of $13.2 million, or 54%, from 2020 to 2021 and an increase of $1.9 million due to the TIG Entities’ new investment in Asian Credit and Special Situations during 2021, partially offset by the decrease in European Equities incentive fees of $4.4 million, or 64%, from 2020 to 2021.
Non-operating Income
Other investment gain. Other investment gains increased by $7.8 million, or 101%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to increase in unrealized gains on investments in the Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy of $9.4 million, the new Asian Credit and Special Situations investment of $5.8 million and an increase in unrealized gains on investments in TIG Arbitrage of $0.9 million, partially offset by a decrease in the unrealized gains in European Equities of $8.3 million.
Expenses
The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020.
Compensation and Benefits. Compensation and benefits increased by $2.3 million, or 15%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increases were primarily driven
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by severance payments incurred in the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as an increase in bonus compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. General, administrative and other expenses decreased by $1.6 million, or 12%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by a legal settlement accrual of $6.3 million in 2020, partially offset by an increase in professional fees of $4.9 million, including certain transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, and other business expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $0.1 million, or 5%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense increased by $0.7 million, or 95%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by a number of partners returning to New York during the year ended December 31, 2021 as restrictions eased related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased the related UBT incurred.
Results of Operations
Combined and Consolidated Results of Income—The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| For the Year Ended December 31 |
Favorable (Unfavorable) |
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| ($ amounts in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income |
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| Management and incentive fees |
$ | 67,129 | $ | 53,900 | $ | 13,229 | 25 | % | ||||||||
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| Total income |
67,129 | 53,900 | 13,229 | 25 | % | |||||||||||
| Expenses |
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| Compensation and benefits |
15,371 | 16,663 | 1,292 | 8 | % | |||||||||||
| General, administrative and other expenses |
13,759 | 6,963 | (6,796 | ) | (98 | )% | ||||||||||
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|
|
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| Total expenses |
29,130 | 23,626 | (5,504 | ) | (23 | )% | ||||||||||
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|
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| Operating income |
37,999 | 30,274 | 7,725 | 26 | % | |||||||||||
| Other investment gain (loss), net |
7,670 | 1,709 | 5,961 | 349 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
(2,363 | ) | (1,534 | ) | (829 | ) | (54 | )% | ||||||||
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| Net income before income taxes |
43,306 | 30,449 | 12,857 | 42 | % | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(748 | ) | (1,084 | ) | 336 | 31 | % | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Total income |
$ | 42,558 | $ | 29,365 | $ | 13,193 | 45 | % | ||||||||
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Income
The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| For the Year Ended December 31 |
Favorable (Unfavorable) |
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| ($ amounts in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income |
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28,237 | 30,052 | (1,815 | ) | (6 | )% | ||||||||||
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5,566 | 6,369 | (803 | ) | (13 | )% | ||||||||||
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24,469 | 15,455 | 9,014 | 58 | % | |||||||||||
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Management Fees. Management fees decreased by $2.8 million, or 7%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in all AUM of existing investments predominantly, offset by fees earned on TIG’s new investment in the European Equities strategy during 2020.
Incentive Fees. Incentive fees increased by $16.0 million, or 104%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was driven by stronger investment performance during 2020 compared to 2019, primarily due to an increase in TIG Arbitrage incentive fees of $9.0 million from 2019 to 2020, as well as European Equities incentive fees of $7.0 million recognized in 2020, which was a new investment during the year.
Non-operating Income
Other investment gain (loss), net. Other investment gains were $7.7 million and $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Other investment gains increased by $6.0 million, or 349%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the unrealized gain on investments in funds from GP Entities (includes TIG Trinity GP, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries, TFI Partners, LLC, European Equities and Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy).
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits. Compensation and benefits decreased by $1.3 million, or 8%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The decreases were primarily driven by lower headcount in the year ended December 31, 2020 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, accompanied by a decrease in the bonus pool partly attributable to issuing new class C shares in place of bonus payments.
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General, Administrative and Other Expenses. General, administrative and other expenses increased by $6.8 million, or 98%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by an accrual for a legal settlement and deal costs relating to the purchase of European Equities in 2020, offset by lower travel and entertainment costs of $0.3 million due to less travel as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in outstanding debt attributed to our Term Loan of $23.8 million amended in April 2020.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense decreased by $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily driven by a number of partners being located outside of New York, NY during the COVID-19 pandemic, which decreased the related UBT incurred, partially offset by an increase in net income before income taxes.
Reconciliation of Combined and Consolidated GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-GAAP Measures
We use Adjusted Net Income Adjusted EBITDA, and Economic EBITDA as non-GAAP measures to track our performance and assess the TIG Entities’ ability to service their borrowings. Adjusted EBITDA and Economic EBITDA are derived from and reconciled to, but not equivalent to, its most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss). Adjusted Net Income represents net income plus (a) an accrual recorded in 2020 for a legal action that was settled in July 2021, (b) legal fees related to a legal action that was settled in July 2021, (c) transaction expenses associated with the Business Combination in 2021, and (d) fair value adjustments to strategic investments. Economic EBITDA represents Adjusted EBITDA less net profit share economics with TIG Arbitrage. Adjusted EBITDA represents adjusted net income (loss) plus (a) interest expense, (b) income tax expense (benefits), and (c) depreciation and amortization.
We believe all three non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors to help them evaluate our operating results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of our operating performance and enabling them to make more meaningful period to period comparisons. These non-GAAP financial measures supplement and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of, the results of operations, which are discussed further under “—Components of Combined and Consolidated Results of Income” and “Presentation of Financial Information” and are prepared in accordance with GAAP. For the specific components and calculations of these non-GAAP
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measures, as well as a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable measure in accordance with GAAP, see “—Reconciliation of Combined and Consolidated GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-GAAP Measures.”
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911 | 587 | 1,457 | 748 | 1,084 | |||||||||||||||
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(269 | ) | 1,098 | (514 | ) | (54 | ) | (70 | ) | |||||||||||
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| (a) | Represents adjustment for transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, in order to reflect our recurring performance, which are exclusive of Alvarium Tiedemann transaction expenses. Adjustments for transaction expenses are included in merger expenses in the Combined and Consolidated Statement of Operations. |
| (b) | In 2020, represents an adjustment for an accrual recorded for a legal action that was settled in July 2021. In 2021, represents legal fees incurred in connection with this legal action. For further detail on the legal settlement, refer to Note 13, “Legal settlement,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. Adjustments for legal settlement and related legal fees are included in professional fees in the Combined and Consolidated Statement of Operations. |
| (c) | Represents adjustment for unrealized (gains) / losses on the TIG Entities’ investments. |
| (d) | Represents adjustment to a disposed investment’s revenue, net of direct costs, in order to reflect our recurring performance. |
| (e) | Represents adjustment for the affiliate’s profit-share participation in TIG Arbitrage Fund, as the TIG Entities’ controlling shareholders are not entitled to such net income. The entire amount of net income earned from the TIG Arbitrage Fund is included within income in the Company’s statement of operations, of which Class D-1 members are entitled to 49.37% of the pre-tax net profits and losses as discussed further in Note 11, “Members’ Capital,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. The profit-share participation is described in more detail under “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.” Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest will not be entitled to a 49.37% distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities, and therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management assesses liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, management believes that we are well-positioned and our liquidity will continue to be sufficient for its foreseeable working capital needs, contractual obligations, distribution payments and strategic initiatives. For further discussion regarding the potential risks and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the TIG Entities, see “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Our primary sources of liquidity are (1) cash on hand, (2) cash from operations, including management fees, which are generally collected quarterly, and (3) net borrowing from our credit facilities. As of September 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents were $7.9 million and we had $2.3 million available under our $45 million credit facilities. We believe that these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments in the ordinary course of business and under the current market conditions for the foreseeable future. Market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our liquidity. Cash flows from management fees may be impacted by a slowdown or declines in deployment, declines, or write downs in valuations, or a slowdown or negatively impacted fundraising. Declines in performance of the strategies may impact our product distributions and net realized performance income which could adversely impact our cash flows and liquidity. Market conditions may make it difficult to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms.
We expect that our primary liquidity needs will continue to be to (1) provide capital to facilitate the growth of our existing investment management businesses, (2) provide capital to facilitate our expansion into businesses that are complementary to our existing investment management businesses as well as other strategic growth initiatives, (3) pay operating expenses, including cash compensation to our employees, (4) fund capital expenditures, (5) service our debt, (6) pay income taxes and (7) make distribution payments to our unit holders in accordance with our distribution policy.
In the normal course of business, we expect to pay distributions that are aligned with the expected changes in our fee related earnings. If cash flow from operations were insufficient to fund distributions over a sustained period of time, we expect that we would suspend or reduce paying such distributions. In addition, there is no assurance that distributions would continue at the current levels or at all.
Our ability to obtain debt financing provides us with additional sources of liquidity. For further discussion of financing transactions occurring in the current period and our debt obligations, see “—Cash Flows” within this section and “Note 9. Term Loan” to our Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as “Note 9. Term Loan” to our Condensed Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements, included in this prospectus.
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Cash Flows
The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
The following tables and discussion summarize our Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by activity attributable to the TIG Entities. Negative amounts represent a net outflow or use of cash.
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$ | 30,198 | $ | 14,444 | $ | 15,754 | 109 | % | ||||||||
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by the TIG Entities’ operating activities increased by $15.8 million, or 109%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in working capital and operating accounts of $29.0 million, a $0.9 million increase in the recognition of lease expense, offset in part by a decrease of net income of $4.7 million and an increase in investment gains of $9.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Our increasing working capital needs reflect the growth of our business. We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations, as well as the capacity under our credit facilities, provides us with the necessary liquidity to manage short-term fluctuations in working capital and to meet our short-term commitments.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by in the TIG Entities’ investing activities increased by $13.9 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to a decrease in purchases of investments to facilitate partner contributions of $19.2 million, offset in part by a decrease in sales of investments to facilitate partner withdrawals of $5.3 million in TIG Arbitrage.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in the TIG Entities’ financing activities increased by $17.8 million, or 101%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to a decrease in member contributions of $15.9 million, a decrease in net funds provided by (repaid) on member loans of $4.1 million, offset by a $2.2 million decrease in repayments on term loans, and a decrease in member distributions of $0.1 million.
The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
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The following tables and discussion summarize our Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by activity attributable to the TIG Entities. Negative amounts represent a net outflow or use of cash.
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$ | 33,135 | $ | 30,088 | $ | 3,047 | 10 | % | ||||||||
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by the TIG Entities’ operating activities increased by $3.0 million, or 10%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. This increase was primarily due to an increase in net income of $26.0 million, offset in part by increases to working capital and operating accounts of $15.2 million and an increase in other investment gain of $7.8 million.
Our increasing working capital needs reflect the growth of our business. We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations, as well as the capacity under our credit facilities, provides us with the necessary liquidity to manage short-term fluctuations in working capital and to meet our short-term commitments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in the TIG Entities’ investing activities increased by $19.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in sales of investments to facilitate partner withdrawals of $27.4 million in TIG Arbitrage
Financing Activities
Net cash used in the TIG Entities’ financing activities decreased by $6.7 million, or 25%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in member distributions of $16.4 million, an increase in member contributions of $12.3 million and an increase in net funds provided by (repaid) on member loans of $3.9 million, offset by an decrease in net funds used in (drawn) on the Term Loan, as described in “Note 9. Term Loan” to the Condensed Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements, of $26.0 million.
The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
The following tables and discussion summarize our Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by activity attributable to the TIG Entities. Negative amounts represent a net outflow or use of cash.
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Operating Activities
Cash provided by TIG’s operating activities decreased by $9.1 million, or 23%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily due to an increase in net income, net of non-cash other investment gains, of $7.2 million, offset by increases to working capital and operating accounts of $16.4 million.
Our increasing working capital needs reflect the growth of our business. We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations, as well as the capacity under our credit facilities, provides us with the necessary liquidity to manage short-term fluctuations in working capital and to meet our short-term commitments.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) TIG’s investing activities increased by $22.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to a change in the source of capital used to purchase investments. In 2019, TIG primarily used capital from a cash equity infusion to purchase its investments, while in 2020, TIG primarily used proceeds from debt financing.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in TIG’s financing activities decreased by $17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to an increase in member distributions of $26.2 million and a decrease in member contributions of $20.1 million, offset by an increase in the Term Loan, which was drawn down as described in “Note 9. Term Loan” to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements, of $27.5 million.
Capital Resources
We intend to use a portion of our available liquidity to pay cash distributions on a quarterly basis in accordance with our distribution policies. Our ability to make cash dividends to our shareholders is dependent on a large number of factors, including among others: general economic and business conditions; our strategic plans and prospects; our business and investment opportunities; our financial condition and operating results; working capital requirements and other anticipated cash needs; contractual restrictions and obligations; legal, tax and regulatory restrictions; restrictions on the payment of distributions by our subsidiaries and other relevant factors.
Financial Condition and Liquidity of the TIG Entities Following the Business Combination
Our primary sources of liquidity are (1) cash on hand, (2) cash from operations, including management fees, which are generally collected quarterly, and (3) net borrowing from our credit facilities. We believe that following the Closing of the Business Combination, the sources of liquidity discussed above will continue to be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments in the ordinary course of business, under current market conditions, for the foreseeable future. We intend to use a portion of our available liquidity to pay cash distributions on a quarterly basis in accordance with our distribution policies. We will continue to explore strategic financing and share buyback opportunities in the ordinary course of business. We expect this to include potential financings and refinancings of indebtedness, through the issuance of debt securities or otherwise, to maximize our liquidity and capital structure.
Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, we may engage in off-balance sheet arrangements, including transactions in derivatives, guarantees, commitments, indemnifications and potential contingent repayment obligations. We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that would require us to fund losses or guarantee target returns to counterparties.
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Impact of Changes in Accounting on Recent and Future Trends
None of the changes to GAAP that went into effect during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or nine months ended September 30, 2021, or that have been issued but that we have not yet adopted, are expected to substantively impact our future trends.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our Combined and Consolidated and Condensed Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In applying many of these accounting principles, we need to make assumptions, estimates and/or judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses in our Combined and Consolidated and Condensed Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. These assumptions, estimates and/or judgments, however, are both subjective and subject to change, and actual results may differ from our assumptions and estimates. Actual results may also differ from our estimates and judgments due to risks and uncertainties and changing circumstances, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If actual amounts are ultimately different from our estimates, the revisions are included in our results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known. For a summary of our significant accounting policies, see “Note 3. Significant Accounting Policies” to our Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as “Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our Condensed Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements, included in this prospectus.
Principles of Combination and Consolidation
The Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements and Condensed Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements include TIG Trinity Management, LLC, and its wholly owned subsidiary, TIG Advisors LLC. TIG Trinity Management and its wholly owned subsidiary are combined with TIG Trinity GP, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries, TFI Partners LLC and TIG SL Capital LLC. TIG Trinity Management, LLC, TIG Trinity GP, LLC and Subsidiaries financial statements have been combined for presentation purposes, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows do not represent those of a single legal entity. These entities share common ownership, control, and management.
We consolidate other entities based on either a variable interest model or voting interest model. As such, for entities that are determined to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”), we consolidate those entities where we have both significant economics and the power to direct the activities of the entity that impact economic performance. For limited partnerships and similar entities evaluated under the voting interest model, we do not consolidate those entities for which we act as the general partner unless we hold a majority voting interest.
The consolidation guidance requires qualitative and quantitative analysis to determine whether our involvement, through holding interests directly or indirectly in the entity or contractually through other variable interests (e.g., management and performance related income), would give us a controlling financial interest. This analysis requires judgment. These judgments include: (1) determining whether the equity investment at risk is sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) evaluating whether the equity holders, as a group, can make decisions that have a significant effect on the success of the entity, (3) determining whether two or more parties’ equity interests should be aggregated, (4) determining whether the equity investors have proportionate voting rights to their obligations to absorb losses or rights to receive returns from an entity, and (5) evaluating the nature of relationships and activities of the parties involved in determining which party within a related- party group is most closely associated with a VIE and hence would be deemed the primary beneficiary.
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Income Recognition
We recognize income in accordance with ASC 606. Income is recognized in a manner that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers and for an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We are required to identify our contracts with customers, identify the performance obligations in a contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognize income when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In determining the transaction price, variable consideration is included only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative income recognized would not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved.
Income Taxes
For tax purposes, we have been historically treated as a flow-through entity with respect to our U.S. operations. As a result, we have not been subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. The provision for income taxes in our historical Combined and Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of local and foreign income taxes. Following the Business Combination, we will be subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes, in addition to local and foreign income taxes, with respect to our allocable share of any taxable income generated by flow-through entities that will flow through to its interest holders, including us.
Taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, using the tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted.
U.S. GAAP requires us to recognize tax benefits in an amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained by the relevant taxing authority upon examination. We analyze our tax filing positions in all of the U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as for all open tax years in these jurisdictions. If, based on this analysis, we determine that uncertainties in tax positions exist that do not meet the minimum threshold for recognition of the related tax benefit, a liability is recorded in the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements and if related to unrecognized tax benefits recognized, as a reduction in the provision for income taxes. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, as general, administrative and other expenses in the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on our ability to generate future taxable income. When evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets, all evidence— both positive and negative—is considered. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, expectations regarding future earnings, future reversals of existing temporary tax differences and tax planning strategies.
Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties under GAAP. We review our tax positions quarterly and adjust our tax balances as new information becomes available.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our primary exposure to market risk is related to our role as investment adviser or general partner to our investment products and the sensitivity to movements in the fair value of their investments, including the effect on management fees, performance income and investment income. Uncertainty with respect to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets, and the effect of
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this volatility could materially impact our market risks, including those listed below. For additional information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our business and our operating results, see “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
Market Risk
The market price of investments may significantly fluctuate during the period of investment. Investments may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of an investment may decline due to general market conditions, which are not specifically related to such investment, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. It may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.
Our investment professionals benefit from our independent research and relationship networks and insights from our portfolio of active investments. We believe the combination of high-quality proprietary pipeline and a consistent, rigorous approach to managing investments across our strategies has been, and we believe will continue to be, a major driver of our strong risk-adjusted returns and the stability and predictability of our income.
Interest Rate Risk
Our credit facilities provide $45.0 million of term loan debt. The facilities bear interest at a variable rate based on either LIBOR or a base rate plus an applicable margin with an unused commitment fee paid quarterly. Currently, the term loan bears interest calculated based on LIBOR rate plus 4.00%. As of September 30, 2022, we had $42.8 million of borrowings, inclusive of borrowing costs, outstanding under the term loan.
We estimate that in the event of approximately 90 basis points of an increase in LIBOR, there would be no impact to our interest expense; however, for any incremental increase above approximately 90 basis points, we would be subject to the variable rate and would expect our interest expense to increase commensurately.
On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s FCA, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021, which was later extended to June 2023. Potential changes, or uncertainty related to such potential changes, may adversely affect the market for LIBOR-based securities or the cost of our borrowings. Please see “Risk Factors” section in this prospectus for additional information.
Credit Risk
We are party to agreements providing for various financial services and transactions that contain an element of risk in the event that the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of such agreements. In such agreements, we depend on the counterparty to make payment or otherwise perform. We generally endeavor to minimize our risk of exposure by limiting to reputable financial institutions the counterparties with which we enter into financial transactions. In other circumstances, availability of financing from financial institutions may be uncertain due to market events, and we may not be able to access these financing markets. At September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, we had cash balances with financial institutions in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. We seek to mitigate this exposure by monitoring the credit standing of these financial institutions.
There have been no material changes in our market risks for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF ALVARIUM
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section to “Alvarium,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” are intended to mean Alvarium, and its consolidated subsidiaries together with Alvarium’s share of the results of associates and joint ventures. The following discussion analyzes the financial condition and results of operations of Alvarium and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and the related notes included in this prospectus.
Amounts and percentages presented throughout our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations may reflect rounded results in thousands (unless otherwise indicated) and, consequently, totals may not appear to sum.
Our Business
Alvarium’s core business is providing wealth and asset management services to individuals, families, foundations and institutions. We act as trusted advisors to assist clients to protect and grow their assets over the long term. With investment expertise in 14 offices across the globe, our focus is on in-depth research with the aim of being a leading manager selection specialist and advisor, delivering excellence, accountability, and transparency across both traditional and alternative asset classes. We adopt an independent approach to implement bespoke, endowment-style investment programs with a strong focus on strategic asset allocation and portfolio construction, as well as single asset class solutions. We have a deep expertise in private markets and offer access to proprietary co-investments in real estate and innovative growth companies. Alvarium has a presence in Australia, Eurozone countries (France, Italy, and Portugal), Hong Kong, the Isle of Man, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (“UK”), and the United States. As of September 30, 2022, our combined assets under management (“AUM”) and assets under advisement (“AUA”) were approximately £21.8 billion. This balance is an increase of £3.0 billion, or 16% from our AUA/AUM balance as of December 31, 2021, which had increased by £2.5 billion, or 16%, during the year ended December 31, 2021. Our AUM increased by 11% during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Alvarium offers what we believe to be industry-leading expertise in four areas: investment advisory, co-investment, family office services and merchant banking advisory. As long-term stewards of client capital and a United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (“UN PRI”) Signatory, we believe that preservation and growth in capital are aligned with being a responsible investor, which, for us, means incorporating sustainable investment criteria in our decision-making process. This includes a rigorous evaluation of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) practices of the managers we invest in and providing our clients options to invest in sustainable and impact strategies.
Investment Advisory
Alvarium provides unbiased and independent wealth management services and investment advice to individuals, families, foundations, institutions and charities. Assets we advise or manage have grown organically, and inorganically—through acquisitions and the establishment of joint ventures with other wealth managers and multi-family offices globally. Alvarium utilizes top-down and bottom-up approaches to sourcing and selecting best-in-class fund managers across private and public markets from around the world in order to create tailored asset allocations, targeting client-specific, risk- adjusted returns focused on the client’s objectives. Our services include investment strategy and implementation, asset allocation, investment manager selection and reporting. These are delivered in the following stages:
| • | Strategic asset allocation, which represents the mix of asset classes that best deliver a client’s return at an appropriate level of risk. Asset allocation can shift over time to incorporate our macro-economic views and inclusion of long-term secular trends, but where any adjustments are in keeping with a client’s risk profile. |
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| • | Global market research and selection, including our in-depth knowledge of each asset class, is vital in identifying the best investment opportunities from a global perspective. |
| • | Risk management assessment: this involves establishing a clear robust investment process focusing on client objectives, performance and risk management. |
| • | Client implementation uses our analytical approach to continuously optimize client portfolios based on input from our research analysts and portfolio managers to deliver the client’s objectives. |
Co-investments
Alvarium provides access to private market direct investments in real estate and other asset classes. We follow a thematic investment strategy, selecting sub-sectors based on in-house industry knowledge of managers and operating partners and long-term analysis of cyclical and geographical trends. In real estate, we currently focus on UK, European, North American and Australasian residential, long-income commercial, student housing, senior and mezzanine real estate debt and added-value development. We identify operating partners to execute this strategy in joint venture structures, with demonstrated track records across multiple real estate cycles.
We are also expanding our Co-investment offering to provide access to proprietary investments in what we believe to be growth equity opportunities in the innovation economy, many of which are at the intersection of impact and innovation. These Co-investment opportunities are also offered to clients on an opt-in basis and provide a means for interested clients and investors to more directly access investments in later stage private companies in a range of transforming industry sectors that we believe offer the potential for high growth.
Merchant Banking
Alvarium’s merchant banking group offers specialist corporate finance advisory and capital solutions and has focused on growth companies across the media, innovation and enabling technology sphere for over 20 years. The team has a proven track record of providing strategic corporate finance advice to families and founders of closely held companies, and raising capital across a wide range of strategies and structures. Alvarium has partnered with a number of what we consider to be leading financial institutions in order to offer our clients and investors a broad range of private equity and venture capital investments across the technology and innovation economy, through funds, direct investment and co-investment opportunities. Specific services include: Merger & Acquisition (“M&A”) services, private placements, public company and IPO advisory services, strategic advisory services, independent board advice and structured finance advisory services.
Family Office Services
Alvarium provides a full range of tailored outsourced family office solutions and administrative services to founders, entrepreneurs and investors, families, their companies and trusts. Our services include: family governance, wealth planning, trust and fiduciary administration, fund administration, chief financial officer services, philanthropy, lifestyle and special projects. We work with our clients’ existing advisors to coordinate legal, accounting and tax advice, operating in partnership with carefully selected third party advisors and professionals to provide a collegiate approach to obtaining the right advice and support for individuals, families and their associated structures.
Revenue Streams
Alvarium generates its revenue from providing diversified services in our four product lines discussed in “Our Business” section above, being: investment advisory, co-investment, merchant banking, and family office services. Each product line has different types of revenues from fees we charge our customers, including the following:
Investment Advisory Fees
Investment management or advisory fees are the primary source of revenue in our investment advisory division. These fees are generally calculated on the basis of a percentage of AUM or assets under advisement
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(“AUA”) depending on whether the contracts are for discretionary investment management or non-discretionary investment advisory services. There are also a small number of clients that pay fixed annual fees. For those management or advisory fees payable on a percentage of AUM or AUA, fees are generally calculated based on that average daily balance values of clients’ portfolios or on the quarter-end values of AUM or AUA (as applicable). These vary depending upon the level and complexity of client assets and are mostly billed quarterly in arrears.
Some clients in certain jurisdictions may also pay performance fees. These are non-recurring fees that are only payable if the client portfolio in question achieves a certain hurdle rate of return or if the client’s portfolio return exceeds certain benchmarks, in each case, as such are set out in the investment advisory agreements with such clients. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we have generated performance fees in three of the last four years. Performance fees are only recognized when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity, therefore, the revenue recognition is deferred until performance fees are crystallized (after returns on the client’s portfolio exceeded agreed benchmark returns).
Co-investments Fees
Private market co-investments: As sponsor on private market direct and co-investment transactions, we generate income from debt and equity structures relating to specified real estate investments or investments in other alternative asset classes. Private market fees include arrangement, retainer, management, advisory, performance, acquisition, promote and other associated fees as well as interest arbitrage for debt structures. The level of fees generated in each period is linked to activity in the real estate or other relevant markets, which in turn are dependent on various macroeconomic factors.
Arrangement fees are typically 50 to 100 basis points of equity value contributed into transaction. Acquisitions fees are typically payable where there are no agency fees or where there is an off-market transaction sourced by the team. Such acquisition fees are usually in the range of 50 to 100 basis points of the purchase price of the relevant acquisition. The equity structures are long term (5-10 years) close-ended structures with fees normally ranging between 50 and 175 basis points of the equity value committed or drawn. The debt structure terms are generally between 12 and 36 months. The investment adviser, general partners or other entity entitled to fees in respect of each of our Co-investments receives such fees either monthly, quarterly or annually.
We may be entitled to a portion of the performance-related entitlements (such as carried interest or promote fees that may be payable on exit from Co-investment transactions. Carried interest entitlements are not accrued and are only recognized once crystalized on exit. Such revenues are only received if the investor hurdle (i.e. a minimum return to the investor) is reached, and may include a catch-up. Carried interest entitlements are based on a percentage of the investor return above such hurdle and are set on a deal and fund basis. Typically, carried interest entitlements represent 10-20% of the investors’ equity internal rate of return in excess of an 8 to 15% hurdle, with no carried interest entitlement being payable if the hurdle is not met.
Each of the existing Co-investment vehicles, joint ventures and affiliates has entered into an advisory or management agreement whereby we generally receive a share of base management fees from the inception of such joint venture or affiliate relationship through to the liquidation of the relevant transaction. Where we have established feeder vehicles for clients, there may also be administration and advisory fees associated with those vehicles (these are earned by our trusts and administrative business).
Management of real estate investment funds (public and private): We also generate income in our co-investments division from managing and advising real estate investment funds. Our fees from managing and advising these vehicles are contained in management and advisory contracts relating to the relevant fund and are calculated on a sliding scale of percentages of the net asset value or the market capitalization of the relevant fund.
Brokerage Fees are also generated in our co-investments division from acting as placement agent, broker or bookrunner to investment funds, especially listed or publicly traded investment companies (including investment
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trusts and real estate investment trusts). Such fees are primarily comprised of a commission payable on completion of the capital raise, with the amount of such commission being calculated as a percentage of the proceeds of the capital raise and payable out of those proceeds. Small retainer fees may also be payable in some circumstances. In the case of listed or publicly traded investment companies, revenues are mostly derived from placement commissions payable on an IPO or secondary issuance of stock (e.g. via a large single placement or a placement program). Additionally, there may be commission for smaller share issuances, such as tap issuances.
Merchant Banking Fees
M&A advisory fees account for approximately two-thirds of the total fees generated by Alvarium’s merchant banking division. These are primarily success-based fees that are typically 1% to 2.5% of the financial outcome or target achieved. For capital raising mandates, success fees are typically higher in the 3% to 5% range - in line with market standards. We also generate small retainer fees that are typically retained in the event of abort or deducted against success fees. In addition, we may also generate a project fee for certain M&A mandates related to the duration of such transaction. Due to the transactional nature of our merchant banking division’s services, turnover is non-recurring in nature, however we have several large, longstanding clients, where the relationship spans many years with repeated engagements for services on multiple transactions.
Family Office Services Fees
We generate family office service (“FOS”) fees from our private clients and from the administration of structures introduced by, or created for, our co-investment division. FOS fees comprise initial set up fees, annual responsibility fees and time-based fees. We also recover disbursements at cost and reserve the right to charge a 3% charge to cover office incidentals. The duration of annual income is dependent on the life of underlying structure. The average life cycle of a managed structure is in excess of 10 years. Annual responsibility fees are charged per billing entity as a minimum and are billed annually in advance. We also generate FOS time-based fees arising from accounting, administration, transactional, review/reporting and other non-investment advisory services. We accrue time-based fees on an as recorded time basis. Fixed fees may be agreed, usually to long standing clients or large referral clients. It is the time-based element that is fixed, and we review actual time spent versus the amount invoiced regularly. Fixed fees may be billed annually in advance, quarterly in advance or very rarely, quarterly in arrears.
Trends Affecting Our Business
Global equity markets declined in performance during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as supply chain issues, labor shortages, and inflation concerns increased. The S&P 500 Index had negative returns of 24.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Outside of the U.S., the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index decreased 26.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Despite vulnerability in the global markets created by supply chain issues, labor shortages, and inflation, our business has remained resilient, affirming that our operating and financial model provide stable performance throughout market cycles.
With respect to capital raising mandates, our ability to raise debt finance and interest costs are significant factors that impact our ability to execute placement and capital markets transactions. Successful execution of client mandates historically and excellent market reputation gave us a competitive advantage and resulted in increased business from repeat customers.
Our family office services business division, on the other hand, is less impacted by macroeconomic factors, but rather, by global tax changes. The key success factor for growth in this business division is highly professional execution and fiduciary competency of our relationship managers and advisors.
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Overall, our diversified business geographic footprint and financial model contributes to the stability of our performance throughout market cycles. Our investment solutions have a stable base of committed capital enabling us to invest in assets with a long-term focus over different points in a market cycle and to take advantage of market volatility. Historically, the majority of our revenue has been derived from management, advisory and administrative fees, which are generally based on the AUM/AUA percentage value and so are subject to market volatility. We have a diversified range of investment strategies, our portfolios are further diversified across investment strategies, fund vintages, geographies, sectors, and enterprise values. However, our results of operations, like those of most businesses, are affected by a variety of geo-political and macroeconomic factors, including conditions in the global financial markets and the economic, political and trading environments in the countries and markets in which we operate.
In addition to the aforementioned macroeconomic and sector-specific trends, we believe our future performance will be influenced by the following factors:
Our ability to generate strong, stable returns. The stability and strength of our investment performance is a significant factor in investors’ willingness to allocate capital to us. The new capital we are able to raise or manage drives the growth of our fee-paying AUM/AUA and the concomitant management and advisory fees. Our fee-paying AUM/AUA and management and advisory fees have grown significantly since our inception, which we believe is due to our disciplined investment strategies which contribute to the stability of our performance throughout market cycles.
Our successful deployment of capital into attractive investments. The continued growth in our fee-paying AUM/AUA and revenues is dependent on our ability to continue to identify attractive investments and deploy the capital we have raised. We are selective in the opportunities in which we invest and are targeting private and institutional investors with attractive investment dynamics. We believe we will be able to identify attractive investments into the future and execute on those investments in order to position ourselves competitively in the market. However, changes in economic and market conditions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed further below, may adversely affect our ability to realize value from our investments.
Our ability to maintain our competitive position. There has been a trend amongst alternative investors to consolidate the number of general partners in which they invest, which has driven a disproportionate amount of assets to large managers creating a bifurcation in marketplace. We believe we have several competitive and structural advantages that position us as a preferred partner within this division of the alternative asset management landscape. We expect these advantages enable us to provide unique access to asset classes that are traditionally difficult to access to our investors, and a differentiated value proposition to our partner managers. We believe we have a leading competitive positioning in our target markets that allows us to attract and successfully deploy capital in the future.
Our ability to launch new strategies. We have taken a diligent and deliberate approach to expansion to serve the needs of our ecosystem while delivering what we consider to be an attractive value proposition and strong performance to our investors. We believe we will continue to successfully launch new strategies into the future considering our competitive edge in our target markets.
The extent to which investors favor alternative investments. We believe capital raising efforts will continue to be impacted by certain fundamental asset management trends that include: (i) the increasing importance and market share of alternative investment strategies to investors of all types as investors focus on lower-correlated and higher absolute levels of return; (ii) increasing demand for alternative assets from retail investors; (iii) shifting asset allocation policies of institutional investors; (iv) de-leveraging of the global banking system, bank consolidation and increased regulatory requirements; and (v) increasing barriers to entry and growth. In addition to driving our own ability to attract new capital, those trends will also impact the ability of our funds’ underlying partners to retain and attract new capital, which in turn impacts our investment performance and ability to grow.
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COVID-19 and Our Response
Since the beginning of 2020, governments around the world have been forced to enact emergency measures in response to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses around the world have suffered material disruptions resulting in economic slowdowns and uncertainty which led to volatility in the financial markets. Following a historic decline in March 2020, the global capital markets rallied during the second quarter of 2020 as investor sentiment was encouraged by global central bank support and the gradual re-opening of economies, among other things.
As of September 30, 2022, the majority of first world countries have rolled out vaccination programs that are aggressively targeting the overall population, nevertheless, the number of severe COVID-19 cases are trending slightly upwards. Spikes of coronavirus cases continue to occur in certain jurisdictions. These spikes have resulted in certain jurisdictions continuing or re-imposing certain restrictions, although in many cases not to the extent of those initially imposed.
Notwithstanding any potential further global disruption from COVID-19 and its impact on the global economy, lingering market uncertainty, and delays to expected transaction exits, the management of Alvarium remain confident of its prospects for the remainder of 2022 and beyond. Alvarium experienced minimal operational issues as a result of COVID-19 and was able to continue to operate with full functionality through remote working. Alvarium has resumed its normal operations, including returning to its offices.
In order to manage any potential effects, the management of Alvarium continued to monitor and discuss matters, including costs and liquidity on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis, successfully navigating an unprecedented period. Whilst the global economy looks set to stabilize, the management remained focused on navigating successfully through any further disruption to normal activity.
Presentation of Financial Information
Alvarium’s financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus were prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland” (or “UK GAAP”). Alvarium’s historical financial statements were prepared using the historical cost convention method. To facilitate comparability, the pro forma financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus has been prepared by, among other things, converting Alvarium’s historical financial information into U.S. GAAP, conforming to Tiedemann Advisors’ accounting policies and applying preliminary purchase accounting adjustments based on an allocation of the purchase price to Alvarium’s assets and liabilities. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.” Consequently, Alvarium’s results of operations and consolidated statements of financial positions discussed herein are not comparable to the pro forma financial information and will not be comparable to the combined financial reporting for future periods, which will be calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and will reflect the accounting acquirer’s accounting policies and a new basis of accounting for Alvarium’s assets and liabilities.
Alvarium’s functional currency is the British pound (“GBP”), and its results of operations reported herein are presented in GBP. Alvarium has historically been exposed to foreign currency exchange risk. See “- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk - Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk.” Going forward, Alvarium’s results will be reported as part of the combined company’s results of operations and financial condition and will be reported in U.S. dollars, and, as such, will be subject to foreign currency transaction and translation risk and will be impacted by various factors, including those discussed in the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors”.
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Managing Business Performance and Key Financial Measures
Non-UK GAAP Financial Measures
In this prospectus, we use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as non-UK GAAP financial measures. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA are derived from and reconciled to, but not equivalent to, its most directly comparable UK GAAP measure of profit/loss for the financial year.
Both Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA are used to track Alvarium’s performance. We define Adjusted Net Income as our profit (loss) for the period plus (a) equity settled share-based payments, less (b) COVID-19 subsidies, plus (c) one-time bonuses and plus (d) other one-time fees and charges. We define Adjusted EBITDA as Adjusted Net Income, plus (i) joint ventures – group share of Adjusted EBITDA plus (ii) associates—group share of Adjusted EBITDA (iii) interest expense, net (iv) income tax (benefit)/expense and (v) depreciation and amortization expense. These are non-UK GAAP financial measure supplements and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of, the results of operations, which are discussed further under “—Components of Consolidated Results of Operations” and are prepared in accordance with UK GAAP. For the specific components and calculations of these non-UK GAAP measures, as well as a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable measure in accordance with UK GAAP, see “Reconciliation of Consolidated UK GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-UK GAAP Measures”.
Operating Metrics
We monitor certain operating metrics that are common to the asset management industry, which are discussed below.
Assets Under Management (AUM) or Advisement (AUA)
AUM/ AUA refer to the assets we manage or advise. We view AUM/AUA as a metric to measure our investment and capital raising performance as it reflects assets generally at market value. AUM/AUA is determined based on the market values of investments. Our AUM/AUA equals the sum of the following:
| • | total client asset value; |
| • | undrawn debt (at the portfolio-level including certain amounts subject to restrictions); and |
| • | uncalled committed capital (including commitments to client access vehicles that have yet to commence their investment periods). |
Our calculations of AUM/AUA and fee-earning AUM/AUA may differ from the calculation methodologies of other asset managers and, as a result, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers.
Assets under advisement for our family office services division do not relate to billing. Billing is connected to structures and the annual, fixed and time-based fees applicable thereto.
The tables below present rollforwards of our total AUM/AUA by business division:
| Investment Advisory | Family Office Services |
Co-investment** | Total AUA/AUM |
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| (£ amounts in millions) | Billable | Non-billable* | Total IA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AUM/AUA as of December 31, 2021 |
£ | 7,699 | £ | 377 | £ | 8,076 | £ | 1,829 | £ | 8,864 | £ | 18,769 | ||||||||||||
| Net change |
£ | (333 | ) | £ | 136 | £ | (197 | ) | £ | 506 | £ | 2,682 | £ | 2,991 | ||||||||||
| AUM/AUA as of September 30, 2022 |
£ | 7,366 | £ | 513 | £ | 7,879 | £ | 2,335 | £ | 11,546 | £ | 21,760 | ||||||||||||
| Average AUM/AUA |
£ | 7,533 | £ | 445 | £ | 7,978 | £ | 2,082 | £ | 10,205 | £ | 20,264 | ||||||||||||
| Growth since December 31, 2021 (%) |
(4 | )% | 36 | % | (2 | )% | 28 | % | 30 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||||
| * | Non-billable assets are exempt of fees, and consist of assets such as cash and cash equivalents, real estate, non-fee paying investment consulting assets, and other designated assets. |
| ** | AUA is reported with a one-month lag for Home and a one-quarter lag for HLIF as management fees are billed on those bases. |
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| Investment Advisory | Family | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (£ amounts in millions) | Billable | Non-billable* | Total IA | Office Services | Co-investment** | AUA/AUM | ||||||||||||||||||
| AUM/AUA as of December 31, 2020 |
£ | 6,327 | £ | 311 | £ | 6,638 | £ | 1,710 | £ | 7,898 | £ | 16,246 | ||||||||||||
| Net change |
£ | 1,372 | £ | 66 | £ | 1,438 | £ | 119 | £ | 966 | £ | 2,523 | ||||||||||||
| AUM/AUA as of December 31, 2021 |
£ | 7,699 | £ | 377 | £ | 8,076 | £ | 1,829 | £ | 8,864 | £ | 18,769 | ||||||||||||
| Average AUM/AUA |
£ | 7,013 | £ | 344 | £ | 7,357 | £ | 1,770 | £ | 8,381 | £ | 17,508 | ||||||||||||
| Year-over-year growth (%) |
22 | % | 21 | % | 22 | % | 7 | % | 12 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||||
| * | Non-billable assets are exempt of fees, and consist of assets such as cash and cash equivalents, real estate, non-fee paying investment consulting assets, and other designated assets. |
| ** | AUA is reported with a one-month lag for Home and a one-quarter lag for HLIF as management fees are billed on those bases. |
| Investment Advisory | Family | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billable | Non-billable* | Total IA | Office Services | Co-investment** | AUA/AUM | |||||||||||||||||||
| AUM/AUA as of December 31, 2019 |
£ | 6,071 | £ | 226 | £ | 6,297 | £ | 1,333 | £ | 7,040 | £ | 14,670 | ||||||||||||
| Net change |
£ | 256 | £ | 85 | £ | 341 | £ | 377 | £ | 858 | £ | 1,576 | ||||||||||||
| AUM/AUA as of December 31, 2020 |
£ | 6,327 | £ | 311 | £ | 6,638 | £ | 1,710 | £ | 7,898 | £ | 16,246 | ||||||||||||
| Average AUM/AUA |
£ | 6,199 | £ | 269 | £ | 6,468 | £ | 1,522 | £ | 7,469 | £ | 15,458 | ||||||||||||
| Year-over-year growth (%) |
4 | % | 38 | % | 5 | % | 28 | % | 12 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||||
| * | Non-billable assets are exempt of fees, and consist of assets such as cash and cash equivalents, real estate, non-fee paying investment consulting assets, and other designated assets. |
| ** | AUA is reported with a one-month lag for Home and a one-quarter lag for HLIF as management fees are billed on those bases. |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, AUM/AUA increased by 16%. Family Office Services increases of 28%, or £506 million, and increases in Co-Investment AUM/AUA of 30% or £2,682 million, were partially offset by decreases in Billable Investment Advisory AUM/AUA of (4%) from £7,699 million to £7,366 million. The decrease in Billable Investment Advisory AUM/AUA was driven primarily due to declines of asset values as a result of the overall challenging period in global financial markets. Specifically, the acquisition by LXi REIT PLC of Secure Income REIT PLC resulted in an increase of £1,200 million in AUM/AUA at the time of transaction close.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, AUM/AUA grew 16%, or £2,523 million, which was primarily driven by the growth of our investment advisory practice by 22%. AUM/AUA growth in 2021 was driven by a mix of new assets, as well as the impact of market and foreign exchange impacts. For the year ended December 31, 2020, AUM/AUA grew 11%, or £1,574 million, which was primarily driven by the growth of our co-investment and family office services divisions by £858 million, or 12%, and £375 million, or 28%, respectively.
Components of Consolidated Results of Operations
Revenues
Alvarium generates its revenue from providing investment advisory, co-investment, merchant banking, and family office services.
Investment Advisory
Alvarium offers comprehensive investment advisory services, including investment strategy and implementation, asset allocation, investment manager selection and consolidated reporting. Alvarium provides such advisory services on both a discretionary and a non-discretionary basis. For services provided to each client account, Alvarium charges management and / or performance fees based on the market value of AUM/AUA of
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that account. Management or advisory fees are charged either: (i) quarterly in arrears, calculated using the average of the daily market values during the subject quarter for such account; (ii) quarterly in advance, based upon the market value at the beginning of the quarter; or (iii) in some cases, on a flat fixed fee basis. For those assets for which valuations are not available on a daily basis, the most recent valuation provided to Alvarium is used as the market value for the purpose of calculating the quarterly fee. Performance fees are recognized once per year in the event that the customer’s account experiences an appreciation during the year above a pre-agreed threshold.
Co-investments
Alvarium provides access to private market direct investments in real estate and private equity directly and through joint ventures with alternative asset managers and operating partners. Alvarium receives advisory and management fees and carried interest directly or via the joint venture arrangements. Alvarium is entitled to a portion of performance-related fees (e.g., carried interest or promote fees) that may be payable from certain transactions. Additionally, fees from managing and advising real estate funds are typically calculated on a sliding scale of percentages of the net asset value or the market capitalization of the relevant funds.
Merchant Banking
Alvarium’s merchant banking division is a corporate advisory practice providing clients with strategic advice around their operational businesses or holding companies, as well as specializing in providing services to customers in media, consumer and technology sectors. Specific services include: M&A services, private placements, public company and IPO advisory services, strategic advisory services, independent board advice and structured finance advisory services. Similar to investment advisory revenue streams, fees are either recognized on a quarterly basis based upon fees agreed with the client or at the point of legal entitlement to the income.
Family Office Services
Alvarium provides tailored outsourced family office solutions and administrative services to families, trusts, foundations and institutions. Services include: family governance and transition, wealth and asset strategy, trust and fiduciary services, philanthropy, lifestyle and special projects.
Revenue represents amounts receivable and services and trade discounts. Invoicing is completed annually in advance for annual fees and fixed fees or monthly in arrears for time spent billing, with any resulting accrued income included in debtors at year end. Revenue from the rendering of services is measured by reference to the stage of completion of the service transaction at the end of the reporting period, provided that the outcome can be reliably estimated.
Expenses
Cost of sales primarily consists of staff costs, directors’ remuneration and consultancy fees.
Operating expenses net of other operating income include costs primarily related to professional services, occupancy, travel, communication and information services, depreciation and amortization, distribution costs, and other general operating items.
Other income / (expenses), net consists of share of profit/(loss) of associates, share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures, income from other fixed asset investments as well as loss on impairment of investments.
Interest expense, net consists of the interest expense on bank loans and overdrafts, interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts, interest on deferred acquisition payments, as well as other interest payable and similar charges. Interest income consists of interest on loans issued and other receivables.
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Income tax expense / (benefit) consists of the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognized in the reporting period. Current tax is recognized on taxable profits for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured as the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Deferred tax is recognized in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date that are expected to apply the reversal of the timing difference.
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests represents the ownership interests that third parties hold in Alvarium entities that are consolidated into our Consolidated Financial Statements based on their ownership interests in such Alvarium entities.
Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Operations—The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
The following table presents the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
| Nine months ended September 30, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2022 | 2021 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Turnover |
£ | 63,997 | 49,820 | 14,177 | 28 | % | ||||||||||
| Cost of sales |
(48,970 | ) | (32,406 | ) | (16,564 | ) | (51 | %) | ||||||||
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| Gross profit |
15,027 | 17,414 | (2,387 | ) | (14 | %) | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses |
(28,058 | ) | (14,865 | ) | (13,193 | ) | (89 | %) | ||||||||
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| Operating income / (loss) |
(13,031 | ) | (2,550 | ) | (15,580 | ) | NM | |||||||||
| Other income / (expenses), net |
5,170 | 2,690 | 2,480 | 92 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
(2,839 | ) | (1,292 | ) | (1,547 | ) | (120 | %) | ||||||||
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| Income / (loss) before taxation |
(10,701 | ) | 3,948 | (14,647 | ) | NM | ||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) / benefit |
(654 | ) | (613 | ) | 41 | 7 | % | |||||||||
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| Income / (loss) for the financial period |
(10,047 | ) | 4,561 | (14,606 | ) | NM | ||||||||||
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| The owners of the parent company |
(10,039 | ) | 3,820 | (13,856 | ) | NM | ||||||||||
| Non-controlling interest |
(8 | ) | 741 | (750 | ) | NM | ||||||||||
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| (10,047 | ) | 4,561 | (14,606 | ) | NM | |||||||||||
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Turnover
The nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
| Nine months ended September 30, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2022 | 2021 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Investment advisory |
£ | 19,687 | £ | 18,036 | £ | 1,651 | 9 | % | ||||||||
| Co-investment |
32,272 | 19,425 | 12,847 | 66 | % | |||||||||||
| Merchant banking |
4,955 | 6,574 | (1,619 | ) | (25 | %) | ||||||||||
| Family office services |
7,083 | 5,785 | 1,298 | 22 | % | |||||||||||
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| Total Turnover |
£ | 63,997 | £ | 49,820 | £ | 14,177 | 28 | % | ||||||||
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Investment advisory services revenue increased by £1.7 million, or 9%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to growth of management and advisory fees, which are calculated as a percentage of AUM/AUA, and reflect the increase in average AUM/AUA during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 accordingly. Average billable AUM/AUA related to investment advisory activities was approximately 9% higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Co-investment services revenue increased by £12.8 million, or 66%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in co-investment services revenue was driven primarily through increased fees linked to capital raising. Fees from public markets activities increased to £21.2 million from £14.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. The increase in public markets activity was driven by increase in management fees earned from increased market capitalization of LXi REIT PLC and net asset value of Home REIT PLC. Revenues from private market activities increased to £11.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from £5.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This increase was driven primarily by £2.6 million exit fee earned from a certain real estate investment and increase in overall Co-investment business activity.
Merchant banking services revenue decreased by £1.6 million, or 25%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Merchant banking fees are generally success-based, and therefore financial performance reflects the prevailing market economic conditions which had deteriorated in the first nine months of 2022 relative to 2021.
Family office services revenue increased by £1.3 million, or 22%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase is in relation to new investment management fees for Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) Limited. Fees under family office services revenues are based on hourly staff charge out rates or fixed fee arrangements, and are not driven by changes in AUM.
Expenses
The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Cost of sales increased by £16.6 million, or 51%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to increased headcount and staff related costs, including an exceptional one-time LTIP payout of £10.4 million. Commissions paid under external revenue share agreements also increased by £3.0 million due an increase in amounts owed under revenue-sharing arrangements with third parties from real estate carried interest exits during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to minimal activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Operating expenses, net of other operating income increased by £13.2 million, or 89%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, due primarily to an increase of legal and other professional fees of £7.7 million, driven in part by the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement as well as other business activity, increases in corporate travel of £0.8 million, and irrecoverable VAT/Taxes of £0.4 million. Additionally, operating expenses increased by £1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due to amortisation of the intangible asset recognized upon acquisition of Prestbury Investment Partners Limited.
Other income, net increased by £2.5 million, or 92%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to a gain recognized on disposal of joint venture investment Alvarium NZ of £4.6 million, which was offset by an overall decrease in profits from joint ventures of £(1.5) million and a decrease in income from other fixed asset investments of £(0.5) million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
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Interest expense, net of interest income increased by £1.5 million, or 120%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to interest accrued on the loan used to finance the acquisition of Prestbury Investment Partners Limited.
Income tax benefit of £0.7 million was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to income tax benefit of £0.6 million recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Income tax benefit was recognized primarily due to the full recognition of deferred tax assets in the UK by Alvarium Investments Limited in 2021. Specifically, the increased stake in LXi REIT Advisors Limited, as well as improved results of Alvarium Investment Advisors in the United States, allowed for full recognition and utilization of the deferred tax assets. The effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 has been increased by non-deductible expenses related to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, as referenced in the operating expense comments above.
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests decreased by £(0.75) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, due to a reduction in non-controlling interests held outside the group in both LXi REIT Advisors Limited and Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited, which became wholly owned.
Consolidated Results of Operations—The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
The following table presents the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2021 | 2020 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Turnover |
£ | 75,164 | 52,263 | 22,901 | 44 | % | ||||||||||
| Cost of sales |
(50,416 | ) | (40,032 | ) | 10,384 | 26 | % | |||||||||
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| Gross profit |
24,748 | 12,231 | 12,517 | 102 | % | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses net of other operating income |
(26,160 | ) | (17,528 | ) | (8,632 | ) | (49 | %) | ||||||||
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| Operating income / (loss) |
(1,412 | ) | (5,297 | ) | 3,885 | 73 | % | |||||||||
| Other income / (expenses), net |
4,429 | 2,086 | 2,343 | 112 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
(1,608 | ) | (481 | ) | (1,127 | ) | (234 | %) | ||||||||
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| Income / (loss) before taxation |
1,409 | (3,692 | ) | 5,101 | 138 | % | ||||||||||
| Income tax benefit / (expense) |
536 | 315 | 221 | 70 | % | |||||||||||
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| Income / (loss) for the financial period |
1,945 | (3,377 | ) | 5,322 | 158 | % | ||||||||||
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| The owners of the parent company |
1,123 | (4,845 | ) | 5,968 | 123 | % | ||||||||||
| Non-controlling interest |
822 | 1,468 | (646 | ) | (44 | %) | ||||||||||
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| 1,945 | (3,377 | ) | 5,322 | 158 | % | |||||||||||
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Turnover
The Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2021 | 2020 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Investment advisory |
£ | 27,078 | £ | 22,464 | £ | 4,614 | 21 | % | ||||||||
| Co-investment |
27,825 | 16,739 | 11,086 | 66 | % | |||||||||||
| Merchant banking |
12,384 | 5,224 | 7,160 | 137 | % | |||||||||||
| Family office services |
7,878 | 7,836 | 42 | 1 | % | |||||||||||
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| Total Turnover |
£ | 75,164 | £ | 52,263 | £ | 22,902 | 44 | % | ||||||||
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Investment advisory services revenue increased by £4.6 million, or 21%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to growth of management and advisory fees (which are calculated as a percentage of AUM/AUA) and performance fees. Investment advisory services revenue grew approximately in line with the divisional AUM growth of 22%. Additionally, performance fees grew to £2.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 from £1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Co-investment services revenue increased by £11.1 million, or 66%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in co-investment services revenue was driven primarily through increased fees linked to capital raising. Specifically, increased fees were tied to growth in Alvarium Securities Limited, which increased £5.4 million year-over-year, from £3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to £9.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Additionally, the increases in net asset value of Home REIT plc and market capitalization of LXi REIT plc resulted in year-over-year fee increases of £2.4 million and £1.9 million, respectively.
Merchant banking services revenue increased by £7.2 million, or 137%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Because merchant banking fees are generally success- based, revenue during the first three quarters of the year ended December 31, 2020 was significantly affected by material market uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic that led to reduced merchant banking activity. Since Q4 2020, in line with improved market sentiment, there has been a significant increase in revenue from M&A advisory services including in early 2021, the formal closing after receiving necessary regulatory clearances, of a transaction announced in 2020. In addition, merchant banking services revenue increased due to the increased volume of equity and debt securities placed, benefitting from the general positive market activity in 2021 compared to 2020.
Family office services revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 remained essentially flat with the revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020. Fees under family office services revenues are based on hourly staff charge out rates or fixed fee arrangements, and are not driven by changes in AUM.
Expenses
The Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Cost of sales increased by £10.4 million or 26% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to staff bonus provisions and remuneration linked to revenue in the investment advisory and merchant banking divisions, which increased during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Operating expenses net of other operating income increased by £8.6 million or 49% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, due primarily to an increase of legal and other professional fees of £7.5 million driven in part by the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement as well as other business activity, and a decrease in other operating income by £0.9 million, which was offset by a decrease of £0.2 million in travel expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Other income / (expenses), net increased by £2.3 million or 112% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase of the share of profits of joint ventures by £1 million, an increase in share of profits of associates by £1 million, and an increase in income from other fixed asset investments of £0.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Interest expense, net of interest income increased by £1.1 million or 234% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to newly issued subordinated shareholder loans of £8.65 million the proceeds of which were used to acquire a 2.4% increased stake in LXi REIT Advisors Limited in January 2021, which resulted in a £0.9 million increase in interest expense.
Income tax benefit increased by £0.2 million or 70% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to the recognition of deferred tax assets in the UK by Alvarium Investments Limited. Specifically, the increased stake in LXi REIT Advisors Limited, as well as improved results of Alvarium Investment Advisors in the United States, allowed for full recognition and utilization of the deferred tax assets.
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests decreased by £0.7 million or 44% for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, due to the acquisition of 100% of ownership stakes in both LXi REIT Advisors Limited and Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Consolidated Results of Operations—The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
The following table presents the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
| Year ended December 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2020 | 2019 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Turnover |
£ | 52,263 | £ | 47,070 | £ | 5,193 | 11 | % | ||||||||
| Cost of sales |
(40,032 | ) | (33,364 | ) | (6,668 | ) | (20 | %) | ||||||||
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| Gross profit |
12,231 | 13,706 | (1,475 | ) | (11 | %) | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses net of other operating income |
(17,528 | ) | (17,749 | ) | 221 | 1 | % | |||||||||
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| Operating loss |
(5,297 | ) | (4,043 | ) | (1,254 | ) | (31 | %) | ||||||||
| Other income / (expenses), net |
2,085 | 1,493 | 592 | 40 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
(481 | ) | (671 | ) | 190 | 28 | % | |||||||||
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| Loss before taxation |
(3,693 | ) | (3,221 | ) | (472 | ) | (15 | %) | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit / (expense) |
315 | (511 | ) | 826 | 162 | % | ||||||||||
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| Loss for the financial year |
£ | (3,378 | ) | £ | (3,732 | ) | £ | 354 | 9 | % | ||||||
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| The owners of the parent company |
(4,846 | ) | (4,693 | ) | (153 | ) | 3 | % | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interest |
1,468 | 961 | 507 | 53 | % | |||||||||||
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The year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019:
| Year ended December 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2020 | 2019 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Investment advisory |
£ | 22,464 | £ | 21,319 | £ | 1,145 | 5 | % | ||||||||
| Co-investment |
16,739 | 12,938 | 3,801 | 29 | % | |||||||||||
| Merchant banking |
5,224 | 4,837 | 387 | 8 | % | |||||||||||
| Family office services |
7,836 | 7,976 | (140 | ) | (2 | %) | ||||||||||
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| Total Turnover |
£ | 52,263 | £ | 47,070 | £ | 5,193 | 11 | % | ||||||||
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Investment advisory services revenue increased by £1.1 million, or 5%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to growth of management and advisory fees (which are generally calculated as a percentage of AUM/AUA).
Co-investment services revenue increased by £3.8 million, or 29%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by additional revenue from launching (including capital raising for the IPO) and managing a new publicly traded real investment trust, Home REIT plc.
Merchant banking services revenue increased by £0.4 million, or 8%, for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. In 2019, Alvarium merged with London based media, consumer, and technology firm Lepe Partners, creating the merchant banking platform. This insignificant increase in revenue during the year 2020 as compared to the year 2019 was due to a the significant impact of COVID-19 during the first nine months of 2020.
Family office services revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 remained almost in line with the revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Expenses
The Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Cost of sales increased by £6.7 million or 20% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to increased headcount, which lead to increased staff costs. Commission fees attributable to the co-investment business also increased due to capital raises related to impact strategies. Alvarium Securities Limited (a corporate finance advisory and brokerage business, focused on raising capital for publicly traded investment companies) and Alvarium Investment Advisors (France) SAS (an investment advisory business based in France) also contributed to the increase in cost of sales. Alvarium Securities Limited was a new initiative in 2020, with no associated cost in 2019 and Alvarium Investment Advisors (France) SAS was acquired during 2019, only partial period costs were incurred.
Operating expenses net of other operating income decreased by £0.2 million or 1% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily due to the COVID-19 subsidies of £0.8 million received during the year ended December 31, 2020 from the governments of the Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and the United States. These subsidies were offset by increased goodwill amortization of £0.7 million as a result of the acquisition of Alvarium Investment Advisors (France) SAS and increased stakes in LXi REIT Advisors Limited and Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited completed during the year ended December 31, 2019.
Other income / (expenses), net increased by £0.6 million or 40% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to an increased share of profits of joint ventures by £1.3 million and gain on disposal of operations of £0.6m offset by decrease of share of profits of associates by £0.5 million and increase in loan write-off by £0.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Interest expense, net decreased by £0.2 million or 28% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to the reduction of the interest cost on the bank debt (which was lower on average in 2020) and the reduction in interest on deferred acquisition payments.
Income tax benefit increased by £0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to recognition of deferred tax assets in the UK by Alvarium Investments Limited, which was partially offset by the increase in the UK deferred tax liabilities following the increase in the UK corporation tax rate from 1 April 2023, substantively enacted in March 2021.
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest increased by £0.5 million or 53% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to the increase in profits of our subsidiaries LXi REIT Advisors Limited and Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited.
Reconciliation of Consolidated UK GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Non-UK GAAP Measures
We use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as non-UK GAAP measures to assess and track our performance. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA as presented in this prospectus are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, UK GAAP. For more information, see “Presentation of Financial Information.” The following table presents the reconciliation of income for the financial period as reported in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA:
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£ | (10,700 | ) | £ | 3,948 | |||
| Equity settled share-based payments(a) |
— | 1 | ||||||
| Other one-time fees and charges(b) |
5,103 | 2,121 | ||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(c) |
92 | — | ||||||
| Long term incentive plan expenses(d) |
10,443 | |||||||
| Legal settlement(e) |
2,433 | — | ||||||
| Adjusted income before taxes |
7,371 | 6,070 | ||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
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| Associates—Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(ii) |
93 | 70 | ||||||
| Interest expense, net |
2,839 | 1,293 | ||||||
| Income tax expense benefit |
(654 | ) | (613 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax benefit |
2,054 | 1,766 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
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| (i) | Joint venture—Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation |
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| Share of profit of joint ventures* |
£ | 67 | £ | 1,663 | ||||
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335 | 304 | ||||||
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585 | 694 | ||||||
| Share of amortization / depreciation |
264 | 465 | ||||||
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481 | 481 | ||||||
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1 | (8 | ) | |||||
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30 | 19 | ||||||
| Share of amortization / depreciation |
8 | 8 | ||||||
| Amortization on consolidation |
54 | 51 | ||||||
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93 | 70 | ||||||
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£ | 671 | £ | 602 | ||||
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| * | Share of profit of associates and of joint ventures was not included in the reconciliation, since these amounts were already part of “Loss for the financial year attributable to the owners of the parent company”. |
| a) | Represents non-cash equity-based compensation of Alvarium to its employees. |
| b) | Represents other one-time fees and charges that management believes are not representative of the operating performance, which includes professional fees related to this Transaction. One-time fees and charges incurred are included in administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. |
| c) | Represents adjustment for unrealized (gains)/losses on Alvarium’s investments. |
| d) | Represents adjustment for one-time payments made under long term incentive plan (LTIP). |
| e) | Represents adjustment for legal expense recorded during the three months ended September 20, 2022 for an exit settlement agreement. |
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| For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| £‘000 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA |
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| Profit (Loss) for the financial period before taxes |
£ | 1,409 | £ | (3,693 | ) | |||
| Equity settled share-based payments(a) |
1 | 7 | ||||||
| COVID-19 Subsidies(b) |
— | (760 | ) | |||||
| Other one-time fees and charges(c) |
6,471 | 141 | ||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(d) |
54 | — | ||||||
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| Adjusted income before taxes |
7,935 | (4,305 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted income tax benefit |
526 | 458 | ||||||
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| Adjusted Net Income |
8,461 | (3,847 | ) | |||||
| Joint ventures—Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(i) |
3,003 | 2,022 | ||||||
| Associates—Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(ii) |
116 | 124 | ||||||
| Interest expense, net |
1,607 | 481 | ||||||
| Income tax benefit |
(536 | ) | (315 | ) | ||||
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10 | (143 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
6,276 | 6,357 | ||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA |
£ | 18,937 | £ | 4,679 | ||||
| (i) | Joint venture—Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation |
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| £‘000 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Share of profit of joint ventures* |
£ | 2,898 | £ | 1,925 | ||||
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| Share of interest |
429 | 364 | ||||||
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1,170 | 738 | ||||||
| Share of amortization / depreciation |
762 | 278 | ||||||
| Amortization on consolidation |
642 | 642 | ||||||
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3,003 | 2,022 | ||||||
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£ | 5,901 | £ | 3,947 | ||||
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| (ii) | Associates—Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation |
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| £‘000 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Share of profit of associates* |
£ | 1,411 | £ | 459 | ||||
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| Share of taxation |
38 | 37 | ||||||
| Share of amortization / depreciation |
10 | 13 | ||||||
| Amortization on consolidation |
68 | 74 | ||||||
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116 | 124 | ||||||
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| * | Share of profit of associates and of joint ventures was not included in the reconciliation, since these amounts were already part of “Loss for the financial year attributable to the owners of the parent company”. |
| a) | Represents non-cash equity-based compensation of Alvarium to its employees. |
| b) | Represents COVID-19 subsidies received from the governments of Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and the United States. |
| c) | Represents other one-time fees and charges that management believes are not representative of the operating performance, which includes professional fees related to this Transaction. One-time fees and charges incurred are included in administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. |
| d) | Represents adjustment for unrealized (gains)/losses on Alvarium’s investments. |
| £‘000 | For the Year Ended December 31, |
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| Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA |
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| Profit (Loss) for the financial period before taxes |
£ | (3,693 | ) | £ | (3,221 | ) | ||
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7 | 9 | ||||||
| COVID-19 Subsidies(b) |
(760 | ) | — | |||||
| Other one-time fees and charges(c) |
141 | 336 | ||||||
| One-time bonuses(d) |
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(4,305 | ) | (1,213 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted income tax benefit |
458 | (829 | ) | |||||
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(3,847 | ) | (2,042 | ) | ||||
| Joint ventures - Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(i) |
2,022 | 1,963 | ||||||
| Associates - Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(ii) |
124 | 77 | ||||||
| Interest expense, net |
481 | 671 | ||||||
| Income tax benefit |
(315 | ) | 511 | |||||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense |
(143 | ) | 318 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
6,357 | 5,620 | ||||||
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£ | 4,679 | £ | 7,118 | ||||
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| (i) | Joint venture—EBITDA reconciliation |
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| £‘000 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
| Share of profit of joint ventures* |
£ | 1,925 | £ | 664 | ||||
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| Share of interest expense, net |
364 | 203 | ||||||
| Share of taxation |
738 | 853 | ||||||
| Share of amortization / depreciation expense |
278 | 265 | ||||||
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642 | 642 | ||||||
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| Total EBITDA Adjustments |
£ | 2,022 | £ | 1,963 | ||||
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£ | 3,947 | £ | 2,627 | ||||
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| Share of profit of associates* |
£ | 459 | £ | 934 | ||||
| Adjustments: |
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— | (16 | ) | |||||
| Share of taxation |
37 | 39 | ||||||
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13 | 5 | ||||||
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74 | 49 | ||||||
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£ | 124 | £ | 77 | ||||
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£ | 583 | £ | 1,011 | ||||
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| a) | Represents non-cash equity-based compensation of Alvarium to its employees. |
| b) | Represents COVID-19 subsidies received from the governments of Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and the United States. |
| c) | Represents other one-time fees and charges that management believes are not representative of the operating performance, which includes costs incurred in negotiating surrender and new lease in London office, and professional fees related to this Transaction. |
| d) | Represents one-time bonuses paid to partners and staff in lieu of amounts anticipated under employee share scheme, which had not been finalized prior to year-end. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management assesses liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, management believes that we are well positioned and our liquidity will continue to be sufficient for Alvarium’s foreseeable working capital needs, contractual obligations, distribution payments and strategic initiatives.
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Our primary sources of liquidity are: (1) cash on hand; (2) cash from operations, including investment advisory fees, which are generally collected quarterly; and (3) net borrowing from our credit facilities. As of
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September 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents were £12.5 million, we had £50.2 million of debt outstanding inclusive of the £39.8 million outstanding under a subordinated shareholder loan, and availability under our credit facilities of £2.7 million. Our ability to draw from the credit facilities is subject to minimum management fee and other covenants. We believe that these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments in the ordinary course of business and under the current market conditions for the foreseeable future. Market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our liquidity. Cash flows from management fees may be impacted by a slowdown or declines in deployment, declines, or write downs in valuations, or a slowdown or negatively impacted fundraising. Declines or delays in transaction activity may impact our product distributions and net realized performance income which could adversely impact our cash flows and liquidity. Market conditions may make it difficult to extend the maturity of, or refinance, our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms.
We expect that our primary liquidity needs will continue to be to: (1) provide capital to facilitate the growth of our existing alternative asset and wealth management businesses; (2) provide capital to facilitate our expansion into businesses that are complementary to our existing investment management and advisory businesses as well as other strategic growth initiatives; (3) pay operating expenses, including cash compensation to our employees; (4) fund capital expenditures; (5) service our debt; (6) pay income taxes; and (7) make dividend payments to our shareholders in accordance with our distribution policy.
In the normal course of business, we expect to pay distributions that are aligned with the expected changes in our fee related earnings. If cash flow from operations were insufficient to fund distributions over a sustained period of time, we expect that we would suspend or reduce paying such distributions. In addition, there is no assurance that distributions would continue at the current levels or at all.
Our ability to obtain debt financing provides us with additional sources of liquidity. For further discussion of financing transactions occurring in the current period and our debt obligations, see “Cash Flows” within this section, “Note 19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year” and “Note 20. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year” to our consolidated financial statements included in this report.
Cash Flows
The nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
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| £‘000 | 2022 | 2021 | Change, £ | Change, % | ||||||||||||
| Net cash from operating activities |
£ | 1,086 | £ | 6,055 | £ | (4,969 | ) | (82 | )% | |||||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities |
707 | (5,020 | ) | £ | 5,727 | 114 | % | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities |
(3,295 | ) | 457 | £ | (3,752 | ) | (821 | )% | ||||||||
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by £(4.9) million, from £6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to £1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This change was driven by overall lower profitability from increased costs described above, as well as non-cash profits of £4.6 million recognized upon the disposal of investments.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was £0.7 million and £(5.0) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase of £5.7 million was primarily driven by cash receipts on investments from loans by £0.2 million, and £2.7 million of cash received upon disposal of investments in Alvarium Investment (NZ) Limited and a decrease in cash outflows in transactions with equity-holders by £1.6 million.
Financing Activities
Net cash from financing activities was £(3.2) million and £0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease of £3.7 million was primarily by interest paid on £40 million in subordinated shareholder loans payable by Alvarium stemming from the acquisition of management rights from Prestbury Investment Partners Limited.
Cash Flows
The year ended December 31, 2021 compared to year ended December 31, 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | |||||||||||||||
| £‘000 | 2021 | 2020 | Change, £ | Change,% | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
£ | 14,452 | £ | 3,330 | £ | 11,122 | N/M | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(9,747 | ) | (2,502 | ) | (7,245 | ) | (290 | %) | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities |
(39 | ) | 423 | (462 | ) | (109 | %) | |||||||||
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£ | 4,666 | £ | 1,251 | £ | 3,415 | 273 | % | ||||||||
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased £11.2 million, from £3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to £14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This change was driven by improved financial performance in both the Merchant Banking and Co-Investment divisions as noted in the turnover section and an £11.1 million increase attributable to changes in trade and other creditors balances, from £4.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 to £15.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was £(9.8) million and £(2.5) million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change of £(7.3) million was primarily driven by additional cash outflows of £(6.3) million related to the acquisitions of further shares in LXi REIT Advisors Limited and Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited and a £(0.9) million increase in cash advances and loans granted.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was £(0.1) million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of £0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The change of £(0.5) million was primarily driven by an increase of £(0.3) million in cash used to pay interest and an increase £(0.4) of cash used to pay dividends during the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Cash Flows
The year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 30, 2019:
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| Net cash from operating activities |
£ | 3,330 | £ | 2,460 | £ | 870 | 35 | % | ||||||||
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(2,502 | ) | (14,039 | ) | 11,537 | 82 | % | |||||||||
| Net cash from financing activities |
423 | 5,589 | (5,166 | ) | (92 | %) | ||||||||||
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by Alvarium’s operating activities increased by £0.8 million from £2.5 million for the year ended December 30, 2019 to £3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. This increase was primarily driven by timing differences in our working capital balances leading to a net increase in cash flows from changes in our our trade and other debtors and creditors balances of £6.6 million. This was offset by a decrease of dividends received of £(5.2) million (the decrease was due to 2018 dividends being received in 2019) and decrease of share of profits of joint ventures by £(1.3) million.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was £(2.5) million and £(14.0) million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The change of £11.5 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarily driven by a decrease in cash outflows of £13.2 million related to acquisitions consummated and increases in our shareholdings of existing investments during the year ended December 31, 2019. This was offset by decrease of cash inflows from repayment of advances and loans by £(1.3) million.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by Alvarium’s financing activities decreased from £5.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to £0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The change of £(5.2) million was primarily driven by a decrease in the proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares by £(9.1) million, as well as a decrease in the proceeds from borrowings by £(6.6) million, which was offset by a decrease in dividends paid by £10.2 million.
Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, we may engage in off-balance sheet arrangements, including transactions in derivatives, guarantees, commitments, indemnifications, transaction bridging and potential contingent repayment obligations. We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that would require us to fund losses or guarantee target returns to investors.
Litigation
From time to time we may be involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits and claims incidental to the conduct of our business, some of which may be material. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us.
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Alvarium’s subsidiary, LJ Management (IOM) Limited, is a co-respondent with others in a claim being brought by Ballacorey Wheat Limited and GEM Global Yield Fund Limited. LJ Management (IOM) Limited denies any liability and is defending the claim. However, if the claim succeeds, the liability (including costs) is materially covered by insurance. Please see additional information in the sections “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann” and “Historical Business of Alvarium.”
Related Party Transactions
Alvarium entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Loans receivable and Loans payable
Shareholder loans were granted to certain related parties with outstanding balances (including interest receivables) of £5.2 million and £5.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively. Also, Alvarium issued cash advances to other holding companies with an outstanding balance of £0.6 million and £0.6 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Alvarium received loans from certain related parties with the balance of £0.2 million and £0.2 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively.
Alvarium charged interest income on loans issued to certain related parties. As a result of these transactions, Alvarium recognized £0.2 million and £0.2 million of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021 respectively.
Alvarium received subordinated loans from certain shareholders equal to £40 million to finance the acquisition of management rights from Prestbury Investment Partners Limited. Principal on the subordinated shareholder loans plus accrued and unpaid interest will become due and payable in January 2023. If the loan is not repaid in cash at maturity, the shareholders have the option to elect to settle in shares of equity.
Advisory and Management services
Alvarium provided advisory and management services and charged interest income on loans issued to certain related parties. As a result of these transactions, Alvarium recognized £0.2 million and £0.2 million of income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
For further discussion of related party transaction see “Note 30. Related party transaction” to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in compliance with UK GAAP. In applying many of these accounting principles, we need to make assumptions, estimates and/or judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. These assumptions, estimates and/or judgments, however, are both subjective and subject to change, and actual results may differ from our assumptions and estimates. Actual results may also differ from our estimates and judgments due to risks and uncertainties and changing circumstances, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If actual amounts are ultimately different from our estimates, the revisions are included in our results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known. For a summary of our significant accounting policies, see “Note 3. Accounting Policies”, to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.
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Business Combinations
As noted above, Alvarium completed the acquisition of Alvarium Investment Advisors (France) SAS (previously known as Iskander SAS) in March 2019. Alvarium Investment Advisors (France) SAS is a company headquartered in Paris, France. Alvarium Investment Advisors (France) SAS provides investment advisory services and was acquired by Alvarium in order to expand its operations internationally.
The accounting for the business combination was performed in accordance with Section 19 Business Combinations and Goodwill of UK GAAP. This guidance requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, we recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and non-controlling interests in the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill remains the difference between the fair value of the consideration and the assets and liabilities acquired. Goodwill is always considered to have a finite useful life and is amortized over the useful life. If the expected useful life cannot be reliably measured, the useful life shall not exceed 10 years.
Discounted cash flow models are typically used in these valuations if quoted market prices are not available, and the models require the use of significant estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to:
(1) estimating future revenue, expenses and cash flows expected to be collected; and (2) developing appropriate discount rates, long-term growth rates, customer duration and portfolio attrition rates. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but we recognize that the assumptions are inherently uncertain. Please refer to Note 20, “Deferred consideration payable on acquisition”, within the historical consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus, for more information on past acquisitions and the determination of fair value.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with Section 23 Revenue of UK GAAP. Section 23 Revenue provides recognition criteria for: (i) the sale of goods; (ii) rendering of services; (iii) construction contracts in which the entity is the contractor; and; (iv) interest, royalties and dividends. Section 23 Revenue requires that revenue for the rendering of services is recognized when the outcome of a transaction can be estimated reliably and that an entity shall recognize revenue associated with a transaction by reference to the stage of completion of the transaction at the end of the reporting period. The outcome of a transaction can be estimated reliably when all the following conditions are met: (a) the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; (b) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity; (c) the stage of completion of the transaction at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and (d) the costs incurred for the transaction and the costs to complete the transaction can be measured reliably.
Alvarium is following Section 23 Revenue recognition guidance for interest income and dividends. Interest income is recognized using the effective interest rate method. Dividend income is recognized when the right to receive payment is established.
Income Taxes
We recognize income taxes in accordance with Section 29 Income tax of UK GAAP.
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognized in the reporting period. Current tax is recognized on taxable profits for the current and past periods. We provide for potential current tax liabilities that may arise on the basis of the amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities, and use the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
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Deferred tax is recognized in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date that are expected to apply the reversal of the timing difference.
Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties under UK GAAP. We review our tax positions quarterly and adjust our tax balances as new information becomes available.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our primary exposure to market risk is related to our role as an investment adviser to our investment solutions and the sensitivity to movements in the market value of their investments, including the effect on management and advisory fees, performance fees and investment gains or losses. Uncertainty with respect to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets, and the effects of this volatility could materially impact our market risks, including those listed below. For additional information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our business and our operating results, see “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
In the normal course of business, we are exposed to a broad range of risks inherent in the financial markets in which we participate, including market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and foreign exchange rate risk. Potentially negative effects of these risks may be mitigated to a certain extent by those aspects of our investment approach, investment strategies, fundraising practices or other business activities that are designed to benefit, either in relative or absolute terms, from periods of economic weakness, tighter credit or financial market dislocations.
Market Risk
The market price of investments may significantly fluctuate during the period of investment, which leads to changes in management and advisory fees (since they are typically calculated as a percentage of AUM/AUA). Investments may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of an investment may decline due to general market conditions, which are not specifically related to such investment, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. It may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. We believe the combination of high- quality proprietary pipeline and a consistent, rigorous approach to managing investments across our strategies has been, and we believe will continue to be, a major driver of our strong risk-adjusted returns and the stability and predictability of our income.
Interest Rate Risk
Alvarium has interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-bearing assets include cash and loan balances, all of which earn interest at fixed rates. Alvarium has a bank loan to fund expansion. Alvarium has a policy of agreeing medium to long-term revolving facilities with its bank in order to provide flexibility. The interest on this facility currently tracks the Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”), whereby the terms on debt drawn are 4.75% + SONIA. The directors have not hedged the risk but continue to monitor this risk.
In the event of an increase of 100 basis points in SONIA, there would be no impact to our interest expense; however, for each incremental increase of 100 basis points, we would expect the annual interest cost to increase by £0.1 million at the current debt level of £10.25m.
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Credit Risk
We are party to agreements providing for various financial services and transactions that contain an element of risk in the event that the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of such agreements. In such agreements, we depend on the respective counterparty to make payment or otherwise perform. We generally endeavor to minimize our risk of exposure by limiting the counterparties with which we enter into financial transactions to reputable financial institutions. In other circumstances, availability of financing from financial institutions may be uncertain due to market events, and we may not be able to access these financing markets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Although Alvarium receives a majority of its revenue in British pounds, which is its functional and reporting currency, Alvarium is exposed to foreign currency exchange risk, primarily with respect to the U.S. dollar, Swiss franc and the Hong Kong dollar. Alvarium does not believe the impact of a 10% increase or decrease in the exchange rate for British pounds and any of such currencies would have a material impact on its revenue. Alvarium does not currently hedge its foreign exchange exposure.
Liquidity Risk
Alvarium actively maintains a capital structure that involves the use of various debt facilities. This capital structure is designed to ensure that Alvarium has sufficient available funds for operations and planned expansions. Additionally, Alvarium ensures that its leverage is appropriate such that it has sufficient capital to repay any outstanding amounts on credit instruments when they become due.
Recent Developments
In July 2022, a subsidiary of Alvarium, LXi REIT Advisors Limited, acquired the rights to manage Secure Income REIT plc, by purchasing the existing shares of Prestbury Investments Partners Limited. The acquisition was financed by Alvarium shareholders, and Alvarium will pay shareholders principal plus interest on a loan of £40 million. The acquisition is treated as a non-cash transaction as the assets were acquired by assuming directly related liabilities. This acquisition has been treated as an asset acquisition for accounting and reporting purposes. On September 30, Alvarium recorded a gain of £4.6 million upon disposal of the group’s 46% interest in Alvarium Investment (NZ) limited.
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HISTORICAL AND COMBINED NON-GAAP MEASURES OF TWMH, THE TIG ENTITIES AND ALVARIUM
Reconciliation of Combined Historical GAAP Financial Measures to Certain Combined Historical Non-GAAP Measures
Historically, we used Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, and Economic EBITDA as non-GAAP measures to track our performance and assess the companies’ ability to service their borrowings. We believe the non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors to help them evaluate historical operating results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of historical operating performance and enabling them to make more meaningful period to period comparisons. Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, and Economic EBITDA as presented within the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium are supplemental measures of historical performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, US GAAP, or UK GAAP. For more information, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in TWMH and the TIG Entities’ respective Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections and “Non-UK GAAP Financial Measures” in Alvarium’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section. The following tables present the reconciliation of historical and combined net income as reported in the historical Statements of Operations to Combined Adjusted Net Income, Combined Adjusted EBITDA, and Combined Economic EBITDA:
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium(a) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Combined Adjusted Net Income, Combined Adjusted EBITDA, and Combined Economic EBITDA |
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| Net income before taxes |
$ | 2,381 | $ | 21,986 | $ | (11,187 | ) | $ | 13,180 | |||||||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(b) |
2,860 | — | — | 2,860 | ||||||||||||
| Transaction expenses(c) |
3,371 | 2,283 | 6,411 | 12,065 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments(d) |
(256 | ) | — | — | (256 | ) | ||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(e) |
— | (9,010 | ) | 116 | (8,894 | ) | ||||||||||
| Holbein compensatory earn-in(f) |
1,086 | — | — | 1,086 | ||||||||||||
| Other one-time deal costs(g) |
273 | — | — | 273 | ||||||||||||
| Long term incentive plan expenses(h) |
— | — | 13,121 | 13,121 | ||||||||||||
| Legal settlement(i) |
— | — | 3,057 | 3,057 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined adjusted income before taxes |
9,715 | 15,259 | 11,518 | 36,492 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(656 | ) | (642 | ) | 1,615 | 317 | ||||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted Net Income |
9,059 | 14,617 | 13,133 | 36,809 | ||||||||||||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(j) |
— | — | 1,536 | 1,536 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
310 | 1,757 | 3,568 | 5,635 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
363 | 911 | (1,637 | ) | (363 | ) | ||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) less income tax expense |
293 | (269 | ) | 22 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
1,790 | 114 | 3,968 | 5,872 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
11,815 | 17,130 | 20,590 | 49,535 | ||||||||||||
| Affiliate profit-share in TIG Arbitrage(k) |
— | (7,037 | ) | — | (7,037 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Combined Economic EBITDA |
$ | 11,815 | $ | 10,093 | $ | 20,590 | $ | 42,498 | ||||||||
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| (b) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (c) | Represents adjustment for transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, in order to reflect our recurring performance. |
| (d) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (e) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (f) | Add-back of cash portion of the compensatory earn-ins related to the Holbein acquisition as discussed in Note 3, “Variable Interest Entities and Business Combinations” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of TWMH. |
| (g) | Related to professional fees associated with an acquisition target. These costs are not related to the Business Combination. |
| (h) | Represents adjustment for one-time payments made under LTIP. |
| (i) | Represents adjustment for legal expense recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022 for an exit settlement agreement. |
| (j) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
| (k) | Represents adjustment for the affiliate’s profit-share participation in TIG Arbitrage Fund, as the TIG Entities’ controlling shareholders are not entitled to such net income. The entire amount of net income earned from the TIG Arbitrage Fund is included within income in the Company’s statement of operations, of which Class D-1 members are entitled to 49.37% of the pre-tax net profits and losses as discussed further in Note 11, “Members’ Capital,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. The profit-share participation is described in more detail under “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.” Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest will not be entitled to a 49.37% distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities, therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| £ and $‘000 | GBP UK GAAP |
GAAP Bridge |
GBP US GAAP |
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| Profit for the financial period before taxes |
£ | (10,700 | ) | £ | 1,796 | £ | (8,904) | $ | (11,187 | ) | ||||||
| Equity settled share-based payments(i) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Other one-time fees and charges(i) |
5,103 | — | 5,103 | 6,411 | ||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(i) |
92 | — | 92 | 116 | ||||||||||||
| LTIP(i) |
10,443 | — | 10,443 | 13,121 | ||||||||||||
| One-time legal settlement |
2,433 | — | 2,433 | 3,057 | ||||||||||||
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| Adjusted income before taxes |
7,371 | 1,796 | 9,167 | 11,518 | ||||||||||||
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| Adjusted income tax expense |
(1,400 | ) | 649 | 1,285 | 1,615 | |||||||||||
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| Adjusted Net Income |
5,971 | 2,445 | 10,452 | 13,133 | ||||||||||||
| Joint ventures - Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(i) |
1,665 | (480 | ) | 1,185 | 1,489 | |||||||||||
| Associates - Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(ii) |
93 | (56 | ) | 37 | 47 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
2,839 | 1 | 2,840 | 3,568 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) / expense |
(654 | ) | (649 | ) | (1,303 | ) | (1,637 | ) | ||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense (benefit) |
2,054 | — | 18 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
6,204 | (3,046 | ) | 3,158 | 3,968 | |||||||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA |
£ | 18,172 | (£1,784 | ) | £ | 16,388 | $ | 20,590 | ||||||||
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| (i) | Refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Alvarium” for footnotes related to Adjusted EBITDA adjustments. |
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium(a) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Combined Adjusted Net Income, Combined Adjusted EBITDA, and Combined Economic EBITDA |
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| Net income before taxes |
$ | 5,435 | $ | 26,348 | $ | 5,526 | $ | 37,309 | ||||||||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(b) |
3,930 | — | 1 | 3,931 | ||||||||||||
| Transaction expenses(c) |
2,669 | 738 | 2,937 | 6,344 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments(ed) |
6 | — | — | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(e) |
— | 365 | — | 365 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined adjusted income before taxes |
12,040 | 27,451 | 8,464 | 47,955 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(739 | ) | (1,685 | ) | (3,381 | ) | (5,805 | ) | ||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted Net Income |
11,301 | 25,766 | 5,083 | 42,150 | ||||||||||||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(f) |
— | — | 2,063 | 2,063 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
341 | 1,681 | 1,088 | 3,110 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
475 | 587 | 3,381 | 4,443 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) less income tax expense |
264 | 1,098 | — | 1,362 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
1,556 | 124 | 6,757 | 8,437 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
13,937 | 29,256 | 18,372 | 61,565 | ||||||||||||
| Affiliate profit-share in TIG Arbitrage(g) |
— | (11,457 | ) | — | (11,457 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Combined Economic EBITDA |
$ | 13,937 | $ | 17,799 | $ | 18,372 | $ | 50,108 | ||||||||
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| (a) | See Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 GAAP Bridge table below for an explanation of the conversions of Alvarium’s historical net income to US GAAP and USD. |
| (b) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (c) | Represents adjustment for transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, in order to reflect our recurring performance. |
| (d) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (e) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (f) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
| (g) | Represents adjustment for the affiliate’s profit-share participation in TIG Arbitrage Fund, as the TIG Entities’ controlling shareholders are not entitled to such net income. The entire amount of net income earned from the TIG Arbitrage Fund is included within income in the Company’s statement of operations, of which Class D-1 members are entitled to 49.37% of the pre-tax net profits and losses as discussed further in Note 11, “Members’ Capital,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. The profit-share participation is described in more detail under “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.” Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest will not be entitled to a 49.37% distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of |
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| the TIG Entities, and therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| £ and $‘000 | GBP UK GAAP |
GAAP Bridge |
GBP US GAAP |
USD US GAAP(1) | ||||||||||||
| Profit for the financial period before taxes |
£ | 3,948 | £ | 42 | £ | 3,990 | $ | 5,526 | ||||||||
| Equity settled share-based payments(i) |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other one-time fees and charges(i) |
2,121 | — | 2,121 | 2,937 | ||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(i) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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| Adjusted income before taxes |
6,070 | 42 | 6,112 | 8,464 | ||||||||||||
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| Adjusted income tax expense |
(1,153 | ) | (3,055 | ) | (2,442 | ) | (3,381 | ) | ||||||||
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| Adjusted Net Income |
4,917 | (3,013 | ) | 3,670 | 5,083 | |||||||||||
| Joint ventures - Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(i) |
1,944 | (480 | ) | 1,464 | 2,027 | |||||||||||
| Associates - Group share of Adjusted EBITDA(ii) |
70 | (44 | ) | 27 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
1,293 | — | 786 | 1,088 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) / expense |
(613 | ) | 3,055 | 2,442 | 3,381 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense (benefit) |
1,766 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
3,976 | 903 | 4,879 | 6,757 | ||||||||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA |
£ | 13,353 | £ | 421 | £ | 13,268 | $ | 18,372 | ||||||||
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| (1) | Represents adjustments made to convert Alvarium balances from GBP to USD at a 1.0000 to 1.3849 conversion ratio. |
| (i) | Refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Alvarium” for footnotes related to Adjusted EBITDA adjustments. |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium(a) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Combined Adjusted Net Income, Combined Adjusted EBITDA, and Combined Economic EBITDA |
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| Net income before taxes |
$ | 4,306 | $ | 70,006 | $ | 8,030 | $ | 82,342 | ||||||||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(b) |
5,532 | — | 1 | 5,533 | ||||||||||||
| Transaction expenses(c) |
4,633 | 2,033 | 8,898 | 15,564 | ||||||||||||
| Legal settlement(d) |
— | 565 | — | 565 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment of equity method investment(e) |
2,364 | — | — | 2,364 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments(f) |
(2 | ) | — | — | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(g) |
— | (15,444 | ) | 74 | (15,370 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Combined adjusted income before taxes |
16,833 | 57,160 | 17,003 | 90,996 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(1,016 | ) | (943 | ) | (4,600 | ) | (6,559 | ) | ||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted Net Income |
15,817 | 56,217 | 12,403 | 84,437 | ||||||||||||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(h) |
— | — | 3,313 | 3,313 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
398 | 2,240 | 2,211 | 4,849 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
515 | 1,457 | 4,586 | 6,558 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) less income tax expense |
501 | (514 | ) | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
2,052 | 165 | 2,273 | 4,490 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
19,283 | 59,565 | 24,800 | 103,648 | ||||||||||||
| Affiliate profit-share in TIG Arbitrage(i) |
— | (25,080 | ) | — | (25,080 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Combined Economic EBITDA |
$ | 19,283 | $ | 34,485 | $ | 24,800 | $ | 78,568 | ||||||||
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| (a) | See Year Ended December 31, 2021 GAAP Bridge table below for an explanation of the conversions of Alvarium’s historical net income to US GAAP and USD. |
| (b) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (c) | Represents adjustment for transaction expenses related to Cartesian’s IPO and the Business Combination, in order to reflect our recurring performance. |
| (d) | Represents legal fees incurred in connection with a legal action that was settled in July 2021. For further detail on the legal settlement, refer to Note 12, “Legal settlement,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. |
| (e) | Represents the adjustment to an other-than-temporary impairment of the Tiedemann Constantia AG equity method investment. |
| (f) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (g) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (h) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
| (i) | Represents adjustment for the affiliate’s profit-share participation in TIG Arbitrage Fund, as the TIG Entities’ controlling shareholders are not entitled to such net income. The entire amount of net income earned from the TIG Arbitrage Fund is included within income in the Company’s statement of operations, of which Class D-1 members are entitled to 49.37% of the pre-tax net profits and losses as discussed further in Note 10, “Members’ Capital,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. The profit-share participation is described in more detail under “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.” Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest will not be entitled to a 49.37% distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities, and therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. |
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| £ and $‘000 | GBP UK GAAP |
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| Profit for the financial period before taxes |
£ | 1,409 | £ | 4,428 | £ | 5,837 | $ | 8,030 | ||||||||
| Equity settled share-based payments(i) |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| COVID-19 subsidies(i) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Other one-time fees and charges(i) |
6,471 | 310 | 6,781 | 8,898 | ||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(i) |
54 | — | 54 | 74 | ||||||||||||
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| Adjusted income before taxes |
7,935 | 4,738 | 12,673 | 17,003 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
526 | (3,870 | ) | (3,344 | ) | (4,600 | ) | |||||||||
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| Adjusted Net Income |
8,461 | 868 | 9,329 | 12,403 | ||||||||||||
| Joint ventures - Group share of reported EBITDA(i) |
3,003 | (643 | ) | 2,360 | 3,247 | |||||||||||
| Associates - Group share of reported EBITDA(ii) |
116 | (68 | ) | 48 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
1,607 | — | 1,607 | 2,211 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) / expense |
(536 | ) | 3,870 | 3,334 | 4,586 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense less income tax expense (benefit) |
10 | — | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
6,276 | (4,623 | ) | 1,653 | 2,273 | |||||||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA |
£ | 18,937 | £ | (596 | ) | £ | 18,341 | $ | 24,800 | |||||||
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| (i) | Refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Alvarium” for footnotes related to Adjusted EBITDA adjustments. |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 | TWMH | TIG Entities | Alvarium(a) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Combined Adjusted Net Income, Combined Adjusted EBITDA, and Combined Economic EBITDA |
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| Net income (loss) before taxes |
$ | 7,483 | $ | 43,306 | $ | (4,385 | ) | $ | 46,404 | |||||||
| Equity settled share based payments P&L(b) |
1,145 | — | 9 | 1,154 | ||||||||||||
| Covid subsidies(c) |
— | — | (976 | ) | (976 | ) | ||||||||||
| One-time bonuses(d) |
2,200 | — | — | 2,200 | ||||||||||||
| Legal settlement(e) |
— | 6,313 | — | 6,313 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of (gains) / losses on investments(f) |
266 | — | — | 266 | ||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(g) |
— | (7,670 | ) | — | (7,670 | ) | ||||||||||
| One-time fees and charges(h) |
— | — | 181 | 181 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined adjusted income before taxes |
11,094 | 41,949 | (5,171 | ) | 47,872 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense |
(641 | ) | (694 | ) | 1,199 | (136 | ) | |||||||||
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| Combined Adjusted Net Income |
10,453 | 41,255 | (3,972 | ) | 47,736 | |||||||||||
| Adjustments related to joint ventures and associates(i) |
— | — | 7,615 | 7,615 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
384 | 2,363 | 617 | 3,364 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense / (benefit) |
497 | 748 | (1,050 | ) | 195 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) less income tax expense |
144 | (54 | ) | (149 | ) | (59 | ) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
1,914 | 165 | 2,153 | 4,232 | ||||||||||||
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| (b) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (c) | Represents COVID-19 subsidies received from UK, USA, Hong Kong and Singaporean governments. |
| (d) | Represents a one-time bonus payment made to certain members in 2020. |
| (e) | Represents an accrual related to a legal action that was settled in July 2021. For further detail on the legal settlement, refer to Note 12, “Legal settlement,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. |
| (f) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (g) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (h) | Represents other one-time fees and charges that management believes are not representative of the operating performance, which includes costs incurred in negotiating surrender and new lease in London office, professional fees related to this Transaction. One-time fees and charges incurred are included in administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. |
| (i) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
| (j) | Represents adjustment for the affiliate’s profit-share participation in TIG Arbitrage Fund, as the TIG Entities’ controlling shareholders are not entitled to such net income. The entire amount of net income earned from the TIG Arbitrage Fund is included within income in the Company’s statement of operations, of which Class D-1 members are entitled to 49.37% of the pre-tax net profits and losses as discussed further in Note 10, “Members’ Capital,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. The profit-share participation is described in more detail under ”Business of Alvarium |
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| Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.” Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest will not be entitled to a 49.37% distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities, therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. |
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£ | (3,693 | ) | £ | 280 | £ | (3,413 | ) | $ | (4,385 | ) | |||||
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7 | — | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||
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(760 | ) | — | (760 | ) | (976 | ) | |||||||||
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(3,847 | ) | 782 | (3,065 | ) | (3,972 | ) | |||||||||
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2,022 | 3,855 | 5,877 | 7,551 | ||||||||||||
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124 | (74 | ) | 50 | 64 | |||||||||||
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481 | — | 481 | 617 | ||||||||||||
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(315 | ) | (502 | ) | (817 | ) | (1,050 | ) | ||||||||
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(143 | ) | — | (143 | ) | (149 | ) | |||||||||
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| (i) | Refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Alvarium” for footnotes related to Adjusted EBITDA adjustments. |
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| Disposal of investment(c) |
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| Change in fair value of (gains)/losses on investments(d) |
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| Fair value adjustments to strategic investments(e) |
— | (1,709 | ) | — | (1,709 | ) | ||||||||||
| One-time fees and charges(f) |
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172 | 1,534 | 857 | 2,563 | ||||||||||||
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412 | 1,084 | 1,760 | 3,256 | ||||||||||||
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| (b) | Represents add-back of the non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation to its employees. |
| (c) | Represents adjustment to a disposed investment’s revenue, net of direct costs, in order to reflect our recurring performance. |
| (d) | Represents the change in unrealized gains/losses related primarily to the interest rate swap. |
| (e) | Represents add-back of unrealized (gains) / losses on strategic investments. |
| (f) | Represents other one-time fees and charges that management believes are not representative of the operating performance, which includes costs incurred in negotiating surrender and new lease in London office, and professional fees related to this transaction. |
| (g) | Represents one-time bonuses paid to partners and staff in lieu of amounts anticipated under employee share scheme, which had not been finalized prior to year-end. |
| (h) | Represents the removal of the one-time gain recognized on the step acquisition of LXi REIT Advisors Limited and Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited. |
| (i) | Represents Alvarium’s share of joint ventures and associates Adjusted EBITDA. |
| (j) | Represents adjustment for the affiliate’s profit-share participation in TIG Arbitrage Fund, as the TIG Entities’ controlling shareholders are not entitled to such net income. The entire amount of net income earned from the TIG Arbitrage Fund is included within income in the Company’s statement of operations, of which Class D-1 members are entitled to 49.37% of the net profits and losses as discussed further in Note 11, “Members’ Capital,” of the Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of the TIG Entities. The profit-share participation is described in more detail under ”Business of Alvarium |
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| Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.” Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest will not be entitled to a 49.37% distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities, therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. distribution of the results of TIG Arbitrage Fund. The Company has entered into a provisional agreement with the Class D-1 equity interest holder, which would provide the same economic benefits subsequent to the Business Combination as an employee of the TIG Entities. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the Class D-1 equity interest holder will become an employee of the TIG Entities, therefore will no longer receive distributions going forward but will receive compensation as an employee of the TIG Entities. |
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1,963 | (6,195 | ) | (4,232 | ) | (5,403 | ) | |||||||||
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511 | 868 | 1,379 | 1,760 | ||||||||||||
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BUSINESS OF ALVARIUM TIEDEMANN
AN INTRODUCTION TO ALTI
We are a multi-disciplinary financial services business, with a diverse array of investment, advisory, and administrative capabilities with which we serve our clients and investors around the globe, and provide value to our shareholders:
| • | we manage or advise approximately $61.2 billion in combined assets (estimated as of December 31, 2021); |
| • | we provide holistic solutions for our wealth management clients through our full spectrum of wealth management services, including discretionary investment management services, non-discretionary investment advisory services, trust services, administration services, and family office services; |
| • | we structure, arrange, and provide our network of investors with co-investment opportunities in a variety of alternative assets which are either managed intra-group or by carefully selected managers with a proven track record in the relevant asset class; |
| • | we manage and advise both public and private investment funds; |
| • | we provide merchant banking, corporate advisory, brokerage and placement agency services to entrepreneurs, “late stage” companies (particularly in the media, technology and innovation sectors), asset managers, private equity sponsors, and investment funds (both public and private); and |
| • | we invest in and support financial services professionals that we believe have the experience to establish, operate, and/or grow specialist financial services firms. |
Our business is global, with approximately 400 professionals operating in 24 cities in 11 countries across four continents.
The services that we provide (each of which is discussed in more detail under the heading “Our Business Lines” below) form a complex but we believe complementary, ecosystem for our target markets of clients, investors, and businesses, many of whom share common interests and goals that we are able to connect and serve. We have an acquisitive strategy for inorganic growth through acquisitions and joint ventures and believe the complementary nature of our services positions us well for organic growth across our business lines. We also believe we are well positioned to capitalize on market trends and dynamics that we see facing our industry and the clients, investors, and businesses we serve. These matters are described in more detail under the heading “—Our Market Opportunity” below.
In addition to the growth opportunities that we believe exist for our platform, the scope of our services also means we have diversified sources of revenue, many of which have historically provided a high degree of stability and predictability. See “—Our Business Lines.”
Impact Investing, a commitment to generating net positive impact through our business activities, and our firm values are demonstrated by our decade-long commitment to ESG, socially responsible investing, and other forms of Impact Investing strategies, and we aim to use our access to capital, expertise, and innovation to pursue these goals. See “—Our Focus on Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing.”
Generating a net positive impact, broadly defined, is not only a core strength of our services, but the underlying principles are also central to our corporate culture. We are committed to further developing and enhancing a corporate culture of diversity and inclusion, good and transparent governance, and corporate social responsibility. See “—Diverse, Inclusive and Responsible Corporate Culture.”
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OUR BUSINESS LINES
Global Wealth Management Services
Our Wealth Management Clients
We offer a holistic wealth management solution to our clients across multiple jurisdictions. Our services principally consist of independent discretionary investment management and non-discretionary investment advisory services. In addition to a wide range of investment capabilities, we offer a full suite of complementary and customized family office services for families seeking comprehensive oversight of their financial affairs, including family governance and education, trusts, financial planning and administration services.
Our wealth management client base includes large global family offices and HNWIs on a global basis, with over 45% of the billable assets of our top 25 clients (as measured by billable assets) located outside of the United States. The billable assets of our top 25 clients represent 20% of our firmwide assets as of December 31, 2021. Our average wealth management relationship spans over eight years. Further, we have a high client retention rate of more than 95%, as measured by lost client assets since 2018.
Investment Management and Advisory Services
In our investment management and advisory services teams, our objective is to maximize our clients’ wealth over the long term by optimizing their risk/return ratio, adhering to disciplined risk management and diversification, focusing on valuations, and seeking to avoid investment structures that could result in forced selling of assets at inopportune times. Together with that objective, we seek to support those families and clients committed to exploring how their wealth may also be deployed in alignment with their values and commitment to addressing issues critical to diverse communities and eco-systems. To this end, we provide:
| • | customized plans and sophisticated investment portfolios tailored to the specific objectives, return expectations, liquidity parameters, tax constraints, and risk tolerances of our clients; |
| • | flexible solutions with no preference for active versus passive investments or specific vehicles; and |
| • | unique opportunities and access to, high-quality managers, by diligently selecting, analyzing, and monitoring third party managers that invest globally across all asset classes, including access to investments with enhanced performance and/or income generation. |
Our multi-layered assessment process allows us to design bespoke solutions for our clients:
| • | we develop multiple long-term, inflation-based targets with ascending risk/return profiles utilizing our proprietary systems; |
| • | investment themes and valuations are developed through top-down economic analysis, while bottom-up opportunities are identified through ongoing manager interactions and due diligence; |
| • | our allocations are monitored by our internal compliance, governance, and risk assessment committees; and |
| • | we develop an investment policy statement for each account customized to each client’s specific goals and objectives, whether optimizing financial return alone or financial return together with the generation of positive social and environmental impacts. |
As a result, we believe our investment programs are objective, flexible, and closely aligned with the goals and values of our clients.
We proactively manage risk and assess it from multiple angles. We focus on avoiding permanent loss of capital. We continually analyze allocation decisions using our own risk measurement tools, as well as third-party risk monitoring and exposure-reporting systems. Additionally, we are in active dialogue with managers and continually monitor them for performance, turnover of personnel, changes in ownership, and deviation from strategy.
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We diversify our clients’ portfolios across risk factors, geographies, and asset classes, including private equity, real estate, and other assets through highly experienced third-party managers. Our team uses proprietary tools to monitor valuations in each major asset class across dozens of geographies and sectors, and to position portfolios where we believe they will have the best return. In building portfolios, we also consider the need to access funds for unexpected expenses, thereby seeking to avoid forced selling of assets at inopportune times. In addition, we offer robust Impact Investing services that can be delivered across all asset classes and with investors from all asset levels.
With regard to the unique opportunities that we offer access to, we have established a platform through which we are able to provide clients of our wealth management services with access to investments in strategies and asset classes to which they would otherwise likely not be able to gain exposure (for example, because of very high minimum investment thresholds in the underlying funds). We operate a number of such vehicles focused on vintage private equity strategies and hedge fund strategies. The vehicles invest in either a single underlying private equity fund or a portfolio of private equity funds or hedge funds, in each case, which are managed by managers we believe, based upon our usual manager selection processes, will deliver strong risk adjusted performance for our clients. In the private equity space, we intend to launch further vintages of such private equity vehicles over time to enable our investment management and advisory clients to include an allocation to private equity funds in their portfolios on a running basis. These private equity strategies are expected to include traditional as well as innovative and Impact Investing offerings.
The independence of our investment management and advisory services is important to us and our wealth management clients. By independent, we mean that our investment management and advisory services operate independently of any managers or investment product manufacturers (including our own) to which we may allocate or recommend allocating capital. Our clients may opt-in to be informed of investment opportunities we are working on in our other business lines (and many do choose to do so). In all cases, each client’s individual objectives and expectations are our paramount concern, and we employ an open architecture approach, whereby we seek to find the best investment solutions for our clients in the marketplace. More specifically:
| • | we do not receive undisclosed forms of compensation; |
| • | we are not controlled by any client or family and all our investment decisions and recommendations are made with each client’s individual best interests in mind; and |
| • | our fees are disclosed to our clients who have an unrestricted right to accept or reject them. |
As a result of this culture and the above practices, we have a reputation for providing independent, objective investment management and advice—with access to unique investment opportunities should a client want that—and we have a high client retention rate in our global wealth management business.
Trusts and Administration Services
The trust, corporate, and administration services that we provide within our wealth service offering aim to ensure our clients’ wealth is preserved, protected, distributed as intended, and developed with our investment teams. Our U.S. trusts services are provided from Delaware, which is one of the most well-developed trust legal regimes in the United States; our international trusts, corporate, and administration services are provided from the Isle of Man and Switzerland, which, similarly, have well-developed legal regimes for such services.
Our customized trust and administration services include:
| • | entity formation and management; |
| • | creating or modifying trust instruments and/or administrative practices to meet beneficiary needs; |
| • | full corporate, trustee-executor, and fiduciary services; |
| • | provision of directors and company secretarial services; |
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| • | account and entity financial reporting and record keeping of all assets and transactions; |
| • | registrar and transfer agency services; |
| • | administering entity ownership of IP rights; |
| • | managing and administering executive incentives and pension plans; |
| • | advice and administration services in connection with investments in marine and aviation assets; and |
| • | administering entity ownership of fine art and collectibles. |
Additionally, the administration services we provide in this division enable us to establish, administer, and manage on an ongoing basis pooled investment structures for consolidated investing (including for our Co-investment opportunities). Through these structures, we enable our clients and investors to gain access to investments at lower minimum investment levels than they would otherwise wish to commit, or to benefit from economies of scale in their investments, or both.
Family Office Services
Our family office services are tailored outsourced family office solutions and administrative services which we provide to families, trusts, foundations, and institutions. Our family office services cover:
| • | family governance and transition services, including wealth transfer planning, estate planning, and multi-generational education planning; |
| • | wealth and asset strategy services, including strategic business planning; |
| • | trust and fiduciary services; |
| • | chief financial officers and outsourced family office services; |
| • | philanthropy services; |
| • | lifestyle and special projects services; and |
| • | concierge services. |
We also work with our clients’ other advisors (whether existing or carefully selected or recommended by us) to coordinate legal, accounting, and tax advice. We operate in partnership with such third-party advisors and professionals to provide a collegiate approach to obtaining the right advice and support for families and their associated structures.
As of December 31, 2021, our family office services had over 327 clients, of which 36 clients are also clients of our investment management and advisory services team.
Co-investments
We source private market investment opportunities and offer these to our investor network (“Co-investments”).
Other investors in our Co-investment opportunities are typically HNWIs, single family offices and institutional investors, including clients of our wealth management services who have opted in to be informed of such opportunities and are invited to participate alongside our investor network on a deal-by-deal basis.
We follow a thematic investment strategy, selecting sub-sectors based on in-house industry knowledge and long-term analysis of cyclical and geographic trends.
In the case of investments in real estate assets (historically the majority of our Co-investments have been in real estate assets, but we have been diversifying to other asset classes through our acquisitions and growth), we are
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the sponsor for these club deals and work with a pre-selected and vetted list of operating partners. In selecting operating partners, we will look for a demonstrable track record across multiple real estate cycles and a strong ability to source pipeline transactions. Our real estate investment team oversees deal origination, due diligence, documentation, and structuring from inception to exit. We are active in our approach to our operating partners, in some instances taking ownership stakes, as well as participating on boards and investment committees.
We also expect to expand our Co-investment offering to provide access to proprietary investments in what we believe to be growth equity opportunities in the innovation economy, many of which are at the intersection of impact and innovation. These Co-investment opportunities are also offered to clients on an opt-in basis and provide a means for interested clients and investors to more directly access investments in later stage private companies in a range of transforming industry sectors that we believe offer the potential for high growth.
Due Diligence Process
The process through which an investment decision is made involves extensive research into the operating partner, its strategy, its growth prospects, and its ability to withstand adverse conditions. If one or more members of the investment team responsible for the transaction determines that an investment opportunity should be pursued, we will engage in an intensive due diligence process. We also review ESG and Impact Investing considerations.
Selective Investment Process
After an investment has been identified and preliminary diligence has been completed, an investment committee memorandum is prepared. This report is reviewed by the members of the investment team in charge of the potential investment. If the members of the investment team are in favor of the potential investment, then a more extensive due diligence process is employed. Additional due diligence with respect to any investment may be conducted on our behalf by attorneys, independent accountants, and other third-party consultants and research firms prior to the closing of the investment, as appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
Structuring and Execution
Approval of an investment requires the majority approval of the co-investments investment committee relevant to the asset class. Once the investment committee has determined that a prospective opportunity is suitable for investment, the investment team works with the operating partner to finalize the structure and terms of the investment.
Co-investment Monitoring and Reporting
We monitor our co-investments on an ongoing basis and provide ongoing periodic reporting to the investors in each transaction.
Fund Management
Our fund management teams internally manage in excess of $7.0 billion in aggregate across all our investment strategies as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, we are focused on partnering with global alternative asset managers with whom we partner by making strategic investments in which we actively participate (“External Strategic Managers”) in seeking to leverage the collective resources and synergies of the businesses to facilitate their growth. We have a strong track record of identifying managers that focus on sourcing uncorrelated investment opportunities in both public and private markets and then utilizing our long-standing operating platform to assist managers with growth.
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External Strategic Managers, are marketed to the market generally (including, in some cases, by placement agents and other distributors and, in the case of any publicly traded funds, via public offerings), and the investor base of each fund is predominantly comprised of institutional investors. We do not separately market these funds to our wealth management clients or the network of investors with which we share our Co-investment opportunities.
Notwithstanding the independence of our investment management and advisory services from our fund management services, we are able to leverage our experience and expertise across our business in the selection of managers in which we invest and in the development and refinement of the strategies that we manage. Our fund management services also provide AlTi with another diversified source of revenue and so we believe they are additive to shareholder value.
Internally Managed Funds
Details of the funds we manage internally are set forth below:
Event-Driven Global Merger Arbitrage
Our TIG Arbitrage strategy is our event-driven strategy based in New York. This strategy, which has $3.4 billion AUM as of December 31, 2021, focuses on 0-to-30-day events within the merger process. The investment team employs deep research on each situation in the portfolio with a focus on complex, hostile, up-for-sale situations where our primary research work can drive uncorrelated alpha. Our research and investment process is focused on hard catalyst events and is not dependent on deal flow.
LXi REIT plc
LXi REIT plc (“LXi”) is an English real estate investment trust company whose shares are traded on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. Its investment objective is to deliver inflation-protected income and capital growth over the medium-term for its shareholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of UK property that benefits from long-term index-linked leases with institutional-grade tenants. LXi pursues its investment objective by targeting a wide range of defensive and robust sectors, including, but not limited to, office, leisure, industrial, distribution, and alternatives—including hotels, serviced apartments, affordable housing, and student accommodation. LXi seeks to only acquire assets let or pre-let to tenants with strong financial covenants and on long leases (typically 20 to 30 years to expiry or first break), with index-linked or fixed rental uplifts, in order to provide security of income and low cost of debt. LXi was launched on February 27, 2017 with approximately £138 million ($180 million as at the IPO date) of gross proceeds from its successful IPO. LXi is advised by LXi REIT Advisors Limited, which was originally a joint venture investment but is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As of December 31, 2021, through a combination of its capital raises and investment growth, LXi’s market capitalization was approximately £1,011 million ($1,368 million).
Home Long Income Fund
Home Long Income Fund (“HLIF”) is an English open-ended investment company. Its investment objective is to deliver secure inflation-protected income and capital growth by investing in a portfolio of UK homeless shelters. HLIF pursues its investment objective by investing a minimum of 90 percent of its capital in a diverse portfolio of homeless shelter assets in the UK. These assets are properties which are let, on long leases (ranging from 20 years to 30 years) with regular upward only rent reviews linked to inflation, to specialist housing associations who are registered providers of social housing, local authorities, or charities specializing in alleviating homelessness. Each property must also demonstrate strong residual land value characteristics. HLIF was launched on October 3, 2018 with £25 million ($35 million) of seed capital. HLIF is advised by Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited, which was originally a joint venture investment but is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As of December 31, 2021, HLIF had assets under management of approximately £625 million ($846 million).
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Funds Managed by our External Strategic Managers
In addition to our managed funds, we maintain strategic investments with certain External Strategic Managers, who managed approximately $4.9 billion of AUM in aggregate as of December 31, 2021.
Further details of each of the funds managed by the External Strategic Managers is set out under the heading “—Business Segments” in the section entitled “Historical Business of the TIG Entities.”
Ancillary Fund Management Services
We offer both our managers and the External Strategic Managers in which we have made strategic investments a complete platform solution to enable them to autonomously focus on their core investment competency. This includes investments, financial planning and strategy, sales and marketing, and back and middle office infrastructure/administration. A list of our services is set out below.
| • | Investments, Financial Planning, and Strategy: |
| • | business planning and talent sourcing; |
| • | budgeting and growth oversight; and |
| • | strategic development and training. |
| • | Sales and Marketing: |
| • | centralized marketing; |
| • | strategic positioning; |
| • | product development; |
| • | sales planning and execution; |
| • | investor relations; |
| • | materials oversight; |
| • | branding; and |
| • | sales channel expertise covering North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. |
| • | Back and Middle Office Infrastructure/Administration: |
| • | risk management, including, where relevant, as an alternative investment fund manager (or “AIFM”); |
| • | legal and compliance; |
| • | treasury management; |
| • | collateral management; |
| • | technology infrastructure and systems; |
| • | middle office operations; |
| • | accounting services; |
| • | real estate management; |
| • | counterparty management; and |
| • | human resources. |
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Option to Acquire Investment Adviser to HomeREIT
On December 30, 2022, Alvarium RE Limited (“ARE”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Alvarium, entered into an agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to sell Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited (“AHRA”), investment adviser to Home REIT plc (“Home”), to a newly formed entity owned by the management of AHRA (“AHRA Holdco”), for aggregate consideration equal to approximately GBP 24 million (the “Purchase Price”), with such amount being the fair market value of AHRA as of December 30, 2022. The sale was completed concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement.
AHRA Holdco paid the Purchase Price in the form of a promissory note with a fixed term, maturing on December 31, 2023 (the “Note”), subject to extension if mutually agreed upon by the parties thereto.
The Purchase Agreement contains a right of first refusal pursuant to which ARE will have the right to match any third-party offer to acquire AHRA prior to the maturity of the Note. AHRA Holdco and ARE also entered into a Call Option Agreement pursuant to which ARE has the right to repurchase AHRA prior to the repayment of the Note for a purchase price equal to the loan balance then outstanding thereunder.
Home is an English real estate investment trust company whose shares are traded on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. Its investment objective is to deliver inflation-protected income and capital growth over the medium term for its shareholders through funding the acquisition and creation of high-quality homeless accommodation across the UK let on long-term index-linked leases. Home pursues its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of homeless accommodation assets, let or pre-let, on very long-term and index-linked leases at sustainable rent levels, to registered charities, housing associations, community interest companies and other regulated organizations that receive housing benefit or comparable funding from local or central government. Those tenant organizations, in turn, make the accommodation available to the homeless and others in need. Home seeks to maintain a significant spread between the weekly rents charged on its properties and the costs of alternative accommodation, thereby generating savings for its tenant organizations which can be diverted to other services they provide to those in need, such as care, training, or rehabilitation. Home was launched on October 12, 2020 with approximately £240 million ($314 million as at the initial public offering date) of gross proceeds from its successful initial public offering (which was the UK’s largest investment company initial public offering in 2020). As of December 31, 2021, Home’s market capitalization was approximately £730 million ($988 million).
Merchant Banking, Corporate Advisory, Brokerage, and Placement Agency Services
Our merchant banking and corporate brokerage teams form a multi-national corporate advisory practice that services companies in the media, consumer, technology and innovation sectors, public and private funds, asset managers, and private equity sponsors, as well as advising our wealth management clients around their operational businesses or family holding companies.
Specific services include:
| • | merger and acquisition (“M&A”) advisory services; |
| • | corporate broker services; |
| • | private placement services, including bookrunner and placement agency services for publicly quoted investment companies; |
| • | public company and IPO advisory services; |
| • | strategic advisory services; |
| • | independent board advisory services; and |
| • | structured finance advisory services. |
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Additionally, because of our focus on providing our merchant banking services to companies in the media, consumer, technology and innovation sectors, we have developed a network and connectivity that enables us to gain access to the innovation economy and to source private market direct and Co-investment opportunities in later stage, high growth, consumer, and technology companies.
Investing in and Supporting Entrepreneurial Financial Services Professionals to Generate Shareholder Value
We invest in and support experienced, successful, and entrepreneurial financial services professionals to establish, operate, and/or grow specialist financial services firms. Each case is different, but we may hold or acquire ownership or revenue stakes in a joint venture or subsidiary, we may provide financial support to launch, to grow, or to institutionalize the business, we may assist our partners in raising capital for their investments, and we may provide operational support so that our partners can focus on providing their expertise to their client-base. Over time, some of our partners have become wholly owned by us and they contribute to our wider business.
Supporting these businesses has broadened the range of services we are able to offer to our clients and investors (or the geographies where we offer them), deepened the range of knowledge, expertise, and capabilities we have at our disposal, enhanced our ability to innovate, expanded our client and investor bases, provided further diversification of our revenue streams, been accretive to our growth, and, as a result, has provided value to our shareholders.
Our global network of alternative asset management capabilities, in particular, is built on an end-to-end support platform for entrepreneurial managers, driving significant growth. We have a history of seeding and investing in managers across real estate and other alternative strategies. As a result, our clients and investors gain access to differentiated investment solutions. We believe our strategy is both repeatable and scalable and will afford us with compelling opportunities for growth in the future.
OUR REVENUE STREAMS
Consistent with operating a diverse range of services, we generate a diverse range of revenue streams across our business lines. A high-level summary of these revenue streams is set forth below. More in-depth details of the fees earned historically by each of TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium are set out under the heading “—Fee Structure” in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Historical Business of TWMH,” “Historical Business of the TIG Entities,” and “Historical Business of Alvarium,” respectively.
Broadly, our revenues fall into three categories: recurring management, advisory, or administration fees; performance or incentive fees; and transaction fees:
| • | Management, advisory, and administration fees are historically more predictable across market conditions than our other revenue sources. These fees are recurring in nature (usually being annual or quarterly fees) and are earned from both our wealth management division from investment management, investment advisory, trusts and administration, and family office services, and also from our fund management activities (either from our internal fund management and advisory services or from our strategic investments with the External Strategic Managers). Added to the recurring nature of these fees, our high client retention rate in our wealth management services, and the long-term nature of our fund management fees, means that these fees are also relatively stable. For the period ended December 31, 2021, approximately 76% of our total revenue was comprised of these fees. |
| • | Performance and incentive fees are comprised of both carried interest payments we earn on Co-investments and annual performance or incentive fees earned in some cases from our investment management and advisory services or fund management (including from the External Strategic Managers). These fees, being performance related, are, of course, variable in nature and more |
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| susceptible to impact from exogenous factors. Nevertheless, we believe performance and incentive fees from our Co-investments, investment management, and advisory services and fund management have the potential to grow in the future as the value of the assets we manage, advise, or administer that are able to generate such performance and incentive fees continues to rise. As a result, performance and incentive fees provide potential upside to our revenues in the future and, in our view, can be highly accretive to our profitability. For the period ended December 31, 2021, approximately 18% of our total revenue was comprised of these fees. |
| • | Transaction fees are generated from Co-investments, from our merchant banking, corporate advisory, brokerage, and placement agency services and certain of the External Strategic Managers. Transaction fees are generally non-recurring in nature (although there are exceptions to this, such as large, longstanding clients, with the relationship spanning many years with repeated engagements for services on multiple transactions, or where we are appointed on an ongoing basis as broker to a listed investment company and we continue to raise funds for it over time), are typically commission based, and are payable on the successful completion of a transaction (for example, on the completion of a fundraise (such as a private placement or IPO) or the closure of an M&A transaction). Transactions are also susceptible to impact from exogenous factors. However, as is the case with performance and incentive fees, transaction fees provide potential upside to our revenues and, in our view, can be highly accretive to our profitability. For the period ended December 31, 2021, approximately 6% of our total revenue was comprised of these fees. |
Taken together, our historically predictable revenue base, combined with robust performance, incentive and transaction fees, translates into what we believe is a stable earnings model. This earnings model, coupled with a disciplined and efficient cost structure, produces what we believe to be strong profit margins and we believe mitigates the risk of downside volatility in profit margins.
Global Wealth Management Services Fees
Investment Management and Advisory Services Fees
Investment management or advisory fees are generally calculated on the basis of a percentage of the value of each client’s assets under management or advisement (as applicable). Typically, such fees are paid quarterly.
Some clients in certain jurisdictions may also pay performance fees if their portfolio achieves returns in excess of an agreed benchmark or hurdle rate. Typically, such fees are paid annually upon crystallization (i.e., they are not accrued).
Trusts and Administration Services and Family Office Services Fees
We have a variety of pricing models for these services which depend on the scope and extent of services a particular client requires. Such pricing models may be structured as a flat fee, fixed fees for particular services, variable fees based on particular services or fees charged on a time-spent basis, or a combination of these. Some fee items are payable annually, while others are usually payable quarterly. In most cases, the services are performed on a repeated basis through the life of a structure or relationship and so such fees are recurring.
Co-investment Fees
Fees earned on Co-investments include arrangement, retainer, management, advisory, performance, acquisition, promote and other associated fees, as well as interest arbitrage for debt structures.
Arrangement fees are typically 50 to 100 basis points of equity value contributed into transaction. Acquisitions fees are typically payable where there are no agency fees or where there is an off-market transaction sourced by the team. Such acquisition fees are usually in the range of 50 to 100 basis points of the purchase price of the
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relevant acquisition. The equity structures are long term (5-10 years) closed-ended structures with fees normally ranging between 50 and 175 basis points of the equity value committed or drawn. The debt structure terms are generally between 12 and 36 months. The investment adviser, general partner or other entity entitled to fees in respect of each of our Co-investments receives such fees either monthly, quarterly or annually.
We may be entitled to a portion of the performance-related entitlements (such as carried interest or promote) that may be payable on exit from Co-investment transactions. Carried interest entitlements are not accrued and are only recognized once crystalized on exit. Such revenues are only received if the investor hurdle (i.e., a minimum return to the investor) is reached and may include a catch-up. Carried interest entitlements are based on a percentage of the investor return above such hurdle and are set on a deal and fund basis. Typically, carried interest entitlements represent 10% to 20% of the investors’ equity internal rate of return in excess of an 8 to 15% hurdle, with no carried interest entitlement being payable if the hurdle is not met.
Each of the existing Co-investment vehicles, joint ventures and affiliates has entered into an advisory or management agreement whereby we generally receive a share of base management fees from the inception of such joint venture or affiliate relationship through to the liquidation of the relevant transaction vehicle. Where we have established feeder vehicles for clients, there may also be administration and advisory fees associated with those vehicles (these are earned by our trusts and administration business).
Fund Management Fees
We earn fees from our fund management and advisory services, either directly or through profit or revenue sharing arrangements with the External Strategic Managers. Management fees are paid either quarterly or monthly and incentive fees generally crystalize annually at year end.
We have a 50.63% profit share in the TIG Arbitrage strategy, through which we directly receive management fees and incentive fees from the underlying funds and accounts (see further below). Under the existing Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements of TIG Trinity Management, LLC and TIG Trinity GP, LLC, and related Supplemental Agreement thereto, each dated as of October 25, 2018, the portfolio manager for the TIG Arbitrage strategy (i.e., our internally managed event-driven strategy comprised of underlying funds and accounts), has a Class D-1 equity interest that entitles him to 49.37% of the pre-tax profit and losses attributable to the TIG Arbitrage strategy. Accordingly, he receives these amounts as an equity owner of TIG Trinity Management, LLC and TIG Trinity GP, LLC through this separate class of equity interests and the remaining 50.63% of the economics are shared by all of the equity owners of TIG Trinity Management, LLC and TIG Trinity GP, LLC (including the portfolio manager of the TIG Arbitrage strategy) through the remaining classes of equity interests in TIG Trinity Management, LLC and TIG Trinity GP, LLC. The audited financial statements are prepared at the consolidated entity level of TIG Trinity Management, LLC and TIG Trinity GP, LLC and not at the individual partner allocation level.
Management fees and incentive fees from our economic interests with External Strategic Managers are earned through our profit or revenue sharing arrangements with the External Strategic Managers. Our economic interests with our External Strategic Managers are as follows:
| • | Romspen Investment Corporation (Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy), 20.92% profit share; |
| • | Zebedee Capital Partners (European Equities), 19.99% revenue share; and |
| • | Arkkan Capital (Asian Credit and Special Situations), 9.00% revenue share. |
With respect to the various real estate funds that we advise, we receive investment advisory fees directly on a quarterly basis, and such fees are calculated on a sliding scale of percentages of the market capitalization or net asset value of the relevant fund. We also receive small fixed fees from acting as AIFM to certain of these funds.
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Merchant Banking, Corporate Advisory, Brokerage and Placing Agency Services
On M&A mandates, we primarily generate success-based fees that are typically 1% to 2.5% of the financial outcome or target achieved.
For fundraising mandates for private corporate clients or funds, success fees are also earned, but are typically higher—in the range of 3% to 5% of the funds we raise (in line with market standards).
In each of the above cases, we may also generate small retainer fees that are typically retained in the event of a failed transaction process or deducted against success fees. In addition, we may also generate a project fee for certain M&A mandates related to the duration of such transaction.
For fundraising mandates for listed or publicly traded investment companies (including investment trusts and real estate investment trusts), where we act as placement agent, broker, or bookrunner, fees are primarily comprised of a commission payable on completion of the fundraise (which may be an IPO or secondary issuance of stock (e.g., a large single placement or a placement program)). The amount of the commission is calculated as a percentage of the gross proceeds of the capital raise and payable out of those proceeds. Small retainer fees may also be payable in some circumstances, where we act on an ongoing basis and conduct small capital raises from time to time, such as tap issuances.
OUR LEADERSHIP, CULTURE, AND VALUES
Experienced Management Team with Proven Track Record
We are led by a team of seasoned executives with significant and diverse experience. Our management team has considerable expertise across investment management, Impact Investing, alternative asset management, real estate, financial planning, and trusts and estates. Members of our senior management have an average of over 20 years of experience and a strong track record in building successful businesses from the ground up and generating superior returns across market cycles. Additionally, our senior management team has experienced little turnover since the inception of our predecessor businesses which we believe has enabled us to build meaningful long-term relationships and partnerships with our clients.
Diverse, Inclusive and Responsible Corporate Culture
As a human capital business, we believe our corporate culture, which is one of collaboration and connection, is one of our most important and valued assets. Our corporate culture starts at the highest level of management and is carried throughout the organization. We are committed to investing responsibly, operating our business with integrity, and building a diverse and inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive. We are fully committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion at all levels of our business and are targeting 50% female representation in senior management by the end of our first five years of operations. As of December 31, 2021, approximately 46% of our employees were women.
Our Focus on Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
In today’s world those interested in deploying capital in pursuit of more than financial returns alone must wade through a global bazaar of acronyms, practices, and terms: sustainable finance, responsible investing, impact investing and ESG integration, among others, are all terms and investment practices that have evolved over recent decades with many credible advocates and practitioners.
For simplicity’s sake, we begin with the understanding that all capital and all companies create impact, both positive and negative. And, on balance, as we invest capital in global markets, we seek to have a net positive impact upon our world. Therefore, we use the term “Impact Investing” to describe investment practices seeking to generate various levels of financial performance together with the generation of positive, measurable
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environmental and social impacts at a portfolio level. The use and our definition of this banner term acknowledges the different intepretations and uses, globally, but particularly between the United States and Europe, of the terms “Impact Investing” and “Sustainable Finance”.
Under this banner of Impact Investing, we offer four distinct approaches to investment of client capital:
| • | Values Alignment: Offering public equity investments which may have either a positive or negative “tilt” based upon client-specific values and interests; |
| • | ESG Integration: Investments which integrate consideration of environmental, social and governance factors into our assessment of investment opportunities to manage “off-balance sheet risk” represented by ESG factors or position investments to benefit from market opportunities represented by ESG factors; |
| • | Thematic: Fund investments within the areas of environmental sustainability and socio-economic development; and |
| • | Catalytic: Investments of near or below market capital seeking to leverage private capital for greater public good. |
Accordingly, we believe that it is our responsibility to leverage our global network of offices and partnerships, the skills of our employees and the influence and resources of our clients, so that we can collectively have a lasting and net positive impact on our communities and the environment, and we believe that our aims are aligned with those of the family offices and institutions we serve, for whom wealth is not measured purely in terms of financial returns but in the long-term, intergenerational preservation of quality of life and the generation of multiple, extra-financial returns, including improvements to environmental and social conditions for all, shareholders and stakeholders alike.
As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $5.6 billion of our AUM/AUA dedicated to Impact Investing. Our intention is to seek to further expand this amount as we seek to play our part, as a responsible corporate citizen, in directing capital to sustainable investments that will aid in the transition to a low carbon economy, as well as investments that are well managed and socially beneficial. Like us, our clients and investors are increasingly focused on risk-adjusted returns associated with socially and environmentally responsible investment opportunities and we consider it a fundamental part of our mission, as long term stewards of client capital, to ensure that these non-financial investment goals are not only met, but advanced in new, innovative ways.
Global Wealth Management Services and Co-investments
At AlTi, we offer our clients various strategies to invest sustainably and with net positive impact, all of which may be aligned with clients’ interests, values, beliefs and preferences. Within the four categories of Impact Investing described above, some of our managers actively promote positive social and environmental change aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (“UN SDGs”). Such investments can be solely focused on these solutions, by mandate or prospectus, or involve strategies that actively practice engagement and stewardship to promote change and improvement in corporate ESG behavior. In this category we also consider strategies whose holdings meaningfully align with investable themes associated with the UN SDGs for a significant part of the overall portfolio. Investments in this category do not have to be solving a specific social or environmental challenge, but they must be contributing positively to sustainability challenges. These might also be called sustainable investment strategies.
Furthermore, we also pursue investments that are expected to have a material impact in advancing long-term attainment of one or more UN SDGs. In other words, the investment or investment manager strategy has committed to be classified as an intentional, positive impact strategy. They have chosen to proactively invest in solutions for one or more of the 17 UN SDGs and are willing to provide transparent extra-financial reporting
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metrics in accordance with evolving international standards and practices to evidence this impact. Strategies in this category aim to demonstrate materiality, intentionality, and additionality (the extent to which the provision of a UN SDG solution would not have occurred in the absence of this investment) in their underlying investments, and the impact of the underlying companies is thus measurable and reportable.
We are conscious that investments might also generate a negative impact and that certain asset classes in which we invest may attract added attention from an Impact Investing perspective. We seek to engage with our third-party managers to improve transparency and reporting on any unnecessary negative impact of our investments. We believe that negative social and environmental impacts can pose a financial risk to portfolios.
How We Integrate Impact Investing within our Global Wealth Management Services and Co-investments
An analysis of this Impact Investing framework is fully integrated into AlTi’s investment research process. This analysis is divided into two parts:
| • | Investment due diligence—focusing on the fundamental characteristics of a given investment strategy or opportunity, how the manager analyses, recognizes and monitors ESG, sustainable or impact factors and a manager’s approach to engagement and stewardship; and |
| • | Operational due diligence—review of the corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) practices of the third-party manager themselves including ownership, human resources and diversity issues questions, the management company’s approach to their environmental footprint, and commitment to a lower carbon future. |
AlTi has an integrated environmental, social, governance and nominating committee (the “nominating committee”) within the wealth management division with the mandate to continue growing momentum towards our ESG and sustainable investment initiatives and client engagement in this area. The nominating committee consists of the CIOs and Heads of Research as well as senior decision makers across the global investment offices. Importantly all senior members of the nominating committee are also voting members of the public markets, private markets, and hedge fund investment committees to ensure continuity of message and approach.
The nominating committee has responsibility for, among other things:
| • | Establishing and implementing methodology for manager rating and client scoring; |
| • | Reviewing manager engagement and voting reports and considering AlTi’s engagement with managers; |
| • | Providing continued momentum to Impact Investing initiatives; |
| • | Helping set research priorities for new sustainable and impact funds; and |
| • | Continuing to work on client sustainable education, presentation and reporting. |
OUR HISTORY AND PRESENCE TO DATE
Our History
AlTi owes its history to the achievements of TWMH, the TIG Entities, Alvarium and their respective founders. TIG was founded in 1980 by Carl Tiedemann to enable talented money managers to build their fund businesses, using a centralized platform of proven services that enable portfolio managers to focus exclusively on their clients and realize their investment objectives. Carl Tiedemann, Craig Smith, and Michael Tiedeman established TWMH on the premise that a wealth management business organized on principles of delivering a combination of excellent investment performance and high-touch client service would quickly differentiate itself from its competitors. Alvarium was established by its founder partners as LJ Capital in 2009, initially with the aim of sourcing direct and Co-investments in real estate in the UK and in Central Europe. The firm rebranded as LJ Partnership and underwent a series of acquisitions, before rebranding as Alvarium in 2019.
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Full details of the history of each of AlTi’s legacy businesses is set out under the heading “—Our History” in the sections in this prospectus entitled “Historical Business of TWMH”, “Historical Business of the TIG Entities,” and “Historical Business of Alvarium.”
Our Presence to Date
Our business is global, with approximately 400 professionals operating in 24 cities in 11 countries across four continents.
OUR MODEL FOR GROWTH
Our business model is proven and powerful with four key elements: client centricity; local services with global reach; access to unique and creative opportunities; and an innovative and nimble culture. Our true client-centric practice is manifested in solutions-based advice and access to a network of like-minded, multi-generational entrepreneurs. We also provide our clients comprehensive, global and proprietary services that are tailored to their evolving needs and priorities. In addition, we offer our clients and investors proprietary direct and Co-investment opportunities.
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We create shareholder value through an expansive, but complementary, service and product offering to overlapping and connected target markets of clients, investors and businesses, and associated earnings growth derived therefrom.
Record of constructive partnership
We have the mergers and acquisition experience to complement proven organic growth, having made more than 25 acquisitions or joint venture investments to date. Below are three examples of such accretive transactions (past performance and outcomes of such transaction are not necessarily indicative of future results or performance or outcome of other similar transactions).
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| • Acquired initial stake in LXi REIT Advisors in 2017 and have since built our shareholding to almost 100%
• Expanded access to public markets
• Increased recurring revenue from permanent capital base |
• Acquired Seattle-based $3.4 billion AUM wealth manager in 2017
• Grew scale and West Coast presence in wealth management
• Expanded Impact Investing capabilities |
• Acquired initial minority stake in Toronto-based real estate bridge lender in 2018
• Provided Romspen immediate distribution access to U.S. and global investors
• Have since made follow-on investment to support rapid growth | ||
Applying our core principles globally, we aim to build on the success of our business, through:
| • | Organic Growth: We attract clients and grow our AUM by providing exceptional client service and executing our clients’ investment objectives, partnering with our clients to deliver solutions, and accessing Impact Investing, innovative investment opportunities on our clients’ behalf. |
| • | Selective Accretive Acquisitions: We thoughtfully evaluate global acquisition opportunities that enhance and deepen the services that we can offer our clients and investors. As the global markets continue to evolve, we see manifold possibilities for accretive expansion. |
We seek to capitalize on large-scale shifts in the wealth and asset management industries globally, specifically:
| • | from 2020 to 2025, the high-net-worth population is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5% in United States, 9% in Europe, and 11% in Asia; |
| • | in the United States, a consolidation of the investment adviser industry based on generational dynamics, a continuing movement away from banks and the pursuit of operational scale; |
| • | in the United States alone, the expected generational wealth shift of $61 trillion over the next two decades; |
| • | the expansion of wealth controlled by women by more than $30 trillion by the end of the decade; |
| • | in Europe, a movement away from banks toward independent wealth managers providing access to direct and Co-investments in real assets; |
| • | in Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), the continued institutionalization of family offices; |
| • | increasing private and institutional allocations to alternative and impact investments; |
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| • | specialist managers seeking partnerships to enhance distribution and infrastructure; and |
| • | the continued expansion in impact and alternative investments as, according to Capgemini, HNWIs plan to allocate 46% of their portfolio to sustainable investing by the end of 2021. |
These matters are discussed in more detail in the section headed “Our Market Opportunity” below.
Number of HNWIs by Region
Source: Capgemini Financial Services Analysis 2021, The World Bank
| * | Classifications per The World Bank Databank, Asia-Pacific time series as of 2012-2019 due to series end |
In total, we believe we have an exceptionally stable and highly profitable business model, with solid pillars for growth, providing an opportunity to take advantage of large scale macro-economic shifts.
Through our business lines, we intend to: (1) provide our clients and investors access to unique investment and Co-investment opportunities; (2) provide customized service to meet the needs of our clients and their families; (3) invest with intention—taking seriously the modern responsibilities of wealth; (4) innovate continuously to meet the needs and aspirations of our clients and investors; and (5) grow rapidly—both organically and by acquisitions—to build a premiere global asset management business.
With scale, a strong reputation, global reach, and a strong balance sheet, we intend to continue to grow by staying true to our mission “To Help Our Clients Achieve What They Value Most”.
OUR MARKET OPPORTUNITY
The Geographic Distribution of Wealth
The population of HNWIs has grown at a 7.1% CAGR (2012-2020)—in numerical terms, the world is adding 1 million more HNWIs each year. As of 2020, geographically most HNWIs live in North America (34%), Asia Pacific (33%), and Europe (26%). These regional HNWI populations are growing at different rates—though notably, all are growing at a rate materially in excess of GDP.
The pandemic has done little to slow this development. Indeed, globally accommodative monetary policies have supported asset prices across the board, with recent projections by the IMF showing a robust recovery in many major markets.
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Real GDP Growth Projections
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, April 2021
While the historic centers of wealth in North America and Western Europe remain robust, the pace and scale of wealth creation in other markets, particularly those in Asia, have driven a shift in the center of gravity of global wealth. Notably, just this year, Beijing passed New York as the city with the most billionaires globally—its rank has risen nearly 50% year-on-year, according to Forbes. The growth of the broader universe of HNWIs shows a similar pattern, as illustrated below.
Growth of Millionaire Population
(2015-2020-2025p)
Source: Credit Suisse
The drivers of this wealth creation and the parallel growth of overall GDP are expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future. When looking at the current HNWI population at a more granular level, the top six countries accounted for nearly 70% of the global HNWI population in 2020—similar to the 66% they accounted for in 2012. This relative stability notwithstanding, we expect the share among the top six to show accelerating change and expect new entrants into their ranks. Quantitatively, this re-balancing is seen in expected relative growth of HNWI populations through 2025, according to Credit Suisse:
| • | United States, 28% |
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| • | EU, 55% |
| • | India, 82% |
| • | China, 93%. |
The Demographic Distribution of Wealth
In addition to this change in the geography of wealth, the demography of wealth is shifting as well, from a generational, cultural and philosophical perspective.
Generational transfers
We are currently in the early stages of what we believe will be the largest wealth transfer in history.
HNWI Population by Country
Source: Capgemini Financial Services Analysis 2021
Within the United States alone, there is a massive shift in wealth underway from Baby Boomers (and older Americans) to their offspring. From 2018-2042, an anticipated $61 trillion of wealth is expected to change hands. While this shift is expected to occur over the next 20 years, it is important to note, according to the Wall Street Journal, that Americans aged 70 years or older, hold approximately $35 trillion of that net worth which has already begun to transition to the younger generations. At the end of this transition, Gen X, those between 41 and 56 years old, is expected to have the greatest allocation of wealth after receiving an anticipated 57% of total transferred assets, according to Cerillo Associates.
Source: Cerulli Associates, Globalnewswire
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The Feminization of Wealth
Women are increasing their control over global wealth, particularly in the United States. This is driven in part by the demographic shift noted above—but also in material part by three other long-term trends:
| • | Greater influence over family investment decisions by female family members: compared to five years ago, 30% more married women are making financial investment decisions; |
| • | Greater involvement in the workforce at senior levels: 44% of companies report having three or more women in their C-Suite, up from 29% in 2015, according to McKinsey & Company; and |
| • | Greater direct creation of wealth: compared to 20 years ago, there are 114% more women entrepreneurs, according to Fundora. |
Taken together, these trends lead to a projection by McKinsey & Company that, by 2030, American women are expected to control $30 trillion in financial assets, almost triple the total they control presently.
Source: McKinsey & Company
This trend is not confined to the United States—for instance, an estimated 60% of the United Kingdom’s wealth is expected to be in women’s hands by 2025, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
We believe that this shift in client base will drive wealth managers to not only revisit their investment offerings and approach, but also build greater diversity in the ranks of their own wealth advisors, as illustrated below. Younger women, especially millennials, generate revenue four times faster than the industry average, according to McKinsey & Company.
Source: McKinsey & Company
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These demographic changes are driving industrial changes in the wealth management sector. It is estimated that 28% of clients engage new advisors shortly after a generational transfer of wealth, and that 70% of women engage new advisors following the death of their spouse. These changes thus create an opportunity for proven and well-positioned wealth management firms that are focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion to acquire new clients.
The Philosophic Progression of Wealth
We see the generational and gender shifts described above as a massive step-change—both in magnitude of wealth changing hands and, in the aspirations, expectations, and tolerances of the populations on either side of the transfer. Younger generations, in particular, have demonstrated a desire to find greater purpose for their wealth beyond financial return or outright philanthropy—giving rise to dramatic growth in sustainable investing, direct Impact Investing and the ESG investment class, according to Euromoney.
Historically, Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing were viewed by traditional advisors as niche strategies where an investor would have to sacrifice returns in pursuit of the goal of broader positive societal impact. However, according to the Financial Times, during the COVID-induced market lows of March 2020, more than half of sustainable investing funds outperformed broader global indices. This outperformance and diversifying effect, particularly during a market trough, coupled with the broader ESG goals of a new generation of HNWIs, has led to even greater focus on ESG as an investing theme: HNWIs now plan to allocate 46% of their portfolio to sustainable investing by the end of 2021, according to Capgemini.
AUM of US ESG Funds
(2007-2020)
Notes
AUM of ESG Funds: Includes funds incorporating ESG factors
Source: U.S. SIF, Preqin
These coincident transformations create a unique opportunity—and indeed a mandate—to re-think “money management.”
Evolution of the Wealth Management Industry
The wealth management industry, much like the client base it serves, is at an inflection point. A large fraction of wealth management firms are modest-sized, privately-owned businesses. With the backdrop of increasing
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complexity, an increasingly diverse, demanding, and informed client base, and with impending retirement of founding members, these businesses face near-term pressure to institutionalize in order to address these developments.
Current environment of consolidation in the United States
Number of SEC-Registered Wealth Managers by AUM Segment
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Piper Sandler Analysis
Registered Investment Advisers (“RIAs”) serve as fiduciaries for many HNWIs in the United States. The RIA industry is highly fragmented with more than 6,600 RIAs advising $9.8 trillion in assets. Notably, according to Piper Sandler, nearly 90% of these (5,800) manage less than $1 billion.
This fragmentation, as well as a looming generational shift among senior financial advisors who typically own smaller RIAs, indicates opportunities in the industry for both consolidation and modernization, which are amplified by the changes in its client base discussed earlier—with clients becoming more demanding in terms of sophisticated and diverse investment products and ancillary goals, as well as a search for global opportunities. Together, these features have driven accelerating consolidation, as illustrated below.
Number of U.S. Wealth Management Transactions & Transacted AUM
Source: Piper Sandler; counts only transactions with target AUM greater than $100M
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Private equity sponsors, recognizing this trend, have been a key driver of consolidation, with over half of the M&A volume in 2018-19 either direct private equity transactions or from private equity-backed buyers. Private equity firms have built platforms through serial acquisitions, driving near-term scale, enhanced scope of investment capabilities, and exposure to new markets. The result is a larger platform better suited to serve the needs of HNWIs while ultimately leading to more public wealth management companies as private equity sponsors seek an exit for their investment. Emergence of such leading platforms is expected to further accelerate consolidation, and potentially accelerate marginalization of wealth managers who remain independent.
Accelerating consolidation
Advisor Age & Client Assets
Source: Envestnet
The total addressable market (in terms of RIAs likely to be positioned for sale) over the next 5-10 years is estimated at $2.4 trillion of AUM, according to Piper Sandler. This base of acquisition targets is created most particularly by the fact that 62% of RIAs remain led by their founders, many of whom are facing a succession decision in the next decade, compounded by retirement of other top advisors.
These collective forces highlight a market segment that is at an inflection point as it undertakes rapid changes due to increasing complexity, the need for greater institutionalization, and an aging advisor base. While this is a challenge for most smaller RIAs, we believe it presents a notable consolidation opportunity for an innovative, well-capitalized global firm such as AlTi that is able to operate at scale, with a demonstrated ability to find and integrate high quality acquisitions.
Global Opportunities
Market dynamics vary by region, but we believe that each contain favorable opportunities for AlTi. In Europe, the private banks that have dominated the market for centuries are under increasing regulatory pressure, face commercial scrutiny for conflicts of interest, and are generally slow to innovate, according to Euromoney. We expect both clients and advisers will continue to migrate from private banking. In contrast, the newer wealth in China and Asia have built family offices but are sensing the need to network more systematically in order to access broader and more relevant opportunities. Both of these evolutions present growth opportunities for AlTi.
As in many industries, the wealth management industry is globalizing, and the importance of cross-border financial centers is increasing. Cross-border financial centers cater to financial wealth booked in a jurisdiction
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separate from the wealth owner’s domicile. Driven by the dramatic growth of wealth in Asia, Hong Kong is expected to become the largest of these cross-border financial centers globally, surpassing Switzerland. Singapore is also expected to benefit, with both it and Hong Kong projected to grow AUM at a CAGR of 9% (2020-2025), the highest of all the major cross-border hubs. The UAE is also expected to replace the Channel Islands and Isle of Man as the fifth largest cross-border financial center due to rising inflows from the Middle East. The United States, the largest wealth market, ranks only fourth among cross-border financial centers as the majority of wealth is derived from the United States and as a result is not counted in this ranking. The top source region of cross-border wealth for the United States is Latin America, according to Piper Sandler.
Source: Boston Consulting Group
To capitalize on these changes, we believe that geographical positioning will be key, especially within the Asian and GCC markets to serve both domestic and cross-border wealth. Our geographic footprint positions us well to capitalize on these trends as wealth centers migrate over time.
Investment Management Industry: Current Prospects & Dynamics
We anticipate other shifts beyond the creation of an advisory business tailored for wealth management, including in the deployment of those resources and in particular the shift from active to passive capital and the growth of the alternative asset class. Collectively, we anticipate these shifts will provide opportunities for innovation.
Shifting Industry Landscape
One segment of the investment management industry that has seen substantial growth is alternatives, as institutional investors seek portfolio diversification and increased returns in a low-rate environment. On average, institutional investors allocate between 20-25% of their capital to this asset class, according to Ernst & Young. In addition, 97% of institutional investors intend to increase or maintain their allocation to alternatives by 2025, according to Preqin.
This growth is expected to continue. While alternatives have traditionally catered to HNWIs and institutional investors, non-HNWI investors are starting to gain access. A Department of Labor guidance letter, Information Letter 06-03-2020, will allow employers to offer access to private equity investments in 401(k) retirement plans, according to Debevoise & Plimpton. In the United States, the largest alternatives market, approximately 98% of the population is currently restricted from investing directly into private equity funds, although new Department of Labor guidance will change that, according to Forbes.
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Growth of Alternative Assets Under Management
Source: Preqin
Alternative assets under management, while still relatively small relative to the traditional market, represent an outsize share of global revenues. We believe this revenue share growth is due in part to investors’ willingness to pay a premium for differentiated investment strategies provided by alternatives (excluding hedge funds). For example, the average private equity management fee rate has only decreased by 3 basis points to 1.99% from 2010 to 2019 compared to a 34-basis point reduction for hedge funds to 1.27%, according to Piper Sandler.
Source: Boston Consulting Group
General Partner Dynamics Drive Opportunity & Change
We believe the stable and attractive fee economics of alternatives have generated significant demand for stakes in general partners of alternative asset managers (“GP stakes”)—and generational change at the top of these managers has created the supply. Historically, a founder of an alternative investment firm seeking to gain liquidity would choose between going public, selling a majority stake to a third-party (losing independence), or selling his or her stake internally to the next generation of investment managers. The proliferation of GP stake investors, importantly Dyal Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Petershill, have provided a different route. As GP stake investors allow for post-transaction independence, founders can satisfy their liquidity needs without a majority sale, or loss of control, of their firm while providing steady revenue and performance fee economics to the investor.
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The year 2020 was a year of high activity for minority GP stake investments—which accounted for 63% of the total alternative asset manager transactions (the balance being control transactions), up from 41% during the prior three-year period, according to Piper Sandler. The increase in pace of just two of the firms involved in minority GP stake transactions is illustrated below.
| Investment Firm |
2019 Transactions |
2020 Transactions |
2021 Transactions |
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| Dyal Capital Partners |
4 | 6 | — | |||||||||
| Petershill |
1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| Kudu Investment Mgmt. |
3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Azimut Alternative Capital Partners |
1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
Source: Piper Sandler
Our Growth Strategy
Taken together, we see these fundamental demographic and structural changes as opportunities for AlTi and align well with both our competitive advantages and strategy. We intend to strengthen our position and continue our growth trajectory by:
| • | Expanding Relationships with Our Existing Clients, While Growing Our Overall Client Base. Our existing clients’ AUM/AUA is expected to continue to grow. We have experienced long-term success retaining our clients by providing solutions that meet their varied investment needs, which range from capital protection and appreciation, to tax and estate planning and Impact Investing. We believe our success in retaining clients is attributable to the quality of the solutions we provide. Given this experience, we expect our clients will continue to seek to expand their allocations with us to new investment solutions, including alternative investment strategies (i.e., real estate, values-aligned investments, and private equity). As a result, we believe a significant portion of our growth will come from existing clients through renewals and expansion of existing mandates with us. We also intend to seek to provide more of our existing and future clients with holistic wealth management solutions, covering the spectrum of services we offer, from investment management and advisory to trusts and administration, to family office services. In addition, we believe that the global, diversified platform created by our combination will accelerate the expansion of our AUM as we onboard new clients. |
| • | Continuing to Grow Our Specialized Private Markets Franchise. We believe the natural evolution and growth of our specialized fund franchises will continue as we seek additional strategies to meet the risk and return needs of investors in our strategies. |
| • | Expanding Our Offerings Across Investment Strategies. We believe the combination of TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium creates a dynamic platform with the flexibility, scale, and global presence to create innovative investment strategies and solutions that our investors and clients require. We expect to add investment strategies and solutions that are complementary or accretive to our current offering, which will allow us to continue to provide customized performance-based solutions. We believe the expansion of our offering, enabled, and accelerated by our combination, will expand our investor network and enhance the retention and service expansion to existing clients, while also attracting new ones. |
| • | Building Our Investor Network and Our Access to Advisory Opportunities. In tandem with the growth we hope to achieve in our client base (through both our own efforts to consolidate and grow our client base and through taking advantage of the opportunities we believe exist in our target markets of clients), we also anticipate developing a larger network of investors and other business contacts, including entrepreneurs seeking to develop disruptive, high growth, businesses. Given the overlapping and complementary nature of, on the one hand, our target markets of clients, investors and businesses and, on the other hand, our different business lines, we anticipate that as our Global Wealth |
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| Management and Co-investments businesses expand in size and scope, so too will the potential for us to connect with and act for entrepreneurs and businesses (including investment funds and fund managers) on merchant banking, advisory, and brokerage mandates. |
| • | Opportunistically Pursuing Accretive Acquisitions. Each of TWMH, the TIG Entities, and Alvarium has enhanced its organic growth by successfully pursuing prudent growth through accretive acquisitions. We expect to continue to do so as a combined enterprise. In this regard, we contemplate that acquisitions would expand the breadth of our offerings, expand our global presence, deepen, and broaden our services and increase our investment in investment strategies. We believe there are significant near-term opportunities for inorganic and accretive expansion opportunities, including consolidation in the wealth management sector. |
| • | Building Out Our Global Presence. Our aim is to continue expanding our global presence organically through further direct investment in personnel, client and investor relationships, our operational capabilities and our investment activity. |
| • | Capitalizing on a Large and Growing Market. We believe we have a unique blend of services and that, for much of our offering, the global asset management market represents a large, and relatively untapped, opportunity for us. We believe the opportunities in these markets will facilitate our pursuit of international expansion in the coming years and position us to enter less-developed markets where we can be a significant early-mover and play a key role in defining the markets. Following our combination, we expect to have roughly $60 billion of AUM/AUA, ranking us among the larger wealth managers in the world. We are present on four continents and have operations in what we believe to be the fastest growing and most dynamic markets in the world for our offering. Consequently, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of the industrial shifts noted previously and capture growth within these ever expanding and dynamic markets. |
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HISTORICAL BUSINESS OF TWMH
The following discussion reflects the business of TWMH prior to the Business Combination. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “TWMH,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to mean the business and operations of Tiedemann Wealth Management Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries, and their predecessor entities where applicable.
Our Company
We are a premier, full-service multi-family office that, as of December 31, 2021, has approximately $21.4 billion of AUM and $27.6 billion of AUM/AUA, inclusive of non-discretionary assets. Our firm is focused on providing financial advisory and related family office services to HNWIs, families, endowments, and foundations. In addition to a wide range of investment capabilities, we offer a full suite of complementary and customized family office services for families seeking comprehensive oversight of their financial affairs. Our growth and success at attracting high net worth clients, primarily by taking market share from our competitors is indicative of our initial premise of providing objective advice and execution on a multitude of financial services for our clients. Our organic growth has been complemented by selective hiring and by two successfully completed acquisitions, which have expanded not only our assets under management but also our professional ranks, geographic footprint, and service capabilities. Importantly, our core competency includes extensive Impact Investing advisory services and we are a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investing (“PRI”). Our success is manifested in our annual client retention rate, which averaged 98% from 2019 to 2021.
Business Segments
Investment Advisor
We offer comprehensive investment advisory services, including investment strategy, asset allocation, investment manager selection, risk management, portfolio construction and implementation, and reporting. While we provide the majority of such advisory services on a discretionary basis, we also have the ability to support our clients on a non-discretionary basis, through client-directed trade execution and investment implementation.
We assist each client in establishing investment objectives, return expectations, and risk tolerance, all of which are the basis for the development of an Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”). Based on the IPS, we allocate client portfolios to target an agreed upon risk adjusted return, and are agnostic to asset class, sector, geography and/or investment structure. Portfolios are typically implemented through third-party managed accounts or Managed Funds (defined below).
Investment Manager Selection, Monitoring and Due Diligence Services
We may recommend that clients allocate a portion or all of their portfolio to mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, private equity, real estate, or other funds (each, a “Managed Fund”), which are managed by a third-party manager (a “Fund Manager”).
We identify potential Fund Managers for client portfolios through networks that we have established over two decades from our Investment Group, employees, clients, affiliates, as well as databases and industry conferences. After a potential Fund Manager is identified, we perform investment due diligence on the fund and its key personnel through a variety of methods, which may include, but are not limited to, a review of the manager’s offering documents, SEC, or other regulatory filings (if applicable), and interviews with the manager’s personnel (both principals and staff). Additionally, we supplement our proprietary work with operational due diligence and background checks on key individuals through specialist third-party providers.
For those Fund Managers who we utilize in client portfolios, we conduct on-going reviews and analyses of each Fund Manager’s investment performance, including, but not limited to, adherence to its investment strategy, guidelines or restrictions and organizational stability.
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Impact Investing
We provide comprehensive Impact Investing advice to a growing number of clients, as Impact Investing is integral to our mission, values and corporate growth strategy. As of December 31, 2021, we had $3.77 billion of assets dedicated to Impact Investing strategies. We provide a flexible but clearly defined discovery process that begins with ascertaining our clients’ goals. With our Values Survey, we develop a strategic plan that incorporates those goals and then we apply impact themes across asset classes.
We deliver Impact Investing with four strategic approaches: (1) Aligned Strategies, (2) Integrated ESG Strategies, (3) Thematic Strategies, and (4) Catalytic Strategies, as outlined in the table below. These strategies are built around two established themes, Socioeconomic Development and Environmental Sustainability. In this way, we can take advantage of each asset class to activate the total portfolio in alignment with its specific goals.
Once an Impact Investing portfolio is constructed, reflecting the risk/return profile of our client, their values, and preferences, we measure both financial and non-financial outcomes through a fully integrated reporting platform. We also engage the power of shareholder activism to further our clients’ goals and influence in corporate social responsibility. We leverage our network and strategic partnerships with organizations dedicated to Impact Investing to stay at the forefront of this evolving field.
Trust Administration Services
Through our Delaware trust company, we provide full corporate trustee and executor services. Our Delaware situs provides many advantages for our clients: investment and administrative flexibility, enhanced confidentiality, a historically progressive and responsive legislative and court system, superior asset protection, and state-level income tax minimization. Delaware also permits trusts to continue in perpetuity, providing families with substantial opportunities to implement estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax minimization strategies.
Performance Measurement and Reporting
We typically provide clients with a performance report, detailing the clients’ portfolio performance and comparing such performance to relevant benchmarks or indices. If requested by a client, the reporting can include information encompassing assets that are not in their portfolio. In addition to financial performance, we are also able to discuss a client’s impact performance for those interested in tracking extra-financial returns. We choose to use third-party software for record-keeping, performance calculation, and reporting, and we prepare performance reports by using data provided by custodians, investment managers, and independent pricing services.
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Non-Advisory Services
We may offer non-advisory services to our clients, including coordination of legal-related and strategic business planning, wealth transfer planning, estate planning, research on trustee placement and multi-generational education planning, administrative, tax planning and concierge services among others.
Family Office Services (“FOS”)
Our FOS segment provides tailored family office solutions and administrative services to families, trusts, foundations, and institutions. Our FOS include:
| • | Family governance and transition; |
| • | Wealth and asset strategy; |
| • | Trust and fiduciary services; |
| • | CFO and outsourced FOS; |
| • | Philanthropy; and |
| • | Lifestyle and special projects. |
We work with clients’ existing advisors or coordinate legal, and tax advice operating in partnership with carefully selected third-party advisors and professionals to provide a collegiate approach to obtaining the right advice and support for families and their associated structures.
Our History
We were founded in 1999 on the premise that if we staffed and organized our business to deliver a combination of excellent investment performance and high-touch client service, we would quickly differentiate our business from a crowded field of firms nominally in the wealth management business. We seek to attract and serve a base of individuals and families with $25 million or more of investable assets, where we believe we are particularly well-positioned to offer comprehensive investment and family office service solutions. In 2016, we acquired Presidio Wealth Management, a wealth manager with approximately $4.1 billion of AUM. Then, in 2017 we acquired the Threshold Group, another independent wealth advisor and a leader in the rapidly growing Impact Investing market segment, with approximately $3.4 billion of total AUM (including both impact and non-impact client assets). This acquisition cemented our commitment to be a leader in Impact Investing for our clients.
As of December 31, 2021, our top ten client relationships as measured by billable assets had an average size of $491 million and represented approximately 33% of our billable assets.
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Fee Structure
Management Fees
Our fees for our investment advisory services, family office, trust, and related administrative services are structured to align our financial incentives with those of our clients to ensure they receive objective advice. The majority of our fees are generated from our discretionary asset management and are calculated from the value of the assets we manage for our clients. Fee revenues increase as our clients’ assets grow in value and vice versa. Unlike discretionary asset management fees, our fees for family office services and related administrative services are generally not based on or correlated to market values of our clients’ assets. For these services, we generally charge clients a negotiated fee based on the scope of work agreed upon. We believe these high-touch services create strong client relationships and contribute meaningfully to our record of client retention.
We charge a single asset-based advisory fee based on the size of the asset base and the scope of work for the assets we are responsible for managing. All fees are charged quarterly, in arrears at quarter-end. Fees, which vary depending upon the level and complexity of client assets, are calculated based on each client’s rate applied to the fair market value of the billable assets at quarter-end.
AUA consist of all assets we are responsible for overseeing and reporting on, but we do not necessarily charge fees on all such assets. Billable assets represent the portion of our assets on which we charge fees. Non-billable assets are exempt of fees and consist of assets such as cash and cash equivalents in certain agreed upon situations, personally owned real estate, and other designated assets. Total AUM/AUA is $27.6 billion, while billable assets are $17.8 billion, as of December 31, 2021.
FOS Fees
FOS fees are generated from our families of sufficient size and complexity that require such services. FOS fees are generally structured to reflect an annual agreed upon fee or they can be structured on a project/time-based fee. Annual fees begin at $10,000 or higher based upon services provided. FOS fees are typically billed quarterly in arrears. We also generate FOS project/time-based fees arising from accounting, administration fees, set up, FATCA, and other non-investment advisory services. FOS fees are reviewed annually. We also generate trustee and administrative trustee fees from clients of Tiedemann Trust Company. These fees begin at $7,500 per trust and can be significantly higher based upon size, complexity, and services offered by the structure. Fees are typically billed quarterly in arrears.
Employees
As of December 31, 2021, we employed 135 individuals, including 13 investment professionals, and approximately 49% of our employees are women. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are key to our firm’s open culture and long-term success. We recognize the important link between corporate values, employee engagement, and corporate performance. We also strive to foster a supportive environment that cultivates professional growth and development and encourages team members to continuously develop their skills. We consider our relationship with employees to be vital and are focused on effective attraction, development, retention, compensation and benefits for all employees. This includes workforce and management development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, corporate culture and leadership quality, and morale and development, which are vital to the success of our innovation-driven growth strategy. Our values are built on mutual respect, constructive dissent, operating at the highest standard, and acting in the best interest of our stakeholders.
Regulatory and Compliance Matters
Our businesses, as well as the financial services industry, generally are subject to extensive regulation, including periodic examinations, by governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations or exchanges in the United States and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. Such regulation relates to, among other things, antitrust
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laws, anti-money laundering laws, anti-bribery laws relating to foreign officials, tax laws, and privacy laws with respect to client and other information, and some of our funds invest in businesses that operate in highly regulated industries.
Each of the regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over us has regulatory powers dealing with many aspects of financial services, including the authority to grant, and in specific circumstances to cancel, permissions to carry on particular activities. Any failure to comply with these rules and regulations could limit our ability to carry on particular activities or expose us to liability and/or reputational damage. Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges, or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, either in the United States or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Target Companies—We are subject to extensive government regulation, and our failure or inability to comply with these regulations or regulatory action against it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.”
Rigorous legal and compliance analysis of our businesses and our funds’ investments is important to our culture. We strive to maintain a culture of compliance using policies and procedures such as compliance oversight, codes of ethics, compliance systems, communication of compliance guidance, and employee education and training. All employees must annually certify their understanding of and compliance with key global firm policies, procedures, and code of ethics. We have a compliance group that monitors our compliance with the regulatory requirements to which we are subject and manages our compliance policies and procedures. Our Chief Compliance Officer supervises our compliance group, which is responsible for monitoring all regulatory and compliance matters that affect our activities. Our compliance policies and procedures address a variety of regulatory and compliance risks such as the handling of material non-public information, personal securities trading, valuation of investments, document retention, potential conflicts of interest, and the allocation of investment opportunities.
Many jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, and the protection of personal information. Any determination of a failure to comply with any such laws or regulations could result in fines and/or sanctions, as well as reputational harm. Moreover, to the extent that these laws and regulations or the enforcement of the same become more stringent, or if new laws or regulations or enacted, our financial performance or plans for growth may be adversely impacted.
United States
SEC Regulations
We provide investment advisory services through an entity that is registered as an investment advisers with the SEC pursuant to the Advisers Act. As compared to other, more disclosure-oriented U.S. federal securities laws, the Advisers Act, and the Investment Company Act, together with the SEC’s regulations and interpretations thereunder, are highly restrictive regulatory statutes. The SEC is authorized to institute proceedings and impose sanctions for violations of the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, ranging from fines and censures to termination of an adviser’s registration.
Under the Advisers Act, an investment adviser (whether registered or not under the Advisers Act) has fiduciary duties to its clients. The SEC has interpreted these duties to impose standards, requirements, and limitations on, among other things, trading for proprietary, personal, and client accounts; allocations of investment opportunities among clients; and conflicts of interest. The Advisers Act also imposes specific restrictions on an investment adviser’s ability to engage in principal and agency cross transactions. Our firm is subject to many additional requirements that cover, among other things, disclosure of information about our business to clients; maintenance of written policies and procedures; maintenance of extensive books and records; restrictions on the types of fees we may charge, including incentive fees or carried interest; solicitation arrangements; maintenance of an
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effective compliance program; custody of client assets; client privacy; advertising; and proxy voting. The SEC has authority to inspect any registered investment adviser and typically inspects a registered investment adviser periodically to determine whether the adviser is conducting its activities in compliance with (i) applicable laws, (ii) disclosures made to clients, and (iii) adequate systems, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance.
Under the Advisers Act, our investment advisory agreements may not be assigned without the client’s consent. “Assignment” is broadly defined and includes direct assignments as well as assignments that may be deemed to occur upon the transfer, directly or indirectly, of a controlling interest in us.
Other Federal and State Regulators; Self-Regulatory Organizations
In addition to SEC regulatory oversight, we are subject to compliance under the Advisers Act, and there are several other regulatory bodies that have or could potentially have jurisdiction to regulate our business activities.
Competition
The wealth management industry is highly fragmented (more than 6,600 RIAs in the United States alone), leading to intense competition on both the regional and local levels. According to Piper Sandler, the industry’s fragmentation is driven by a few key factors, including:
| • | Low barriers to entry: launching a wealth management firm entails relatively low start-up costs with little upfront capital and minimal regulatory requirements; and |
| • | Local focus: wealth management firms are typically locally focused and expansion beyond an RIA’s local market can require significant costs and senior management resources. |
In addition to the competition on the local level, we face intense competition from national wealth managers, ranging from large independent wealth managers and wealth managers that sit within larger financial institutions, to private equity-backed wealth management platforms, which have been relatively recently built through serial acquisitions. These platforms include BBR, Brown Advisors, SCS, Bessemer, Hightower Advisors, Captrust, Beacon Pointe Advisors, Creative Planning, Mercer Advisors, Wealth Enhancement Group, and Kestra, among others.
Competition is also intense for the attraction and retention of qualified employees. Our ability to continue to compete effectively in our businesses will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees.
For additional information concerning the competitive risks that we face, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—If we are unable to compete effectively, our business and financial condition could be adversely affected.”
Properties
Our principal executive offices are located in leased office space at 520 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY. We also lease additional office space in San Francisco, CA, Aspen, CO, Wilmington, DE, Palm Beach, FL, Portland, OR, Dallas, TX, Seattle, WA, and Bethesda, MD. We do not own any real property. We consider these facilities to be suitable and adequate for the management and operation of our businesses.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits, and claims incidental to the conduct of our business, some of which may be material. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us. To our knowledge, there are no material legal or regulatory proceedings currently pending, or to our knowledge, threatened against us.
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HISTORICAL BUSINESS OF THE TIG ENTITIES
The following discussion reflects the business of the TIG Entities prior to the Business Combination. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “TIG Entities,” TIG,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to mean the business and operations of TIG Trinity GP, LLC and TIG Trinity Management, LLC and their respective subsidiaries, and their predecessor entities where applicable.
Our Company
We are an alternative investment management firm that manages approximately $3.4 billion of AUM within our internal investment strategies as of December 31, 2021. In addition, we have made strategic investments with our External Strategic Managers, who manage approximately $4.9 billion of AUM in the aggregate as of December 31, 2021. The strategies of these External Strategic Managers include Real Estate Bridge Lending, European Equities and Asian Credit and Special Situations. We are focused on partnering with global alternative asset managers in order to unlock and achieve growth from both an asset and operational perspective. We have a strong track record of identifying managers that focus on sourcing uncorrelated investment opportunities in both public and private markets and then utilizing our long-standing operating platform to assist managers with growth. Our TIG Arbitrage strategy, which is managed by our subsidiary TIG Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor (“TIG Advisors”), and the External Strategic Managers, each focus on capital preservation and uncorrelated returns by managing alpha driven investment strategies that align with the needs of a diverse global investor base. As a growth-oriented partner, we work with our fund managers on marketing, business development, strategy and operational efficiencies.
Business Segments
Event-Driven Global Merger Arbitrage
The TIG Arbitrage strategy is our event-driven strategy based in New York. This strategy, which has approximately $3.4 billion of AUM as of December 31, 2021, focuses on 0-to-30-day events within the merger process. The investment team employs deep research on each situation in the portfolio with a focus on complex, hostile, up-for-sale situations where our primary research work can drive uncorrelated alpha. Our research and investment process is focused on hard catalyst events and is not dependent on deal flow.
Romspen—Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy (External Strategic Manager)
The External Strategic Manager that operates a real estate bridge lending strategy is based in Toronto and focuses on complex construction, term, and pre-development bridge loans throughout North America. The strategy has approximately $2.3 billion AUM as of December 31, 2021. The External Strategic Manager’s experience with mortgages dates back to the 1950s when the firm operated as a real estate law firm and entered the mortgage-lending business in the 1960s. The manager converted its individual mortgage syndication business to a commingled fund in early 2006. The strategy’s diversified portfolio primarily consists of first lien mortgages with little to no structural leverage. The team places an emphasis on risk management via rigorous underwriting consisting of borrower analysis, vetting, and extensive monitoring across all major real estate asset classes.
Zebedee—European Equities (External Strategic Manager)
The External Strategic Manager focused on European equities is based in London. The strategy has approximately $1.1 billion AUM as of December 31, 2021. Founded in 2001, this External Strategic Manager trades the portfolio actively and absolute return-oriented with a focus on financials, cyclicals, and mining and minerals. The strategy is market agnostic and runs with a variable net exposure, equally comfortable net long or net short.
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Arkkan—Asian Credit and Special Situations (External Strategic Manager)
The External Strategic Manager has operated an Asia Pacific credit and special situations strategy based in Hong Kong since 2013. The strategy has approximately $1.4 billion AUM as of December 31, 2021. The External Strategic Manager has more than 25 years of experience investing in performing, stressed, and distressed bonds and loans throughout the Asia Pacific region. We believe their on-the-ground expertise and deep local network makes it well-positioned to capitalize on an under-researched and inefficient market with limited competition and attractive levels of stressed and distressed activity.
Institutional Investment Platform
We offer both our managers and the External Strategic Managers a complete platform solution to enable them to focus primarily on their core investment competency. This includes Investments, Financial Planning and Strategy, Sales and Marketing, and Back and Middle Office Infrastructure/Administration. A list of our services is set forth below.
Investments, Financial Planning, and Strategy:
| • | Business Planning and Talent Sourcing |
| • | Budgeting and Growth Oversight |
| • | Strategic Development and Training |
Sales and Marketing:
| • | Centralized Marketing |
| • | Strategic Positioning |
| • | Product Development |
| • | Sales Planning & Execution |
| • | Investor Relations |
| • | Materials Oversight |
| • | Branding |
| • | Sales Channel Expertise covering the United States, Canada, EU, Asia, and Latin America |
Back and Middle Office Infrastructure/ Administration:
| • | Risk Management |
| • | Legal and Compliance |
| • | Treasury Management |
| • | Collateral Management |
| • | Technology Infrastructure & Systems |
| • | Middle Office Operations |
| • | Accounting Services |
| • | Real Estate Management |
| • | Counterparty Management |
| • | Human Resources |
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Our History
We are seasoned entrepreneurs and over our history have advised more than 30 financial businesses on their growth strategy. Since inception in 1980, we have supported and helped money managers build their fund businesses, using a centralized platform of services proven to allow portfolio managers to focus exclusively on portfolio management. In total, we launched 24 separate fund strategies. In 1993, we launched the current version of the TIG Arbitrage strategy, which has grown from $6 million AUM in 1993 to $3.4 billion AUM as of December 31, 2021. In 2018, we launched a new business initiative focused on making growth equity investments in alternative managers as described above and set forth in the timeline below. Our first investment was in Romspen, the real estate bridge lending External Strategic Manager in 2018, followed by an investment in Zebedee, the European equities External Strategic Manager in 2020, and Arkkan, the Asian credit and special situations External Strategic Manager in January 2021.
Investment Process Overview
We believe there is a significant opportunity to expand our business by partnering with various mid-sized alternative asset managers to provide capital, as well as marketing and operational support. We endeavor to identify a portfolio of managers with very low capital market sensitivity and low correlation to each other. Our underlying strategies are all competitive within their peer group, positioned to grow, exhibit low volatility, and are typically in the range of $500 million to $3 billion in AUM. Our investment process is described below.
Origination and Sourcing
Our investment team has an extensive network from which to generate deal flow and referrals. Specifically, we originate portfolio investments from a variety of different investment sources, including among others, private equity sponsors, management teams, financial intermediaries and advisers, investment bankers, family offices, accounting firms, and law firms. We believe that our experience across different industries and transaction types and our history as operators makes us particularly qualified to source, analyze, and execute investment opportunities.
Due Diligence Process
Once we identify managers of interest, we engage in a detailed diligence process. The process through which an investment decision is made involves extensive research into the manager and the fund, its strategy, its growth prospects, and its ability to withstand adverse market conditions. If one or more members of the investment team responsible for the transaction determines that an investment opportunity should be pursued, we will engage in an intensive due diligence process. We vet performance and investment decisions both individually using internal and external risk systems relevant for each strategy and by assembling a peer group.
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We also vet the management team and require background checks of key personnel. We compile an internal diligence report reviewing historical AUM, flows, investor concentration, marketing history and prospects, technology, risk systems, and the investment team and their processes. We also review ESG considerations. In addition to our internal review, we engage a third party operational due diligence team to conduct a thorough investigation. Finally, prior to agreeing to a transaction, we bring in outside counsel to review legal documents and ensure reasonable deal terms are negotiated.
Selective Investment Process
After an investment has been identified and preliminary diligence has been completed, an investment committee memorandum is prepared. This report is reviewed by the members of the investment team in charge of the potential investment. If these members of the investment team are in favor of the potential investment, then a more extensive due diligence process is employed. Additional due diligence with respect to any investment may be conducted on our behalf by attorneys, independent accountants, and other third-party consultants and research firms prior to the closing of the investment, as appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
Structuring and Execution
Approval of an investment requires the unanimous approval of our investment committee. Once the investment committee has determined that a prospective portfolio company is suitable for investment, TIG works with the management team of that company and its other capital providers, including senior, junior, and equity capital providers, if any, to finalize the structure and terms of the investment.
Manager Monitoring
We monitor each of our managers and the External Strategic Managers on an ongoing basis. We monitor the financial trends of each manager to determine if it is meeting its business plans and to assess the appropriate course of action with respect to our investment in each manager. We have a number of methods for evaluating and monitoring the performance and fair value of our investments.
Employees
We believe that diversity is key to our firm’s open culture and long-term success. We recognize the important link between corporate values, employee engagement, and corporate performance. We also strive to foster a supportive environment that cultivates professional growth and development and encourages team members to continuously develop their skills. We consider our relationship with employees to be vital, and are focused on effective attraction, development, and retention tools, including compensation and benefits, human resource talent, workforce and management development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and corporate culture morale and development. All of the foregoing is vital to the success of our innovation-driven growth strategy. Our values are built on mutual respect, constructive dissent, always operating at the highest standard, and acting in the best interest of our stakeholders. Approximately 38% of our employees were women as of December 31, 2021.
Fee Structure
TIG Arbitrage and the External Strategic Managers earn management fees, and incentive fees tied to performance. We have a 50.63% profit share in TIG Arbitrage, through which we directly receive management fees and incentive fees from the underlying funds and accounts. For more information regarding the profit-share participation, refer to “Business of Alvarium Tiedemann—Fund Management Fees.
Management fees and incentive fees earned from our economic interests with External Strategic Managers are earned through our profit or revenue sharing arrangements with the External Strategic Managers. Our economic interests in the External Strategic Managers are as follows:
| • | Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy—20.92% profit share; |
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| • | European Equities—19.99% revenue share; and |
| • | Asian Credit and Special Situations—9.00% revenue share. |
The following describes our fee structure:
Management Fees. TIG Arbitrage and the External Strategic Managers are entitled to management fees as compensation for administrating and managing the affairs of the funds and separately managed accounts. Management fees are normally received in advance each month or quarter and recognized as services are rendered. The management fees for TIG Arbitrage are calculated using approximately 0.75% to 1.5% of the net asset value of the funds’ underlying investments. The management fees for our External Strategic Managers are calculated using approximately 0.75% to 1.75% of the net asset value of the funds’ underlying investments. Also included within Management Fees is income from our profit and revenue-share investments in External Strategic Managers.
Incentive Fees. TIG Arbitrage and certain of the External Strategic Managers are entitled to receive incentive fees if certain performance returns have been achieved as stipulated in our governing documents. The incentive fees for TIG Arbitrage are calculated using 15% to 20% of the net profit/ income. The incentive fees for our External Strategic Managers are calculated using 15% to 20% or 15% to 35%, subject to a 10% hurdle, of the net profit/income. We recognize our incentive fees when it is no longer probable that a significant reversal of revenue will occur. Our incentive fees are not subject to clawback provisions. Also included within Incentive Fees is income from our profit and revenue- share investments in External Strategic Managers.
Regulatory and Compliance Matters
Our businesses, as well as the financial services industry, generally are subject to extensive regulation, including periodic examinations by governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations or exchanges in the United States and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. Such regulation relates to, among other things, antitrust laws, anti-money laundering laws, anti-bribery laws relating to foreign officials, tax laws, and privacy laws with respect to client and other information, and some of our funds invest in businesses that operate in highly regulated industries.
Each of the regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over us has regulatory powers dealing with many aspects of financial services, including the authority to grant, and in specific circumstances to cancel, permissions to carry on particular activities. Any failure to comply with these rules and regulations could limit our ability to carry on particular activities or expose us to liability and/or reputational damage. Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, either in the United States or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Target Companies—We are subject to extensive government regulation, and our failure or inability to comply with these regulations or regulatory action against it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.”
Rigorous legal and compliance analysis of our businesses and our funds’ investments is important to our culture. We strive to maintain a culture of compliance through the use of policies and procedures such as oversight compliance, codes of ethics, compliance systems, communication of compliance guidance, and employee education and training. All employees must annually certify their understanding of, and compliance with, TIG’s policies, procedures, and code of ethics. Our Chief Compliance Officer supervises our compliance group, which is responsible for monitoring all regulatory and compliance matters that affect our activities. Our compliance policies and procedures address a variety of regulatory and compliance risks such as, but not limited to, the handling of material non-public information, personal securities trading, valuation of investments, document retention, potential conflicts of interest, and the allocation of investment opportunities.
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Many jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, and protection of personal information, including the General Data Protection Regulation, which expands data protection rules for individuals within the EU and for personal data exported outside the EU, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, which creates new rights and obligations related to personal data of residents (and households) in California. Any determination of a failure to comply with any such laws or regulations could result in fines and/or sanctions, as well as reputational harm. Moreover, to the extent that these laws and regulations or the enforcement of the same become more stringent, or if new laws or regulations or enacted, our financial performance or plans for growth may be adversely impacted.
United States
SEC Regulations
We provide investment advisory services through TIG Advisors, an SEC-registered investment adviser pursuant to the Advisers Act. Under the Advisers Act, an investment adviser (whether or not registered under the Advisers Act) has fiduciary duties to its clients. The SEC has interpreted these duties to impose standards, requirements, and limitations on, among other things, trading for proprietary, personal and client accounts, allocations of investment opportunities among clients, and conflicts of interest.
The Advisers Act also imposes specific restrictions on an investment adviser’s ability to engage in principal and agency cross transactions. Our registered investment advisers are subject to many additional requirements that cover, among other things, disclosure of information about our business to clients; maintenance of written policies and procedures; maintenance of extensive books and records; restrictions on the types of fees we may charge, including incentive fees or carried interest; solicitation arrangements; maintenance of an effective compliance program; custody of client assets; client privacy; advertising; and proxy voting. The SEC has authority to inspect any registered investment adviser and typically inspects a registered investment adviser periodically to determine whether the adviser is conducting its activities in compliance with (i) applicable laws, (ii) disclosures made to clients, and (iii) adequate systems, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance.
Other Federal and State Regulators; Self-Regulatory Organizations
In addition to SEC regulatory oversight, we are subject to the Advisers Act, and there are several other regulatory bodies that have or could potentially have jurisdiction to regulate our business activities.
Competition
The investment management industry is intensely competitive, and we expect it to remain so. We compete globally and on a regional, industry, and asset basis.
We face competition both in the pursuit of fund investors and investment opportunities. Generally, our competition varies across business lines, geographies, and financial markets. We compete for investors based on a variety of factors, including investment performance, investor perception of investment managers’ drive, focus and alignment of interest, quality of service provided to and duration of relationship with investors, breath of our product offering, business reputation, and the level of fees and expenses charged for services. We compete for investment opportunities at our funds based on a variety of factors, including breadth of market coverage and relationships, access to capital, transaction execution skills, the range of products and services offered, innovation, and price, and we expect that competition will continue to increase.
We and our funds also compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity, and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and may have more financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. Many of these competitors have similar investment objectives to us, which may create
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additional competition for investment opportunities. Some of these competitors may also have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us, which may create competitive disadvantages for us with respect to investment opportunities. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Lastly, institutional, and individual investors are allocating increasing amounts of capital to alternative investment strategies. Several large institutional investors have announced a desire to consolidate their investments in a more limited number of managers. We expect that this will cause competition in our industry to intensify and could lead to a reduction in the size and duration of pricing inefficiencies that many of our funds seek to exploit. Competition is also intense for the attraction and retention of qualified employees. Our ability to continue to compete effectively in our businesses will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees.
For additional information concerning the competitive risks that we face, see “Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—If we are unable to compete effectively, our business and financial condition could be adversely affected”.
Properties
Our principal executive offices are located in leased office space at 520 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY. We do not own any real property. We consider these facilities to be suitable and adequate for the management and operation of our businesses.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits, and claims incidental to the conduct of our business, some of which may be material. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us. To our knowledge, we are not subject to any material pending regulatory or legal proceedings at this time.
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HISTORICAL BUSINESS OF ALVARIUM
The following discussion reflects the business of Alvarium prior to the Business Combination. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Alvarium,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to mean the business and operations of Alvarium.
Our Company
We are a global multi-family office and investment boutique that provides tailored solutions for families, foundations, and institutions. We have $25.4 billion of AUM and AUA as of December 31, 2021, including $12.0 billion of direct investments in real estate, funds, and other vehicles. We have four principal business divisions: Investment Advisory (or “IA”), Co-investments, FOS, and Merchant Banking (or “MB”).
Business Divisions
Each of our business divisions is focused on providing the services described below.
Investment Advisory
Our IA division offers comprehensive investment advisory services, including investment strategy and implementation, asset allocation, investment manager selection, and reporting. We provide such advisory services on both a discretionary and non-discretionary (advisory) basis. We can execute trades or recommendations on behalf of a client if a limited power of attorney has been granted by the client to us.
Our IA division provides investment advisory services to high net worth clients globally. We specialize in being a trusted adviser to high net worth individuals and families, trusts, endowments, and foundations with complex needs, seeking to provide a tailored and independent approach. With the perspective of a global organization combined with local resources, we provide quality advice, investment, and risk management services, combining deep expertise in alternative asset classes and co-investment opportunities to support high net worth clients’ needs, wherever they reside. We aim to ensure that hard earned legacies become long-lasting legacies, with aligned partners and shareholders investing side-by-side with our clients.
We assist each client in establishing investment objectives, return expectations, and risk tolerance. Based on client profiles, we may offer one or more of the investment supervisory services in various different asset types in various different asset classes, including equity securities, ETFs, warrants, options contracts on securities and commodities, futures and forward contracts, government securities, corporate debt securities and commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities, investment company securities, private equity funds, hedge funds, and other similar non exchange traded collective investment funds, direct investment opportunities including limited partnerships and direct debt.
Our IA division had over 200 client relationships as of December 31, 2021 with more than $10.9 billion of AUM/AUA (including both billable and non-billable assets).
The independence of our IA division is important to us and our IA clients. By “independent”, we mean that our IA division operates independently of any managers or investment product manufacturers (including our own) to which we may allocate or recommend allocating capital. Our clients may opt-in to be informed of investment opportunities we are working on in our other business lines, and many do choose to do so. In all cases, each clients’ individual objectives and expectations are our paramount concern, and we employ an “open architecture” approach, whereby we seek to find the best investment solutions for our clients in the marketplace as a whole.
Investment Manager Selection, Monitoring, and Due Diligence Services
We may recommend that a client allocate a portion of its portfolio in mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, private equity, real estate, or other funds, which are managed by third-party Fund Managers.
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We identify potential Fund Managers for client portfolios through networks established by our employees and our affiliates, as well as through periodicals, directories, and databases containing information about investment managers. After a potential Fund Manager is identified, we perform due diligence on the Fund Manager and its key personnel through a variety of methods, which may include, but is not limited to, a review of the relevant Managed Fund’s offering documents, the Fund Manager’s SEC, or other regulatory filings (if applicable), and interviews with the Fund Manager’s personnel (both principals and staff).
We conduct on-going reviews and analyses of each Fund Manager’s and relevant Managed Fund’s investment performance, including adherence to the relevant Managed Fund’s investment strategy, guidelines, or restrictions.
Performance Measurement and Reporting
On a monthly basis, we provide clients with a performance report, detailing each client’s portfolio performance compared to relevant benchmarks or indices. If requested by a client, we can include in the performance report information on assets that are not in their portfolio. The inclusion of such information may result in an additional fee to the client. We use third-party software for record-keeping, performance calculation, and reporting and we prepare performance reports by using data provided by custodians, investment managers, and independent pricing services.
Non-Advisory Services
We may offer non-advisory services to our clients, including coordination of legal-related and strategic business planning, wealth transfer planning, estate planning, research on trustee placement and multi-generational education planning, administrative, and concierge services among others.
Co-investments
Our Co-investments division provides access, for our network of investors, to private market direct investments in real estate and other alternative asset classes that we source and in which certain of our senior employees and our shareholders have invested alongside our investor network.
We initiated a diversified real estate investment program for our partners in 2010. We follow a thematic investment strategy, selecting sub-sectors based on in-house industry knowledge and long-term analysis of cyclical and geographic trends. Investors, typically HNWIs, single family offices and institutional investors, are invited to participate alongside our employees and shareholders on a deal-by-deal basis. Clients of our IA division who have opted-in to be provided with information on our co-investment transactions are also invited to participate on a deal-by-deal basis. We are the sponsor for these club deals and work with a pre-selected and vetted list of operating partners. In selecting operating partners, we will look for a demonstrable track record across multiple real estate cycles and a strong ability to source pipeline transactions. Our real estate investment team oversees deal origination, due diligence, documentation, and structuring from inception to exit. We are active in our approach to our operating partners, in some instances taking ownership stakes, as well as participating on boards and investment committees. As at December 31, 2021, our Co-investment platform has deployed more than $5 billion of capital (inclusive of capital raised for our real estate funds), of which approximately 15% has been invested by our shareholders and employees.
We have been expanding this Co-investment offering to provide access to proprietary investments in what we believe to be growth equity opportunities in the innovation economy, many of which are at the intersection of impact and innovation. These Co-investment opportunities are also offered to clients on an opt-in basis and provide a means for interested clients and investors to more directly access investments in later stage private companies in a range of transforming industry sectors that we believe offer the potential for high growth.
We also manage and advise a number of real estate investment funds in our Co-investments division (though these are distinct from our usual Co-investment transactions and are marketed differently).
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As of December 31, 2021, our Co-investment division had over 250 investors, of which more than 150 were IA clients.
Option to Acquire Investment Adviser to HomeREIT
On December 30, 2022, ARE entered into the Purchase Agreement to sell AHRA, investment adviser to Home, to AHRA Holdco, for aggregate consideration equal to the Purchase Price, with such amount being the fair market value of AHRA as of December 30, 2022. The sale was completed concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement. AHRA Holdco paid the Purchase Price in the form of a Note, subject to extension if mutually agreed upon by the parties thereto.
The Purchase Agreement contains a right of first refusal pursuant to which ARE will have the right to match any third-party offer to acquire AHRA prior to the maturity of the Note. AHRA Holdco and ARE also entered into a Call Option Agreement pursuant to which ARE has the right to repurchase AHRA prior to the repayment of the Note for a purchase price equal to the loan balance then outstanding thereunder.
Home is an English real estate investment trust company whose shares are traded on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. Its investment objective is to deliver inflation-protected income and capital growth over the medium term for its shareholders through funding the acquisition and creation of high-quality homeless accommodation across the UK let on long-term index-linked leases. Home pursues its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of homeless accommodation assets, let or pre-let, on very long-term and index-linked leases at sustainable rent levels, to registered charities, housing associations, community interest companies and other regulated organizations that receive housing benefit or comparable funding from local or central government. Those tenant organizations, in turn, make the accommodation available to the homeless and others in need. Home seeks to maintain a significant spread between the weekly rents charged on its properties and the costs of alternative accommodation, thereby generating savings for its tenant organizations which can be diverted to other services they provide to those in need, such as care, training, or rehabilitation. Home was launched on October 12, 2020 with approximately £240 million ($314 million as at the initial public offering date) of gross proceeds from its successful initial public offering (which was the UK’s largest investment company initial public offering in 2020). As of December 31, 2021, Home’s market capitalization was approximately £730 million ($988 million).
Co-investment Process Overview
Due Diligence Process
The process through which an investment decision is made involves extensive research into the operating partner, its strategy, its growth prospects, and its ability to withstand adverse conditions. If one or more members of the investment team responsible for the transaction determines that an investment opportunity should be pursued, we will engage in an intensive due diligence process. We also review ESG considerations.
Selective Investment Process
After an investment has been identified and preliminary diligence has been completed, an investment committee memorandum is prepared. This report is reviewed by the members of the investment team in charge of the potential investment. If the members of the investment team are in favor of the potential investment, then a more extensive due diligence process is employed. Additional due diligence with respect to any investment may be conducted on our behalf by attorneys, independent accountants, and other third-party consultants and research firms prior to the closing of the investment, as appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
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Structuring and Execution
Approval of an investment requires the majority approval of the Co-investments investment committee relevant to the asset class. Once the investment committee has determined that a prospective opportunity is suitable for investment, the investment team works with the operating partner to finalize the structure and terms of the investment.
Co-investment Monitoring and Reporting
We monitor our co-investments on an ongoing basis and provide ongoing periodic reporting to the investors in each transaction.
Family Office Services
Our FOS division provides tailored outsourced family office solutions and administrative services to families, trusts, foundations, and institutions. We are a licensed fiduciary in the UK, Switzerland, and the Isle of Man. Our FOS include:
| • | family governance and transition services, including wealth transfer planning, estate planning, and multi-generational education planning; |
| • | wealth and asset strategy services; |
| • | trust and fiduciary services; |
| • | chief financial officers and outsourced family office services; |
| • | philanthropy services; and |
| • | lifestyle and special projects services. |
We also work with our clients’ other advisors (whether existing or carefully selected or recommended by us) to co-ordinate legal, accounting, and tax advice. We operate in partnership with such third-party advisors and professionals to provide a collegiate approach to obtaining the right advice and support for families and their associated structures.
In the Isle of Man and Switzerland, we operate a full offshore trust and corporate service business through a group of Alvarium’s subsidiaries conducting business under the name “LJ Fiduciary”. LJ Fiduciary undertakes the full range of offshore administrative services including:
| • | trustee and fiduciary services; |
| • | entity formation and management; |
| • | accounting and financial reporting; |
| • | provision of directors and company secretarial services; |
| • | registrar and transfer agency services; |
| • | fund and coinvest vehicle formation, administration, and ongoing management; |
| • | executive incentives and pension plans; |
| • | administering entity ownership of IP rights; |
| • | advice and administration services in connection with investments in marine and aviation assets; and |
| • | administering entity ownership of fine art and collectibles. |
We also operate an authorized AIFM in the UK.
As of December 31, 2021, FOS had $2.5 billion of billable assets from over 300 clients, of which 11 were also IA clients.
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Merchant Banking
Our Merchant Banking division is a global corporate advisory practice that services companies principally in the media, consumer, and technology sectors, as well as our wealth management clients around their operational businesses or family holding companies. The team has a proven track record within this field having been involved in over 220 transactions together since 2000 in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Specific services include:
| • | M&A advisory services; |
| • | private placements; |
| • | public company and IPO advisory services; |
| • | strategic advisory services; |
| • | independent board advice; and |
| • | structured finance advisory services. |
Additionally, because of our focus on providing our merchant banking services to companies in the media, consumer, technology and innovation sectors, we have developed a network and connectivity that enables us to gain access to the innovation economy and to source private market direct and co-investment opportunities in later stage, high growth, consumer and technology companies.
History
The firm was established as LJ Capital in 2009 to source direct and co-investments in real estate in the UK and in Central Europe. The firm, rebranded as LJ Partnership, continued to grow, and acquire global clients through acquisitions, including wealth management businesses in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong. Our first acquisition was Deloitte’s UK Investment Advisory business in 2011. Over the course of 2014 to 2017, we merged with or acquired the former Guggenheim Wealth Management businesses in Miami, Geneva, Lisbon and Hong Kong, and we brought on board a team that originated from their business in New York. Then in 2015, we acquired Salisbury Partners LLP, a UK discretionary investment manager. Over the course of 2018 to 2020, we acquired Iskander in Paris, established a joint venture with Albacore in Lugano, and expanded into Milan. Also in 2019, we merged with London based media, consumer, and technology firm Lepe Partners, creating our merchant banking platform. Finally, in 2019 we also rebranded LJ as Alvarium to reflect our global footprint, our global partners, and our global clients.
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Fee Structure
Investment Advisory Fees
Investment management or advisory fees are the primary source of revenue in our investment advisory division. These fees are generally calculated on the basis of a percentage of AUM or AUA depending on whether the contracts are for discretionary investment management or non-discretionary investment advisory services. There are also a small number of clients that pay fixed annual fees. For those management or advisory fees payable on a percentage of AUM or AUA, fees are generally calculated based on the average daily balance values of clients’ portfolios or on the quarter-end values of AUM or AUA (as applicable). These vary depending upon the level and complexity of client assets and are generally billed quarterly in arrears.
Some clients in certain jurisdictions may also pay performance fees. These are non-recurring fees that are only payable if the client portfolio in question achieves a certain hurdle rate of return or if the client’s portfolio return exceeds certain benchmarks, in each case, as such are set out in the investment advisory agreements with such clients. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we have generated performance fees in three of the last four years. Performance fees are only recognized once crystalized and are not accrued.
Co-investment Fees
Private market Co-investments: As sponsor on private market direct and co-investment transactions, we generate income from debt and equity structures relating to specified real estate investments or investments in other alternative asset classes. Private market fees include arrangement, retainer, management, advisory, performance, acquisition, promote and other associated fees as well as interest arbitrage for debt structures. The level of fees generated in each period is linked to activity in the real estate or other relevant markets, which in turn are dependent on various macroeconomic factors.
Arrangement fees are typically 50 to 100 basis points of equity value contributed into a transaction. Acquisition fees are typically payable where there are no agency fees or where there is an off-market transaction sourced by the team. Such acquisition fees are usually in the range of 50 to 100 basis points of the purchase price of the relevant acquisition. The equity structures are long-term (five to ten years) closed-ended structures with fees normally ranging between 50 and 175 basis points of the equity value committed or drawn. The debt structure terms are generally between 12 and 36 months. The investment adviser, general partner or other entity entitled to fees in respect of each of our co-investments receives such fees either monthly, quarterly or annually.
Incentive Fees (Carried Interest): We may be entitled to a portion of the performance-related entitlements (such as carried interest or promote) that may be payable on exit from Co-investment transactions. Carried interest entitlements are not accrued and are only recognized once crystalized on exit. Such revenues are only received if the investor hurdle (i.e. a minimum return to the investor) is reached and may include a catch-up. Carried interest entitlements are based on a percentage of the investor return above such hurdle and are set on a deal and fund basis. Typically, carried interest entitlements represent 10% to 20% of the investors’ equity internal rate of return in excess of an 8% to 15% hurdle, with no carried interest entitlement being payable if the hurdle is not met.
Each of the existing Co-investment vehicles, joint ventures and affiliates has entered into an advisory or management agreement whereby we generally receive a share of base management fees from the inception of such joint venture or affiliate relationship through to the liquidation of the relevant transaction vehicle. Where we have established feeder vehicles for clients, there may also be administration and advisory fees associated with those vehicles (these are earned by our trusts and administration business).
Management of real estate investment funds (public and private): We also generate income in our co-investment division from managing and advising real estate investment funds. Our fees from managing and advising these vehicles are contained in management and advisory contracts relating to the relevant fund and are calculated on a sliding scale of percentages of the net asset value or the market capitalization of the relevant fund as applicable.
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Placements and brokerage: Fees are also generated in our Co-investments division from acting as placement agent, broker or bookrunner to investment funds, especially listed or publicly traded investment companies (including investment trusts and real estate investment trusts. Such fees are primarily comprised of a commission payable on completion of the capital raise, with the amount of such commission being calculated as a percentage of the proceeds of the capital raise and payable out of those proceeds. Small retainer fees may also be payable in some circumstances. In the case of listed or publicly traded investment companies, revenues are mostly derived from commissions payable on an IPO or secondary issuance of stock (e.g., via a large single placement (relative to the issuer) or a placement program). Additionally, there may be commission for smaller share issuances, such as tap issuances.
Merchant Banking Fees
M&A advisory fees account for approximately two-thirds of the total fees generated by Alvarium’s merchant banking division. These are primarily success-based fees that are typically 1-2.5% of the financial outcome or target achieved. For capital raises, success fees are typically higher in the 3-5% range—in line with market standards. We also generate small retainer fees that are typically retained in the event of abort or deducted against success fees. In addition, we may also generate a project fee for certain M&A mandates related to the duration of such transaction. Due to the transactional nature of our Merchant Banking division’s services, turnover is non-recurring in nature, although we have several large, longstanding clients, where the relationship spans many years with repeated engagements for services on multiple transactions.
Family Office Service Fees
We generate fees in our FOS division from our private clients and from the administration of structures introduced by, or created for, our Co-investment division. FOS fees comprise initial set up fees, annual responsibility fees and time-based fees. We also recover disbursements at cost and reserve the right to charge a 3% fee to cover office incidentals. The duration of annual income depends on the life of the underlying structure. The average life cycle of a managed structure is in excess of ten years. Annual responsibility fees are charged per billing entity as a minimum and are billed annually in advance. We also generate FOS time-based fees arising from accounting, administration, transactional, review/reporting and other non-investment advisory services. We accrue time-based fees on an as-recorded time basis. Fixed fees may be agreed, usually to long standing clients or large referral clients. It is the time-based element that is fixed, and we review actual time spent versus the amount invoiced regularly. Fixed fees may be billed annually in advance, quarterly in advance or very rarely, quarterly in arrears.
Employees
Diversity is key to our firm’s open culture and long-term success. We recognize the important link between corporate values, employee engagement, and corporate performance. We also strive to foster a supportive environment that cultivates professional growth and development and encourages team members to continuously develop their skills. We consider our relationship with employees to be vital, and are focused on effective attraction, development, and retention of, and compensation and benefits to, human resource talent, including workforce and management development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and corporate culture and leadership quality, morale, and development, which are vital to the success of our innovation-driven growth strategy. Our values are built on mutual respect, constructive dissent, always operating at the highest standard, and acting in the best interest of our stakeholders.
Regulatory and Compliance Matters
Our businesses, as well as the financial services industry generally, are subject to extensive regulation, including periodic examinations by governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations in the jurisdictions in which we operate relating to, among other things, antitrust laws, anti-money laundering laws, anti-bribery laws, tax laws, securities laws, and privacy laws with respect to individuals’ personal data, and some of our funds invest in businesses that operate in highly regulated industries.
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Each of the regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over us has regulatory powers dealing with many aspects of financial services, including the authority to grant, and in specific circumstances to cancel, permissions to carry on particular activities. Any failure to comply with these rules and regulations could limit our ability to carry on particular activities or expose us to liability and/or reputational damage, as well as potentially being a criminal offense. Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability.
Rigorous legal and compliance analysis of our businesses and our funds’ investments is important to our culture. We strive to maintain a culture of compliance through the use of policies and procedures such as oversight compliance, codes of ethics, compliance systems, communication of compliance guidance, and employee education and training. All employees must annually certify their understanding of and compliance with key global Alvarium policies, procedures, and code of ethics. We have a compliance group that monitors our compliance with the regulatory requirements to which we are subject and manages our compliance policies and procedures. Our Chief Compliance Officer supervises our compliance group, which is responsible for monitoring all regulatory and compliance matters that affect our activities. Our compliance policies and procedures address a variety of regulatory and compliance risks such as the handling of material non-public information, personal securities trading, valuation of investments, document retention, potential conflicts of interest, and the allocation of investment opportunities. We also engage with outside counsel as needed to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Many jurisdictions in which we operate also have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, and protection of personal information, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which sets forth rules for the protection of personal data of individuals within the EEA and for the export of such individuals’ personal data outside the EEA, the UK General Data Protection Regulation, which replaced the EU GDPR in the UK on January 1, 2021 but which applies the same rules for the protection of personal data of individuals in the UK and for the export of such individuals’ personal data outside the UK, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, which creates new rights and obligations related to personal data of residents (and households) in California. Any determination of a failure to comply with any such laws or regulations could result in fines and/or sanctions, as well as reputational harm.
To the extent that any of these laws and regulations to which we are subject in the operation of our business or the enforcement of the same become more stringent, or if new laws or regulations are enacted, our financial performance or plans for growth may be adversely impacted.
Our broker-dealer subsidiary, Alvarium MB (US) BD, LLC (“Alvarium BD”) is subject to regulation by the SEC, FINRA, and various state regulators. FINRA conducts the day-to-day administration and regulation of Alvarium BD under the supervision of, and with oversight and enforcement by, the SEC. Alvarium BD is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, the regulations promulgated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), as well as the economic and trade sanction programs administered by OFAC.
Jurisdictions in which we operate
We currently have operations in Australia, France, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. As we expand our operations in the United States, Europe, and other jurisdictions, we will become subject to various legislative frameworks in those jurisdictions. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Target Companies—If we are not able to satisfy data protection, security, privacy and other government- and industry-specific requirements or regulations, our results of operations, financial condition or business could be harmed.”
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Competition
We compete in the wealth management, investment management and advisory, trusts and administration, family office services, asset management, fund management, merchant banking, brokerage, and corporate finance advisory services industries.
Wealth Management
The wealth management industry is highly fragmented, leading to intense competition at both regional and local levels. The industry’s fragmentation is driven by a few key factors, including:
| • | Low barriers to entry: launching a wealth management firm entails relatively low start-up costs with little upfront capital and minimal regulatory requirements; and |
| • | Local focus: wealth management firms are typically locally focused and expansion beyond a RIA’s local market can require significant costs and senior management resources. |
In addition to the competition on the local level, we face intense competition in the markets in which we operate from national and international wealth managers, ranging from large independent wealth managers, wealth managers that sit within larger financial institutions, to private equity-backed wealth management platforms, which have been relatively recently built through serial acquisitions, driving near-term scale, enhanced scope of investment capabilities, and exposure to new markets.
Investment Management (including asset management and fund management)
The investment management industry is intensely competitive, and we expect it to remain so. We compete globally and on a regional, industry, and asset basis.
We face competition both in the pursuit of fund investors and investment opportunities. Generally, our competition varies across business lines, geographies, and financial markets. We compete for investors based on a variety of factors, including investment performance, investor perception of investment managers’ drive, focus and alignment of interest, quality of service provided to and duration of relationship with investors, breath of our product offering, business reputation, and the level of fees and expenses charged for services. We compete for investment opportunities at our funds based on a variety of factors, including breadth of market coverage and relationships, access to capital, transaction execution skills, the range of products and services offered, innovation, and price, and we expect that competition will continue to increase.
We compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity, and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and may have more financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. Many of these competitors have similar investment objectives to us, which may create additional competition for investment opportunities. Some of these competitors may also have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us, which may create competitive disadvantages for us with respect to investment opportunities. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Lastly, institutional, and individual investors are allocating increasing amounts of capital to alternative investment strategies. Several large institutional investors have announced a desire to consolidate their investments in a more limited number of managers. We expect that this will cause competition in our industry to intensify and could lead to a reduction in the size and duration of pricing inefficiencies that many of our funds seek to exploit.
Competition is also intense for the attraction and retention of qualified employees in both of these areas of our business. Our ability to continue to compete effectively in our businesses will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees.
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Trusts and Administration
The trusts and administration industry is highly competitive, and highly fragmented both in terms of the numbers of providers and the number of locations where they exist. In the Isle of Man alone, there are 121 licensed companies, as listed on the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority website. The industry has gone through a wave of consolidation in the last decade led mainly by private equity, creating a number of large global service providers, with multiple office locations, and at the other end of the spectrum there is a vast array of small owner managed service providers of varying abilities. Competitors lead with relationship building or product sales or both, and often large organizations and small organizations alike compete in the same space for the same business. Service providers are not geographically aligned, with service providers competing for business across the world. The industry relies heavily on referrals of business, which demands the maintenance of strong relationships with professional intermediaries such as lawyers and accountants. Our positioning is to be mid-size, and to provide high quality service based on relationships of trust and confidence, to do so in markets we understand and, rather than seek multiple global footprint or to be a bulge bracket organization, to focus instead on select and high end business undertaken working with a community of expert intermediaries from a smaller number of key office locations. The ability to recruit the quality personnel required to provide the service levels necessary has also intensified over the past 18 months so that for us to continue to grow and support our client base requires us to provide an engaging and fulfilling working environment, with appropriate levels of incentivization.
Family Office Services
The provision of family office services is a very bespoke market and, as a term, it is used to describe a range of different levels of activity which makes it difficult to differentiate in the marketplace. The term is used to describe what some law and accountancy practices offer their clients, but also what some specialist private banks do as an adjunct to their banking services, and then some families create their own family office service to meet their family administration needs, and some again then offer their platform out to other families. Consequently, the market is made up of service providers using the same term to describe varying levels and complexity of service, with the majority focused on low level support. The main competitive challenge we face in developing new business is therefore trying to explain that the depth and sophistication of our family office services should not be confused with so many others in the market, and that we offer significant value add especially to the most complicated of clients beyond simple accounting/bookkeeping or concierge based services that are the main focus of many other competitors. We act as an extension to the family, their assets and their structures, ensuring best practices around governance, management and oversight, and reporting. We go where our clients take us both geographically and in the disciplines and issues we are required to engage with. The ability of our family office professionals to work with existing professional advisers and other service providers, to coordinate each family’s affairs and to deal with issues that arise, is where we differentiate ourselves. It is nevertheless a challenge to demonstrate the range and depth of our abilities at an early stage in a potential client engagement since it takes time and mutual experience to build relationships of confidence and trust.
The staff who work with the families we look after have to be able to work efficiently and effectively with individuals who are very successful in their chosen fields, and may be household names. There is a limited talent pool of such personnel and in order to recruit and retain staff we focus on providing an engaging and fulfilling working environment, with appropriate levels of incentivization.
Merchant Banking, Brokerage and Corporate Finance Advisory Services
We compete globally with other regulated corporate finance advisory firms. Our current and potential future competition principally comes from incumbent regulated advisory boutiques, established financial companies, banks, and other asset management firms and technology platforms. Some of our competitors have longer operating histories and greater capital resources than we have and offer a wider range of products and services.
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Properties
Our principal executive offices are in leased office space at 10 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3AG. We also lease additional office space in Auckland, Geneva, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Lugano, Melbourne, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris, and Singapore. We do not own any real property. We consider these facilities to be suitable and adequate for the management and operation of our businesses.
Legal Proceedings
From time-to-time we may be involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits, and claims incidental to the conduct of our business, some of which may be material in the future. As at the date of this prospectus, we do not believe that any such claims, other than claims for which our potential liability is covered by insurance, are material. As our businesses are also subject to extensive regulations, there is potential for regulatory proceedings to be brought against us from time to time.
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MANAGEMENT
Board of Directors
The following sets forth certain information, as of January 1, 2023, concerning the persons who serve as our directors:
| Name |
Position | Age | ||||||
| Ali Bouzarif |
Director | 44 | ||||||
| Nancy Curtin |
Director | 65 | ||||||
| Kevin T. Kabat |
Director | 65 | ||||||
| Timothy Keaney |
Director | 61 | ||||||
| Judy Lee |
Director | 55 | ||||||
| Spiros Maliagros |
Director | 46 | ||||||
| Hazel McNeilage |
Director | 65 | ||||||
| Craig Smith |
Director | 59 | ||||||
| Michael Tiedemann |
Director | 51 | ||||||
| Tracey Brophy Warson |
Director | 60 | ||||||
| Peter Yu |
Director | 61 | ||||||
Ali Bouzarif. Mr. Bouzarif has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. Bouzarif has been a Member of the Supervisory Board and Partner of Alvarium since 2018. He also serves on the Finance and Compensation Committee of Alvarium. Mr. Bouzarif previously served as the Head of M&A at the Qatar Investment Authority (“QIA”) from 2007 to 2017. At the QIA, he was a member of the management investment committee and was instrumental in the completion of several notable transactions, such as the acquisition of the Harrods Department store and the merger of the Fairmont Raffles Hotels Group with AccorHotels, among others. During his tenure at QIA, Mr. Bouzarif served as a member of the board of directors and the remuneration committee of Heathrow Airport and American Express Global Business Travel business, a board member and member of the commitment committee of AccorHotels, and a member of the board of Canary Wharf Group. Mr. Bouzarif holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management and is a CFA® charterholder.
Nancy Curtin. Ms. Curtin has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Ms. Curtin has been a Partner, Group Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investment Advisory and participant member of the Supervisory Board of Alvarium since 2020. Before joining Alvarium, Ms. Curtin was Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investments at Close Brothers Asset Management (“CBAM”), a UK investment and financial advice firm focused on private clients, high-net-worth, charities, and family office, from 2010 to 2019 and Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Fortune Asset Management, the UK-based hedge fund and long-only institutional advisory business, from 2002 until its acquisition by CBAM in 2010. Her previous roles also include Managing Partner and Independent Investment Adviser of Internet Finance Partners, a specialist venture capital business of Schroders plc, Managing Director and Head of Global Investments-Mutual Funds for Schroders, and Head of Emerging Markets and part of the senior leadership team for Baring Asset Management. Ms. Curtin started her career in investment banking and M&A, followed by investment leadership in a large single family office, focused on private equity and real estate investments. She has been Chairperson of the Board of Digital Bridge Group, Inc, a leading global investment and operating firm with a focus on identifying and capitalizing on key secular trends in digital infrastructure, since 2021 and has been a member of the Board thereof since 2014. Ms. Curtin is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Kevin T. Kabat. Mr. Kabat has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. Kabat began his career in the banking industry at Merchants National Bank as a consultant before working at Old Kent Financial Corporation where he served in a number of management and executive positions. Between 2001 and 2003 Mr. Kabat was the President of Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan). In 2003, he assumed the role of Executive
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Vice President of Fifth Third Bancorp before ultimately becoming President in 2006, serving in that role until September 2012. In 2007, Mr. Kabat became the Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp before retiring from the company in 2016. While serving as Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp, Mr. Kabat also served on its board of directors, as chairman from 2008 to 2010, and as vice chairman from 2012 until his retirement. Mr. Kabat also served as a Director of E*TRADE Financial Corporation, a financial services company, from June 2016 until October 2020. Mr. Kabat has served on the board of directors of UNUM (NYSE: UNUM) since 2008, assuming his current role as chairman in 2017 after having previously served as its lead independent director since 2016. Since 2015, Mr. Kabat has also served as a director of NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI), an energy holding company, and has served as chairman since 2019. Mr. Kabat earned a B.A. in behavioral and social sciences from Johns Hopkins University, and an M.A. in industrial and organizational psychology from Purdue University.
Timothy Keaney. Mr. Keaney has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. Keaney worked for the Bank of New York Company in various executive roles from 2000 until 2006 including head of the asset servicing business, and as head of the Bank of New York Company’s presence in Europe, having management responsibilities for all business activity in that region. Upon the Bank of New York Company’s merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007 (forming the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK)), Mr. Keaney began serving as co-Chief Executive Officer of the BNY Mellon’s asset servicing, and later serving individually as Chief Executive Officer of asset servicing from 2010 until 2012. Mr. Keaney served as Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon from October 2010 until September 2014, and as Chief Executive Officer of Investment Services from 2013 to 2014. Mr. Keaney has served on the Board of Directors of UNUM (NYSE: UNUM) since 2012, currently serving as a member of the Finance Committee and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Since 2019, Mr. Keaney has also served as a Director for PolySign, Inc., a privately held fintech company. Mr. Keaney earned a B.S.B.A. from Babson College.
Judy Lee. Ms. Lee has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Ms. Lee began her career at the Bankers Trust Company in 1988, where she was a principal in the global risk management division and a member of the pioneering team that developed certain quantitative risk methodologies that are now the industry standard. From 1998 to 1999, she was a Partner at Capital Risk Market Advisors, a strategy and risk management consulting firm. Ms. Lee is currently the Managing Director of Dragonfly LLC, an international risk advisory firm based in New York, and the Chief Executive Officer of Dragonfly Capital Ventures LLC, which develops and invests in renewable energy in Southeast Asia. Ms. Lee has served on the Board of DBS Group Holdings (OCTM: DBSDY) as an independent non-executive director since 2021. She is also a member of DBS’s Audit Committee, Board Risk Management Committee, and Compensation and Management Development Committee. Since 2020, Ms. Lee has also served on the board of Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CSE: COMB.N0000). Additionally, she serves as an independent director of two private companies, DBS Bank Ltd., and Temasek Lifesciences Accelerator Pte. Ltd. Ms. Lee was a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania between 2013 and 2014, and an adjunct professor at Columbia University in 2018. Ms. Lee is also a current member of the Executive Board of the Stern School of Business at New York University. She earned a B.S. from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in finance and international business, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business.
Spiros Maliagros. Mr. Maliagros has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. Maliagros is the President of TIG and has served in that capacity since 2007. He joined TIG Advisors in 2006 as general counsel assisting with SEC registration and overseeing all legal matters for the firm. In 2007, Mr. Maliagros was appointed president to support strategic initiatives for TIG Advisors. Most recently, Mr. Maliagros has led the effort to source, evaluate, and execute the growth equity investments made in managers globally. Prior to joining TIG Advisors, from 2001 to 2006, Mr. Maliagros worked for the law firm Seward & Kissel LLP, representing and advising clients in the formation and distribution of domestic and offshore hedge funds, master-feeder funds, and fund-of-funds pursuant to U.S. federal and state securities law. In 2014, Mr. Maliagros was named “Lawyer of the Year” by the Hellenic Lawyers Association. He currently serves as Chairman of the Greek Division Board
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of Directors for the New York Ronald McDonald House. Mr. Maliagros received a B.A. in government and economics from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Fordham University.
Hazel McNeilage. Ms. McNeilage has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Ms. McNeilage began her career in 1978 at Provincial Life Assurance working in various actuarial roles before transitioning into management with the Liberty Life Association of Africa. Between 1987 and 2000, she served in various roles for Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, including as Head of Investment Consulting for Australia & Asia Pacific. Between 2001 and 2009 she worked at Principal Global Investors in roles such as global head of sales, marketing and client service, head of Asia ex Japan, and head of international investments. During 2010 and 2011 Ms. McNeilage was head of investment management for Queensland Investment Corporation and between 2012 and 2015, she was a consultant to Northill Capital LLP and served as interim CEO for one of their affiliates. Most recently, she was Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Northern Trust Asset Management from 2015 to 2018. Ms. McNeilage has served on the Board of Directors of Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE: RGA) as an independent non-executive director since 2018. She is Chair of RGA’s Compensation Committee, serves on their Nominating and Governance Committee, and their Cyber Security and Technology Board Sub-Group. Additionally, Ms. McNeilage serves on the Board of Scholarship America. She is a Fellow of both the Institute of Actuaries in the U.K. and the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, is a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and has earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Melon University as well as a cybersecurity related certificate from Harvard University. Ms. McNeilage earned a B.S. from the University of Lancaster in economics, mathematics, and operations research.
Craig Smith. Mr. Smith has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. Smith is a Founding Partner and the President of TWMH overseeing its strategic direction as well as Tiedemann Advisors’ advisor team and client experience. Mr. Smith began his TWMH career in 2000, serving as managing director, trust planning and administration, until his appointment as president in 2004. Previously, Mr. Smith was Vice President of J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., leading the trust, estate and transfer tax planning services for New England private clients, among other roles. Prior to that, Mr. Smith practiced trust and estate law with the New York law firm, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler. He also serves on TWMH’s Board of Directors and is Chairman of both the Executive Committee, and the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee for Tiedemann Advisors. Mr. Smith earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from New York University.
Michael Tiedemann. Mr. Tiedemann has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. Tiedemann is a Founding Partner and the Chief Executive Officer of TWMH as well as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of TIG Advisors. Following the completion of the proposed business combination, Mr. Tiedemann will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Alvarium Tiedemann. Mr. Tiedemann began his career working for TIG as an emerging markets research analyst and continues to serve as Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of TIG, in addition to his roles at TWMH. In 1994, he joined the equity research group at Banco Garantia, one of Brazil’s leading Investment Banks, and worked closely with Banco Garantia’s Hedge Fund-of-Funds Group. In 1998, when Credit Suisse acquired Banco Garantia, Mr. Tiedemann headed Credit Suisse’s sales trading efforts for Latin America until he left to start TWMH in 2000. He has been recognized by a number of foundations for his charitable contributions and serves as a board member for several philanthropic organizations. He is also a member of TWMH’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Internal Investment Committee for Tiedemann Advisors, the registered investment advisor subsidiary of TWMH. Mr. Tiedemann received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Tracey Brophy Warson. Ms. Warson has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Ms. Warson currently works as a strategic advisor for multiple start-up companies and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. She began her career at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) in 1988 where she served in various executive roles, ultimately becoming Executive Vice President of Private Client Services, a role she served in until 2006. From 2006 until 2010, Ms. Warson worked as Managing Director and Head of the Western
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Division of US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. In 2010, she became the Head of the Western Division of Citi Private Bank of Citigroup (NYSE: C) and served in that role until 2014. From 2014 until 2019, Ms. Warson served as Chief Executive Officer of Citi Private Bank (North America) where she led the Private Bank business across 25 offices throughout the U.S. and Canada, overseeing $230 billion in client business volume. Ms. Warson currently serves on the Board of InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: IPVA), a special purpose acquisition company. In 2021, she also began serving on the Board for SilverSpike Capital, LLC, a privately held company that focuses on investment management primarily in the cannabis and alternative health and wellness industries. In 2019, she was named Chairwoman of Citi Private Bank before ultimately retiring in 2020. Additionally, from 2014-2018 Ms. Warson was also the Co-Chair of Citi Women, Citi’s global strategy to promote the advancement of women. In this role she led the firm’s progress in pay equity, representation, and in having Citi Sign the Women’s Empowerment Principles of the United Nations. Ms. Warson earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in business administration and French.
Peter Yu. Mr. Yu has served as a member of our Board since inception, and as Cartesian’s Chief Executive Officer and as chairman of the Board prior to the Business Combination. Mr. Yu currently serves as Managing Partner of Cartesian Capital, a global private equity firm and registered investment adviser headquartered in New York City. At Cartesian Capital, Mr. Yu has led more than 20 investments in companies operating in more than 30 countries. Mr. Yu currently serves on the boards of directors of several companies, including Burger King China, Tim Hortons China, PolyNatura Corp., Cartesian Royalty Holdings Pte. Ltd., ASO 2020 Maritime, Flybondi Ltd., and Simba Sleep Ltd. Previously, Mr. Yu served on the boards of directors of Banco Daycoval S.A., GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. Prior to forming Cartesian Capital, Mr. Yu founded and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of AIGCP, a leading international private equity firm with over $4.5 billion in committed capital. Prior to founding AIGCP, Mr. Yu served President Bill Clinton as Director of the National Economic Council. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Yu served as President of the Harvard Law Review and as a law clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Yu received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School.
Executive Officers
The following sets forth certain information, as of January 1, 2023, concerning the persons who serve as our executive officers:
| Name | Position | Age | ||
| Michael Tiedemann |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | 51 | ||
| Christine Zhao |
Chief Financial Officer | 50 | ||
| Kevin Moran |
Chief Operating Officer | 45 | ||
| Alison Trauttmansdorff |
Chief Human Resources Officer | 52 | ||
| Laurie Birrittella (Jelenek) |
Chief People Officer | 56 | ||
| Jed Emerson |
Chief Impact Officer | 63 |
Biographical information for Michael Tiedemann is set forth above under “— Board of Directors.”
Christine Zhao. Ms. Zhao has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2023. Ms. Zhao has served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Tiedemann Advisors since August 2021. Ms. Zhao is Audit Committee Chair of D and Z Media Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DNZ), a media and ed tech-focused special purpose acquisition company, and a Board member of Jaguar Global Growth Corp I (Nasdaq: JGGC), a property tech focused special purpose acquisition company. Most recently, she was Governance & Nomination Committee Chair of Nasdaq-listed bio-pharmaceutical company BeyondSpring Inc. (NASDAQ: BYSI), which develops innovative immuno-oncology cancer therapies, from October 2016 to January 2023, and CFO of Edoc Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ADOC), a healthcare focused special acquisition company, from November 2020 to October 2022. Previously, from November 2015 to December 2019, she served as Chief Financial Officer for two large PE-backed growth-stage companies, including Best Inc., a pre-IPO logistics technology company in
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China with major investors including Alibaba, Softbank, Goldman, and IFC among other large PE funds, which later priced its initial public offering at a valuation of over $3 billion (NYSE: BEST). Prior to this, Ms. Zhao served as a Managing Director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and an Executive Director of JPMorgan, where she held senior positions at headquarters and global corporate and investment banking units, across a broad spectrum of functional areas including Treasury, liquidity products, capital management, and risk management, and acted as regional CFO/COO in transaction banking and corporate banking units. She also worked at American Express in various capacities including corporate strategic planning and venture investing from March 2003 to March 2008. Early in her career, Ms. Zhao worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and in corporate finance/ corporate development at FedEx. She has worked in New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and China, and has managed teams across four continents. Ms. Zhao is a Board member of several non-profit organizations, including Volunteers of America — Greater New York, founded in 1896 and one of America’s largest faith-based social service organizations with an over $100 million annual budget, the Chinese Finance Association (“TCFA”) with over 7,000 members worldwide, and Asian Pacific American Advocates (“OCA”) Westchester & Hudson Valley Chapter. She’s also a founding Board member of the American Chinese Unite Care (“ACUC”), a charity coalition of 159 community organizations which raised $5.8 million in funds and PPEs for the tri-state area medical workers and first-responders in COVID-19 relief between March-May 2020. Ms. Zhao received an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s degree in Economics and Finance from University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in Economics with distinction from Fudan University in China.
Kevin Moran. Mr. Moran has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2023. Mr. Moran began his career with Tiedemann Advisors in 2008 as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and has served as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of TWMH, Tiedemann Advisors and Tiedemann Trust Company since September 2017. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and the Chairman of the New Business Acceptance Committee for Tiedemann Advisors. Mr. Moran manages Tiedemann Advisors’ Finance, Operations, Client Service, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources and Extended Family Office Services teams, and he oversees M&A activity for TWMH. Prior to joining Tiedemann Advisors, from October 2004 to April 2008, Mr. Moran was Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of FRM Americas, LLC a subsidiary of Financial Risk Management. From September 2002 to October 2004, he was an associate in the Financial Service Group of the law firm Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman. Mr. Moran earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University.
Alison Trauttmansdorff. Ms. Trauttmansdorff has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since January 2023. Ms. Trauttmansdorff also serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer of Alvarium, which she joined in February 2022. Ms. Trauttmansdorff began her career in Human Resources with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) in 1994, with whom she worked for 14 years in both Germany, where she helped grow the team to a significant office within the network, and in the UK in various HR roles including the Head of Graduate Recruitment for EMEA. She also served as a senior member of the human resources team for the Investment Banking Division as well as the Principal Investment Area. In 2008, Ms. Trauttmansdorff moved to Rothschild & Co as the HR Director based in London, overseeing both the central UK based team and HR teams globally. She was responsible for global client coverage of the Global Advisory and Merchant Banking businesses. Alongside her business coverage, she had a special focus on DE&I, people focused ESG issues and Wellbeing for the firm. She is a Director of the City HR Board since 2020, the professional body for HR in organizations and sectors that support the City of London. She has served on the main Council and Remuneration Committee of Aston University (where she graduated with a degree in International Business and Modern Languages) and also sat on the International Advisory Board of its Business School.
Laurie Birrittella (Jelenek). Ms. Birrittella has served as our Chief People Officer since January 2023. Ms. Birrittella is the Chief Administrative Officer of TIG and has served in that capacity since 2003. She joined TIG in 1991 and prior to becoming Chief Administrative Officer, she worked in various roles, including Office Manager, Investor Relations and Accounting. As Chief Administrative Officer, Ms. Birrittella is responsible for all administrative, human resources, business accounting and client services functions for TIG. Ms. Birrittella
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currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Ferncliff Manor Inc., a non-profit organization supporting the mission of a unique residential school located in Yonkers, New York, founded in 1935 for children with developmental disabilities. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Bethany Arts Community Inc., a non-profit artist community located in Ossining, New York dedicated to creating space and environment for artists of all ages to create and collaborate and supporting the Arts. Ms. Birrittella attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan and has undertaken further studies at Pace University in New York, adding to her professional knowledge of accounting and business law.
Jed Emerson. Mr. Emerson has served as Chief Impact Officer since January 2023. Mr. Emerson has served as a Managing Director and the Global Lead of Impact Investing of Tiedemann Advisors since June 2021. Prior to his appointment in this role, he served on Tiedemann Advisors’ Impact Advisory Council from 2018 to 2021. Mr. Emerson oversees the strategy and implementation of Tiedemann Advisors Impact Investing practice and focuses on deepening the firm’s expertise and capabilities as well as helping identify effective impact solutions. Mr. Emerson has founded or co-founded numerous national Impact Investing, venture philanthropy, community venture capital and social enterprises. He is Senior Fellow with ImpactAssets, a nonprofit financial services Firm. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Emerson was also senior strategic advisor to five family offices with over $1.4 billion in total assets, each executing 100 percent impact/sustainable investment strategies with their total net worth. Mr. Emerson has authored numerous articles and papers on social entrepreneurship and investing, including “Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference,” winner of the 2012 Nautilus Gold Book Award and the first book on Impact Investing. In 2018, he released his eighth book, titled “The Purpose of Capital.” Originator of the concept of Blended Value, Mr. Emerson has given presentations at The World Economic Forum, The Clinton Global Initiative, The Skoll World Forum and numerous other conferences and professional meetings around the world. He is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Social Investment at Heidelberg University (Germany) and has held faculty appointments with Oxford University, Harvard, Stanford and Kellogg business schools. Mr. Emerson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis and Clark College, a Master’s degree in Social Work from University of Denver and an Master’s degree in Business Administration from St. Mary’s College of California.
Independence of the Board of Directors
Our Board has determined that each of Ms. Lee, Mr. Kabat, Mr. Keaney, Ms. McNeilage, Ms. Warson and Mr. Yu are “independent directors” under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent directors have scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. Any affiliated transactions will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent parties. Our Board will review and approve all affiliated transactions with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.
Director Designation Rights
The Investor Rights Agreements provide certain of our shareholders with director designation rights. See the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Investor Rights Agreements” beginning on page 241 for more information.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our Board maintains an audit, finance and risk committee (“audit committee”), a human capital and compensation committee (“compensation committee”) and an environmental, social, governance and nominating committee (“nominating committee”). The composition of each committee is set forth below.
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Audit Committee
The audit committee’s main function is to oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of our financial statements. The audit committee’s duties include, but are not limited to:
| • | maintain open communications with the independent accountants, internal auditors or other personnel responsible for the internal audit function (if applicable), outside valuation experts, executive management, and the Board; |
| • | obtain and review a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (i) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures, (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues and (iii) all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and us to assess the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence; |
| • | meet separately, from time to time, with management, internal auditors or other personnel responsible for the internal audit function (if applicable), and the independent accountants to discuss matters warranting attention by the audit committee; |
| • | regularly report committee actions to the Board and make recommendations as the audit committee deems appropriate; |
| • | review our enterprise risk management framework and major risk exposures; |
| • | review the financial results presented in all reports filed with the SEC; |
| • | review reports issued by regulatory examinations and consider the results of those reviews to determine if any findings could have a material effect on our financial statements or its internal controls and procedures; |
| • | discuss the Company’s disclosure, oversight of and conformity with our code of business conduct and code of ethics, and matters that may have a material effect on our financial statements, operations, compliance policies, and programs; |
| • | review and reassess the adequacy of the audit committee’s charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the full Board; and |
| • | take other actions required of the audit committee by law, applicable regulations, or as requested by the Board. |
Our audit committee consists of Mr. Keaney, Ms. Lee, Ms. McNeilage and Mr. Yu, with Mr. Keaney serving as the chair of the committee. Under the rules of the SEC, members of the audit committee must also meet heightened independence standards. Our Board has determined that all of the members of the audit committee are independent directors as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq with respect to audit committee membership. We also believe that Mr. Keaney qualifies as our “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K.
Compensation Committee
The compensation committee’s main function is to oversee the compensation policies, plans and programs and to review and determine the compensation to be paid to executive officers and other senior management, as appropriate. The compensation committee’s duties include, but are not limited to:
| • | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation; |
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| • | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the compensation of all of our other officers; |
| • | reviewing on an annual basis our executive compensation policies and plans; |
| • | implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans; |
| • | assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; |
| • | approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees; |
| • | if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
| • | reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
Our compensation committee consists of Ms. McNeilage, Ms. Brophy Warson Mr. Kabat, and Ms. Lee, with Ms. McNeilage serving as the chair of the committee. Our Board has determined that all of the members of the compensation committee are independent directors as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq with respect to compensation committee membership.
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee’s main function is to oversee our corporate governance policies and the composition of our Board and committees. The nominating committee’s duties include, but are not limited to:
| • | identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors and recommending to the Board candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of stockholders or to fill vacancies on the Board; |
| • | developing and recommending to the Board and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance guidelines; |
| • | developing, reviewing and overseeing our environmental, social and governance strategy, initiatives, and policies, including matters related to environmental, health and safety and corporate responsibility; |
| • | reviewing and overseeing our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, initiatives and policies; |
| • | coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the Board, its committees, individual directors and management in our governance; and |
| • | reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and when necessary. |
Our nominating committee consists of Ms. Brophy Warson, Mr. Keaney, Mr. Yu and Mr. Kabat, with Ms. Brophy Warson serving as chair. Our Board has determined that all of the members of the nominating committee are independent directors as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq with respect to nominating committee membership.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that will apply to all of its employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. The code of business conduct and ethics is available on our website at www.alti-global.com. We expect that, to the extent required by law, any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website.
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Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law
Authorized but Unissued Shares
The authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of Nasdaq. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Stock and preferred stock could make more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Stockholder Action; Special Meetings of Stockholders
The Charter provides that stockholders may not take action by written consent, but may only take action at annual or special meetings of stockholders. As a result, a holder controlling a majority of our capital stock would not be able to amend the Bylaws or remove directors without holding a meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws. This restriction does not apply to actions taken by the holders of any series of preferred stock to the extent expressly provided in the applicable preferred stock designation. Further, the Charter provides that, subject to any special rights of the holders of preferred stock, only the Board acting pursuant to a resolution approved by the majority of the directors then in office may call special meetings of stockholders, thus prohibiting a holder of Common Stock from calling a special meeting. These provisions might delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
The Bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at its annual meeting of stockholders, must provide timely notice. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice will need to be delivered to, or mailed and received at, our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, except in the case of a special meeting to nominate candidates for election as directors, timely notice will mean not earlier than 120 days prior to the special meeting and not later than the later of 90 days prior to the special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which we first make public disclosure of the date of the special meeting. In the event that no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not earlier than the close of business on 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which we first make public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting. In the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which we first make public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting. The Bylaws will also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders’ notice. These provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before its annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors.
Amendment of Charter or Bylaws
The Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Board or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the shares of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting as one class; provided, that if the Board recommends that stockholders approve any such amendment or repeal at such meeting of stockholders, such amendment or repeal shall only require the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting as one class. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares
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of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, will be required to amend certain provisions of the Charter.
Board Vacancies
Any vacancy on the Board may be filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, subject to any special rights of the holders of preferred stock. Any director chosen to fill a vacancy will hold office until the expiration of the term of the class for which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Except as otherwise provided by law, in the event of a vacancy in the Board, the remaining directors may exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.
Exclusive Forum Selection
The Charter provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over any such action or proceeding, then the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or, if the Superior Court of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over any such action or proceeding, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or employees to us or our stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Charter or the Bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the State of Delaware. In addition, the Charter designates the federal district courts of the United States of America as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and consented to the exclusive forum provisions in the Charter.
Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which they apply, a court may determine that these provisions are unenforceable, and to the extent they are enforceable, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers, although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived their compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a Delaware corporation that is listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that such stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, certain mergers, asset or stock sales or other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:
| • | before the stockholder became interested, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
| • | upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting |
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| stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans, in some instances; or |
| • | at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by the board of directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least 662/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with the Board because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if the Board approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. Section 203 of the DGCL also may have the effect of preventing changes in the Board and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Charter provides that our directors and officers will be indemnified and advanced expenses by us to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, the Charter provides that our directors will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for damages as a result of an act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director, unless:
| • | the presumption that directors are acting in good faith, on an informed basis, and with a view to our interests has been rebutted; and |
| • | it is proven that the director’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director and such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. |
The Charter also permits us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any of our officers, directors, employees or agents for any liability arising out of their status as such, regardless of whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.
These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive Officer and Director Compensation of Cartesian
None of Cartesian’s executive officers or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to Cartesian. Since the consummation of the Initial Public Offering until the consummation of the Business Combination, Cartesian was required to reimburse the Sponsor for office space and secretarial and administrative services provided to Cartesian, in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per month. In addition, the Sponsor, executive officers and directors and their respective affiliates were reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities conducted on Cartesian’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Cartesian’s audit committee reviewed all payments that Cartesian made to the Sponsor, executive officers and directors and their respective affiliates on a quarterly basis. Any such payments prior to the Business Combination were made using funds held outside of Cartesian’s trust account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, Cartesian did not have any additional controls in place for governing reimbursement payments to its directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of Cartesian and in connection with identifying and consummating an initial business combination. Other than these payments and reimbursements, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, was paid by Cartesian to the Sponsor, executive officers and directors or any of their respective affiliates, prior to completion of the Business Combination.
Executive Officer and Director Compensation of Alvarium Tiedemann
Introduction
As an emerging growth company, we have opted to comply with the executive compensation disclosure rules applicable to “smaller reporting companies,” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act. This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for our executive officers who will be named executive officers (“Named Executive Officers”) of the Company following the Business Combination, which consist of our Chief Executive Officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers. The determination of the two other most highly compensated executive officers is based upon the Company’s expectations of total compensation for each of its executive officers, portions of which have not yet been finally determined. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, our Named Executive Officers are Michael Tiedemann, Christine Zhao, and Kevin Moran.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the total compensation paid to or earned by each of our Named Executive Officers in fiscal year 2022.
| Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary($) | Bonus($) | All Other Compensation ($) |
Total($) | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Tiedemann, Chief Executive Officer |
2022 | 600,000 | (1) | — | (2) | 12,500 | (3) | 612.500 | ||||||||||||
| Christine Zhao, Chief Financial Officer |
2022 | 375,000 | (4) | — | (2) | — | 375,000 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Moran, Chief Operating Officer |
2022 | 375,000 | (5) | — | (2) | — | 375,000 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Represents base salary paid in respect of TWMH ($350,000) and the TIG Entities ($250,000). |
| (2) | Amounts related to bonuses have not yet been determined and will be disclosed once available. |
| (3) | Represents profit share contributions in respect of the TIG entities ($12,500). |
| (4) | Represents base salary paid in respect of TWMH. |
| (5) | Represents base salary paid in respect of TWMH. |
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Employment Agreements
Tiedemann Employment Agreement
Effective upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Company, TIG Advisors, LLC (“TIG”), and Mr. Tiedemann entered into an amended and restated executive employment and restrictive covenant agreement (the “Tiedemann Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Tiedemann agreed to serve in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer of the Company, TIG Advisors and any of the other Company Entities (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement) designated by the Company for an initial term of five years from the Closing Date. For his services, Mr. Tiedemann will be (a) paid a base salary of $600,000 per annum, (b) eligible to receive a bonus with respect to each fiscal year during the Employment Term (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement) under our annual incentive compensation plan, program and/or arrangements applicable to senior-level executives as established and modified from time to time by the compensation committee; provided, however, that in no event shall the target bonus in any fiscal year (including any partial year in which the Tiedemann Employment Agreement is executed) be less than the 50th percentile of annual bonuses, determined based on the Benchmarking Methodology, and (c) entitled to an equity grant with respect to each fiscal year (including any partial year in which the Tiedemann Employment Agreement becomes effective) under any equity and/or equity-based compensation plan(s) adopted and maintained by the Company or TIG Advisors from time to time (if any) for the benefit of select employees of the Company Entities (which any Equity Awards (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement) granted to Mr. Tiedemann under the Executive Incentive Plan (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement), and the terms and conditions thereof, shall be determined by the compensation committee; provided, however, that in no event shall the terms and conditions thereof be any less favorable to Mr. Tiedemann than any other senior executive participating in an Executive Incentive Plan, and further provided that the value and vesting term for each Equity Award will not be less than the 50th percentile of incentive equity grants, determined based on the Benchmarking Methodology). The Base Compensation (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement) will be subject to annual review for increase, but not decrease, by the Board; provided, however, that such review may be delegated to the compensation committee. The “Benchmarking Methodology” is defined as: the results of a benchmarking study of executives of similar title and role to Executive at comparable public companies, based on a peer group of executives and companies to be agreed upon in advance in writing by the Company and Mr. Tiedemann, with such benchmarking study prepared by an independent third-party consulting firm that selected by the compensation committee after consultation with Mr. Tiedemann and engaged at our expense. Mr. Tiedemann’s employment and employment term will terminate upon the earliest to occur of the following: (a) the date of Mr. Tiedemann’s death; (b) a termination of Mr. Tiedemann’s employment by TIG Advisors due to Mr. Tiedemann’s Disability (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement); (c) Mr. Tiedemann’s resignation without Good Reason; (d) a termination of Mr. Tiedemann’s employment by TIG Advisors for Cause; (e) a termination of Mr. Tiedemann’s employment by TIG Advisors without Cause; (f) the resignation of Mr. Tiedemann for Good Reason; or (g) the conclusion of the employment term in the event of non-renewal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, TIG Advisors will not be entitled to terminate Mr. Tiedemann’s employment without Cause unless the determination to do so is made by a unanimous vote of the Board (after Mr. Tiedemann has been given the opportunity to make a presentation to the Board in opposition to such determination, if he so desires), excluding Mr. Tiedemann and any members who affirmatively indicate, in writing, that they are abstaining or recusing themselves from voting and provided that following any such abstentions or recusals, a quorum exists as under the applicable corporate documents (such determination, an “Early TWOC”). None of TIG Advisors, Mr. Tiedemann, or any Board member will take any undue action (including but not limited to the use of financial incentives or disincentives) to encourage or induce any Board member to vote, abstain, or recuse themselves from voting on an Early TWOC. (x) “Good Reason” is defined as the occurrence of any of the following events without Mr. Tiedemann’s consent: (a) a material reduction in Mr. Tiedemann’s Base Compensation; (b) a material diminution in Mr. Tiedemann’s duties, authority or responsibilities, or a change in Mr. Tiedemann’s title or reporting line; (c) a relocation of more than 30 miles from Mr. Tiedemann’s primary place of employment in New York, NY; or (d) the material breach of the Tiedemann Employment Agreement by the Company or TIG Advisors and (y) “Cause” is defined as: (a) a conviction of Mr. Tiedemann to a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; (b) gross negligence or willful
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misconduct by Mr. Tiedemann resulting in material economic harm to the Company and/or the Company Entities, taken as a whole; (c) a willful and continued failure by Mr. Tiedemann to carry out the reasonable and lawful directions of the Board issued in accordance with the Company’s or TIG Advisor’s Certificate of Formation, Certificate of Incorporation or other governing documents; (d) Mr. Tiedemann engaging in (A) fraud, (B) embezzlement, (C) theft or (D) knowing and material dishonesty resulting in material economic harm to the Company or any of the Company Entities. For the avoidance of doubt, subpart (C) of the preceding sentence is not intended to include any de minimis, incidental conduct by Mr. Tiedemann (e.g., taking office supplies home, etc.) or inadvertent actions such as accidental personal use of a Company credit card or accidental errors in mileage reimbursement or other accidental or inadvertent actions that are not materially injurious to the Company or any of the Company Entities; (e) a willful or material violation by Mr. Tiedemann of a material policy or procedure of the Company or any of the Company Entities; or (f) a willful material breach by Mr. Tiedemann of the Tiedemann Employment Agreement.
If Mr. Tiedemann’s employment ends for any reason, Mr. Tiedemann will be entitled to the following: (a) any earned but unpaid Base Compensation through the Termination Date; (b) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred through the Termination Date; (c) any accrued but unused PTO (as defined in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement) in accordance with Cartesian policy; and (d) any other accrued and vested payments (measured as of the Termination Date), benefits or fringe benefits to which Mr. Tiedemann may be entitled under the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement, benefit or fringe benefit plan or program, including, without limitation, any earned yet unpaid bonuses or other incentive compensation relating to completed fiscal years prior to the Termination Date (collectively, the “Accrued Amounts”).
If Mr. Tiedemann’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Mr. Tiedemann with Good Reason, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, Tiedemann will be entitled to the following continued compensation (the “Continued Compensation”): (a) continuation of Mr. Tiedemann’s then Base Compensation for the longer period of (i) the remaining duration of the Initial Term as of the Termination Date or (ii) 12 months (such longer period, the “Severance Period”), payable as and when those amounts would have been payable had the Employment Term not ended; (b) for each fiscal year (including any partial fiscal years) during the Severance Period, an amount equal to the Bonus payable for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to the Termination Date, payable in monthly installments over the Severance Period; (c) immediate vesting of all Equity Awards previously granted to Tiedemann; and (d) continuation of the health benefits provided to Mr. Tiedemann and his covered dependents, pursuant to COBRA, at our sole cost, for a period of 18 months.
If Mr. Tiedemann’s employment terminates as a result of Mr. Tiedemann’s death or Disability, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, Mr. Tiedemann will be entitled to a (a) continuation of Mr. Tiedemann’s then Base Compensation for 12 months, payable as and when those amounts would have been payable had the Employment Term not ended; (b) an amount equal to the Bonus payable for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to the Termination Date, payable in monthly installments over 12 months; and (c) continuation of the health benefits provided to Mr. Tiedemann and his covered dependents, pursuant to COBRA, at our sole cost, for a period of 12 months.
If Mr. Tiedemann’s employment terminates as a result of a non-renewal, Mr. Tiedemann will only be entitled to payment of the Accrued Amounts. Additionally, if Mr. Tiedemann’s employment terminates as a result of non-renewal by either party, Mr. Tiedemann’s post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation obligations will be immediately null and void.
The Continued Compensation will only be payable if Mr. Tiedemann complies with all terms and conditions of the Tiedemann Employment Agreement and Mr. Tiedemann (or his estate) executes and delivers to us a customary general release of claims in the form attached to the Tiedemann Employment Agreement.
If any dispute arises concerning the Tiedemann Employment Agreement or Mr. Tiedemann’s employment or his termination, the parties will submit the dispute to arbitration at JAMS in New York, NY.
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The Tiedemann Employment Agreement also includes certain restrictive covenants for Mr. Tiedemann, including a customary (a) 12-month non-compete (provided that if Mr. Tiedemann’s employment is terminated (i) without Cause prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the non-compete will end six months following the Termination Date or (ii) as a result of non-renewal of the Agreement, there will be no non-compete) (the “Restricted Period”), (b) non-interference and non-solicitation of our employees and clients (and prospective clients) during Mr. Tiedemann’s employment and the Restricted Period, and confidentiality, company work product and intellectual property, cooperation and non-disparagement provisions. In addition, Mr. Tiedemann has agreed that the Company currently owns the rights to, uses, and may at its option continue to use, “Tiedemann” as a trade name and/or as trademark or service mark (or portion thereof) (the “Tiedemann Marks”) and Mr. Tiedemann has agreed not to challenge the validity or enforceability of the Tiedemann Marks and, until such time as we (or, if the Tiedemann Marks are assigned along with substantially all the assets of our business, our successors or assigns) ceases to use the Tiedemann Marks, will not market, promote, distribute, or sell (or authorize others to market, promote, distribute or sell) to any third party, any private wealth or asset management services under the “Tiedemann” name or utilizing trademarks that are the same or similar to the Tiedemann Marks. Subject to the foregoing, nothing contained in the Tiedemann Employment Agreement will prohibit, limit or otherwise impair Tiedemann in using the “Tiedemann” name with respect to any activities following Tiedemann’s employment with the Company.
Moran Employment Agreement
Effective upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Company and Tiedemann Advisors, LLC (“TA”) entered into a new employment agreement with Kevin Moran (the “Moran Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Moran is employed by TA and serves as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer following the closing of the Business Combination. The Moran Employment Agreement provides that his initial annual base salary will be $375,000, and is subject to annual review by the compensation committee and may be increased but not decreased (other than as a result of an across the board reduction among the management team). In addition, the Moran Employment Agreement provides that, during each fiscal year during his employment under the Moran Employment Agreement, Mr. Moran is eligible to receive a bonus, provided that the target annual bonus in any fiscal year shall not be less than the 50th percentile of annual bonuses based upon a benchmarking study of executives of similar title role to Mr. Moran at comparable public companies. Mr. Moran is also eligible to participate in any equity or equity-based compensation maintained by the Company from time to time, and he is also eligible to participate in employee benefit plans generally in effect from time to time.
In the event of a termination of Mr. Moran’s employment by the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Moran Employment Agreement) or by his resignation for “good reason” (as defined in the Moran Employment Agreement), subject to Mr. Moran’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates, Mr. Moran will be entitled to receive (i) base salary continuation for 12 months following his termination date (ignoring any reduction that constitutes good reason), (ii) any unpaid bonus with respect to the completed year prior to the year in which the termination occurs; (iii) an amount equal to Mr. Moran’s prior year’s bonus and (iv) subject to Mr. Moran’s election to receive continued health benefits under COBRA and copayment of premium amounts at the active employees’ rate, payment of remaining premiums for participation in our health benefit plans until the earlier of (A) twelve months following termination; and (B) the date he becomes eligible for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan.
In the event of a termination of Mr. Moran’s employment due to his death or disability, Mr. Moran will be entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the sum of twelve months of Mr. Moran’s base salary and the prior year’s bonus (prorated for the portion of the year worked) plus (ii) continuation of the health benefits provided to Mr. Moran and his covered dependents at the Company’s sole premium cost for a period of 12 months.
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Director Compensation
Following the Business Combination, the Board approved the compensation for our non-employee directors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, pursuant to which our non-employee directors will receive the following:
| • | Annual cash retainer of $100,000 for service on the Board; |
| • | Additional annual cash retainers of $20,000 for service as the chair of the audit committee, $10,000 for service as the chair of the compensation committee and $10,000 for service as the chair of the nominating committee; |
| • | Additional annual cash retainers of $10,000 for service as a member of the audit committee, $5,000 for service as a member of the compensation committee, and $5,000 for service as a member of the nominating committee; and |
| • | Annual equity grant of stock options under the Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) with a value of approximately $110,000. |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Investor Rights Agreements
At the Closing, we entered into an investor rights agreement with a shareholder of Alvarium, pursuant to which, among other things, the shareholder will have the right to designate one nominee to the Board (the “Shareholder Designee”), and any committee of the Board will include the Shareholder Designee as a member or, if the Shareholder Designee does not meet applicable independence requirements to serve on any of our audit, compensation or nominating committees, the Shareholder Designee will have the right to participate in such committee meetings as an observer (the “Shareholder IRA”). In addition, at the Closing, we entered into separate investor rights agreements with certain Voting Parties (as defined therein and which includes the Sponsor and Michael Tiedemann) pursuant to which, among other things, the Voting Party will agree to vote in favor of the election or re-election of the Shareholder Designee as a director (each, a “Voting IRA” and, collectively with the Shareholder IRA, the “Investor Rights Agreements”).
The foregoing descriptions of the Investor Rights Agreements are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Investor Rights Agreements, copies of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and are incorporated herein by reference.
Umbrella LLC Agreement
Following the effective time of the Umbrella Merger, Umbrella adopted the Umbrella LLC Agreement in the form attached as an exhibit to the Business Combination Agreement. We are the sole manager of Umbrella. Certain of our directors and officers are members of Umbrella.
Provisions in the Umbrella LLC Agreement are intended to ensure that the total number of Umbrella’s Class A Common Units outstanding is always equal to the total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. The shares of Class B Common Stock (which is solely voting stock with no economic rights) will be “paired” to Umbrella Class B Common Units (which are economic units pursuant to which the holders of Class B Common Units effectively receive the economics they would have received had they instead held Class A Common Stock), with the holders of Umbrella Class B Common Units holding one share of Class B Common Stock for each Class B Common Unit held.
The Umbrella LLC Agreement provides that transfers of the Class B Common Units may not be made without the Manager’s consent except in the case of certain permitted transfers. The Umbrella LLC Agreement also provides for terms and conditions upon which holders of Umbrella Common Units can exchange one Umbrella Class B common unit and one share of Class B Common Stock for, at our option, either a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate (as defined therein) or (ii) cash in an amount based upon the sale price of Class A Common Stock in a private sale or the price to the public.
The foregoing description of the Umbrella LLC Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Umbrella LLC Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
Tax Receivable Agreement
Umbrella has made or will make an election under Section 754 of the Code for the taxable year in which the Business Combination occurs, and such election will remain in effect for any future taxable year in which a Unit Exchange occurs. Such election is expected to result in increases to our allocable share of the tax basis of the assets of Umbrella at the time of the Business Combination transactions and any future Unit Exchange. Such increases in our allocable share of Umbrella’s tax basis in its assets, may reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future. Such increases in tax basis may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain capital assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those capital assets.
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At the Closing, we entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement with TWMH Members, the TIG GP Members, the TIG MGMT Members (including certain of our directors and officers) (collectively, the “TRA Recipients”) that provides for the payment by us to the TRA Recipients of 85% of the amount of cash tax savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, and local and foreign income tax that we actually realize (or are deemed to realize in the case of an early termination payment by us or a change in control, as discussed below) as a result of the increases in tax basis and certain other tax benefits related to our entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement. This payment obligation is our obligation and not the obligation of Umbrella. We will benefit from the remaining 15% of cash tax savings, if any, that we realize as a result of such tax attributes. For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, the cash tax savings will be computed by comparing our actual income tax liability to the amount of such taxes that we would have been required to pay had there been no increase to the tax basis of our assets as a result of the Business Combination or the Unit Exchanges and had we not entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement (calculated by making certain assumptions).
The term of the Tax Receivable Agreement will continue until all such tax benefits have been utilized or expired, unless we exercise our right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement for an amount based on the present value of the agreed payments remaining to be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement (as described in more detail below), there is a change of control (as described in more detail below) or we breach any of our material obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, in which case all obligations will generally be accelerated and due as if we had exercised our right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement. Estimating the amount of payments that may be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement is by its nature imprecise, as the calculation depends on a variety of factors. The actual increase in tax basis of the assets of Umbrella, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including:
| • | the timing of Unit Exchanges and the price of our Class A Common Stock at the time of such Unit Exchanges—the increase in any tax deductions, as well as the tax basis increase in other assets or other tax attributes, is proportional to the price of our Class A Common Stock at the time of the Unit Exchange; |
| • | the extent to which such Unit Exchanges are taxable—if an exchange is not taxable for any reason, an increase in the tax basis of the assets of Umbrella (and thus increased deductions) may not be available as a result of such Unit Exchange; and |
| • | the amount and timing of our income—we will be required to pay 85% of the cash tax savings, if any, as and when realized. |
If we do not have taxable income (determined without regard to the tax basis increase resulting from a Unit Exchange), we will generally not be required (absent a change of control or other circumstances requiring an early termination payment) to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for that taxable year because no cash tax savings will have been actually realized. However, any cash tax savings that do not result in realized benefits in a given tax year may generate tax attributes that may be utilized to generate benefits in future tax years (with possibly some carry back potential to prior tax years for certain tax purposes). The utilization of such tax attributes will result in payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement.
Future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are expected to be substantial. It is possible that future transactions or events could increase or decrease the actual cash tax savings realized and the corresponding payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. There may be a material negative effect on our liquidity if, as a result of timing discrepancies or otherwise, the payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement exceed the actual cash tax savings we realize and/or distributions to us by Umbrella are not sufficient to permit us to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are not conditioned upon the TRA Recipients’ continued ownership of us or Umbrella.
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assumptions, (as described below) including that we would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the increased tax deductions and tax basis and other benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement.
Furthermore, we may elect to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early by making an immediate payment equal to the present value of the anticipated future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. In determining such anticipated future payments, the Tax Receivable Agreement includes several assumptions, including (1) that any Umbrella common units that have not been redeemed are deemed redeemed for the market value of our Class A Common Stock and the amount of cash that would have been transferred if the redemption had occurred at the time of termination, (2) we will have sufficient taxable income in each future taxable year to fully utilize all relevant tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, (3) the tax rates for future years will be those specified in the law as in effect at the time of termination, and (4) certain non-amortizable, non-deductible assets are deemed disposed of within specified time periods. In addition, the present value of such anticipated future cash tax savings is discounted at a rate equal to SOFR plus 100 basis points.
As a result of the change in control provisions and the early termination right, we could be required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement that are greater than or less than 85% of the actual cash tax savings that we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. In these situations, our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement could have a substantial negative impact on our liquidity.
Decisions made in the course of running our businesses may influence the timing and amount of payments that are received by the TRA Recipients under the Tax Receivable Agreement. For example, the earlier disposition of assets following an exchange or acquisition transaction will generally accelerate payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and increase the present value of such payments, and the disposition of assets before an exchange or acquisition transaction will increase the tax liability of an exchanging holder without giving rise to any rights to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement.
Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that we will determine. Although we are not aware of any issue that would cause the IRS to challenge an increase in the tax basis of the assets of Umbrella that would otherwise be subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, we will not be reimbursed for any payments previously made under the Tax Receivable Agreement with respect to a tax basis increase that is successfully challenged. As a result, in certain circumstances, payments could be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement in excess of our cash tax savings.
The foregoing description of the Tax Receivable Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Tax Receivable Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
Alvarium Exchange Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we, Alvarium and the Alvarium Shareholders entered into the Alvarium Exchange Agreement pursuant to which, at the Closing, the Alvarium Shareholders exchanged their ordinary shares of Alvarium Topco and Class A Shares of Alvarium Topco for that number and type of Class A Common Stock as is equal to each Alvarium Shareholders’ portion of the Alvarium Shareholders Share Consideration as determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Alvarium Exchange Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Alvarium Exchange Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Subscription Agreements
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we entered into Subscription Agreements, with the PIPE Investors pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein, the PIPE Investors collectively subscribed for 16,936,715 PIPE Shares at a purchase price of $9.80 per share, for an aggregate purchase price equal to $164,999,807. The Private Placement was consummated substantially concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination. Upon the Closing of the Private Placement, we simultaneously (i) canceled 2,118,569 Class A ordinary shares held by Sponsor, which number was equal to the number of Sponsor Redemption Shares and (ii) issued the PIPE Bonus Shares to the PIPE Investors.
IlWaddi (a greater than 5% beneficial owner of Common Stock) was issued 5,834,697 shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Private Placement. Sponsor was issued 2,861 shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Private Placement.
The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement
On the Closing Date, we, certain of our shareholders (including the Sponsor), the Alvarium Shareholders, the TWMH Members, the TIG GP Members and the TIG MGMT Members (such shareholders and members, the “Holders”) entered into the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement (the “Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, we are obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain of our securities held by the Holders (including any outstanding Common Stock and any other equity security (including the Warrants and Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any other such equity security) held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and any PIPE Shares) and any Common Stock or any other equity security issued or issuable, including in exchange for Umbrella Class B common units pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Umbrella LLC Agreement). The Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement also provides the Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.
Subject to certain customary exceptions, the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement further provides for the Common Stock and any other equity securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Lock-Up Shares”) held by the Holders to be locked-up for a period of time, as follows:
| (a) | In relation to the SPAC Private Placement Warrants (other than those held by specified individuals (“Director Holders”)): |
| i. | One-third of the SPAC Private Placement Warrants will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is two years after the Closing Date; |
| ii. | One-third of the SPAC Private Placement Warrants will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is three years after the Closing Date; and |
| iii. | One-third of the SPAC Private Placement Warrants will not be locked-up; |
| (b) | The (x) Class B ordinary shares held by the Director Holders and the Common Stock received in exchange for such Class B ordinary shares (the “Director Shares”) and (y) 50% of the shares of Common Stock, or Class B Units that are exchangeable into Common Stock pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, held by the Inactive Target Holders (as designated therein) (the “Inactive Target Holder Shares” and, together with the Director Shares, the “Director/Inactive Target Holder Shares”) will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year after the Closing Date; |
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| (c) | The Option Shares (as defined in the Option Agreements) (the “Sponsor-Sourced Option Shares”) will be locked-up for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) one year after the date of the Closing Date or (y) such time, at least 150 days after the Closing Date, that the closing price of Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share |
| (d) | In relation to the Lock-Up Shares (other than the SPAC Private Placement Warrants, the Director/ Inactive Target Holder Shares and the Sponsor-Sourced Option Shares): |
| i. | an amount equal to 40% (plus, in the case of the Sponsor, the Specified Amount (as defined in the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement)) of such Lock-Up Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year after the Closing Date; |
| ii. | an amount equal to 30% (minus, in the case of the Sponsor, one-half of the Specified Amount) of such Lock-Up Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is two years after the Closing Date; and |
| iii. | an amount equal to 30% (minus, in the case of the Sponsor, one-half of the Specified Amount) of such Lock-Up Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is three years after the Closing Date. |
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Related Party Transactions Prior to the Business Combination
Founder Shares
On December 31, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share, to cover certain offering costs in consideration for 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares. On February 23, 2021, we effectuated a recapitalization, and as a result, the initial shareholders held 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, including up to 1,125,000 Founder Shares which were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor, if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters in full. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option on February 26, 2021, none of the Class B ordinary shares were subject to forfeiture any longer.
On the Closing Date, we consummated the Business Combination, pursuant to which, among other things, the Founder Shares were automatically converted into shares of Class A Common Stock. The initial shareholders, including the Sponsor, are subject to contractual restrictions on transfer of such shares of Class A Common Stock, as described more fully under “—Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement” above.
Private Placement Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,900,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $8,900,000, in a private placement. In connection with the Business Combination, all of the Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor were cancelled.
Administrative Services
We agreed to pay the Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services provided to members of the management team prior to the Business Combination. Upon completion of the Business Combination, we ceased paying these monthly fees.
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Related Party Loans
On December 31, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan us up to $250,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering. These loans were non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of June 30, 2021 or the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of February 26, 2021, we had borrowings of $144,890 under the promissory note, and on February 26, 2021, repaid the $144,890 from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. As of the Closing Date, we had no outstanding borrowings under the promissory note.
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors had the option, but not the obligation to, loan us funds as may be required (such funds, the “Working Capital Loans”). Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into SPAC Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the SPAC Private Placement Warrants. As of the Closing Date, we had $500,000 outstanding under the Working Capital Loans. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, we repaid the Working Capital Loans.
Related Person Transaction Policy
The Board has adopted a written related person transaction policy that sets forth the following policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related person transactions.
A “Related Person Transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship in which we or any of our subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
A “Related Person” means:
| • | any person who is, or at any time during the applicable period was, one of our executive officers or a member of the Board; |
| • | any person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of its voting stock; |
| • | any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a director, officer or a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting stock, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, executive officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting stock; and |
| • | any firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is a partner or principal or in a similar position or in which such person has a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest. |
We have also adopted policies and procedures designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings it may have with its affiliates and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may exist from time to time. For example, we have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that generally prohibits our officers or directors from engaging in any transaction where there is a conflict between such individual’s personal interest and our interests. Waivers to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will generally only be obtained from the audit committee, or if for an executive officer, by the Board, and are publicly disclosed as required by applicable law and regulations. In addition, the audit committee will be required to review and approve all related-party transactions (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K).
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of January 20, 2023 by:
| • | each person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of shares of Common Stock; |
| • | each of the Company’s current named executive officers and directors; and |
| • | all current executive officers and directors of the Company as a group. |
Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
Percentage ownership of our voting securities is based on 112,521,029 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Closing Date, consisting of 57,488,068 shares of Class A Common Stock and 55,032,961 shares of Class B Common Stock, immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination and the PIPE Investment, and does not include 20,399,877 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants that remain outstanding following the Business Combination. The number of shares issued differs from the pro forma capitalization table due to the inclusion of approximately 755,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Sponsor and subject to potential forfeiture based on a five-year post-closing earnout, which are excluded from such pro forma capitalization table, and conversion of certain shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock as elected by a number of stockholders at Closing.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the voting securities beneficially owned by them.
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Class A Common Stock Beneficially Owned |
Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned(2) |
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| Five Percent Holders |
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| CGC Sponsor LLC(3) |
10,454,384 | 17.0 | % | — | — | 9.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| IlWaddi Cayman Holdings(4) |
19,809,002 | 36.8 | % | — | — | 19.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Global Goldfield Limited(5) |
11,164,474 | 19.1 | % | — | — | 9.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Drew Figdor(6) |
1,032,108 | 1.8 | % | 8,617,856 | 15.7 | % | 8.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Directors and Named Executive Officers |
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| Michael Tiedemann(7) |
1,078,094 | 1.8 | % | 9,930,041 | 18.0 | % | 9.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Christine Zhao |
100 | * | — | — | * | |||||||||||||||
| Kevin Moran(8) |
85,691 | * | 845,759 | 1.5 | % | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Alison Trauttmansdorff |
100 | * | — | — | * | |||||||||||||||
| Laurie Birrittella (Jelenek)(9) |
135,983 | * | 1,135,425 | 2.1 | % | 1.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Jed Emerson |
100 | * | — | — | * | |||||||||||||||
| Craig Smith(10) |
217,548 | * | 2,147,165 | 3.9 | % | 2.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Spiros Maliagros(11) |
456,457 | * | 3,811,306 | 6.9 | % | 3.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Peter Yu(3) |
10,454,384 | 17.0 | % | — | — | 9.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Nancy Curtin |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Ali Bouzarif(12) |
797,073 | 1.4 | % | — | — | * | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin T. Kabat |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Timothy Keaney |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Tracey Brophy Warson |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hazel McNeilage |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Judy Lee |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| All directors and executive officers as a group (16 individuals) |
13,217,610 | 20.8 | % | 17,869,696 | 32.5 | % | 26.3 | % | ||||||||||||
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| * | Indicates beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
| (1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the entities or individuals is 520 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022. |
| (2) | Each Class B Unit (a “Class B Unit”) of Umbrella is paired with a share of Class B Common Stock (collectively, the “Paired Interests”). Pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, a Paired Interest is exchangeable at any time for a share of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications. As the holder exchanges the Paired Interests pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, the shares of Class B Common Stock included in the Paired Interests will automatically be canceled and the Class B Common Units included in the Paired Interests shall be automatically transferred to us and converted into and become an equal number of Class A Common Units in Umbrella. |
| (3) | Consists of (i) 6,039,292 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Sponsor, (ii) 374,429 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Pangaea Three, LP (“Pangaea”), the sole member of the Sponsor, and (iii) 4,040,663 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days held by Pangaea. Pangaea is the sole member of the Sponsor, and both the Sponsor and Pangaea are controlled by Peter Yu. Consequently, each of Pangaea and Mr. Yu may be deemed to share voting and dispositive control over the securities held by the Sponsor and thus to share beneficial ownership of such securities, and Mr. Yu may be deemed to share voting and dispositive control over the securities held by the Sponsor and Pangaea and thus to share beneficial ownership of such securities. Mr. Yu disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor and Pangaea, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The business address of the Sponsor is 505 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10017. |
| (4) | Consists of (i) 17,254,687 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 1,104,315 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (iii) options to purchase 1,450,000 shares of Class A Common Stock exercisable within 60 days held directly by ilWaddi Cayman Holdings (“ilWaddi”). H.E. Sheikh Jassim Abdulaziz J.H. Al-Thani is the sole owner of ilWaddi. Accordingly, Mr. Al-Thani may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by ilWaddi. The business address of ilWaddi and Mr. Al-Thani is c/o Geller Advisors, 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. |
| (5) | Consists of (i) 10,180,060 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 984,414 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days held directly by Global Goldfield Limited (“GGL”). The sole owner of GGL is Jaywell Limited (“Jaywell”). The sole owner of Jaywell is Avanda Investments Limited (“Avanda”). The sole owner of Avanda is Peterson Alpha (PTC) Limited (“Peterson”). The sole owner of Peterson is Sai Hong Yeung. Accordingly, each of Jaywell, Avanda, Peterson and Mr. Yeung may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by GGL. The business address of GGL, Jaywell, Avanda, Peterson and Mr. Yeung is 22/F South China Building, 1-3 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. |
| (6) | Consists of (i) 1,032,108 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 8,617,856 shares of Class B Common Stock. |
| (7) | Consists of (i) 585,198 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 5,065,196 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Mr. Tiedemann, (ii) 253,307 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 2,500,103 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Michael Glenn Tiedemann 2012 Delaware Trust (“MGT 2012 DE Trust”) over which shares Mr. Tiedemann has investment discretion, (iii) 67,917 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 670,334 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the CHT Family Trust Article 3rd fbo Michael G. Tiedemann (“CHT Fam Tst Ar 3rd fbo MGT”) over which shares Mr. Tiedemann has investment discretion and (iv) 171,672 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 1,694,408 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Chauncey Close, LLC, over which shares Mr. Tiedemann may be deemed to have beneficial ownership by virtue of being the managing member of Chauncey Close, LLC. Mr. Tiedemann disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock held by the MGT 2012 DE Trust, the CHT Fam Tst Ar 3rd fbo MGT and Chauncey Close, LLC, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein. The principal business address of MGT 2012 DE Trust is c/o Tiedemann Trust Company, 200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 525, Wilmington, DE 19809. |
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| (8) | Consists of (i) 85,691 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 845,759 shares of Class B Common Stock. |
| (9) | Consists of (i) 135,983 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 1,135,425 shares of Class B Common Stock. Does not include 203,329 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Chauncey Close, LLC, in which Ms. Birrittella (Jelenek) has a pecuniary interest. Ms. Birrittella (Jelenek) disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Chauncey Close, LLC, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest she may have therein. |
| (10) | Consists of (i) 217,548 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 2,147,165 shares of Class B Common Stock. |
| (11) | Consists of (i) 456,457 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 3,811,306 shares of Class B Common Stock. Does not include 440,547 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Chauncey Close, LLC, in which Mr. Maliagros has a pecuniary interest. Mr. Maliagros disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Chauncey Close, LLC, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein. |
| (12) | Consists of (i) 732,040 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 65,033 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days. |
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SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The Selling Securityholders listed in the table below may from time to time offer and sell any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants set forth below pursuant to this prospectus. When we refer to the “Selling Securityholders” in this prospectus, we refer to the persons listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors and other permitted transferees that hold any of the Selling Securityholders’ interest in the shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants after the date of this prospectus.
The following table sets forth certain information provided by or on behalf of the Selling Securityholders concerning the Class A Common Stock and Warrants that may be offered from time to time by each Selling Securityholder pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders identified below may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of their securities after the date on which they provided us with information regarding their securities. Moreover, the securities identified below include only the securities being registered for resale and may not incorporate all shares deemed to be beneficially held by the Selling Securityholders. Any changed or new information given to us by the Selling Securityholders, including regarding the identity of, and the securities held by, each Selling Securityholder, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement or amendments to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, if and when necessary. A Selling Securityholder may sell all, some or none of such securities in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Percentage ownership is based on 112,521,029 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Closing Date, consisting of 57,488,068 shares of Class A Common Stock and 55,032,961 shares of Class B Common Stock, immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination and the PIPE Investment, and does not include 20,399,877 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants that remain outstanding following the Business Combination. Warrants and other convertible or exchangeable securities that are exercisable or may be converted or will be exercisable or convertible within 60 days of January 20, 2023 are considered outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding those options, Warrants or other securities for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
Other than as described below or elsewhere in this prospectus, none of the Selling Securityholders has any material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates.
| Securities Beneficially Owned prior to this Offering |
Securities to be Sold in this Offering |
Securities Beneficially Owned after this Offering† |
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| Names and Addresses(1) |
Common Stock (2) |
Warrants | Common Stock (2) |
Warrants | Common Stock(2) |
% | Warrants | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CGC Sponsor LLC(3) |
6,413,721 | 4,040,663 | 6,413,721 | 4,040,663 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Yu(3) |
6,413,721 | 4,040,663 | 6,413,721 | 4,040,663 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Il Waddi Cayman Holdings(4) |
18,704,687 | 1,104,315 | 18,704,687 | 1,104,315 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Goldfield Limited(5) |
10,180,060 | 984,414 | 10,180,060 | 984,414 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drew Figdor(6) |
8,617,856 | 1,032,108 | 8,617,856 | 1,032,108 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Tiedemann(7) |
9,930,041 | 1,078,094 | 9,930,041 | 1,078,094 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Grabowski |
12,500 | — | 12,500 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Karp |
12,500 | — | 12,500 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elias Diaz Sese |
25,000 | — | 25,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * | Indicates beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
| † | Assumes the sale of all shares offered in this prospectus. |
| (1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the entities or individuals is 520 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022. |
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| (2) | Each Class B Unit of Umbrella is paired with a share of Class B Common Stock. Pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, a Paired Interest is exchangeable at any time for a share of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications. As the holder exchanges the Paired Interests pursuant to the Umbrella LLC Agreement, the shares of Class B Common Stock included in the Paired Interests will automatically be canceled and the Class B Common Units included in the Paired Interests shall be automatically transferred to us and converted into and become an equal number of Class A Common Units in Umbrella. |
| (3) | Consists of (i) 6,036,431 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Sponsor, (ii) 2,861 shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Private Placement, (iii) 374,429 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Pangaea and (iii) 4,040,663 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days held by Pangaea. Pangaea is the sole member of the Sponsor, and both the Sponsor and Pangaea are controlled by Peter Yu. Consequently, each of Pangaea and Mr. Yu may be deemed to share voting and dispositive control over the securities held by the Sponsor and thus to share beneficial ownership of such securities, and Mr. Yu may be deemed to share voting and dispositive control over the securities held by the Sponsor and Pangaea and thus to share beneficial ownership of such securities. Mr. Yu disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor and Pangaea, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The business address of the Sponsor is 505 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10017. |
| (4) | Consists of (i) 11,419,990 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 5,834,697 shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Private Placement, (iii) 1,104,315 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (iv) options to purchase 1,450,000 shares of Class A Common Stock exercisable within 60 days held directly by ilWaddi. H.E. Sheikh Jassim Abdulaziz J.H. Al-Thani is the sole owner of ilWaddi. Accordingly, Mr. Al-Thani may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by ilWaddi. The business address of ilWaddi and Mr. Al-Thani is c/o Geller Advisors, 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. |
| (5) | Consists of (i) 10,180,060 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 984,414 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days held directly by GGL. The sole owner of GGL is Jaywell. The sole owner of Jaywell is Avanda. The sole owner of Avanda is Peterson. The sole owner of Peterson is Sai Hong Yeung. Accordingly, each of Jaywell, Avanda, Peterson and Mr. Yeung may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by GGL. The business address of GGL, Jaywell, Avanda, Peterson and Mr. Yeung is 22/F South China Building, 1-3 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. |
| (6) | Consists of (i) 1,032,108 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 8,617,856 shares of Class B Common Stock. |
| (7) | Consists of (i) 585,198 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 5,065,196 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Mr. Tiedemann, (ii) 253,307 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 2,500,103 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the MGT 2012 DE Trust over which shares Mr. Tiedemann has investment discretion, (iii) 67,917 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 670,334 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the CHT Fam Tst Ar 3rd fbo MGT over which shares Mr. Tiedemann has investment discretion and (iv) 171,672 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Warrants exercisable within 60 days and 1,694,408 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Chauncey Close, LLC, over which shares Mr. Tiedemann may be deemed to have beneficial ownership by virtue of being the managing member of Chauncey Close, LLC. Mr. Tiedemann disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock held by the MGT 2012 DE Trust, the CHT Fam Tst Ar 3rd fbo MGT and Chauncey Close, LLC, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein. The principal business address of MGT 2012 DE Trust is c/o Tiedemann Trust Company, 200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 525, Wilmington, DE 19809. |
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES
The following summary of the material terms of our securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities. Your rights as a stockholder are governed by Delaware law and the Charter and Bylaws. Your rights as a warrantholder are governed by the Warrant Agreement. We urge you to read the applicable provisions of Delaware law, the Charter and Bylaws, and the Warrant Agreement carefully and in their entirety because they describe your rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock. The descriptions of the Charter, Bylaws and Warrant Agreement are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Charter, Bylaws and Warrant Agreement, copies of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and are incorporated herein by reference.
Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock
The Charter authorizes the issuance of 1,035,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 875,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii) 150,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (iii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “preferred stock”).
Common Stock
The Charter authorizes two classes of common stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, each with a par value of $0.0001. As of January 3, 2022, there were 57,488,068 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and 55,032,961 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Each Class B Unit (a “Class B Unit”) of Umbrella is paired with a share of Class B Common Stock (collectively, the “Paired Interests”). Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of Umbrella, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as amended from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”), a Paired Interest is exchangeable at any time for a share of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications. As the holder exchanges the Paired Interests pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the shares of Class B Common Stock included in the Paired Interests will automatically be canceled and the Class B Common Units included in the Paired Interests shall be automatically transferred to us and converted into and become an equal number of Class A Common Units in Umbrella.
Voting Power
Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise provided in any preferred stock designation, the holders of Common Stock possess all voting power for the election of our directors and all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of Common Stock will have one vote in respect of each share of stock held by such holder on matters to be voted on by stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, will not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Charter (including any preferred stock designation) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of our preferred stock if the holders of such affected series of our preferred stock are entitled to vote on such amendment pursuant to the Charter (including any preferred stock designation) or pursuant to the DGCL.
Dividends
Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock, holders of the Class A Common Stock will be entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the Board, payable either in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock. Holders of the Class B Common Stock shall be deemed to be a non-economic interest, and such holders shall not be entitled to receive any dividends (including cash, stock or property) in respect of their shares of Class B Common Stock.
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Liquidation, Dissolution and Winding Up
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to any holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, our remaining assets of whatever kind available for distribution will be distributed to the holders of Class A Common Stock ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by them and to the holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock entitled thereto. Holders of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive any of our assets or funds available for distribution to stockholders. The voluntary sale, conveyance, lease, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of capital stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of our assets of or a merger involving us and one or more other entities (whether or not we are the entity surviving such merger) will not be deemed to be a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of our affairs, except to the extent expressly provided for in any applicable preferred stock designation.
Preemptive or Other Rights
Subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of stock, all shares of Class A Common Stock will have equal dividend, distribution, liquidation and other rights, and will have no preference or appraisal rights, except for any appraisal rights provided by the DGCL. Subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of stock, all shares of Class B Common Stock will have equal dividend, distribution, liquidation and other rights, and will have no preference or appraisal rights, except for any appraisal rights provided by the DGCL. Furthermore, holders of Common Stock will have no preemptive rights and there are no conversion, sinking fund or redemption rights, or rights to subscribe for any of our securities. The rights, powers, preferences and privileges of holders of Common Stock will be subject to those of the holders of any shares of preferred stock that the Board may authorize and issue in the future.
Election of Directors
Each director will generally serve for a term of one year expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.
Preferred Stock
The Charter provides that shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board will be authorized to establish the voting rights, if any, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series of preferred stock. The Board will be able to, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of Common Stock and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of the Board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management. As of the date hereof, we have no preferred stock outstanding.
Warrants
Public Warrants
Each whole Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock. This means that only a whole Warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. The Warrants will expire five years after the date on which they first became exercisable, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
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We will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No Warrant will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless the Class A Common Stock issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant will not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any Warrant.
We have agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of the Business Combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. We will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration or redemption of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A Common Stock is at the time of any exercise of a Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of Warrants who exercise their Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement or register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is available.
Redemption of Warrants when the price per Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the Warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding Warrants:
| • | in whole and not in part; |
| • | at a price of $0.01 per Warrant; |
| • | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
| • | if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a Warrant as described under the heading “—Anti-dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
In the event that we elect to redeem all of the redeemable Warrants as described above, we will fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by us not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date to the registered holders of the redeemable warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they appear on the registration books. In addition, we will issue a press release and file a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC containing notice of redemption.
We are not contractually obligated to notify investors when the Warrants become eligible for redemption and do not intend to so notify investors upon eligibility of the Warrants for redemption, unless and until we elect to redeem such Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement.
We will not redeem the Warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common Stock is available throughout the 30-day
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redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
We have established the last of the redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the Warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the Warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise his, her or its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 (for whole shares) Warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
Redemption Procedures. A holder of a Warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the warrant agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (as specified by the holder) of the Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
Anti-dilution Adjustments. If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a dividend payable in Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding ordinary shares. A rights offering to holders of ordinary shares entitling holders to purchase Class A Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a share dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one minus the quotient of (a) the price per share of Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (b) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Stock as reported during the ten trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Class A Common Stock trades on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if we, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such Class A Common Stock (or other shares of our share capital into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (i) as described above or (ii) any cash dividends or cash distributions which, when combined on a per share basis with all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the Class A Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution does not exceed $0.50 (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any other adjustments and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the exercise price or to the number of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant) but only with respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50 per share, then the Warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or reclassification of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of
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Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Class A Common Stock.
Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the Warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the Warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (i) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (ii) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding ordinary shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their Warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of shares in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the Warrant properly exercises the Warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction, the Warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the Warrant Agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the Warrant. The purpose of such exercise price reduction is to provide additional value to holders of the Warrants when an extraordinary transaction occurs during the exercise period of the Warrants pursuant to which the holders of the Warrants otherwise do not receive the full potential value of the Warrants.
The Warrants are issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. You should review a copy of the Warrant Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the Warrants. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or to correct any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the Warrant Agreement to the description of the terms of the Warrants and the Warrant Agreement set forth in this prospectus, or defective provision or (ii) adding or changing any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Warrant Agreement as the parties to the Warrant Agreement may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the Warrants, provided that the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then-outstanding Warrants is required to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders.
The Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the Warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the Warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their Warrants and receive Common Stock. After the issuance of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by shareholders.
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Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of Class A Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.
Private Placement Warrants
The Private Placement Warrants (including the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) are not be transferable, assignable or saleable (except, among other limited exceptions as described under “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Cartesian Related Person Transactions—Private Placement Warrants,” to our officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with sponsor) and they are not redeemable by us so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
If holders of the Private Placement Warrants elect to exercise them on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price by surrendering his, her or its warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (ii) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for the ten trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of warrant exercise is sent to the warrant agent. The Private Placement Warrants are permitted to be exercisable on a cashless basis because it was not known at the time of the initial issuance thereof whether the Sponsor and its permitted transferees would be considered “affiliates” of our under the Securities Act following the Business Combination. Although certain of the transferees of the Private Placement Warrants were not permitted transferees and do not have the right to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis, the Sponsor may be deemed an affiliate because of its board representation. As an affiliate of the Company, the Sponsor’s ability to sell our securities in the open market will be significantly limited. We expect to have policies in place that prohibit insiders from selling our securities except during specific periods of time. Even during such periods of time when insiders will be permitted to sell our securities, an insider cannot trade in our securities if he or she is in possession of material non-public information. Accordingly, unlike public stockholders who could exercise their Warrants and sell the Class A Common Stock received upon such exercise freely in the open market in order to recoup the cost of such exercise, the insiders could be significantly restricted from selling such securities. As a result, we believe that allowing the holders to exercise such Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis is appropriate.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of the Closing Date, we had $500,000 outstanding under the Working Capital Loans. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, we repaid the Working Capital Loans.
The Sponsor has agreed, and any of its assignees or transferees will agree, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants (including the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any of these warrants) until the date that is 30 days after the Closing Date, except, among other limited exceptions as described under “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Additional Related Party Transactions Prior to the Business Combination—Private Placement Warrants,” to our officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with the Sponsor.
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Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends to date. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any cash dividends will be within the discretion of the Board at such time. Our ability to declare dividends may also be limited by restrictive covenants pursuant to any debt financing agreements.
Listing of Securities
Our Class A Common Stock and Warrants are currently listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “ALTI” and “ALTIW,” respectively.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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SECURITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
As of January 3, 2023, we had 57,488,068 shares of Class A Common Stock (excluding shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exchange of Class B Units) and 20,399,877 Warrants, all of which are freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, subject to the expiration or, if earlier, the waiver of the lock-up periods and transfer restrictions provided for in the agreements described below in respect of resales by the parties thereto. Any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon exercise of outstanding Warrants or options or exchange of Class B Units have also been registered and are or will be, as applicable, freely tradeable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. Certain of our stockholders may be considered affiliates (as defined in Rule 144), which can impose some limitations on their resale of our securities. Any resales of restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144) will be subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including the provisions of Rule 144 discussed below. We have also agreed to register the resale of certain other shares of Class A Common Stock that we may issue in the future, as discussed below in “—Registration Rights.”
We cannot predict what effect, if any, sales of shares of our Class A Common Stock or Warrants from time to time or the availability of shares of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants for future sale may have on the market price of our securities. Sales of substantial amounts of Class A Common Stock or Warrants, including pursuant to the offering covered by this prospectus, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our securities and could impair our future ability to raise capital through an offering of equity securities or otherwise. See the section entitled “Risk Factors.”
Rule 144
Pursuant to Rule 144, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares or warrants for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale and have filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months (or such shorter period as we were required to file reports) preceding the sale.
Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our Class A Common Stock or our Warrants for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
| • | 1% of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants then outstanding; or |
| • | the average weekly reported trading volume of the Class A Common Stock or Warrants during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
Sales by our affiliates under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or issuers that have been at any time previously a shell company. However, Rule 144 also includes an important exception to this prohibition if the following conditions are met:
| • | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
| • | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
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| • | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and |
| • | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, we ceased to be a shell company, and so, once the conditions set forth in the exceptions listed above are satisfied, Rule 144 will become available for the resale of restricted securities and securities held by affiliates.
Registration Rights
Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement
On the Closing Date, we, certain of our shareholders (including the Sponsor), and the Holders entered into the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, we are obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain of our securities held by the Holders (including any outstanding Common Stock and any other equity security (including the Warrants and Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any other such equity security) held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and any PIPE Shares) and any Common Stock or any other equity security issued or issuable, including in exchange for Umbrella Class B common units pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Umbrella LLC Agreement). The Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement also provides the Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.
Subject to certain customary exceptions, the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement further provides for the Lock-Up Shares held by the Holders to be locked-up for a period of time, as follows:
| (a) | In relation to the SPAC Private Placement Warrants (other than those held by Director Holders): |
| i. | One-third of the SPAC Private Placement Warrants will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is two years after the Closing Date; |
| ii. | One-third of the SPAC Private Placement Warrants will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is three years after the Closing Date; and |
| iii. | One-third of the SPAC Private Placement Warrants will not be locked-up; |
| (b) | The Director/Inactive Target Holder Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year after the Closing Date; |
| (c) | The Sponsor-Sourced Option Shares will be locked-up for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) one year after the date of the Closing Date or (y) such time, at least 150 days after the Closing Date, that the closing price of Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period; |
| (d) | In relation to the Lock-Up Shares (other than the SPAC Private Placement Warrants, the Director/Inactive Target Holder Shares and the Sponsor-Sourced Option Shares): |
| i. | an amount equal to 40% (plus, in the case of the Sponsor, the Specified Amount (as defined in the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement)) of such Lock-Up Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year after the Closing Date; |
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| ii. | an amount equal to 30% (minus, in the case of the Sponsor, one-half of the Specified Amount) of such Lock-Up Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is two years after the Closing Date; and |
| iii. | an amount equal to 30% (minus, in the case of the Sponsor, one-half of the Specified Amount) of such Lock-Up Shares will be locked-up during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is three years after the Closing Date. |
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
Subscription Agreements
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we entered into Subscription Agreements with certain investors (each a “PIPE Investor”) to purchase, following the Domestication, Class A Common Stock (such shares, collectively, “PIPE Shares”) in an aggregate value of $164,999,807, representing 16,836,715 PIPE Shares at a price of $9.80 per share.
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we agreed that, within 45 calendar days after the consummation of the Business Combination, it will file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares, and we will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof; provided, however, that our obligations to include the shares held by a PIPE Investor in such registration statement will be contingent upon the respective PIPE Investor furnishing in writing to us such information regarding the PIPE Investor, our securities held by such PIPE Investor and the intended method of disposition of the shares, as will be reasonably requested by us to effect the registration of such shares, and will execute such documents in connection with such registration, as we may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations.
The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering (i) up to 125,175,736 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 12,940,597 Warrants. The Selling Securityholders will pay all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of their shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants, including underwriters’ or agents’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, underwriter marketing costs and all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Selling Securityholders, except that we will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel for the Selling Securityholders in the event of an underwritten offering of their shares of Class A Common Stock or Warrants. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants covered by this prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing and delivery fees, Nasdaq listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our accountants.
The shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholders covered by this prospectus may be offered and sold from time to time by the Selling Securityholders. The term “Selling Securityholders” includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest selling securities received after the date of this prospectus from a Selling Securityholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer. The Selling Securityholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. Such sales may be made on one or more exchanges or in the over-the-counter market, in private transactions or otherwise, at prices and under terms then prevailing, at fixed prices, at prices related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. The Selling Securityholders may sell their shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants by one or more of, or a combination of, the following methods:
| • | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus; |
| • | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; |
| • | block trades in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| • | an over-the-counter distribution in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq; |
| • | through trading plans entered into by a Selling Securityholder pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, that are in place at the time of an offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement hereto that provide for periodic sales of their securities on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans; |
| • | to or through underwriters or broker-dealers, including the resale by any such broker-dealers for its own account; |
| • | in “at the market” offerings, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at negotiated prices, at prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, including sales made directly on a national securities exchange or sales made through a market maker other than on an exchange or other similar offerings through sales agents; |
| • | in short sales; |
| • | in privately negotiated transactions; |
| • | in the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions; |
| • | through the distribution of the securities by any Selling Securityholder to its partners, members or stockholders; |
| • | through an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| • | through a combination of any of the above methods of sale; or |
| • | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
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In addition, any shares that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
A Selling Securityholder that is an entity may elect to make an in-kind distribution of Class A Common Stock to its members, partners, stockholders or other equityholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part by delivering a prospectus. To the extent that such members, partners, stockholders or other equityholders are not affiliates of ours, such members, partners, stockholders or other equityholders would thereby receive freely tradable shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a distribution pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. In connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise, the Selling Securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of shares of Class A Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume with Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders may also sell shares of Class A Common Stock short and redeliver the shares to close out such short positions. The Selling Securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). The Selling Securityholders may also pledge shares to a broker-dealer or other financial institution, and, upon a default, such broker-dealer or other financial institution, may effect sales of the pledged shares pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
A Selling Securityholder may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by any Selling Securityholder or borrowed from any Selling Securityholder or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from any Selling Securityholder in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, any Selling Securityholder may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.
In effecting sales, broker-dealers or agents engaged by the Selling Securityholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Securityholders in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to the sale.
The Selling Securityholders may use this prospectus in connection with the resales of our Class A Common Stock or the Warrants. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will identify the Selling Securityholders. The terms of our Class A Common Stock or Warrants, as applicable, and any material relationships between us and the Selling Securityholders. In offering the securities covered by this prospectus, the Selling Securityholders and any broker-dealers who execute sales for the Selling Securityholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. Any profits realized by the Selling Securityholders and the compensation of any broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions.
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the securities
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may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
We have advised the Selling Securityholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of securities in the market and to the activities of the Selling Securityholders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Securityholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Securityholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the securities against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
At the time a particular offer of securities is made, if required, a prospectus supplement will be distributed that will set forth the number of securities being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent, the purchase price paid by any underwriter, any discount, commission and other item constituting compensation, any discount, commission or concession allowed or reallowed or paid to any dealer, and the proposed selling price to the public.
A holder of Warrants may exercise its Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Agreement on or before the expiration date by surrendering, at the office of the warrant agent, Continental Stock & Transfer Company, the certificate evidencing such Warrant, an election to purchase, properly completed and duly executed, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the Warrant exercise, subject to any applicable provisions relating to cashless exercises in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
Under the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify the Selling Securityholders party thereto against certain liabilities that they may incur in connection with the sale of the securities registered hereunder, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the Selling Securityholders may be required to make with respect thereto. In addition, we and the Selling Securityholders have agreed to indemnify any underwriter against certain liabilities related to the selling of the securities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to pay all expenses in connection with this offering and maintaining the effectiveness of the registration statement for as long as we are required to do so pursuant to the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, other than underwriting commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, underwriter marketing costs, and certain legal expenses. The Selling Securityholders will pay any underwriting commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, underwriter marketing costs, and certain legal expenses relating to the offering, except for the fees of one counsel in an underwritten offering.
Restrictions to Sell
Certain holders of Class A Common Stock, Warrants and securities and/or rights to acquire Class A Common Stock agreed to certain restrictions on transfer with respect to their securities pursuant to the agreements described in the section entitled “Securities Eligible for Future Sale—Registration Rights—Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement.”
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants. This discussion is a summary only and does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular holder in light of their special circumstances or to holders subject to special tax rules including, but not limited to:
| • | the Sponsor or our directors and officers; |
| • | banks and other financial institutions or financial services entities; |
| • | broker-dealers; |
| • | taxpayers that that are subject to the mark-to-market method of accounting; |
| • | tax-exempt entities; |
| • | qualified foreign pension plans; |
| • | governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
| • | insurance companies; |
| • | regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts; |
| • | expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States; |
| • | persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more of our voting shares or five percent or more of the total value of any class of our shares; |
| • | persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee stock options or upon payout of a restricted stock unit, in connection with employee stock incentive plans or otherwise as compensation or in connection with the performance of services; |
| • | persons that hold shares of Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction; |
| • | U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
| • | controlled foreign corporations; and |
| • | passive foreign investment companies. |
Except as specifically provided herein, this discussion does not address any aspect of U.S. federal taxation other than U.S. federal income taxation and does not address any aspect of state, local or non-U.S. taxation. In addition, this discussion deals only with U.S. federal income tax consequences to a holder that acquires our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants in this offering and holds our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants as a capital asset.
This discussion is based on the Code and administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary, and proposed Treasury regulations as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, and changes to any of which subsequent to the date of this prospectus may affect the tax consequences described herein.
We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the IRS as to any U.S. federal income tax consequence described herein. The IRS may disagree with the discussion herein, and its position may be upheld by a court. Moreover, there can be no assurance that future legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court decisions will not adversely affect the accuracy of the statements in this discussion. Each prospective purchaser of our
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Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants is urged to consult its tax advisor with respect to U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax consequences of holding and disposing of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants applicable to its particular situation.
If an entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes is a beneficial owner of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of its partners generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Entities or arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and their partners holding our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax consequences of holding and disposing of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants.
This summary is included herein as general information only. Accordingly, each prospective purchaser of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants is urged to consult its tax advisor with respect to U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax consequences of holding and disposing of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants.
U.S. Holders
This section applies to you if you are a “U.S. Holder.” A U.S. Holder is a beneficial owner of shares of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| • | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
| • | a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
| • | an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or |
| • | a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons (as defined in the Code) have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
Taxation of Distributions. If we pay distributions in cash or other property (other than certain distributions of our stock or rights to acquire our stock) to U.S. Holders of shares of our Class A Common Stock, such distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Class A Common Stock. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Class A Common Stock and will be treated as described under “U.S. Holders—Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants” below.
Dividends we pay to a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation generally will qualify for the dividends received deduction if the requisite holding period is satisfied. With certain exceptions (including, but not limited to, dividends treated as investment income for purposes of investment interest deduction limitations), and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends we pay to a U.S. Holder that is not a taxable corporation may constitute “qualified dividends” that would be subject to tax at the maximum tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains. If the applicable holding period requirements are not satisfied, then a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation may not be able to qualify for the dividends received deduction and would have taxable income equal to the entire dividend amount, and a U.S. Holder that is not a taxable corporation may be subject to tax on such dividend at ordinary income tax rates instead of the preferential rate that applies to qualified dividend income.
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Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock or Public Warrant. Upon a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants generally will equal the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost for the Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants less, in the case of a share of Class A Common Stock, any prior distributions treated as a return of capital.
Any capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants so disposed of exceeds one year at the time of the disposition. If the holding period requirements are not satisfied, any gain on a sale or taxable disposition of the Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants would be subject to short-term capital gain treatment and would be taxed at ordinary income tax rates. Long-term capital gains recognized by U.S. holders that are not taxable as a corporation may be eligible to be taxed at reduced rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Exercise, Redemption or Lapse of a Public Warrant. Except as discussed below with respect to the cashless exercise of a Public Warrant, a U.S. Holder generally will not recognize taxable gain or loss on the acquisition of our Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a Public Warrant for cash. The U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the share of our Class A Common Stock received upon exercise of the Public Warrant generally will be an amount equal to the sum of the purchase price of the Public Warrant by the U.S. Holder and the exercise price. It is unclear whether the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Stock received upon exercise of the Public Warrants will begin on the day the Public Warrants are exercised or the day immediately after such day; in either case, the holding period for the Class A Common Stock will not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Public Warrants. If a Public Warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s tax basis in the Public Warrant.
The tax consequences of a cashless exercise of a Public Warrant are not clear under current tax law. A cashless exercise may be tax-free, either because the exercise is not a realization event or because the exercise is treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In either case, a U.S. Holder’s basis in the Class A Common Stock received would equal the holder’s basis in the Public Warrants exercised therefor. If the cashless exercise were treated as not being a realization event, it is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period in the Class A Common Stock received upon exercise of the Public Warrants will begin on the day the Public Warrants are exercised or the day immediately after such day; in either case, the holding period for the Class A Common Stock will not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Public Warrants. If the cashless exercise were treated as a recapitalization, the holding period of the Class A Common Stock would include the holding period of the Public Warrants exercised therefor.
It is also possible that a cashless exercise could be treated in part as a taxable exchange in which gain or loss would be recognized. In such event, a U.S. Holder could be deemed to have surrendered Public Warrants equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock having a value equal to the exercise price for the total number of Public Warrants to be exercised. The U.S. Holder would recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock received in respect of the Public Warrants deemed surrendered and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Public Warrants deemed surrendered. In this case, a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Class A Common Stock received would equal the sum of the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock received in respect of the Public Warrants deemed surrendered and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Public Warrants exercised. It is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Stock received upon exercise of the Public Warrants will begin on the day the Public Warrants are exercised or the day immediately after such day; in either case, the holding period for the Class A Common Stock will not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Public Warrants.
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Due to the absence of authority on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise, including when a U.S. Holder’s holding period would commence with respect to the Class A Common Stock received, there can be no assurance which, if any, of the alternative tax consequences and holding periods described above would be adopted by the IRS or a court of law. Accordingly, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax consequences of a cashless exercise.
If we redeem Public Warrants for cash pursuant to the redemption provisions described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Our Securities—Warrants—Public Warrants” or if we purchase Public Warrants in an open market transaction, such redemption or purchase generally will be treated as a taxable disposition to a U.S. Holder, taxed as described above under “U.S. Holders—Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants.”
Possible Constructive Distributions. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. Adjustments that have the effect of preventing dilution generally are not taxable, but otherwise may cause holders of Public Warrants to be treated as receiving a constructive distribution. Such constructive distribution would be subject to tax as described under “U.S. Holders-Taxation of Distributions” in the same manner as if the U.S. Holders of the Public Warrants received a cash distribution from us equal to the fair market value of such increased interest.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. In general, information reporting requirements may apply to dividends paid to a U.S. Holder and to the proceeds of the sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our shares of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number, a certification of exempt status or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn).
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Non-U.S. Holders
This section applies to you if you are a “Non-U.S. Holder.” A “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of shares of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an individual, corporation, trust or estate that is not a U.S. Holder.
Distributions. If we pay distributions in cash or other property (other than certain distributions of our stock or rights to acquire our stock) to Non-U.S. Holders of shares of our Class A Common Stock, such distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Class A Common Stock. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Class A Common Stock and will be treated as described under “Non-U.S. Holders—Sale, Exchange, or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants” below.
Dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of our Class A Common Stock that are not effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, provided the Non-U.S. Holder furnishes a duly completed and properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable documentation) certifying qualification for the lower treaty rate. These certifications must be provided to the applicable withholding agent prior to the payment of dividends and
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must be updated periodically. A Non-U.S. Holder that does not timely furnish the required documentation, but is eligible for a reduced rate of withholding tax under an income tax treaty may obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under an applicable income tax treaty and the manner of claiming the benefits of such treaty.
Dividends that are effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States and, if such Non-U.S. Holder is entitled to claim treaty benefits (and the Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification and other requirements), that are attributable to a permanent establishment (or, for an individual, a fixed base) maintained by such Non-U.S. Holder within the United States are not subject to the withholding tax described above but instead are subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at applicable graduated U.S. federal income tax rates. In order for its effectively connected dividends to be exempt from the withholding tax described above, a Non-U.S. Holder will be required to provide a duly completed and properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Dividends received by a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation that are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
Exercise, Redemption or Lapse of a Public Warrant. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a Non-U.S. holder’s exercise, redemption, or lapse of a Public Warrant held by a Non-U.S. holder, generally will correspond to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the exercise or lapse of a Public Warrant by a U.S. Holder, as described under “U.S. Holders—Exercise, Redemption or Lapse of a Public Warrant” above, except to the extent a cashless exercise or a redemption results in a taxable exchange, in which case the consequences would be similar to those described below in “Non-U.S. Holders—Gain on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants.”
Sale, Exchange, or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants. A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on any gain recognized upon the sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of shares of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants, unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by such Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States and, if the Non-U.S. Holder is entitled to claim treaty benefits (and the Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification and other requirements), is attributable to a permanent establishment (or, for an individual, a fixed based) maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States; (ii) such Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met; or (iii) we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time within the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the period that such Non-U.S. Holder held shares of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants.
If the gain recognized on the disposition of our Class A Common Stock is effectively connected with the conduct by such Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States and, if the Non-U.S. Holder is entitled to claim treaty benefits (and the Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification and other requirements), is attributable to a permanent establishment (or, for an individual, a fixed base) maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States generally will be taxed on any such gain on a net income basis at applicable graduated U.S. federal income tax rates and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a non-U.S. corporation, an additional branch profits tax may apply at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
An individual Non-U.S. Holder who is subject to U.S. federal income tax because the Non-U.S. Holder was present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of disposition and meets certain other conditions is taxed on its gains (including gains from the disposition of our Class A
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Common Stock and net of applicable U.S. source losses from dispositions of other capital assets recognized during the year) at a flat rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
We do not believe that we have been, currently are, or will become, a United States real property holding corporation. If we were or were to become a United States real property holding corporation at any time during the applicable period, however, any gain recognized on a disposition of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants by a Non-U.S. Holder that did not own (directly, indirectly, or constructively) more than 5% of our Class A Common Stock during the applicable period would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, provided that our common stock is “regularly traded on an established securities market” (within the meaning of Section 897(c)(3) of the Code).
Possible Constructive Distributions. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. Adjustments that have the effect of preventing dilution generally are not taxable, but may otherwise cause holders of Public Warrants to be treated as receiving a constructive distribution. Such constructive distribution would be subject to tax as described under “U.S. Holders-Taxation of Distributions” in the same manner as if the U.S. Holders of the Public Warrants received a cash distribution from us equal to the fair market value of such increased interest.
Information Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding. The amount of dividends or proceeds paid to a Non-U.S. Holder, the name and address of the Non-U.S. Holder and the amount of tax, if any, withheld generally will be reported to the IRS. Copies of these information returns may also be made available under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides. A Non-U.S. Holder generally will be required to provide proper certification (usually on a Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable) to establish that the Non-U.S. Holder is not a U.S. person or otherwise qualifies for an exemption in order to avoid backup withholding tax with respect to our payment of dividends on, or the proceeds from the disposition of, our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against that Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. Each Non-U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the application of the information reporting rules and backup withholding to it.
Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts. Under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (“FATCA”), payments of dividends on and the gross proceeds of dispositions of our Class A Common Stock paid to (i) a “foreign financial institution” (as specifically defined in the Code) or (ii) a “non-financial foreign entity” (as specifically defined in the Code) will be subject to a withholding tax at a rate of 30%, unless various U.S. information reporting and due diligence requirements (generally relating to ownership by U.S. persons of interests in or accounts with those entities) have been satisfied or an exemption from these rules applies. Under proposed U.S. Treasury regulations, the preamble to which states that taxpayers may rely on the proposed U.S. Treasury regulations until final U.S. Treasury regulations are issued, this withholding tax will not apply to the gross proceeds from the sale or disposition of our Class A Common Stock or Public Warrants. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements.
As discussed above under “Non-U.S. Holders—Distributions,” a dividend payment may be subject to a 30% withholding tax. While a payment with respect to our Class A Common Stock could be subject to both FATCA withholding and the withholding tax discussed above under “Non-U.S. Holders -Distributions,” the maximum rate of U.S. withholding on such payment would not exceed 30%. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA withholding tax on their investment in our Class A Common Stock (including the possibility of FATCA withholding on payments made to financial intermediaries through which the Non-U.S. Holders hold their Class A Common Stock).
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of Class A Common Stock and the Warrants offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Goodwin Procter LLP.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Cartesian Growth Corporation as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the period from December 18, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, appearing in this prospectus have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Tiedemann Wealth Management Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, have been included herein, in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The combined and consolidated financial statements of TIG Trinity Management, LLC and Subsidiary and TIG Trinity GP, LLC and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, appearing in this prospectus, have been audited by Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Alvarium Investments Limited and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, have been included in this prospectus in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the consolidated financial statements states that the consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock and the Warrants offered hereby. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement or the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. For further information about us and the shares of Class A Common Stock and the Warrants offered hereby, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed thereto. Statements contained in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.
We file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about registrants, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
Our website address is www.alti-global.com. The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus.
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December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Assets |
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Cash |
$ | 551,258 | $ | — | ||||
Prepaid Expenses |
70,406 | — | ||||||
Total current assets |
621,664 | — |
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Deferred offering costs |
— | 130,686 | ||||||
Cash and securities held in Trust Account |
345,031,308 | — | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 345,652,972 | $ | 130,686 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 182,120 | $ | — | ||||
Accrued offering costs and expenses |
— | 113,778 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
182,120 | 113,778 | ||||||
Deferred underwriting fee |
12,075,000 | — | ||||||
Warrant liabilities |
23,093,608 | — | ||||||
Total liabilities |
35,350,728 | 113,778 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies(1) |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 34,500,000 and no shares, issued and outstanding, at redemption value at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
345,031,308 | — | ||||||
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding |
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Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding (excluding 34,500,000 and 0 shares subject to possible redemption) at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
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Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,625,000 and 7,187,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively(2) |
863 | 719 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
— | 24,137 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(34,729,927 | ) | (7,948 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity (Deficit) |
(34,729,064 | ) | 16,908 | |||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
$ | 345,652,972 | $ | 130,686 | ||||
| (1) | See Note 6 for revised disclosure regarding contingent fees in connection with financial advisor engagements. |
| (2) | On December 31, 2020, an aggregate of 7,187,500 founder shares were issued to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. In February 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 75,000 founder shares to the Company’s independent directors. Additionally, on February 23, 2021, the Company effectuated a recapitalization, and an additional 1,437,500 Class B ordinary shares were issued to the Sponsor and, as a result, the initial shareholders held 8,625,000 founder shares, including up to 1,125,000 founder shares which were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor, if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters in full. As a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option on February 26, 2021, none of the Class B ordinary shares are subject to forfeiture any longer. |
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Operating costs |
$ | 1,012,448 | $ | 7,948 | ||||
Loss from operations |
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Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account |
31,308 | — | ||||||
Offering costs allocated to warrants |
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Excess of Private Warrants fair value over purchase price |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability |
3,911,091 | — | ||||||
Total other expense |
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Net loss |
(1,035,380 | ) | (7,948 | ) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding; Class A ordinary shares |
29,112,329 | — | ||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A ordinary shares |
(0.03 | ) | 0.00 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, Class B ordinary shares |
8,449,315 | — | ||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B ordinary shares |
$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.00 | |||
Class B Ordinary Shares |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Shareholder’s Equity |
|||||||||||||||||
Shares (1) |
Amount |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 18, 2020 (inception) |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares issued to Sponsor |
7,187,500 | 719 | 24,137 | — | 24,856 | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss |
— | — | — | (7,948 | ) | (7,948 | ) | |||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2020 |
7,187,500 | $ | 719 | $ | 24,137 | $ | (7,948 | ) | $ | 16,908 | ||||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares issued to Sponsor |
1,437,500 | 144 | — | — | 144 | |||||||||||||||
| Accretion of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
(24,137 | ) | (33,686,599 | ) | (33,710,736 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss |
— | — | — | (1,035,380 | ) | (1,035,380 | ) | |||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
8,625,000 | $ | 863 | $ | — | $ | (34,729,927 | ) | $ | (34,729,064 | ) | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | On December 31, 2020, an aggregate of 7,187,500 founder shares were issued to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. In February 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 75,000 founder shares to the Company’s independent directors. Additionally, on February 23, 2021, the Company effectuated a recapitalization, and an additional 1,437,500 Class B ordinary shares were issued to the Sponsor and, as a result, the initial shareholders held 8,625,000 founder shares, including up to 1,125,000 founder shares which were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor, if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters in full. As a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option on February 26, 2021, none of the Class B ordinary shares are subject to forfeiture any longer. |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
For the period from December 18, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (1,035,380 | ) | $ | (7,948 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: |
||||||||
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account |
(31,308 | ) | — | |||||
Offering costs allocated to warrants |
868,131 | — | ||||||
Excess of Private Warrants fair value over purchase price |
3,097,200 | — | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(3,911,091 | ) | — | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
(70,406 | ) | — | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
174,172 | 7,948 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(908,682 | ) | — | |||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
||||||||
Investment of cash in Trust Account |
(345,000,000 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(345,000,000 | ) | — | |||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting commissions |
338,100,000 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of Private Warrants |
8,900,000 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to Sponsor |
144,890 | — | ||||||
Payment on promissory issued to Sponsor |
(144,890 | ) | — | |||||
Payment of deferred offering costs |
(540,060 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
346,459,940 | — | ||||||
Net change in cash |
551,258 | — | ||||||
Cash, beginning of period |
— | — | ||||||
Cash, end of the period |
$ | 551,258 | $ | — | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
||||||||
Initial classification of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
$ | 345,000,000 | $ | — | ||||
Initial classification of warranty liability |
$ | 27,004,700 | $ | — | ||||
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable charged to additional paid-in capital |
$ | 12,075,000 | $ | — | ||||
Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses |
$ | — | $ | 113,634 | ||||
Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares |
$ | — | $ | 25,000 | ||||
Gross proceeds from public issuance |
$ | 345,000,000 | ||
Less: |
||||
Proceeds allocated to public warrants |
(15,007,500 | ) | ||
Class A ordinary shares issuance cost |
(18,671,929 | ) | ||
Add: |
||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value |
33,679,429 | |||
Interest earned on Trust |
31,308 | |||
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption |
$ |
345,031,308 |
||
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
For the period from December 18, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Class A Ordinary Shares |
||||||||
Numerator: Net loss allocable to Class A ordinary shares |
||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (1,035,380 | ) | $ | (7,948 | ) | ||
Less: Allocation of net income to Class B ordinary shares |
(232,904 | ) | — | |||||
Proportionate share of net loss |
$ | (802,476 | ) | $ | (7,948 | ) | ||
Denominator: Weighted Average Class A ordinary shares |
||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
29,112,329 | — | ||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share |
$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.00 | |||
Class B Ordinary Shares |
||||||||
Numerator: Net loss allocable to Class B ordinary shares |
||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (1,035,380 | ) | $ | (7,948 | ) | ||
Less: Allocation of net income to Class A ordinary shares |
(802,476 | ) | (7,948 | ) | ||||
Proportionate share of net loss |
$ | (232,904 | ) | $ | — | |||
Denominator: Weighted Average Class B ordinary shares |
||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
8,449,315 | — | ||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share |
$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | — | |||
Level 1 – |
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment. | |
Level 2 – |
Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means. | |
Level 3 – |
Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. | |
| • | in whole and not in part; |
| • | at a price of $0.01 per Warrant; |
| • | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; |
| • | if, and only if, the last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations. and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and |
| • | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Warrants. |
December 31, 2021 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Money Market held in Trust Account |
$ | 345,031,308 | $ | 345,031,308 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Public Warrants Liability |
12,765,000 | 12,765,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Private Warrants Liability |
10,328,609 | — | — | 10,328,609 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 23,093,609 | $ | 12,765,000 | $ | — | $ | 10,328,609 | |||||||||
Fair Value at January 1, 2021 |
$ | — | ||
Initial fair value of public and private warrants |
27,004,700 | |||
Transfer of public warrants to Level 1 |
(15,007,500 | ) | ||
Change in fair value |
(1,668,591 | ) | ||
Fair Value at December 31, 2021 |
$ | 10,328,609 | ||
(Initial Measurement) February 26, 2021 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
0.98 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||
Expected term remaining (years) |
6.13 | 5.49 | ||||||
Expected volatility |
24.2 | % | 17.5 | % | ||||
Stock price |
$ | 9.565 | $ | 9.88 | ||||
September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
December 31, 2021 (Audited) |
|||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Cash |
$ | 463,990 | $ | 551,258 | ||||
Prepaid Expenses |
19,039 | 70,406 | ||||||
Total Current Assets |
483,029 |
621,664 |
||||||
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account |
347,105,214 | 345,031,308 | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ |
347,588,243 |
$ |
345,652,972 |
||||
Liabilities, Redeemable Ordinary Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit |
||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 491,688 | $ | 182,120 | ||||
Total Current Liabilities |
491,688 | 182,120 | ||||||
Convertible promissory note — related party |
477,038 | — | ||||||
Deferred underwriting fee |
12,075,000 | 12,075,000 | ||||||
Warrant liabilities |
6,365,078 | 23,093,608 | ||||||
Total Liabilities |
19,408,804 | 35,350,728 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6) |
||||||||
Redeemable Ordinary Shares |
||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 34,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding, at redemption values of approximately $10.06 and $10.00 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively |
347,105,214 | 345,031,308 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Deficit |
||||||||
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding |
— | — | ||||||
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding (excluding 34,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption) |
— | — | ||||||
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,625,000 shares issued and outstanding |
863 | 863 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
— | — | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(18,926,638 | ) | (34,729,927 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders’ Deficit |
(18,925,775 |
) |
(34,729,064 |
) | ||||
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Ordinary Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit |
$ |
347,588,243 |
$ |
345,652,972 |
||||
For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||||||||
Operating costs |
$ | 298,358 | $ | 239,380 | $ | 948,203 | $ | 537,871 | ||||||||
Loss from operations |
(298,358 |
) |
(239,380 |
) |
(948,203 |
) |
(537,871 |
) | ||||||||
Other income (expense) |
||||||||||||||||
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account |
1,539,531 | 4,440 | 2,096,274 | 24,019 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense — debt discount |
(13,776 | ) | — | (18,369 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Offering costs allocated to warrants |
— | — | — | (849,993 | ) | |||||||||||
Excess of Private Warrants fair value over purchase price |
— | — | — | (3,097,200 | ) | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
6,982,035 | (5,628,806 | ) | 16,728,530 | 2,941,413 | |||||||||||
Unrealized loss — treasury bills |
— | — | (22,368 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of conversion option liability |
5,998 | — | 41,331 | — | ||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) |
8,513,788 |
(5,624,366 |
) |
18,825,398 |
(981,761 |
) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
8,215,430 |
$ |
(5,863,746 |
) |
$ |
17,877,195 |
$ |
(1,519,632 |
) | ||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding; Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
34,500,000 | 34,500,000 | 34,500,000 | 27,296,703 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
$ |
0.19 |
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
$ |
0.41 |
$ |
(0.04 |
) | ||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B ordinary shares |
8,625,000 | 8,625,000 | 8,625,000 | 8,390,110 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class B ordinary shares |
$ |
0.19 |
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
$ |
0.41 |
$ |
(0.04 |
) | ||||||
Class B Ordinary Shares |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Shareholders’ Deficit |
|||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
8,625,000 |
$ |
863 |
$ |
— |
$ |
(34,729,927 |
) |
$ |
(34,729,064 |
) | |||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
— | — | — | (119,996 | ) | (119,996 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | 9,920,886 | 9,920,886 | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
8,625,000 |
863 |
— |
(24,929,037 |
) |
(24,928,174 |
) | |||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
— | — | — | (414,378 | ) | (414,378 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | (259,121 | ) | (259,121 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2022 |
8,625,000 |
863 |
— |
(25,602,536 |
) |
(25,601,673 |
) | |||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
— | — | — | (1,539,532 | ) | (1,539,532 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | 8,215,430 | 8,215,430 | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 |
8,625,000 |
$ |
863 |
$ |
— |
$ |
(18,926,638 |
) |
$ |
(18,925,775 |
) | |||||||||
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Shareholders’ Equity |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Ordinary shares |
Class B Ordinary shares |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
(Deficit) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2021 |
— |
$ |
— |
8,625,000 |
$ |
863 |
$ |
24,137 |
$ |
(7,948 |
) |
$ |
17,052 |
|||||||||||||||
Sale of 34,500,000 Units, net of underwriting commissions and offering expenses |
34,500,000 | 3,450 | — | — | 326,306,483 | — | 326,309,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of 8,900,000 Private Warrants |
— | — | — | — | 8,900,000 | — | 8,900,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Initial classification of warrant liability |
— | — | — | — | (23,907,500 | ) | — | (23,907,500 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | — | — | (4,901,560 | ) | (4,901,560 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares possible subject to possible redemption |
(34,500,000 | ) | (3,450 | ) | — | — | (311,323,120 | ) | (33,680,583 | ) | (335,773,905 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2021 |
— |
— |
8,625,000 |
863 |
— |
(38,590,091 |
) |
(38,589,228 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | — | — | 9,245,674 | 9,245,674 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares possible subject to possible redemption |
— | — | — | — | — | (12,426 | ) | (12,426 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2021 |
— |
— |
8,625,000 |
863 |
— |
(29,356,843 |
) |
(29,355,980 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | — | — | (5,863,746 | ) | (5,863,746 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares possible subject to possible redemption |
— | — | — | — | — | (4,440 | ) | (4,440 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2021 |
— |
$ |
— |
8,625,000 |
$ |
863 |
$ |
— |
$ |
(35,225,029 |
) |
$ |
(35,224,166 |
) | ||||||||||||||
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 17,877,195 | $ | (1,519,632 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
||||||||
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account |
(2,096,274 | ) | (24,019 | ) | ||||
Interest expense — debt discount |
18,369 | — | ||||||
Offering costs allocated to warrants |
— | 849,993 | ||||||
Excess of Private Warrants fair value over purchase price |
— | 3,097,200 | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(16,728,530 | ) | (2,941,413 | ) | ||||
Unrealized loss — treasury bills |
22,368 | — | ||||||
Change in fair value of conversion option liability |
(41,331 | ) | — | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
51,367 | (198,465 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
309,568 | (7,830 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(587,268 |
) |
(744,166 |
) | ||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
||||||||
Investment of cash in Trust Account |
— | (345,000,000 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
— |
(345,000,000 |
) | |||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting commissions |
— | 338,100,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of Private Warrants |
— | 8,900,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to Sponsor |
500,000 | 144,890 | ||||||
Payment on promissory issued to Sponsor |
— | (144,890 | ) | |||||
Payment of deferred offering costs |
— | (540,060 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
500,000 |
346,459,940 |
||||||
Net change in cash |
(87,268 |
) |
715,774 |
|||||
Cash, beginning of period |
551,258 | — | ||||||
Cash, end of the period |
$ |
463,990 |
$ |
715,774 |
||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
||||||||
Initial classification of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
$ | — | $ | 345,000,000 | ||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
$ | 2,073,906 | $ | 24,019 | ||||
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable charged to additional paid-in capital |
$ | — | $ | 12,075,000 | ||||
Initial classification of warrant liability |
$ | — | $ | 27,004,700 | ||||
Gross Proceeds |
$ | 345,000,000 | ||
Less: |
||||
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants |
(15,007,500 | ) | ||
Class A ordinary shares issuance costs |
(18,671,929 | ) | ||
Plus: |
||||
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value |
33,679,429 | |||
Interest earned on Trust Account |
31,308 | |||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2021 |
$ |
345,031,308 |
||
Interest earned on Trust Account |
2,073,906 | |||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2022 |
$ |
347,105,214 |
||
For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
||||||||||||||||
Numerator: Net income (loss) allocable to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | 8,215,430 | $ | (5,863,746 | ) | $ | 17,877,195 | $ | (1,519,632 | ) | ||||||
Less: Allocation of income (loss) to Class B ordinary shares |
1,643,086 | (1,172,749 | ) | 3,575,439 | (357,271 | ) | ||||||||||
Proportionate share of net income (loss) |
$ | 6,572,344 | $ | (4,690,997 | ) | $ | 14,301,756 | $ | (1,162,361 | ) | ||||||
Denominator: Weighted Average Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
34,500,000 | 34,500,000 | 34,500,000 | 27,296,703 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share |
$ | 0.19 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||||
Class B ordinary shares |
||||||||||||||||
Numerator: Net income (loss) allocable to Class B ordinary shares |
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | 8,215,430 | $ | (5,863,746 | ) | $ | 17,877,195 | $ | (1,519,632 | ) | ||||||
Less: Allocation of net income (loss) to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
6,572,344 | (4,690,997 | ) | 14,301,756 | (1,162,361 | ) | ||||||||||
Proportionate share of net (loss) income |
$ | 1,643,086 | $ | (1,172,749 | ) | $ | 3,575,439 | $ | (357,271 | ) | ||||||
Denominator: Weighted Average Class B ordinary shares |
||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
8,625,000 | 8,625,000 | 8,625,000 | 8,390,110 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share |
$ | 0.19 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||||
Level 1 — |
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment. | |
Level 2 — |
Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means. | |
Level 3 — |
Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. | |
| • | in whole and not in part; |
| • | at a price of $0.01 per Warrant; |
| • | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each Warrant holder; |
| • | if, and only if, the last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations. and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders; and |
| • | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Warrants. |
September 30, 2022 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Money Market held in Trust Account |
$ | 347,105,214 | $ | 347,105,214 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Public Warrants Liability |
$ | 3,278,650 | $ | 3,278,650 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Private Warrants Liability |
3,086,428 | — | — | 3,086,428 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 6,365,078 | $ | 3,278,650 | $ | — | $ | 3,086,428 | |||||||||
December 31, 2021 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Money Market held in Trust Account |
$ | 345,031,308 | $ | 345,031,308 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Public Warrants Liability |
$ | 12,765,000 | $ | 12,765,000 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Private Warrants Liability |
10,328,609 | — | — | 10,328,609 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 23,093,609 | $ | 12,765,000 | $ | — | $ | 10,328,609 | |||||||||
Fair Value at January 1, 2022 |
$ | 10,328,609 | ||
Change in fair value |
(4,682,154 | ) | ||
Fair Value at March 31, 2022 |
5,646,455 | |||
Change in fair value |
225,658 | |||
Fair Value at June 30, 2022 |
5,872,113 | |||
Change in fair value |
(2,785,685 | ) | ||
Fair Value at September 30, 2022 |
$ | 3,086,428 | ||
Fair Value at January 1, 2021 |
$ | — | ||
Initial fair value of Public Warrants and Private Warrants |
27,004,700 | |||
Transfer of Public Warrants to Level 1 |
(15,007,500 | ) | ||
Change in fair value |
(1,668,591 | ) | ||
Fair Value at December 31, 2021 |
$ | 10,328,609 | ||
September 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
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Risk-free interest rate |
4.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||
Expected term remaining (years) |
5.19 | 5.49 | ||||||
Expected volatility |
34.1 | % | 17.5 | % | ||||
Trading stock price |
$ | 9.91 | $ | 9.88 | ||||
May 25, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 |
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| Warrant Valuation Terms |
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| Risk-free interest rate |
2.72 |
% |
4.05 |
% | ||||
| Expected term remaining (years) |
5.32 |
5.19 |
||||||
| Expected volatility |
10.9 |
% |
34.1 |
% | ||||
| Trading share price |
$ |
9.77 |
$ |
9.91 |
||||
May 25, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 |
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| Compound Option Terms |
||||||||
| Strike price — debt conversion |
$ |
1.00 |
$ |
1.00 |
||||
| Strike price — warrants |
$ |
11.50 |
$ |
11.50 |
||||
| Term — debt conversion |
0.32 |
0.19 |
||||||
| Term — warrant conversion |
5.32 |
5.19 |
||||||
| Probability of consummation of a Business Combination |
90 |
% |
90 |
% | ||||
| Probability of consummation of a Business Combination — Target Date 11/30/2022 |
90 |
% |
90 |
% | ||||
| Probability of consummation of a Business Combination — Target Date 2/28/2023 |
10 |
% |
10 |
% | ||||
| Fair value at May 25, 2022 (date of issuance) |
$ | 41,331 | ||
| Change in fair value |
(35,333 | ) | ||
| |
|
|||
| Fair value at June 30, 2022 |
5,998 | |||
| Change in fair value |
(5,998 | ) | ||
| |
|
|||
| Fair value at September 30, 2022 |
$ | — | ||
| |
|
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2021 |
2020 |
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Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 8,040,237 | 3,567,686 | |||||
Investments at fair value |
1,045,272 | 666,637 | ||||||
Equity method investments |
1,563,918 | 4,618,118 | ||||||
Fees receivable |
20,018,781 | 17,370,342 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
15,483,147 | 16,148,301 | ||||||
Goodwill |
22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | ||||||
Fixed assets |
1,217,659 | 1,910,877 | ||||||
Notes receivable from members |
1,701,994 | — | ||||||
Other assets |
3,801,040 | 2,287,396 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets, net |
— | — | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 75,056,845 | 68,754,154 | |||||
Liabilities and Members’ Capital |
||||||||
Accrued compensation and profit sharing |
$ | 13,214,485 | 6,478,205 | |||||
Accrued member distributions payable |
4,000,000 | 3,563,032 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
4,439,168 | 1,972,825 | ||||||
Payable to equity method investees |
1,042,608 | 2,576,526 | ||||||
Term notes, line of credit and promissory notes |
11,697,122 | 15,043,415 | ||||||
Fair value of interest rate swap |
34,502 | 212,067 | ||||||
Payable for contingent consideration |
— | — | ||||||
Deferred tax liability, net |
106,988 | 30,079 | ||||||
Deferred rent |
500,912 | 367,987 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
35,035,785 | 30,244,136 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |
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Members’ capital – Class A |
5,711 | 7,766 | ||||||
Members’ capital – Class B (net of loans to members of $625,778 at December 31, 2020 and $0 at December 31, 2019) |
39,582,385 | 38,502,252 | ||||||
Total members’ capital |
39,588,096 | 38,510,018 | ||||||
Non-controlling interest |
432,964 | — | ||||||
Total equity |
40,021,060 | 38,510,018 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 75,056,845 | 68,754,154 | |||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Income: |
||||||||||||
Trustee, investment management, and custody fees |
$ | 75,703,246 | 64,389,302 | 59,817,834 | ||||||||
Total income |
75,703,246 | 64,389,302 | 59,817,834 | |||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits |
47,412,792 | 42,163,726 | 38,541,036 | |||||||||
Systems, technology, and telephone |
5,070,338 | 4,008,405 | 3,928,605 | |||||||||
Occupancy costs |
3,498,052 | 3,623,826 | 3,401,718 | |||||||||
Professional fees |
6,881,887 | 2,020,162 | 2,125,117 | |||||||||
Travel and entertainment |
566,102 | 245,723 | 1,006,842 | |||||||||
Marketing |
931,120 | 872,649 | 1,070,057 | |||||||||
Business insurance and taxes |
1,235,126 | 592,285 | 564,127 | |||||||||
Education and training |
34,764 | 36,726 | 42,105 | |||||||||
Contributions, donations and dues |
254,193 | 147,126 | 184,290 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
695,274 | 690,448 | 623,220 | |||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,356,267 | 1,223,923 | 721,791 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses |
67,935,915 | 55,624,999 | 52,208,908 | |||||||||
Operating income |
7,767,331 | 8,764,303 | 7,608,926 | |||||||||
Other income (expenses) |
||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income |
56,588 | 33,408 | 94,756 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
(454,406 | ) | (417,412 | ) | (266,963 | ) | ||||||
Other investment gain (loss), net |
62,054 | (221,844 | ) | 214,102 | ||||||||
Other-than-temporary loss on equity method investments (Note 6) |
(3,051,619 | ) | (404,430 | ) | 18,013 | |||||||
Variable interest entity loss on investment (Note 3) |
(146,264 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Change in fair value of interest rate swap |
177,565 | (212,067 | ) | — | ||||||||
Other expenses |
(105,087 | ) | (58,762 | ) | (24,350 | ) | ||||||
Income before taxes |
4,306,162 | 7,483,196 | 7,644,484 | |||||||||
Income tax expense |
(515,400 | ) | (496,697 | ) | (411,822 | ) | ||||||
Net income for the year |
3,790,762 | 6,986,499 | 7,232,662 | |||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
148,242 | — | — | |||||||||
Net income for the year attributable to the Company |
$ | 3,939,004 | 6,986,499 | 7,232,662 | ||||||||
Class A |
Class B |
Non-controlling Interest |
Total |
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Members’ capital as of January 1, 2019 |
$ | 8,118 | 40,580,563 | — | 40,588,681 | |||||||||||
Member capital distributions |
(787 | ) | (4,812,592 | ) | — | (4,813,379 | ) | |||||||||
Reallocation of book capital as a result of member transactions |
(456 | ) | 456 | — | — | |||||||||||
Repurchase of member units |
(5,349,852 | ) | — | (5,349,852 | ) | |||||||||||
Issuance of member units |
1,950,011 | — | 1,950,011 | |||||||||||||
Restricted unit compensation |
71 | 464,833 | — | 464,904 | ||||||||||||
Operations: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income for the year |
1,447 | 7,231,215 | — | 7,232,662 | ||||||||||||
Members’ capital as of December 31, 2019 |
$ | 8,393 | 40,064,634 | — | 40,073,027 | |||||||||||
Members’ capital as of January 1, 2020 |
$ | 8,393 | 40,064,634 | — | 40,073,027 | |||||||||||
Member capital distributions |
(496 | ) | (4,811,876 | ) | — | (4,812,372 | ) | |||||||||
Reallocation of book capital as a result of member transactions |
(866 | ) | 866 | — | — | |||||||||||
Loans to members |
— | (625,778 | ) | — | (625,778 | ) | ||||||||||
Repurchase of member units |
— | (4,256,742 | ) | — | (4,256,742 | ) | ||||||||||
Restricted unit compensation |
36 | 1,145,348 | — | 1,145,384 | ||||||||||||
Operations: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income for the year |
699 | 6,985,800 | — | 6,986,499 | ||||||||||||
Members’ capital as of December 31, 2020 |
$ | 7,766 | 38,502,252 | — | 38,510,018 | |||||||||||
Members’ capital as of January 1, 2021 |
7,766 | 38,502,252 | — | 38,510,018 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification of loans to members to notes receivable from members (Note 11a) |
— | 625,778 | — | 625,778 | ||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest shareholders’ equity |
581,206 | 581,206 | ||||||||||||||
Member capital distributions |
(2,281 | ) | (9,016,634 | ) | — | (9,018,915 | ) | |||||||||
Reallocation of book capital as a result of member transactions |
(1,127 | ) | 1,127 | — | — | |||||||||||
Restricted unit compensation |
791 | 5,531,420 | — | 5,532,211 | ||||||||||||
Operations: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the year |
562 | 3,938,442 | (148,242 | ) | 3,790,762 | |||||||||||
Members’ capital as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 5,711 | 39,582,385 | 432,964 | 40,021,060 | |||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||
Net income for the year |
$ | 3,790,762 | 6,986,499 | 7,232,662 | ||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,356,267 | 1,223,923 | 721,791 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
695,274 | 690,448 | 623,220 | |||||||||
(Gains) losses on investments |
(51,472 | ) | 168,070 | (210,223 | ) | |||||||
Other-than-temporary loss on equity method investments |
3,050,350 | 399,137 | (18,013 | ) | ||||||||
Restricted unit compensation |
5,532,211 | 1,145,384 | 464,904 | |||||||||
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense |
(92,510 | ) | 60,271 | (9,137 | ) | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||
(Increase) in fees receivable |
(2,648,439 | ) | (1,707,970 | ) | (143,496 | ) | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
(1,513,644 | ) | (846,997 | ) | 201,554 | |||||||
Increase in deferred rent |
132,925 | 82,075 | 31,414 | |||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation and profit sharing |
6,736,280 | (1,129,665 | ) | (2,869,189 | ) | |||||||
(Decrease) in payable to equity method investees |
(297,842 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
2,373,690 | 627,337 | (759,949 | ) | ||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of interest rate swap |
(177,565 | ) | 212,067 | — | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
18,886,287 | 7,910,579 | 5,265,538 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||
Cash acquired from consolidation of variable interest entity |
5,900 | — | — | |||||||||
Loss on acquisition of variable interest entity |
146,265 | — | — | |||||||||
Loans to members |
(1,076,216 | ) | (583,356 | ) | — | |||||||
Distributions from investments |
36,773 | 4,511 | 1,088 | |||||||||
Purchases of investments |
(1,138,722 | ) | (1,030,665 | ) | (634,826 | ) | ||||||
Sales of investments |
778,636 | 2,138,699 | 554,902 | |||||||||
Purchases of equity method investments |
(1,236,076 | ) | (1,213,030 | ) | (418,434 | ) | ||||||
Cash payment associated with TG contigent consideration |
— | (6,434,493 | ) | — | ||||||||
Purchases of fixed assets |
(2,056 | ) | (485,839 | ) | (784,575 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(2,485,496 | ) | (7,604,173 | ) | (1,281,845 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||
Member distributions |
(8,581,947 | ) | (3,250,205 | ) | (6,057,155 | ) | ||||||
Payments on term notes and line of credit |
(7,060,000 | ) | (8,120,000 | ) | (1,900,000 | ) | ||||||
Borrowings on term notes and lines of credit |
6,500,000 | 13,800,000 | 2,500,000 | |||||||||
Issuance of member units |
— | — | 1,200,011 | |||||||||
Payments on promissory notes |
(2,786,293 | ) | (3,151,831 | ) | (3,880,150 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(11,928,240 | ) | (722,036 | ) | (8,137,294 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
4,472,551 | (415,630 | ) | (4,153,601 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
$ | 3,567,686 | 3,983,316 | 8,136,917 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
8,040,237 | 3,567,686 | 3,983,316 | |||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: |
||||||||||||
Income taxes |
$ | 618,721 | 311,958 | 203,211 | ||||||||
Interest payments on term notes and line of credit |
297,808 | 327,236 | 224,015 | |||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities: |
||||||||||||
Non-cash equity purchase of equity method investment |
— | — | 4,533,381 | |||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities: |
||||||||||||
Non-cash equity issuance |
2,505,153 | 5,568,480 | 3,234,718 | |||||||||
Non-cash repurchase of units with notes payable |
6,000 | 2,797,552 | 1,985,162 | |||||||||
(1) |
Description of the Business |
(2) |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
(a) |
Basis of Presentation |
(b) |
Goodwill |
(c) |
Intangible assets other than goodwill, net |
(d) |
Impairment of long-lived assets |
(e) |
Revenue Recognition |
(f) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(g) |
Investments |
(h) |
Compensation and Employee Benefits |
(i) |
Fixed Assets |
(j) |
Income Taxes |
(k) |
Other Assets |
(l) |
Derivative Financial Instruments |
(m) |
Segment Reporting |
(n) |
Reclassifications |
(o) |
New Accounting Standards |
i) |
Accounting Standards recently adopted by the Company |
ii) |
Recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted by the Company |
(3) |
Variable Interest Entity |
(4) |
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets and goodwill |
December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average amortization period |
Gross carrying amount |
Accumulated amortization |
Net carrying amount |
|||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
||||||||||||||||
Amortizing intangible assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships |
8.6 | $ | 21,000,000 | (6,075,623 | ) | 14,924,377 | ||||||||||
Software |
3.1 | 691,743 | (132,973 | ) | 558,770 | |||||||||||
Total |
21,691,743 | (6,208,596 | ) | 15,483,147 | ||||||||||||
Total intangible assets |
21,691,743 | (6,208,596 | ) | 15,483,147 | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average amortization period |
Gross carrying amount |
Accumulated amortization |
Net carrying amount |
|||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
||||||||||||||||
Amortizing intangible assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships |
8.6 | $ | 21,000,000 | (4,851,699 | ) | 16,148,301 | ||||||||||
Total |
21,000,000 | (4,851,699 | ) | 16,148,301 | ||||||||||||
Total intangible assets |
21,000,000 | (4,851,699 | ) | 16,148,301 | ||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Balance as of January 1: |
||||||||
Gross goodwill |
$ | 22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | |||||
Accumulated impairment losses |
— | — | ||||||
Net goodwill as of January 1: |
22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | ||||||
Goodwill acquired during the year |
— | — | ||||||
Impairment expense |
— | — | ||||||
| — | — | |||||||
Balance as of December 31: |
||||||||
Gross goodwill |
22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | ||||||
Accumulated impairment losses |
— | — | ||||||
Net goodwill as of December 31: |
$ | 22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | |||||
(5) |
Investments at fair value |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | Fair Value | Cost | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Investments at fair value: |
||||||||||||||||
Mutual Funds |
$ | 700,233 | 611,513 | 474,736 | 392,636 | |||||||||||
Exchange-traded funds |
354,862 | 433,760 | 173,089 | 274,001 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 1,055,095 | 1,045,272 | 647,825 | 666,637 | ||||||||||||
(6) |
Equity Method Investments |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | Carrying Value | Cost | Carrying Value | |||||||||||||
Equity method investments: |
||||||||||||||||
TTC Multi-Strategy Fund, QP, LLC |
$ | 11,630 | 13,137 | 12,030 | 12,428 | |||||||||||
TTC Global Long/Short Fund QP, LP |
4,439 | 5,264 | 4,439 | 5,045 | ||||||||||||
Energy Infrastructure & Utility Fund QP, LP |
1,609 | 3,169 | 1,609 | 2,562 | ||||||||||||
TTC World Equity Fund QP, LP |
13,086 | 21,109 | 16,536 | 22,400 | ||||||||||||
Municipal High Income Fund QP, LP |
3,701 | 4,132 | 3,701 | 3,940 | ||||||||||||
TWM Partners Fund, LP |
9,330 | 17,107 | 9,330 | 15,291 | ||||||||||||
Tiedemann International Holdings AG |
4,950,000 | 1,500,000 | 4,950,000 | 4,556,452 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 4,993,795 | 1,563,918 | 4,997,645 | 4,618,118 | ||||||||||||
Carrying value as of December 31, 2019 |
$ | 4,960,882 | ||
TWMH share of net income (loss) during 2020 |
(404,430 | ) | ||
Carrying value as of December 31, 2020 |
4,556,452 | |||
TWMH share of net income (loss) during 2021 |
(694,191 | ) | ||
2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment |
1,269 | |||
Other-than-temporary impairment |
(2,363,530 | ) | ||
Carrying value as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 1,500,000 | ||
Carrying value of equity method investments as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 1,500,000 | ||
TWMH 40% share of net assets |
(393,196 | ) | ||
Equity method goodwill as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 1,106,804 | ||
Carrying value of equity method investments as of December 31, 2020 |
$ | 4,556,452 | ||
TWMH 40% share of net assets |
(1,057,116 | ) | ||
Equity method goodwill as of December 31, 2020 |
$ | 3,499,336 | ||
| USD * | ||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Financial Position: |
||||||||||||
Current assets |
$ | 507,579 | 375,055 | 407,993 | ||||||||
Financial assets |
1,697,105 | 3,243,172 | 4,177,982 | |||||||||
Fixed assets |
2,624 | 21,554 | 36,176 | |||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 2,207,308 | 3,639,781 | 4,622,151 | ||||||||
Current liabilities |
$ | 1,224,318 | 996,990 | 660,133 | ||||||||
Total liabilities |
||||||||||||
Stockholder’s equity |
2,595,997 | 4,095,357 | 3,962,018 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity |
$ | 3,820,315 | 5,092,347 | 4,622,151 | ||||||||
Results of operations: |
||||||||||||
Net operating (loss) profit |
$ | (1,613,007 | ) | (1,452,564 | ) | 27,206 | ||||||
| * | The underlying financial statements for TIH in 2021 and TC in 2020 and 2019 were reported in Swiss Franc (CHF). The Company converted to USD using the average FX rate for each year. |
(7) |
Fixed Assets |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Office equipment |
$ | 2,747,696 | 2,745,640 | |||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
(2,184,021 | ) | (1,889,028 | ) | ||||
Office equipment, net |
563,675 | 856,612 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
2,437,716 | 2,437,716 | ||||||
Less accumulated amortization |
(1,783,732 | ) | (1,383,451 | ) | ||||
Leasehold improvements, net |
653,984 | 1,054,265 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net |
$ | 1,217,659 | 1,910,877 | |||||
(8) |
Fair Value Measurements |
| • | Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. |
| • | Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. |
| • | Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
December 31, 2021 |
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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
||||||||||||||
Quoted prices |
Observable inputs |
Unobservable inputs |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Mutual funds |
$ | 611,513 | — | — | 611,513 | |||||||||||
Exchange-traded funds |
433,760 | — | — | 433,760 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap |
— | 34,502 | — | 34,502 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
— | — | 8,448,561 | 8,448,561 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,045,272 | 34,502 | 8,448,561 | 9,528,335 | |||||||||||
December 31, 2020 |
||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
||||||||||||||
Quoted prices |
Observable inputs |
Unobservable inputs |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Mutual funds |
$ | 392,636 | — | — | 392,636 | |||||||||||
Exchange-traded funds |
274,001 | — | — | 274,001 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap |
— | 212,067 | — | 212,067 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
— | — | 9,697,121 | 9,697,121 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 666,637 | 212,067 | 9,697,121 | 10,575,825 | |||||||||||
(9) |
Income Taxes |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Current tax expense |
||||||||||||
Federal |
$ | 318,208 | 188,098 | 123,019 | ||||||||
State and local |
251,046 | 248,412 | 297,938 | |||||||||
Total current tax expense |
569,254 | 436,510 | 420,957 | |||||||||
Deferred tax expense |
||||||||||||
Federal |
(42,945 | ) | 60,187 | (9,135 | ) | |||||||
State and local |
(10,909 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Total deferred tax benefit |
(53,854 | ) | 60,187 | (9,135 | ) | |||||||
Total |
$ | 515,400 | 496,697 | 411,822 | ||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Other investments gain, net |
$ | 25,162 | 21,569 | |||||
Book versus tax depreciation |
15,493 | 11,797 | ||||||
Book versus tax amortization |
(153,439 | ) | — | |||||
Net operating loss carryforward |
59,061 | — | ||||||
Capital Gains/Losses |
23,936 | 32,738 | ||||||
Compensation expense for employee unit awards |
(74,936 | ) | (93,670 | ) | ||||
Other |
(2,265 | ) | (2,513 | ) | ||||
| $ | (106,988 | ) | (30,079 | ) | ||||
2021 Tax Effect |
||||
Pre-Tax book income for consolidated entity |
21.00 | % | ||
Pass-through entities |
-15.25 | % | ||
State and local for non taxable entity |
4.01 | % | ||
State and local |
0.87 | % | ||
Other |
0.94 | % | ||
| 11.57 | % | |||
2020 Tax Effect |
||||
Pre-Tax book income for consolidated entity |
21.00 | % | ||
Pass-through entities |
-17.71 | % | ||
Other |
0.82 | % | ||
UBT |
1.54 | % | ||
State and local for non taxable entity |
1.02 | % | ||
| 6.67 | % | |||
2019 Tax Effect |
||||
Pre-Tax book income for consolidated entity |
21.00 | % | ||
Pass-through entities |
-19.58 | % | ||
Other |
0.38 | % | ||
UBT |
1.36 | % | ||
State and local for non taxable entity |
2.22 | % | ||
| 5.39 | % | |||
(10) |
Retirement Plans |
(11) |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Total |
||||
2022 |
$ | 1,991,828 | ||
2023 |
1,166,311 | |||
2024 |
1,156,326 | |||
2025 |
1,139,762 | |||
2026 |
1,096,279 | |||
Thereafter |
2,127,835 | |||
| 8,678,341 | ||||
Total |
||||
2022 |
$ | 842,003 | ||
Total |
||||
2022 |
$ | 111,404 | ||
2023 |
66,887 | |||
2024 |
34,895 | |||
2025 |
3,399 | |||
2026 |
— | |||
| 216,585 | ||||
(12) |
Related Party Transactions |
(a) |
Loans to Members |
(b) |
Tiedemann Investment Group |
(c) |
Alvarium Investments Limited |
(d) |
Cartesian Growth Corporation |
(e) |
Tiedemann International 2 AG |
(13) |
Restricted Unit Grants & Deferred Units |
Number of Unvested Units |
Remaining Unrecognized Grant-Date Fair Value |
|||||||
Unvested balance at January 1, 2021 |
606 | $ | 8,971,017 | |||||
Granted |
204 | 3,167,008 | ||||||
Vested |
(364 | ) | (5,532,211 | ) | ||||
Unvested balance at December 31, 2021 |
446 | $ | 6,605,814 | |||||
(14) |
Term Notes, Line of Credit & Promissory Notes |
(a) |
Term Notes |
(b) |
Line of Credit |
(c) |
Promissory Notes |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Notes Payable |
||||||||
Term Note B, Current |
$ | 2,560,000 | 2,560,000 | |||||
Promissory Notes, Current |
688,561 | 2,786,294 | ||||||
Line of Credit |
2,000,000 | — | ||||||
Term Note B |
5,760,000 | 8,320,000 | ||||||
Promissory Notes |
688,561 | 1,377,121 | ||||||
| $ | 11,697,122 | 15,043,415 | ||||||
(15) |
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities |
(a) |
Interest Rate Swap |
(b) |
Impact of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Income |
(16) |
Earnings Per Unit |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Net Income attributed to the Company |
$ | 3,939 | $ | 6,986 | $ | 7,233 | ||||||
Denominator: |
||||||||||||
Weighted average units outstanding - basic and diluted |
6,956 | 6,536 | 6,536 | |||||||||
Per unit: |
||||||||||||
Basic and diluted per unit |
$ | 566.24 | $ | 1,068.85 | $ | 1,106.66 | ||||||
(17) |
Members’ Capital |
(18) |
Revenue |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Income |
||||||||
Investment management fees |
$ | 65,800,518 | 55,595,094 | |||||
Trustee fees |
6,950,064 | 5,577,239 | ||||||
Custody fees |
2,652,439 | 3,216,969 | ||||||
Other |
300,225 | — | ||||||
Total income |
75,703,246 | 64,389,302 | ||||||
(19) |
Subsequent Events |
September 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 4,477,103 | 8,040,237 | |||||
Investments at fair value |
199,726 | 1,045,272 | ||||||
Equity method investments |
50,227 | 1,563,918 | ||||||
Fees receivable |
18,558,042 | 20,018,781 | ||||||
Right-of-use |
8,111,819 | — | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
20,542,059 | 15,483,147 | ||||||
Goodwill |
25,167,532 | 22,184,797 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net |
978,968 | 1,217,659 | ||||||
Notes receivable from members |
1,495,463 | 1,701,994 | ||||||
Other assets |
7,174,132 | 3,801,040 | ||||||
Fair value of interest rate swap |
264,652 | — | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 87,019,723 | 75,056,845 | |||||
Liabilities and Members’ Capital |
||||||||
Accrued compensation and profit sharing |
$ | 9,572,192 | 13,214,485 | |||||
Accrued member distributions payable |
7,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
7,287,362 | 4,439,168 | ||||||
Lease liabilities |
8,742,360 | — | ||||||
Earn-in consideration, at fair value |
1,091,168 | — | ||||||
Payable to equity method investees |
— | 1,042,608 | ||||||
Payable under delayed share purchase agreement |
1,818,440 | — | ||||||
Term notes, line of credit and promissory notes |
21,827,122 | 11,697,122 | ||||||
Fair value of interest rate swap |
— | 34,502 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability, net |
33,964 | 106,988 | ||||||
Deferred rent |
— | 500,912 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
57,372,608 | 35,035,785 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |
||||||||
Members’ capital — Class A |
4,231 | 5,711 | ||||||
Members’ capital — Class B |
30,819,693 | 39,582,385 | ||||||
Total members’ capital |
30,823,924 | 39,588,096 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
(1,523,022 | ) | — | |||||
Non-controlling interest |
346,213 | 432,964 | ||||||
Total equity |
29,647,115 | 40,021,060 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 87,019,723 | 75,056,845 | |||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Income: |
||||||||
Trustee, investment management, and custody fees |
$ | 57,445,448 | 55,573,120 | |||||
Total income |
57,445,448 | 55,573,120 | ||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits |
36,969,079 | 35,155,035 | ||||||
Systems, technology, and telephone |
4,577,201 | 3,562,155 | ||||||
Occupancy costs |
3,398,570 | 2,639,757 | ||||||
Professional fees |
5,480,210 | 4,399,290 | ||||||
Travel and entertainment |
1,133,993 | 226,823 | ||||||
Marketing |
677,627 | 775,626 | ||||||
Business insurance and taxes |
868,881 | 966,427 | ||||||
Education and training |
37,606 | 26,856 | ||||||
Contributions, donations and dues |
137,904 | 100,629 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
355,942 | 540,147 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,433,910 | 1,015,763 | ||||||
Total operating expenses |
55,070,923 | 49,408,508 | ||||||
Operating income |
2,374,525 | 6,164,612 | ||||||
Other income (expenses) |
||||||||
Interest and dividend income |
100,138 | 35,191 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(409,920 | ) | (376,888 | ) | ||||
Other investment gain, net |
13,248 | 39,353 | ||||||
Income (loss) on equity method investments (Note 6) |
31,504 | (279,833 | ) | |||||
Variable interest entity loss on investment (Note 3) |
— | (146,265 | ) | |||||
Change in fair value of interest rate swap |
299,154 | 104,313 | ||||||
Other (expense) |
(26,945 | ) | (105,820 | ) | ||||
Income before taxes |
2,381,704 | 5,434,663 | ||||||
Income tax expense |
(362,588 | ) | (474,526 | ) | ||||
Net income for the period |
2,019,116 | 4,960,137 | ||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
86,751 | 112,564 | ||||||
Net income for the period attributable to the Company |
$ | 2,105,867 | 5,072,701 | |||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Net income for the period |
$ | 2,019,116 | 4,960,137 | |||||
Other comprehensive income: |
||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(1,523,022 | ) | — | |||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 496,094 | 4,960,137 | |||||
Class A |
Class B |
Total Members’ Capital |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
Non- controlling Interest |
Total Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||
Equity as of January 1, 2021 |
$ | 7,766 | 38,502,252 | 38,510,018 |
— | — | 38,510,018 |
|||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of loans to members to notes receivable from members (Note 12a) |
— | 625,778 | 625,778 | — | — | 625,778 |
||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest shareholders’ equity |
— | — | — |
— | 581,206 | 581,206 |
||||||||||||||||||
Member capital distributions |
(1,736 | ) | (7,887,423 | ) | (7,889,159 |
) |
— | — | (7,889,159 |
) | ||||||||||||||
Reallocation of book capital as a result of member transactions |
(1,519 | ) | 1,519 | — | — | — | — |
|||||||||||||||||
Restricted unit compensation |
563 | 3,929,282 | 3,929,845 |
— | — | 3,929,845 |
||||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the period |
737 | 5,071,964 | 5,072,701 |
— | (112,564 | ) | 4,960,137 |
|||||||||||||||||
Equity as of September 30, 2021 |
$ | 5,811 | 40,243,372 | 40,249,183 |
— | 468,642 | 40,717,825 |
|||||||||||||||||
Equity as of January 1, 2022 |
5,711 | 39,582,385 | 39,588,096 |
— | 432,964 | 40,021,060 |
||||||||||||||||||
Member capital distributions |
(1,711 | ) | (12,642,230 | ) | (12,643,941 |
) |
— | — | (12,643,941 |
) | ||||||||||||||
Reallocation of book capital as a result of member transactions |
(322 | ) | 322 | — | — | — | — |
|||||||||||||||||
Restricted unit compensation |
252 | 1,773,650 | 1,773,902 |
— | — | 1,773,902 |
||||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the period |
301 | 2,105,566 | 2,105,867 |
(86,751 | ) | 2,019,116 |
||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period |
— | — | — |
(1,523,022 | ) | — | (1,523,022 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity as of September 30, 2022 |
$ | 4,231 | 30,819,693 | 30,823,924 |
(1,523,022 | ) | 346,213 | 29,647,115 |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
Net income for the period |
$ | 2,019,116 | 4,960,137 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,433,910 | 1,015,763 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
355,942 | 540,147 | ||||||
Losses (gains) on investments |
(13,248 | ) | (39,353 | ) | ||||
(Income) loss on equity method investments |
(31,504 | ) | 279,833 | |||||
(Increase) in fair value of interest rate swap |
(299,154 | ) | (104,313 | ) | ||||
Restricted unit compensation |
1,773,902 | 3,929,845 | ||||||
Deferred income tax (benefit) |
(73,024 | ) | (63,289 | ) | ||||
Forgiveness of debt of notes receivable from members |
204,738 | — | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Decrease (increase) in fees receivable |
2,318,038 | (2,106,477 | ) | |||||
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
(2,424,957 | ) | 323,405 | |||||
Operating cash flow from operating leases |
630,541 | — | ||||||
(Decrease) increase in deferred rent |
(500,912 | ) | 118,561 | |||||
(Decrease) increase in accrued compensation and profit sharing |
(3,627,858 | ) | 1,738,198 | |||||
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,493,352 | 2,018,281 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
3,258,882 | 12,610,738 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||
Cash acquired from consolidation of variable interest entity |
470,923 | 5,900 | ||||||
Loss on assets acquired |
— | 146,265 | ||||||
Purchase of Holbein |
(8,096,949 | ) | — | |||||
Purchase of TIH shares |
(381,560 | ) | — | |||||
Receipt of payments of notes receivable from members |
344,677 | — | ||||||
Loans to members |
(300,542 | ) | (1,091,156 | ) | ||||
Purchases of investments |
(183,883 | ) | (4,948 | ) | ||||
Purchases of equity method investments |
(265 | ) | (1,246,700 | ) | ||||
Distributions from investments |
4,170 | 3,850 | ||||||
Sales of investments |
921,889 | 39,233 | ||||||
Purchases of fixed assets |
(55,328 | ) | (1,000 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(7,276,868 | ) | (2,148,556 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||
Member distributions |
(9,643,941 | ) | (8,077,191 | ) | ||||
Payments on term notes and line of credit |
(2,170,000 | ) | (8,220,000 | ) | ||||
Borrowings on term notes and lines of credit |
12,300,000 | 9,300,000 | ||||||
Payments on promissory notes |
— | (2,786,293 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
486,059 | (9,783,484 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
(31,207 | ) | — | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash |
(3,563,134 | ) | 678,698 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period |
8,040,237 | 3,567,686 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period |
$ | 4,477,103 | 4,246,384 | |||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: |
||||||||
Income taxes |
$ | 514,398 | 304,356 | |||||
Interest payments on term notes and line of credit |
369,730 | 256,734 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities: |
||||||||
Non-cash equity issuance |
— | 2,505,153 | ||||||
Non-cash repurchase of units with notes payable |
— | 6,000 | ||||||
(1) |
Description of the Business |
(2) |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
(a) |
Basis of Presentation |
(b) |
Goodwill |
(c) |
Intangible assets other than goodwill, net |
(d) |
Impairment of long-lived assets |
(e) |
Revenue Recognition |
(f) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(g) |
Investments |
(h) |
Compensation and Employee Benefits |
(i) |
Fixed Assets |
(j) |
Income Taxes |
(k) |
Other Assets |
(l) |
Derivative Financial Instruments |
(m) |
Segment Reporting |
(n) |
Leases |
(o) |
New Accounting Standards recently adopted by the Company |
(3) |
Variable Interest Entities and Business Combinations |
(a) |
Integrated Wealth Platform, Inc |
(b) |
Tiedemann International Holdings, AG |
Cash consideration |
$ | 381,560 | ||
Delayed Share Purchase |
1,818,440 | |||
Fair value of non-controlling interest previously held by the Company |
1,541,309 | |||
Total purchase consideration transferred |
$ | 3,741,309 | ||
| Acquisition date fair value | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 274,682 | ||
Accounts receivable |
31,382 | |||
Prepaid expenses |
214,854 | |||
Other assets |
1,674,333 | |||
Fixed assets |
2,067 | |||
Goodwill |
1,812,708 | |||
Intangible assets |
990,717 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 5,000,743 | ||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,259,434 | |||
Total liabilities assumed |
1,259,434 | |||
Total purchase consideration |
$ | 3,741,309 | ||
Intangible Asset |
Fair value |
Estimated useful life |
||||||
Customer Relationships |
$ | 979,830 | 20 years | |||||
Trade Names |
10,887 | 0.8 years | ||||||
| $ | 990,717 | |||||||
(c) |
Holbein Partners, LLP |
Cash consideration |
$ | 8,096,949 | ||
Earn-in consideration |
1,270,622 | |||
Total purchase consideration transferred |
$ | 9,367,571 | ||
| Acquisition date fair value | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 196,241 | ||
Accounts receivable |
825,916 | |||
Prepaid expenses |
303,371 | |||
Fixed assets |
62,280 | |||
Goodwill |
1,570,330 | |||
Intangible assets |
6,698,835 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 9,656,973 | ||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
289,402 | |||
Total liabilities assumed |
289,402 | |||
Total purchase consideration |
$ | 9,367,571 | ||
Intangible Asset |
Fair value |
Estimated useful life |
||||||
Customer Relationships |
$ | 6,631,170 | 15 years | |||||
Trade Names |
67,665 | 0.8 years | ||||||
| $ | 6,698,835 | |||||||
(4) |
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets and goodwill |
September 30, 2022 |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average amortization period |
Gross carrying amount |
Accumulated amortization |
Net carrying amount |
|||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
||||||||||||||||
Amortizing intangible assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships |
17.3 | $ | 27,384,110 | (7,301,375 | ) | 20,082,735 | ||||||||||
Trade names |
0.8 | 65,971 | (61,848 | ) | 4,123 | |||||||||||
Software |
5.0 | 691,743 | (236,542 | ) | 455,201 | |||||||||||
Total |
28,141,824 | (7,599,765 | ) | 20,542,059 | ||||||||||||
Total intangible assets |
$ | 28,141,824 | (7,599,765 | ) | 20,542,059 | |||||||||||
December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average amortization period |
Gross carrying amount |
Accumulated amortization |
Net carrying amount |
|||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
||||||||||||||||
Amortizing intangible assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships |
17.8 | $ | 21,000,000 | (6,075,623 | ) | 14,924,377 | ||||||||||
Software |
5.0 | 691,743 | (132,973 | ) | 558,770 | |||||||||||
Total |
21,691,743 | (6,208,596 | ) | 15,483,147 | ||||||||||||
Total intangible assets |
$ | 21,691,743 | (6,208,596 | ) | 15,483,147 | |||||||||||
Sept 30, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Balance as of January 1: |
||||||||
Gross goodwill |
$ | 22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | |||||
Accumulated impairment losses |
— | — | ||||||
Net goodwill as of January 1: |
22,184,797 | 22,184,797 | ||||||
Goodwill acquired during the period |
2,982,735 | — | ||||||
Impairment expense |
— | — | ||||||
| 2,982,735 | — | |||||||
Balance: |
||||||||
Gross goodwill |
25,167,532 | 22,184,797 | ||||||
Accumulated impairment losses |
— | — | ||||||
Net goodwill: |
$ | 25,167,532 | 22,184,797 | |||||
(5) |
Investments at fair value |
| September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | Fair Value | Cost | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Investments at fair value: |
||||||||||||||||
Mutual Funds |
$ | 93,727 | 60,483 | 700,233 | 611,513 | |||||||||||
Exchange-traded funds |
158,721 | 139,243 | 354,862 | 433,759 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 252,448 | 199,726 | 1,055,095 | 1,045,272 | ||||||||||||
(6) |
Equity Method Investments |
| September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | Carrying Value | Cost | Carrying Value | |||||||||||||
Equity method investments: |
||||||||||||||||
TTC Multi-Strategy Fund, QP, LLC |
$ | 9,160 | 10,227 | 11,630 | 13,137 | |||||||||||
TTC Global Long/Short Fund QP, LP |
3,939 | 3,960 | 4,439 | 5,264 | ||||||||||||
Energy Infrastructure & Utility Fund QP, LP |
739 | 2,428 | 1,609 | 3,169 | ||||||||||||
TTC World Equity Fund QP, LP |
12,286 | 14,737 | 13,086 | 21,109 | ||||||||||||
Municipal High Income Fund QP, LP |
4,456 | 4,682 | 3,701 | 4,132 | ||||||||||||
TWM Partners Fund, LP |
9,330 | 14,193 | 9,330 | 17,107 | ||||||||||||
Tiedemann International Holdings AG |
— | — | 4,950,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 39,910 | 50,227 | 4,993,795 | 1,563,918 | ||||||||||||
Carrying value as of December 31, 2020 |
$ | 4,556,452 | ||
TWMH share of net income (loss) during the three months ending March 31, 2021 |
(155,747 | ) | ||
Carrying value as of March 31, 2021 |
4,400,705 | |||
TWMH share of net income (loss) during 2021 |
(538,444 | ) | ||
2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment |
1,269 | |||
Other-than-temporary impairment |
(2,363,530 | ) | ||
Carrying value as of December 31, 2021 |
1,500,000 | |||
Fair value adjustment |
41,309 | |||
Purchase of additional TIH shares |
381,560 | |||
Delayed share purchase agreement remaining TIH shares |
1,818,440 | |||
Carrying value as of September 30, 2022* |
$ | 3,741,309 | ||
* |
Carrying value consolidated with TIH equity as of January 7, 2022, see Note 3b |
Carrying value of equity method investments as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 1,500,000 | ||
TWMH 40% share of net assets |
(393,196 | ) | ||
Equity method goodwill as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 1,106,804 | ||
USD * |
||||
2021 |
||||
Financial Position (unaudited): |
||||
Current assets |
$ | 507,579 | ||
Financial assets |
1,697,105 | |||
Fixed assets |
2,624 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 2,207,308 |
||
Current liabilities |
$ | 1,224,318 | ||
Total liabilities |
||||
Stockholder’s equity |
2,595,997 | |||
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity |
$ | 3,820,315 |
||
Results of operations: |
||||
Net operating loss |
$ | (1,613,007 | ) | |
| * | The underlying financial statements for TIH were reported in Swiss Franc (CHF). The Company converted to USD using the average FX rate for each year. |
(7) |
Fixed Assets |
September 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Office equipment |
$ | 2,872,862 | 2,747,696 | |||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
(2,381,714 | ) | (2,184,021 | ) | ||||
Office equipment, net |
491,148 | 563,675 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
2,492,560 | 2,437,716 | ||||||
Less accumulated amortization |
(2,004,740 | ) | (1,783,732 | ) | ||||
Leasehold improvements, net |
487,820 | 653,984 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net |
$ | 978,968 | 1,217,659 | |||||
(8) |
Fair Value Measurements |
| • | Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. |
| • | Level 2 — Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. |
| • | Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
September 30, 2022 |
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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
||||||||||||||
Quoted prices |
Observable inputs |
Unobservable inputs |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Mutual funds |
$ | 60,483 | — | — | 60,483 | |||||||||||
Exchange-traded funds |
139,243 | — | — | 139,243 | ||||||||||||
Interest rate swap |
— | 264,652 | — | 264,652 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Earn-in consideration |
1,091,168 | 1,091,168 | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 199,726 | 264,652 | 1,091,168 | 1,555,546 | |||||||||||
December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
||||||||||||||
Quoted prices |
Observable inputs |
Unobservable inputs |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Mutual funds |
$ | 611,513 | — | — | 611,513 | |||||||||||
Exchange-traded funds |
433,760 | — | — | 433,760 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap |
— | 34,502 | — | 34,502 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,045,273 | 34,502 | — | 1,079,775 | |||||||||||
(9) |
Income Taxes |
(10) |
Retirement Plans |
(11) |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Total |
||||
2022 |
$ | 737,098 | ||
2023 |
2,851,762 | |||
2024 |
2,863,247 | |||
2025 |
2,221,949 | |||
2026 |
1,549,901 | |||
Thereafter |
2,127,829 | |||
| 12,351,786 | ||||
Total |
||||
2022 |
$ | 83,918 | ||
Total |
||||
2022 |
$ | 36,939 | ||
2023 |
107,619 | |||
2024 |
75,628 | |||
2025 |
10,803 | |||
2026 |
— | |||
| 230,989 | ||||
(12) |
Related Party Transactions |
(a) |
Loans to Members |
(b) |
Tiedemann Investment Group |
(c) |
Alvarium Investments Limited |
(d) |
Cartesian Growth Corporation |
(13) |
Restricted Unit Grants |
Number of Unvested Units |
Remaining Unrecognized Grant-Date Fair Value |
|||||||
Unvested balance at January 1, 2022 |
446 | $ | 6,605,814 | |||||
Granted |
— | |||||||
Vested |
(121 | ) | (1,773,902 | ) | ||||
Unvested balance at September 30, 2022 |
325 | $ | 4,831,912 | |||||
(14) |
Term Notes, Line of Credit & Promissory Notes |
(a) |
Term Notes |
(b) |
Line of Credit |
(c) |
Promissory Notes |
September 30, 2022 |
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Carrying Value |
Fair Value |
|||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
||||||||||||||
Quoted prices |
Observable inputs |
Unobservable inputs |
||||||||||||||
Term Note B |
$ | 6,400,000 | — | — | 5,833,857 | |||||||||||
Promissory Notes |
1,377,122 | — | 1,377,122 | — | ||||||||||||
Line of Credit |
14,050,000 | — | 14,050,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| $ | 21,827,122 | — | 15,427,122 | 5,833,857 | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value |
Fair Value |
|||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
||||||||||||||
Quoted prices |
Observable inputs |
Unobservable inputs |
||||||||||||||
Term Note B |
$ | 8,320,000 | — | — | 8,105,376 | |||||||||||
Promissory Notes |
1,377,122 | — | 1,377,122 | — | ||||||||||||
Line of Credit |
2,000,000 | — | 2,000,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| $ | 11,697,122 | — | 3,377,122 | 8,105,376 | ||||||||||||
(15) |
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities |
(a) |
Interest Rate Swap |
(b) |
Impact of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Income |
(16) |
Earnings Per Unit |
Sept 30, 2022 |
Sept 30, 2021 |
|||||||
Net Income attributed to the Company |
$ | 2,106 | $ | 5,073 | ||||
Denominator: |
||||||||
Weighted average units outstanding — basic and diluted |
7,007 | 6,770 | ||||||
Per unit: |
||||||||
Basic and diluted per unit |
$ | 300.56 | $ | 749.37 | ||||
(17) |
Equity |
(18) |
Revenue |
Sept 30, 2022 |
Sept 30, 2021 |
|||||||
Income |
||||||||
Investment management fees |
$ | 50,094,066 | 48,658,703 | |||||
Trustee fees |
5,152,852 | 4,946,339 | ||||||
Custody fees |
2,198,530 | 1,968,077 | ||||||
Total income |
$ | 57,445,448 | 55,573,119 | |||||
(19) |
Leases |
Sept 30, 2022 |
||||
Operating Lease expense |
$ | 2,249,960 | ||
Variable lease expense |
1,185,315 | |||
Short-term lease expense |
106,200 | |||
Total lease expense |
$ | 3,541,475 | ||
| Balance Sheet Classification |
September 30, 2022 | |||||
Right-of-use |
Right-of-use Asset |
$ | 8,111,819 | |||
Current lease liabilities |
Lease liabilities | 1,955,875 | ||||
Non-current lease liabilities |
Lease liabilities | 6,786,485 | ||||
Sept 30, 2022 |
||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term |
5.06 | |||
Weighted-average discount rate |
3.47 | % | ||
2022 |
$ | 618,488 | ||
2023 |
2,136,549 | |||
2024 |
2,126,577 | |||
2025 |
1,463,179 | |||
2026 |
1,096,275 | |||
2027 and beyond |
2,127,830 | |||
Total lease payments |
9,568,898 | |||
Less: Imputed Interest |
(826,539 | ) | ||
Present value of lease liabilities |
$ | 8,742,359 | ||
(20) |
Subsequent Events |
/s/ Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP |
December 31, |
||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 8,269,886 | $ | 13,955,755 | ||||
Investments at fair value (Affiliated funds) |
18,124,708 | 12,997,025 | ||||||
Fees receivable |
38,364,976 | 23,478,331 | ||||||
Due from Members |
— | 4,136,780 | ||||||
Other receivables |
— | 1,150,000 | ||||||
Total current assets |
64,759,570 | 55,717,891 | ||||||
Non-current assets: |
||||||||
Investments at fair value (Unaffiliated management companies, cost $102,850,052 and $89,000,000 as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively) |
125,904,375 | 97,101,000 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization of $651,853 and $567,613 as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
208,291 | 292,531 | ||||||
Other assets |
887,737 | 363,805 | ||||||
Total non-current assets |
127,000,403 | 97,757,336 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 191,759,973 | $ | 153,475,227 | ||||
Liabilities |
||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
Accrued compensation and profit sharing |
$ | 8,387,350 | $ | 6,053,961 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
4,641,964 | 8,025,916 | ||||||
Term Loan, current portion |
9,000,000 | 4,500,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
22,029,314 | 18,579,877 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities: |
||||||||
Term Loan (net of current portion of debt issuance costs $339,151) |
33,410,849 | 40,080,131 | ||||||
Due to TIG/TMG |
2,207,280 | 7,031,224 | ||||||
Total non-current liabilities |
35,618,129 | 47,111,355 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
57,647,443 | 65,691,232 | ||||||
Total members’ equity |
134,112,530 | 87,783,995 | ||||||
Total liabilities and members’ equity |
$ | 191,759,973 | $ | 153,475,227 | ||||
December 31, |
||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Income: |
||||||||||||
Incentive fees |
$ | 42,110,201 | $ | 31,454,756 | $ | 15,455,161 | ||||||
Management fees |
44,503,127 | 35,674,081 | 38,444,463 | |||||||||
Total income |
86,613,328 | 67,128,837 | 53,899,624 | |||||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits |
17,650,647 | 15,370,636 | 16,662,505 | |||||||||
Occupancy costs |
1,351,776 | 1,310,686 | 1,361,258 | |||||||||
Systems, technology, and telephone |
2,625,512 | 2,238,433 | 2,122,026 | |||||||||
Professional fees |
4,465,190 | 1,539,659 | 1,741,978 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
164,958 | 164,958 | 163,735 | |||||||||
Business insurance expenses |
308,691 | 229,262 | 282,606 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
2,239,608 | 2,363,144 | 1,534,142 | |||||||||
Travel and entertainment |
454,351 | 323,505 | 617,106 | |||||||||
Merger expenses |
1,963,795 | — | — | |||||||||
Other business expense |
826,863 | 7,952,424 | 674,870 | |||||||||
Total expense |
32,051,391 | 31,492,707 | 25,160,226 | |||||||||
Other income: |
||||||||||||
Other investment gains |
15,444,183 | 7,670,306 | 1,709,477 | |||||||||
Income before taxes |
70,006,120 | 43,306,436 | 30,448,875 | |||||||||
Income tax expense |
(1,456,647 | ) | (748,000 | ) | (1,083,927 | ) | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 68,549,473 | $ | 42,558,436 | $ | 29,364,948 | ||||||
Members’ equity, beginning of 2019 |
$ | 71,310,621 | ||
Member equity distributions |
(28,575,813 | ) | ||
Member equity contributions |
24,000,000 | |||
Net income |
29,364,948 | |||
Members’ equity, end of 2019 |
$ | 96,099,756 | ||
Member equity distributions |
(54,745,665 | ) | ||
Member equity contributions |
3,871,468 | |||
Net income |
42,558,436 | |||
Members’ equity, end of 2020 |
$ | 87,783,995 | ||
Member equity distributions |
(38,391,137 | ) | ||
Member equity contributions |
16,170,199 | |||
Net income |
68,549,473 | |||
Members’ equity, end of 2021 |
$ | 134,112,530 | ||
December 31, |
||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 68,549,473 | $ | 42,558,436 | $ | 29,364,948 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||||||
Other investment gain |
(15,444,183 | ) | (7,670,306 | ) | (1,709,477 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
164,958 | 164,958 | 163,733 | |||||||||
Increase/decrease in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||
Decrease/(increase) in fees receivable |
(14,886,645 | ) | (8,342,540 | ) | 12,480,142 | |||||||
Decrease/(increase) in other receivable |
1,150,000 | (1,150,000 | ) | — | ||||||||
Decrease/(increase) in other assets |
(523,932 | ) | 125,203 | (172,806 | ) | |||||||
Decrease/(increase) in due to TIG/TMG |
(4,823,944 | ) | (202,284 | ) | 941,144 | |||||||
Decrease/(increase) in accrued compensation and profit sharing |
2,333,389 | 6,701,176 | (2,406,319 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease/(increase) in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(3,383,952 | ) | (2,096,436 | ) | 567,301 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
33,135,164 | 30,088,207 | 39,228,666 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||
Purchases of investments (affiliated funds) |
(16,088,668 | ) | (10,428,903 | ) | (8,029,472 | ) | ||||||
Purchases of investments (unaffiliated management companies) |
(13,925,652 | ) | (27,000,000 | ) | (24,000,000 | ) | ||||||
Sales of investments (affiliated funds) |
11,451,845 | 38,887,560 | 10,703,886 | |||||||||
Sales of investments (unaffiliated management companies) |
75,600 | — | — | |||||||||
Purchase of fixed assets |
— | — | (22,380 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(18,486,875 | ) | 1,458,657 | (21,347,966 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||
Member distributions |
(38,391,137 | ) | (54,745,665 | ) | (28,575,813 | ) | ||||||
Member contributions |
16,170,199 | 3,871,468 | 24,000,000 | |||||||||
Increase in due from members |
4,136,780 | 204,383 | — | |||||||||
Repayment of loans to member |
— | — | (1,559,695 | ) | ||||||||
Drawdown of term loan |
— | 23,750,000 | — | |||||||||
Repayment of term loan |
(2,250,000 | ) | — | (3,750,000 | ) | |||||||
Payment of debt issuance costs |
— | (110,450 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(20,334,158 | ) | (27,030,264 | ) | (9,885,508 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(5,685,869 | ) | 4,516,600 | 7,995,192 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
13,955,755 | 9,439,155 | 1,443,963 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
$ | 8,269,886 | $ | 13,955,755 | $ | 9,439,155 | ||||||
Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |
||||||||||||
Cash Paid for Taxes |
$ | 199,960 | $ | 1,622,997 | $ | 407,174 | ||||||
Cash Paid for Interest |
$ | 2,250,383 | $ | 1,406,790 | $ | 1,562,214 | ||||||
1. |
Reporting Organization |
2. |
Basis of Preparation |
(a) |
Basis of Presentation |
(b) |
Basis of Combination and Consolidation |
(c) |
Use of Estimates and Judgments |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(a) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(b) |
Income Taxes |
(c) |
Fixed Assets |
(d) |
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities |
(e) |
Income Recognition & Fees Receivable |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
Management Fees |
||||||||||||
Year Ended December, 31 |
||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Affiliated Funds |
$ | 29,593,661 | $ | 28,237,395 | $ | 32,075,441 | ||||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies |
14,909,466 | 7,436,686 | 6,369,022 | |||||||||
Total Management Fees |
$ | 44,503,127 | $ | 35,674,081 | $ | 38,444,463 | ||||||
Incentive Fees |
||||||||||||
Year Ended December, 31 |
||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Affiliated Funds |
$ | 37,662,457 | $ | 24,468,911 | $ | 15,455,161 | ||||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies |
4,447,744 | 6,985,845 | — | |||||||||
Total Incentive Fees |
$ | 42,110,201 | $ | 31,454,756 | $ | 15,455,161 | ||||||
Year Ended December, 31 |
||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Management Fees: |
||||||||||||
TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 29,593,661 | $ | 28,237,395 | $ | 32,075,441 | ||||||
Unafilliated Management Companies: |
||||||||||||
Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
10,713,629 | 5,565,930 | 6,369,022 | |||||||||
European Equities |
2,904,056 | 1,870,756 | — | |||||||||
Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,291,781 | — | — | |||||||||
Unafilliated Management Companies Subtotal |
14,909,466 | 7,436,686 | 6,369,022 | |||||||||
Total Management Fees |
$ | 44,503,127 | $ | 35,674,081 | $ | 38,444,463 | ||||||
Incentive Fees: |
||||||||||||
TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 37,662,457 | $ | 24,468,911 | $ | 15,455,161 | ||||||
Unafilliated Management Companies: |
||||||||||||
European Equities |
2,540,170 | 6,985,845 | — | |||||||||
Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,907,574 | — | — | |||||||||
Unafilliated Management Companies Subtotal |
4,447,744 | 6,985,845 | — | |||||||||
Total Incentive Fees |
$ | 42,110,201 | $ | 31,454,756 | $ | 15,455,161 | ||||||
Total Income |
$ | 86,613,328 | $ | 67,128,837 | $ | 53,899,624 | ||||||
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(f) |
Other Investment Gains |
(g) |
Investments & Fair Value Measurement |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(h) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(i) |
Expenses |
(j) |
Subsequent events |
4. |
Investments |
December 31, |
||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Investment in Affiliated Funds: |
||||||||
TIG Arbitrage Associates Master Fund LP (TFI Partners LLC) |
$ | 1,668,116 | $ | 1,610,460 | ||||
TIG Arbitrage Enhanced Master Fund LP (TFI Partners LLC) |
14,668,140 | 9,179,018 | ||||||
TIG Arbitrage Enhanced, LP (TIG Advisors LLC) |
1,611,065 | 1,762,030 | ||||||
TIG Sunrise Fund LP (TIG SL Capital LLC) |
20,190 | 236,330 | ||||||
Arkkan Opportunities Feeder Fund, Ltd. (TIG Advisors LLC) |
109,691 | — | ||||||
TIG Securitized Asset Master Fund LP (TIG SL Capital LLC) |
47,506 | 209,187 | ||||||
| 18,124,708 | 12,997,025 | |||||||
Investment in Unaffiliated Management Companies: |
||||||||
Romspen Investment Corporation |
74,496,906 | 66,567,000 | ||||||
Arkkan Capital Management Limited |
15,887,115 | — | ||||||
Zebedee Asset Management |
35,520,354 | 30,534,000 | ||||||
| 125,904,375 | 97,101,000 | |||||||
Total Investments |
$ | 144,029,083 | $ | 110,098,025 | ||||
4. |
Investments (continued) |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investment -Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 125,904,375 | $ | 125,904,375 | ||||||||
Investments -Affiliated Funds (i) |
18,124,708 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 144,029,083 | ||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investment -Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 97,101,000 | $ | 97,101,000 | ||||||||
Investments -Affiliated Funds (i) |
12,997,025 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 110,098,025 | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the combined and consolidated statements of financial position. |
4. |
Investments (continued) |
Investments in Securities |
Fair Value December 31, 2021 |
Valuation Methodology and Techniques |
Unobservable Inputs |
Range / Weighted Average | ||||||
Investment in Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | 125,904,375 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate Long-term growth rate |
26%-30% (28%) 3% | |||||
Investments in Securities |
Fair Value December 31, 2020 |
Valuation Methodology and Techniques |
Unobservable Inputs |
Range | ||||||
Investment in Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | 97,101,000 | Market Approach | EBITDA Multiple | 8x | |||||
| Comparable Companies | Revenue Multiple | 5x | ||||||||
| Recent Transaction | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
4. |
Investments (continued) |
Investments – Affiliated Funds |
||||||||
Year Ended December, 31 |
||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Balance at beginning of year |
$ | 12,997,025 | $ | 41,886,377 | ||||
Gains/(losses) recognized in other income |
490,860 | (430,695 | ) | |||||
Purchases |
16,088,668 | 10,428,903 | ||||||
Sales |
(11,451,845 | ) | (38,887,560 | ) | ||||
Balance at end of year |
$ | 18,124,708 | $ | 12,997,025 | ||||
Investments – Unaffiliated Management Companies |
||||||||
Year Ended December, 31 |
||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Balance at beginning of year |
$ | 97,101,000 | $ | 62,000,000 | ||||
Gains/(losses) recognized in other income |
14,953,323 | 8,101,000 | ||||||
Purchases |
13,925,652 | 27,000,000 | ||||||
Sales |
(75,600 | ) | — | |||||
Balance at end of year |
$ | 125,904,375 | $ | 97,101,000 | ||||
5. |
Fixed Assets |
December 31, |
||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Office equipment |
$ | 139,520 | $ | 139,520 | ||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
128,220 | 100,316 | ||||||
Office equipment, net |
11,300 | 39,204 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
720,624 | 720,624 | ||||||
Less accumulated amortization |
523,633 | 467,297 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements, net |
196,991 | 253,327 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net |
$ | 208,291 | $ | 292,531 | ||||
6. |
Retirement Plans |
7. |
Related Party Transactions |
8. |
Commitments |
2022 |
$ | 1,841,680 | ||
2023 |
1,841,680 | |||
2024 |
1,841,680 | |||
2025 |
460,420 | |||
Total |
$ | 5,985,460 | ||
9. |
Term Loan |
9. |
Term Loan (continued) |
2022 |
9,000,000 | |||
2023 |
9,000,000 | |||
2024 |
9,000,000 | |||
2025 |
9,000,000 | |||
2026 |
6,750,000 | |||
Total |
$ | 42,750,000 | ||
10. |
Members’ Capital |
11. |
Risk Factors |
12. |
Legal settlement |
13. |
Merger Agreement |
14. |
Subsequent Events |
14. |
Subsequent Events (continued) |
2022 |
$ | 295,268 | ||
2023 |
295,268 | |||
2024 |
295,268 | |||
2025 |
98,423 | |||
Total |
$ |
984,227 |
||
As of |
As of |
|||||||
September 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 3,396,290 | $ | 8,269,886 | ||||
Restricted cash |
4,500,000 | — | ||||||
Investments at fair value (Affiliated funds) |
13,291,254 | 18,124,708 | ||||||
Fees receivable |
10,921,222 | 38,364,976 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses |
65,659 | — | ||||||
Total current assets |
32,174,425 | 64,759,570 | ||||||
Non-current assets: |
||||||||
Investments at fair value (Unaffiliated management companies, cost $102,850,052 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively) |
134,932,997 | 125,904,375 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization of $705,406 and $651,853 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively |
154,739 | 208,291 | ||||||
Due from TIG/TMG |
2,500,020 | — | ||||||
Lease right-of-use |
3,027,506 | — | ||||||
Other assets |
411,738 | 887,737 | ||||||
Total non-current assets |
141,027,000 | 127,000,403 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 173,201,425 | $ | 191,759,973 | ||||
Liabilities |
||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
Accrued compensation and profit sharing |
$ | 2,767,109 | $ | 8,387,350 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
5,053,243 | 4,641,964 | ||||||
Term Loan, current portion |
9,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||||
Lease liabilities, current portion |
1,175,078 | — | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
17,995,430 | 22,029,314 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities: |
||||||||
Term Loan (net of current portion of debt issuance costs $278,612 and $339,151 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively) |
33,471,388 | 33,410,849 | ||||||
Lease liabilities |
1,933,329 | — | ||||||
Due to TIG/TMG |
— | 2,207,280 | ||||||
Total non-current liabilities |
35,404,717 | 35,618,129 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
53,400,147 | 57,647,443 | ||||||
Total members’ equity |
119,801,278 | 134,112,530 | ||||||
Total liabilities and members’ equity |
$ | 173,201,425 | $ | 191,759,973 | ||||
September 30, |
||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Income: |
||||||||
Incentive fees |
$ | 816,224 | $ | 13,482,326 | ||||
Management fees |
34,007,308 | 33,345,473 | ||||||
Total income |
34,823,532 | 46,827,799 | ||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits |
10,036,574 | 11,296,575 | ||||||
Occupancy costs |
1,070,057 | 1,000,791 | ||||||
Systems, technology, and telephone |
1,814,821 | 1,703,040 | ||||||
Professional fees |
2,034,879 | 2,660,354 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
114,091 | 123,719 | ||||||
Business insurance expenses |
255,348 | 219,457 | ||||||
Interest expense |
1,756,658 | 1,681,483 | ||||||
Travel and entertainment |
799,499 | 188,447 | ||||||
Merger expenses |
3,377,583 | 737,500 | ||||||
Other business expense |
587,452 | 503,349 | ||||||
Total expenses |
21,846,962 | 20,114,715 | ||||||
Other income: |
||||||||
Other investment gains (losses) |
9,009,745 | (364,805 | ) | |||||
Income before taxes |
21,986,315 | 26,348,279 | ||||||
Income tax expense |
(911,250 | ) | (587,349 | ) | ||||
Net income |
$ | 21,075,065 | $ | 25,760,930 | ||||
September 30, |
||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Members’ equity, opening of period |
$ | 134,112,530 | $ | 87,783,995 | ||||
Member equity distributions |
(35,386,317 | ) | (35,483,106 | ) | ||||
Member equity contributions |
— | 15,915,826 | ||||||
Net Income |
21,075,065 | 25,760,930 | ||||||
Members’ equity, ending of period |
$ | 119,801,278 | $ | 93,977,645 | ||||
September 30, |
||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 21,075,065 | $ | 25,760,930 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||
Other investment gain (loss), net |
(9,009,745 | ) | 364,805 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization |
114,091 | 123,719 | ||||||
Non-cash lease expense |
830,758 | — | ||||||
Increase/decrease in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Decrease/(increase) in fees receivable |
27,443,754 | (444,456 | ) | |||||
Decrease in other receivable |
— | 1,150,000 | ||||||
Decrease/(increase) in other assets |
475,999 | 87,853 | ||||||
Increase in due from TIG/TMG |
(2,500,020 | ) | — | |||||
Increase in prepaid expenses |
(65,659 | ) | (209,423 | ) | ||||
Decrease in due to TIG/TMG |
(2,207,280 | ) | (4,300,693 | ) | ||||
Decrease in accrued compensation and profit sharing |
(5,620,241 | ) | (2,120,338 | ) | ||||
Decrease in lease liabilities |
(749,857 | ) | — | |||||
Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
411,279 | (5,968,781 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
30,198,144 | 14,443,616 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||
Purchases of investments (affiliated funds) |
(1,286,883 | ) | (6,515,991 | ) | ||||
Purchases of investments (unaffiliated management companies) |
— | (13,925,652 | ) | |||||
Sales of investments (affiliated funds) |
6,101,460 | 11,381,608 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
4,814,577 | (9,060,035 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||
Member distributions |
(35,386,317 | ) | (35,483,106 | ) | ||||
Member contributions |
— | 15,915,826 | ||||||
Increase in due from members |
— | 4,136,780 | ||||||
Repayment of term loan |
— | (2,189,462 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(35,386,317 | ) | (17,619,962 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
(373,596 | ) | (12,236,381 | ) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
8,269,886 | 13,955,755 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
$ | 7,896,290 | $ | 1,719,374 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Information: |
||||||||
Current period recognition of operating lease right-of-use |
$ | 3,858,264 | — | |||||
Current period recognition of operating lease liability |
$ | 3,858,264 | — | |||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
||||||||
Cash Paid for Taxes |
$ | 1,600,583 | $ | 199,960 | ||||
Cash Paid for Interest |
$ | 1,625,823 | $ | 1,701,945 | ||||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 3,396,290 | $ | 1,719,374 | ||||
Restricted cash |
$ | 4,500,000 | — | |||||
1. |
Reporting Organization |
2. |
Basis of Preparation |
(a) |
Basis of Presentation |
(b) |
Basis of Combination and Consolidation |
(c) |
Use of Estimates and Judgments |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies |
(a) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(b) |
Restricted Cash |
(c) |
Income Taxes |
(d) |
Fixed Assets |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(e) |
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities |
(f) |
Leases |
(g) |
Income Recognition & Fees Receivable |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
Management Fees |
||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Affiliated Funds |
$ | 24,079,732 | $ | 21,530,888 | ||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies |
9,927,576 | 11,814,585 | ||||||
Total Management Fees |
$ | 34,007,308 | $ | 33,345,473 | ||||
Incentive Fees |
||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Affiliated Funds |
$ | 205,774 | $ | 11,863,978 | ||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies |
610,450 | 1,618,348 | ||||||
Total Incentive Fees |
$ | 816,224 | $ | 13,482,326 | ||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Management Fees: |
||||||||
TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 24,079,732 | $ | 21,530,888 | ||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies: |
||||||||
Real Estate Bridge Lending Strategy |
5,800,605 | 8,757,585 | ||||||
European Equities |
2,871,363 | 2,128,036 | ||||||
Asian Credit and Special Situations |
1,255,608 | 928,964 | ||||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies Subtotal |
9,927,576 | 11,814,585 | ||||||
Total Management Fees |
$ | 34,007,308 | $ | 33,345,473 | ||||
Incentive Fees: |
||||||||
TIG Arbitrage |
$ | 205,774 | $ | 11,863,978 | ||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies: |
||||||||
European Equities |
610,034 | 1,446,936 | ||||||
Asian Credit and Special Situations |
416 | 171,412 | ||||||
Unaffiliated Management Companies Subtotal |
610,450 | 1,618,348 | ||||||
Total Incentive Fees |
$ | 816,224 | $ | 13,482,326 | ||||
Total Income |
$ | 34,823,532 | $ | 46,827,799 | ||||
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(h) |
Other investment gains(losses) |
(i) |
Investments & Fair Value Measurement |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(j) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
(k) |
Expenses |
3. |
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
(l) |
Subsequent Events |
4. |
Investments |
September 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Investment in Affiliated Funds: |
||||||||
TIG Arbitrage Associates Master Fund LP (TFI Partners LLC) |
$ | 707,892 | $ | 1,668,116 | ||||
TIG Arbitrage Enhanced Master Fund LP (TFI Partners LLC) |
10,589,667 | 14,668,140 | ||||||
TIG Arbitrage Enhanced, LP (TIG Advisors LLC) |
1,823,030 | 1,611,065 | ||||||
TIG Sunrise Fund LP (TIG SL Capital LLC) |
19,363 | 20,190 | ||||||
Arkkan Opportunities Feeder Fund, Ltd. (TIG Advisors LLC) |
103,796 | 109,691 | ||||||
TIG Securitized Asset Master Fund LP (TIG SL Capital LLC) |
47,506 | 47,506 | ||||||
| 13,291,254 | 18,124,708 | |||||||
Investment in Unaffiliated Management Companies: |
||||||||
Romspen Investment Corporation |
71,386,428 | 74,496,906 | ||||||
Arkkan Capital Management Limited |
16,835,990 | 15,887,115 | ||||||
Zebedee Asset Management |
46,710,579 | 35,520,354 | ||||||
| 134,932,997 | 125,904,375 | |||||||
Total Investments |
$ | 148,224,251 | $ | 144,029,083 | ||||
4. |
Investments (continued) |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investment -Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 134,932,997 | $ | 134,932,997 | ||||||||
Investments -Affiliated Funds (i) |
13,291,254 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 148,224,251 | ||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investment -Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 125,904,375 | $ | 125,904,375 | ||||||||
Investments -Affiliated Funds (i) |
18,124,708 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 144,029,083 | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the combined and consolidated statements of financial position. |
4. |
Investments (continued) |
Investments in Securities |
Fair Value September 30, 2022 |
Valuation Methodology and Techniques |
Unobservable Inputs |
Range / Weighted Average | ||||||
Investment in Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | 134,932,997 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate Long-term growth rate |
26%-30% (28%) 3% | |||||
Investments in Securities |
Fair Value December 31, 2021 |
Valuation Methodology and Techniques |
Unobservable Inputs |
Range / Weighted Average | ||||||
Investment in Unaffiliated Management Companies |
$ | 125,904,375 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate Long-term growth rate |
26%-30% (28%)3% | |||||
Investments – Affiliated Funds |
||||
Nine Months Ended September, 30 2022 |
||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 18,124,708 | ||
Gains/(losses) recognized in other income |
(18,877 | ) | ||
Purchases |
1,286,883 | |||
Sales |
(6,101,460 | ) | ||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 13,291,254 | ||
4. |
Investments (continued) |
Investments – Affiliated Funds |
||||
Year Ended December, 31 2021 |
||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 12,997,025 | ||
Gains/(losses) recognized in other income |
490,860 | |||
Purchases |
16,088,668 | |||
Sales |
(11,451,845 | ) | ||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 18,124,708 | ||
Investments – Unaffiliated Management Companies |
||||
Nine Months Ended September, 30 2022 |
||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 125,904,375 | ||
Gains/(losses) recognized in other income |
9,028,622 | |||
Purchases |
— | |||
Sales |
— | |||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 134,932,997 | ||
Investments – Unaffiliated Management Companies |
||||
Year Ended December, 31 2021 |
||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 97,101,000 | ||
Gains/(losses) recognized in other income |
14,953,323 | |||
Purchases |
13,925,652 | |||
Sales |
(75,600 | ) | ||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 125,904,375 | ||
4. |
Investments (continued) |
5. |
Fixed Assets |
September 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Office equipment |
$ | 139,520 | $ | 139,520 | ||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
139,520 | 128,220 | ||||||
Office equipment, net |
— | 11,300 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
720,624 | 720,624 | ||||||
Less accumulated amortization |
565,885 | 523,633 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements, net |
154,739 | 196,991 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net |
$ | 154,739 | $ | 208,291 | ||||
6. |
Retirement Plans |
7. |
Related Party Transactions |
7. |
Related Party Transactions (continued) |
8. |
Leases |
Nine months ended September 30, 2022 |
||||
Operating lease expense |
$ | 908,323 | ||
Variable lease expense |
264,500 | |||
Short-term lease expense |
7,245 | |||
Total lease expense |
$ | 1,180,068 | ||
Nine months ended September 30, 2022 |
||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||
Non-cash lease expense |
830,758 | |||
Operating cash flow information: |
||||
Decrease in lease liabilities |
(749,857 | ) | ||
8. |
Leases (continued) |
Balance Sheet Classification |
Nine months ended September 30, 2022 |
|||||
Right-of-use-assets |
Lease right-of-use |
$ | 3,027,506 | |||
Current lease liabilities |
Lease liabilities, current portion |
$ | 1,175,078 | |||
Non-current lease liabilities |
Lease liabilities |
$ | 1,933,329 | |||
Nine months ended September 30, 2022 |
||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term |
2.6 years | |||
Weighted-average discount rate |
4.6 | % | ||
2022 |
$ | 312,531 | ||
2023 |
1,250,123 | |||
2024 |
1,250,123 | |||
2025 |
414,976 | |||
Total lease payments |
$ | 3,227,753 | ||
Less: Imputed interest |
119,346 | |||
Present value of lease liabilities |
$ | 3,108,407 | ||
9. |
Commitments |
2022 |
$ | 1,841,680 | ||
2023 |
1,841,680 | |||
2024 |
1,841,680 | |||
2025 |
460,420 | |||
Total |
$ | 5,985,460 | ||
10. |
Term Loan |
2022 |
$ | 9,000,000 | ||
2023 |
9,000,000 | |||
2024 |
9,000,000 | |||
2025 |
9,000,000 | |||
2026 |
6,750,000 | |||
Total |
$ |
42,750,000 |
||
11. |
Members’ Capital |
12. |
Risk Factors |
13. |
Legal Settlement |
14. |
Merger Agreement |
15. |
Subsequent Events |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||
Note |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Turnover |
4 |
75,164,498 |
52,263,050 | 47,070,105 |
||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
(50,415,876 |
) |
(40,032,428 | ) | (33,364,300 |
) | ||||||||||
Gross profit |
24,748,622 |
12,230,622 | 13,705,805 |
|||||||||||||
Administrative expenses |
(19,983,039 |
) |
(12,629,478 | ) | (12,707,690 |
) | ||||||||||
Government grant income |
— |
759,664 | — |
|||||||||||||
(Losses)/gains on investments |
5 |
(452,591 |
) |
165,014 | 140,235 |
|||||||||||
Amortisation of goodwill |
(3,429,870 |
) |
(3,488,827 | ) | (2,836,126 |
) | ||||||||||
Amortisation of other intangible assets |
(2,293,872 |
) |
(2,334,873 | ) | (2,345,165 |
) | ||||||||||
Operating loss |
6 |
(1,410,750 |
) |
(5,297,878 | ) | (4,042,941 |
) | |||||||||
Gain on impairment or disposal of operations |
— |
577,795 | 480 |
|||||||||||||
Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(54,136 |
) |
— | — |
||||||||||||
Share of profit of associates |
1 0 |
1,410,850 |
459,284 | 934,179 |
||||||||||||
Share of profit of joint ventures |
1 0 |
2,898,485 |
1,925,289 | 663,847 |
||||||||||||
Income from other fixed asset investments |
7 |
547,789 |
3,158 | 62,995 |
||||||||||||
Interest receivable |
8 |
204,070 |
249,084 | 142,245 |
||||||||||||
Amounts written off loans and investments receivable |
(373,425 |
) |
(879,498 | ) | (169,418 |
) | ||||||||||
Interest payable |
9 |
(1,811,470 |
) |
(729,588 | ) | (813,457 |
) | |||||||||
Profit/(loss) before taxation |
1,411,413 |
(3,692,354 | ) | (3,222,070 |
) | |||||||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
10 |
536,461 |
315,163 | (511,024 |
) | |||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
1,947,874 |
(3,377,191 | ) | (3,733,094 |
) | |||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
(507,667 |
) |
(112,050 | ) | (165,917 |
) | ||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
(678,566 |
) |
951,843 | (1,116,438 |
) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year |
(1,186,233 |
) |
839,793 | (1,282,355 |
) | |||||||||||
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year |
761,641 |
(2,537,398 | ) | (5,015,449 |
) | |||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year attributable to: |
||||||||||||||||
The owners of the parent company |
1,126,029 |
(4,845,399 | ) | (4,693,952 |
) | |||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
821,845 |
1,468,208 | 960,858 |
|||||||||||||
1,947,874 |
(3,377,191 | ) | (3,733,094 |
) | ||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year attributable to: |
||||||||||||||||
The owners of the parent company |
(57,666 |
) |
(4,010,562 | ) | (5,972,610 |
) | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
819,307 |
1,473,164 | 957,161 |
|||||||||||||
761,641 |
(2,537,398 | ) | (5,015,449 |
) | ||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||||||
Notes |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Fixed assets |
||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
11 |
33,642,087 |
39,663,886 | |||||||||
Tangible assets |
12 |
758,152 |
915,413 | |||||||||
Investments: |
13 |
|||||||||||
Investments in associates |
2,729,247 |
2,671,365 | ||||||||||
Investments in joint-ventures |
10,096,077 |
9,313,580 | ||||||||||
Other fixed asset investments |
1,972,169 |
167,632 | ||||||||||
49,197,732 |
52,731,876 | |||||||||||
Current assets |
||||||||||||
Debtors |
14 |
37,003,398 |
29,056,099 | |||||||||
Investments |
15 |
4,254 |
4,940 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
12,961,870 |
8,298,069 | ||||||||||
49,969,522 |
37,359,108 | |||||||||||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
16 |
(40,903,852 |
) |
(16,667,168 | ) | |||||||
Net current assets |
9,065,670 |
20,691,940 | ||||||||||
Total assets less current liabilities |
58,263,402 |
73,423,816 | ||||||||||
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
17 |
— |
(9,057,705 | ) | ||||||||
Provisions |
||||||||||||
Taxation including deferred tax |
20 |
(1,958,233 |
) |
(1,978,716 | ) | |||||||
Net assets |
56,305,169 |
62,387,395 | ||||||||||
Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
26 |
7,433 |
6,948 | |||||||||
Share premium account |
27 |
32,105,520 |
21,688,028 | |||||||||
Other reserves |
27 |
23,001,035 |
23,001,035 | |||||||||
Profit and loss account |
27 |
1,177,705 |
16,095,507 | |||||||||
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
56,291,693 |
60,791,518 | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
13,476 |
1,595,877 | ||||||||||
56,305,169 |
62,387,395 | |||||||||||
Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2019 |
5,873 |
— |
23,001,035 |
26,062,565 |
49,069,473 |
47,739 |
49,117,212 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
(Loss)/income for the year |
— |
— |
— |
(4,693,952 |
) |
(4,693,952 |
) |
960,858 |
(3,733,094 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive loss of joint ventures |
— |
— |
— |
(165,917 |
) |
(165,917 |
) |
— |
(165,917 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
— |
— |
— |
(1,112,741 |
) |
(1,112,741 |
) |
(3,697 |
) |
(1,116,438 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year |
— |
— |
— |
(5,972,610 |
) |
(5,972,610 |
) |
957,161 |
(5,015,449 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Issue of shares |
1,007 |
20,276,656 |
— |
— |
20,277,663 |
— |
20,277,663 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(1,408,460 |
) |
(1,408,460 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— |
— |
— |
8,818 |
8,818 |
— |
8,818 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of subsidiary with minority interest |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
663,385 |
663,385 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners |
1,007 |
20,276,656 |
— |
8,818 |
20,286,481 |
(745,075 |
) |
19,541,406 |
||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2019 |
6,880 |
20,276,656 |
23,001,035 |
20,098,773 |
63,383,344 |
259,825 |
63,643,169 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
6,880 |
20,276,656 |
23,001,035 |
20,098,773 |
63,383,344 |
259,825 |
63,643,169 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
(Loss)/income for the year |
— | — | — | (4,845,399 |
) | (4,845,399 |
) |
1,468,208 |
(3,377,191 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive loss of joint ventures |
— | — | — | (112,050 |
) | (112,050 |
) |
— | (112,050 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
— | — | — | 946,887 |
946,887 |
4,956 |
951,843 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year |
— | — | — | (4,010,562 |
) | (4,010,562 |
) |
1,473,164 |
(2,537,398 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Issue of shares |
68 |
1,411,372 |
— | — | 1,411,440 |
— | 1,411,440 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid and payable |
— | — | — | — | — |
(137,112 |
) | (137,112 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— | — | — | 7,296 |
7,296 |
— | 7,296 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners |
68 |
1,411,372 |
— | 7,296 |
1,418,736 |
(137,112 |
) | 1,281,624 |
||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
6,948 |
21,688,028 |
23,001,035 |
16,095,507 |
60,791,518 |
1,595,877 |
62,387,395 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| At 1 January 2021 |
6,948 | 21,688,028 | 23,001,035 | 16,095,507 | 60,791,518 |
1,595,877 | 62,387,395 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Income for the year |
1,126,029 | 1,126,029 |
821,845 | 1,947,874 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income for the year: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of other comprehensive loss of joint ventures |
— | — | — |
(507,667 | ) | (507,667 |
) |
— |
(507,667 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency retranslation |
— | — | — |
(676,028 | ) | (676,028 |
) |
(2,538 | ) | (678,566 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year |
— | — | — | (57,666 | ) | (57,666 |
) |
819,307 | 761,641 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Issue of shares |
506 | 10,417,492 | — | — | 10,417,998 |
— | 10,417,998 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid and payable |
— | — | — | — | — |
(901,103 | ) | (901,103 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of subscribed capital |
(21 | ) | — | — | — | (21 |
) |
— | (21 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-settled share-based payments |
— | — | — | (1,333 | ) | (1,333 |
) |
— | (1,333 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Increase in shareholding in subsidiary company |
— | — | — | (14,858,803 | ) | (14,858,803 |
) |
(1,500,605) | (16,359,408 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Total investments by and distributions to owners |
485 | 10,417,492 | — | (14,860,136 | ) | (4,442,159 |
) |
(2,401,708) | (6,843,867 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| At 31 December 2021 |
7,433 | 32,105,520 | 23,001,035 | 1,177,705 | 56,291,693 |
13,476 | 56,305,169 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
||||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
1,947,874 |
(3,377,191 | ) | (3,733,094 |
) | |||||||
Adjustments for: |
||||||||||||
Depreciation of tangible assets |
552,293 |
536,319 | 438,768 |
|||||||||
Amortisation of intangible assets |
5,723,742 |
5,823,700 | 5,181,291 |
|||||||||
Amounts written off investments |
373,425 |
879,498 | 169,418 |
|||||||||
Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
54,136 |
— | — |
|||||||||
Share of profit of associates |
(1,410,850 |
) |
(459,284 | ) | (934,179 |
) | ||||||
Share of profit of joint ventures |
(2,898,485 |
) |
(1,925,289 | ) | (663,847 |
) | ||||||
Income from other fixed asset investments |
(547,789 |
) |
(3,158 | ) | (62,995 |
) | ||||||
Interest receivable |
(204,070 |
) |
(249,084 | ) | (142,245 |
) | ||||||
Interest payable |
1,811,470 |
729,588 | 813,457 |
|||||||||
Gain on impairment or disposal of operations |
— |
(577,795 | ) | (480 |
) | |||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
(1,333 |
) |
7,298 | 8,818 |
||||||||
Unrealised foreign currency (gains)/losses |
(46,570 |
) |
256,619 | (366,910 |
) | |||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
(536,461 |
) |
(315,163 | ) | 511,024 |
|||||||
Gain on disposal of other investments |
— |
(222,222 | ) | — |
||||||||
Loss/(gain) on disposal and restructuring of interests in joint ventures |
452,591 |
57,206 | (140,235 |
) | ||||||||
Changes in: |
||||||||||||
Trade and other debtors |
(7,920,849 |
) |
(3,058,969 | ) | (4,168,653 |
) | ||||||
Trade and other creditors |
15,154,004 |
4,038,604 | (1,485,856 |
) | ||||||||
Cash generated from operations |
12,503,128 |
2,140,677 | (4,575,718 |
) | ||||||||
Dividends received |
3,109,589 |
2,351,142 | 7,547,756 |
|||||||||
Tax paid |
(1,160,931 |
) |
(1,161,396 | ) | (511,742 |
) | ||||||
Net cash from operating activities |
14,451,786 |
3,330,423 | 2,460,296 |
|||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
||||||||||||
Purchase of tangible assets |
(415,228 |
) |
(381,522 | ) | (326,161 |
) | ||||||
Purchase of intangible assets |
— |
— | (5,589,979 | ) | ||||||||
Cash advances and loans granted |
(2,741,467 |
) |
(1,799,350 | ) | (1,214,345 |
) | ||||||
Cash receipts from the repayment of advances and loans |
615,512 |
404,677 | 1,673,506 |
|||||||||
Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired |
— |
71,157 | (7,575,081 |
) | ||||||||
Acquisition of interests in associates and joint ventures |
(6,208 |
) |
(85 | ) | (552,824 |
) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of interests in associates and joint ventures |
10,206 |
— | — |
|||||||||
Purchases of other investments |
(170,210 |
) |
(78,904 | ) | (24,827 |
) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of other investments |
102,740 |
224,361 | 21,123 |
|||||||||
Interest received |
43,210 |
59,402 | 10,206 |
|||||||||
Deferred consideration paid on acquisition |
(859,107 |
) |
(999,081 | ) | (460,847 |
) | ||||||
Outflow of cash balances on disposal of subsidiary |
— |
(2,934 | ) | — |
||||||||
Transaction with equity holders |
(6,326,146 |
) |
— | — |
||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(9,746,698 |
) |
(2,502,279 | ) | (14,039,229 |
) | ||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
||||||||||||
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares |
— |
1,411,440 |
10,500,245 | |||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings |
1,675,460 |
— |
6,550,000 |
|||||||||
Repayments of loans from participating interests |
— |
— |
(180,000 |
) | ||||||||
Payments of finance lease liabilities |
(240,336 |
) |
(222,793 |
) |
(206,529 | ) | ||||||
Interest paid |
(912,769 |
) |
(628,992 |
) |
(739,273 | ) | ||||||
Dividends paid |
(561,103 |
) |
(137,112 |
) |
(10,335,574 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in)/from financing activities |
(38,748 |
) |
422,543 |
5,588,869 | ||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
4,666,340 |
1,250,687 |
(5,990,064 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
8,298,069 |
7,057,488 |
13,133,369 | ) | ||||||||
Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents |
(2,539 |
) |
(10,106 |
) |
(85,817 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
12,961,870 |
8,298,069 |
7,057,488 | |||||||||
1. |
General information |
2. |
Statement of compliance |
3. |
Accounting policies |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
| • | decrease profit for the year by £34,266 (2020: £34,266 , 2019: £34,266) |
| • | increase the revaluation reserve by £133,722 (2020: £133,722) (1 Jan 2020 £133,722 ) (1 Jan 2019: £133,722) |
| • | decrease retained profits by £ 30,923 (2020: increase £3,343) (1 Jan 2020: increase 37,609) (1 Jan 2019: £71,876); and |
| • | increase goodwill by £102,799 (2020: £137,065) (1 Jan 2020: £171,332 ) (1 Jan 2019: £205,598) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Goodwill |
Client lists |
Brands |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Current amortisation |
3,429,870 |
2,293,872 |
— |
5,723,742 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation with -5% UEL |
3,610,391 |
2,414,602 |
— |
6,024,993 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation with -10% UEL |
3,810,968 |
2,548,747 |
— |
6,359,715 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation with +5% UEL |
3,266,544 |
2,184,640 |
— |
5,451,184 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation with +10% UEL |
3,118,065 |
2,085,338 |
— |
5,203,403 |
||||||||||||
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Goodwill |
Client lists |
Brands |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Current amortisation |
3,488,827 | 2,334,873 | — | 5,823,700 | ||||||||||||
Amortisation with -5% UEL |
3,672,451 | 2,457,761 | — | 6,130,212 | ||||||||||||
Amortisation with -10% UEL |
3,876,476 | 2,594,303 | — | 6,470,779 | ||||||||||||
Amortisation with +5% UEL |
3,322,693 | 2,223,689 | — | 5,546,382 | ||||||||||||
Amortisation with +10% UEL |
3,171,662 | 2,122,612 | — | 5,294,274 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill |
Client lists |
Brands |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Current amortisation |
(2,7 |
) |
(2,315,165 |
) |
(30,000 |
) |
(5,181,291 |
) | ||||||||
Amortisation with -5% UEL |
(2,985,397 |
) |
(2,437,016 |
) |
(31,579 |
) |
(5,453,992 |
) | ||||||||
Amortisation with -10% UEL |
(3,151,253 |
) |
(2,572,405 |
) |
(33,333 |
) |
(5,756,991 |
) | ||||||||
Amortisation with +5% UEL |
(2,701,074 |
) |
(2,204,919 |
) |
(28,571 |
) |
(4,934,564 |
) | ||||||||
Amortisation with +10% UEL |
(2,578,298 |
) |
(2,104,695 |
) |
(27,273 |
) |
(4,710,266 |
) | ||||||||
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
| Goodwill |
- |
10 years straight line | ||||
| Brands and licences |
- |
Between and 5 years straight line | ||||
| Customer list |
- |
Between and 22 years straight line |
| Short leasehold property improvements |
- |
Various - straight line over remaining term on property lease | ||
| Fixtures and fittings |
- |
Between and 5 years straight line | ||
| Office equipment |
- |
Between and 5 years straight line |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
4. |
Turnover |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Rendering of services |
75,164,498 |
52,263,050 | 47,070,105 |
|||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
United Kingdom |
53,053,810 |
32,371,445 | 27,832,611 |
|||||||||
Switzerland |
5,550,023 |
5,535,726 | 6,115,067 |
|||||||||
Portugal |
1,283,637 |
913,623 | — |
|||||||||
USA |
8,367,509 |
7,339,809 | 7,386,159 |
|||||||||
Hong Kong |
5,206,522 |
4,863,268 | 4,603,666 |
|||||||||
Spain |
335,633 |
347,149 | 347,348 |
|||||||||
France |
1,367,364 |
784,189 | 785,254 |
|||||||||
Australia |
— |
107,841 | — |
|||||||||
75,164,498 |
52,263,050 | 47,070,105 |
||||||||||
5. |
(Losses)/gains on investments |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
(Loss)/gain on disposal and restructuring of interests in joint ventures and associates |
(452,591 |
) |
(57,208 | ) |
140,235 |
|||||||
Gain on disposal of other investments |
— |
222,222 | — |
|||||||||
(452,591 |
) |
165,014 | 140,235 |
|||||||||
6. |
Operating profit/(loss) |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Depreciation of tangible assets |
552,293 |
536,319 | 438,768 |
|||||||||
Impairment of trade debtors |
277,682 |
439,829 | 537,976 |
|||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments (credit)/expense |
(1,333 |
) |
7,296 | 8,818 |
||||||||
Foreign exchange differences |
278,611 |
451,027 | (122,097 |
) | ||||||||
7. |
Income from other fixed asset investments |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Income from disposal of asset held at book value |
530,170 |
— | — |
|||||||||
Dividends from other fixed asset investments |
17,619 |
3,158 | 62,995 |
|||||||||
547,789 |
3,158 | 62,995 | ||||||||||
8. |
Interest receivable |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Interest on loans and receivables |
44,002 |
100,694 | 31,735 |
|||||||||
Interest on cash and cash equivalents |
313 |
1,700 | 2,588 |
|||||||||
Interest receivable from joint ventures and associates |
159,755 |
146,690 | 107,922 |
|||||||||
204,070 |
249,084 | 142,245 |
||||||||||
8. |
Interest receivable (continued) |
9. |
Interest payable |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Interest on banks loans and overdrafts |
626,214 |
631,866 | 655,819 |
|||||||||
Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
19,683 |
37,226 | 53,488 |
|||||||||
Interest on shareholder loan facility |
844,053 |
— | — |
|||||||||
Other interest payable and similar charges |
321,520 |
60,496 | 104,150 |
|||||||||
1,811,470 |
729,588 | 813,457 |
||||||||||
10. |
Taxation on ordinary activities |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Current tax: |
||||||||||||
UK current tax expense |
303,357 |
686,159 | 550,281 |
|||||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior periods |
380 |
(18,420 | ) | — |
||||||||
Total UK current tax |
303,737 |
667,739 | 550,281 |
|||||||||
Foreign current tax expense |
517,781 |
362,736 | 284,363 |
|||||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior periods |
(20,344 |
) |
30,727 | (2,098 |
) | |||||||
Total foreign tax |
497,437 |
393,463 | 282,265 |
|||||||||
Total current tax |
801,174 |
1,061,202 | 832,546 |
|||||||||
Deferred tax: |
||||||||||||
Origination and reversal of timing differences |
1,407,915 |
(142,158 | ) | 1,081 |
||||||||
Impact of change in tax rate |
(156,063 |
) |
58,184 | (322,603 |
) | |||||||
Recognition of DTAs for previously unrecognised losses |
(2,589,487 |
) |
(1,292,391 | ) | — |
|||||||
Total deferred tax |
(1,337,635 |
) |
(1,376,365 | ) | (321,522 |
) | ||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
(536,461 |
) |
(315,163 | ) | 511,024 |
|||||||
10. |
Taxation on ordinary activities (continued) |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||||||
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation |
1,411,413 |
(3,692,354 | ) | (3,222,070 |
) | |||||||
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities by rate of tax |
268,168 |
(701,547 | ) | (612,193 |
) | |||||||
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of prior periods |
(19,964 |
) |
12,307 | (2,098 |
) | |||||||
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
1,672,344 |
369,791 | — |
|||||||||
Effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
52,978 |
3,298 | 420,326 |
|||||||||
Effect of revenue exempt from tax |
(3 |
) |
(125,015 | ) | (15,960 |
) | ||||||
Effect of different overseas tax rates on some earnings |
(193,301 |
) |
(218,185 | ) | (3,893 |
) | ||||||
Utilisation of tax losses |
(422,151 |
) |
(95,239 | ) | (304,019 |
) | ||||||
Unused tax losses |
402,001 |
1,235,991 | (110,440 |
) | ||||||||
Gain/(loss) on disposal not taxable |
28,173 |
(99,993 | ) | 913,825 |
||||||||
Amortisation arising on consolidation |
651,675 |
662,877 | (26,736 |
) | ||||||||
Recognition of DTAs for previously unrecognised losses |
(2,589,487 |
) |
(1,292,391 | ) | 538,864 |
|||||||
Effect of change in UK tax rates |
(156,063 |
) |
— | (322,603 |
) | |||||||
Specific tax allowance in US subsidiary |
— |
(98,199 | ) | (98,829 |
) | |||||||
Income from associates and JV’s not taxable in group |
(230,831 |
) |
31,142 | 134,780 |
||||||||
Tax on profit/(loss) |
(536,461 |
) |
(315,163 | ) | 511,024 |
|||||||
11. |
Intangible assets |
Goodwill |
Patents, trademarks and licences |
Client lists |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
34,163,414 | 524,848 | 30,287,194 | 64,975,456 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | — | — | — |
||||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
(248,891 | ) | — | (49,166 | ) | (298,057 |
) | |||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
33,914,523 | 524,848 | 30,238,028 | 64,677,399 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
15,645,101 | 524,848 | 9,141,621 | 25,311,570 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the year |
3,429,870 | — | 2,293,872 | 5,723,742 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
19,074,971 | 524,848 | 11,435,493 | 31,035,312 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
14,839,552 | — | 18,802,535 | 33,642,087 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
18,518,313 | — | 21,145,573 | 39,663,886 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill |
Patents, trademarks and licences |
Client lists |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
33,447,865 | 524,848 | 30,152,831 | 64,125,544 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | — | — | — |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
(37,645 | ) | — | — | (37,645 |
) | ||||||||||
Acquisitions through business combinations |
453,488 | — | — | 453,488 |
||||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
299,706 | — | 134,363 | 434,069 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
34,163,414 | 524,848 | 30,287,194 | 64,975,456 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
12,156,274 | 524,848 | 6,806,748 | 19,487,870 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the year |
3,488,827 | — | 2,334,873 | 5,823,700 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
15,645,101 | 524,848 | 9,141,621 | 25,311,570 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
18,518,313 | — | 21,145,573 | 39,663,886 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2019 |
21,291,591 | — | 23,346,083 | 44,637,674 | ||||||||||||
12. |
Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Equipment |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
887,072 | 685,643 | 1,652,988 | 3,225,703 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
5,208 | 26,869 | 383,151 | 415,228 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | (8,501 | ) | (228,879 | ) | (237,380 |
) | |||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
1,026 | 314 | (23,375 | ) | (22,035 |
) | ||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
893,306 | 704,325 | 1,783,885 | 3,381,516 |
||||||||||||
Depreciation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
509,023 | 477,337 | 1,323,930 | 2,310,290 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the year |
216,599 | 86,126 | 249,568 | 552,293 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | (8,501 | ) | (210,903 | ) | (219,404 |
) | |||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
369 | 46 | (20,230 | ) | (19,815 |
) | ||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
725,991 | 555,008 | 1,342,365 | 2,623,364 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
167,315 | 149,317 | 441,520 | 758,152 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
378,049 | 208,306 | 329,058 | 915,413 |
||||||||||||
Land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Equipment |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
868,001 | 605,633 | 1,232,267 | 2,705,901 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
22,102 | 81,008 | 278,412 | 381,522 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (32,900 | ) | (32,900 |
) | ||||||||||
Acquisitions through bus. combs. |
— | — | 156,113 | 156,113 |
||||||||||||
Disposals through bus. combs. |
— | — | (2,241 | ) | (2,241 |
) | ||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
(3,031 | ) | (998 | ) | 21,337 | 17,308 |
||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
887,072 | 685,643 | 1,652,988 | 3,225,703 |
||||||||||||
Depreciation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
294,406 | 358,305 | 1,016,261 | 1,668,972 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the year |
215,527 | 118,970 | 201,822 | 536,319 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (32,900 | ) | (32,900 |
) | ||||||||||
Disposals through bus. combs. |
— | — | (1,519 | ) | (1,519 |
) | ||||||||||
Translation (gains)/losses |
(910 | ) | 62 | 16,020 | 15,172 |
|||||||||||
Acquisitions through bus. combs. |
— | — | 124,246 | 124,246 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
509,023 | 477,337 | 1,323,930 | 2,310,290 | ||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
378,049 | 208,306 | 329,058 | 915,413 | ||||||||||||
At 31 December 2019 |
573,595 | 247,328 | 216,006 | 1,036,929 |
||||||||||||
13. |
Investments |
Interests in associates |
Joint ventures |
Other investments other than loans |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Share of net assets/cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
2,902,373 | 9,482,998 | 198,061 | 12,583,432 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | 6,208 | 2,220,050 | 2,226,258 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
(10,206 | ) | — | (85,121 | ) | (95,327 |
) | |||||||||
Revaluations |
— | — | (87,892 | ) | (87,892 |
) | ||||||||||
Share of profit or loss |
1,410,850 | 2,898,485 | — |
4,309,335 |
||||||||||||
Dividends received |
(1,312,561 | ) | (1,266,860 | ) | — |
(2,579,421 |
) | |||||||||
Movements in equity |
— | (655,944 | ) | — |
(655,944 |
) | ||||||||||
Gains/(losses) on translation |
(30,201 | ) | (199,392 | ) | — | (229,593 |
) | |||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
2,960,255 | 10,265,495 | 2,245,098 | 15,470,848 |
||||||||||||
Impairment |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
231,008 | 169,418 | 30,429 | 430,855 |
||||||||||||
Impairment losses |
— | — | 242,500 | 242,500 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
231,008 | 169,418 | 272,929 | 673,355 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
2,729,247 | 10,096,077 | 1,972,169 | 14,797,493 |
||||||||||||
Interests in associates |
Joint ventures |
Other investments other than loans |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Share of net assets/cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
3,014,578 | 9,081,205 | 121,298 | 12,217,081 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
250,734 | 90 | 78,904 | 329,728 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | (57,180 | ) | (2,141 | ) | (59,321 |
) | |||||||||
Share of profit or loss |
459,284 | 1,925,289 | — | 2,384,573 |
||||||||||||
Dividends received |
(902,844 | ) | (1,445,140 | ) | — | (2,347,984 |
) | |||||||||
Movements in equity |
— | (112,050 | ) | — | (112,050 |
) | ||||||||||
Gains on translation |
80,621 | 90,784 | — | 171,405 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
2,902,373 | 9,482,998 | 198,061 | 12,583,432 |
||||||||||||
Impairment |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 |
— |
169,418 |
30,429 |
199,847 |
||||||||||||
Impairment charge |
231,008 |
— |
— |
231,008 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
231,008 |
169,418 |
30,429 |
430,855 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 |
2,671,365 |
9,313,580 |
167,632 |
12,152,577 |
||||||||||||
13. |
Investments (continued) |
Sub s idiary undertakings |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
| Alvarium RE Limited (1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investment Management Limited (1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
75 |
75 |
75 |
|||||||||||||||
Ordinary |
* |
25 |
25 |
25 |
||||||||||||||||
| Alvarium PO (Payments) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
* |
100 |
100 |
100 |
||||||||||||||
| LJ GP Carry Sarl(6) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investment Advisors (UK) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investments Advisors (USA) Inc.(3) |
USA |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
| Alvarium RE (US) LLC.(3) |
USA |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investments Advisors (Suisse) SA(5) |
Switzerland |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investments Advisors (Hong Kong) Limited(23) |
Hong Kong | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investments Advisors (Portugal) Limited |
Portugal | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ GP International Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Trust and Fiduciary Holdings Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Group Holdings Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Management (Suisse) SA*(5) |
Switzerland | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Management (IOM) Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Capital (IOM) Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Luxembourg SA*(6) |
Luxembourg | Ordinary LLP | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investment Managers (UK) LLP*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Interest | |
98 |
98 |
98 | |||||||||||||
| Alvarium PO Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||
| Alvarium Private Client Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||
| Alvarium Pradera Holdings Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||
| LJ Capital (IOM) Hadley Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| Alvarium Investment Management (US) Holdings Corp(4) |
USA | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
| LJ Sports and Entertainment LLC*(4) |
USA | Ordinary | |
100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
13. |
Investments (continued) |
Subsidiary undertakings |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers LLC*(4) |
USA |
Partnership interest |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Capital (HPGL) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary A and B |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Cl (US) LLC(4) |
USA |
Partnership interest |
100 |
100 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium MB (US) BD LLC(4) |
USA |
Partnership interest |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Cl Limited(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Cl Advisors (UK) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Compass GP Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Group Operations Limited(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Advisors (Singapore) Pte. Limited(29) |
Singapore |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium MB Limited(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium MB (UK) Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Securities Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments Advisors (France) SAS*(2) |
France | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | |||||||||||||||
LJ Pankow I Feeder GP Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
LJ Pankow II Feeder GP Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Puffin Agencies Limited*(9) |
Gibraltar | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Clambake Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Clambake Inc.* (8) |
|
Marshall Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Dubois Services Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Cellar Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Management (BVI) Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Skye Services Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Cellar lnc.*(10) |
|
Turks and Caicos |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Capital Partners Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Triptych Holdings (Gibraltar) Limited*(9) |
Gibraltar | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
LJ Skye Trustees Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Management (IOM) Limited |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | |||||||||||||||
Waterstreet One Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Waterstreet Two Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Park Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Lake Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Harbour Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Stone Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Whitebridge Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
LJ QG Bow Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
CF I Feeder GP Limited*(25) |
|
Cayman Islands | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
KF I Feeder GP Limited*(25) |
|
Cayman Islands | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Ardstone Spain S.L.*(26) |
Spain | Ordinary | 70 |
70 |
70 | |||||||||||||||
13. |
Investments (continued) |
Subsidiary undertakings |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
LJ Cresco Holdco Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Directors (UK) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Management Nominees (UK) Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
LJ UK Cities Carry LP Inc.* (7) |
Isle of Man | |
Partnership |
65 |
65 |
65 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Cresco GP Holdings Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
LJ Capital (IOM) T4 Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Loire Services Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Southwood Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | |||||||||||||||
Mooragh (BVI) Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
Whitebridge (BVI) Limited*(19) |
|
British Virgin Islands | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
100 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Station 2 GP Limited*(19) |
Isle of man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | |||||||||||||||
LJ Fusion Feeder GP Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Goodmayes Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Streatham Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
VO Feeder GP*(25) |
|
Cayman Islands | Ordinary | 100 |
100 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Cl (US) LLC(3) |
USA | |
Partnership |
100 |
0 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
LXI REIT Advisors Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 |
59 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Social Housing Advisors Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 |
76.4 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Penge Limited*(1) |
|
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 |
0 |
0 | ||||||||||||||
LJ Administration (UK) Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium MB (US) LLC(4) |
USA |
Partnership interest |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Skye 2 (PTC) Limited*(19) |
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Ecne Holdings Limited*(10) |
Turks and Caicos |
Ordinary |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Advisors Singapore Pte. Limited(29) |
Singapore |
Ordinary |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Iskander SAS*(2) |
France |
Ordinary |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
Other holdings (refer to note 3 for accounting treatment) |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
LJ Capital (Woody) Limited* |
United Kingdom |
A Shares |
80 |
80 |
80 |
|||||||||||||||
B Shares |
16 |
16 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
LJ Capital (RL) Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares Ordinary |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ London Holdings Limited |
Isle of Man |
shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Limited* |
Guernsey |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Greenwich Sari* |
Luxembourg |
A Shares |
0.19 |
0.19 |
0.19 |
|||||||||||||||
B Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Belgravia Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Circus Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Hamlet Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Hill Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple St. Johns Wood Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kew Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kensington Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Chelsea Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Tofty Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Duke Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Abbey Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Nine Elms Limited* |
British Virgin Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
13. |
Investments (continued) |
Subsidiary undertakings |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
LJ Green Lanes Holdings Limited* |
Isle of Man |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ T4 GP Limited* |
Islands |
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
PMD Finance Sari |
Luxembourg |
A Shares |
1.57 |
1.57 |
60 |
|||||||||||||||
Associates |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments LLP*(13) |
United Kingdom |
LLP Interest |
30 |
30 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II GP LLP*(12) |
United Kingdom |
LLP Interest |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investment Management Limited*(13) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Hospitality Management Limited*(31) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
A Shares |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||||
Cellar Holdings Limited |
Ireland |
Ordinary Partnership |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Mayfair Carry LP*(7) |
Isle of Man |
Interest Partnership |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Carry Partner SCS |
Luxembourg |
Interest |
29.1 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments I Sarl*(16) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary Shares |
37.5 |
37.5 |
37.5 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Mayfair Carry GP Ltd*(7) |
Isle of Man |
Ordinary Shares |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Mayfair Co-Invest GP Ltd*(7) |
Isle of Man |
Ordinary Shares Partnership |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II Carry GP LLP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
Interest Partnership |
16.67 |
16.67 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Fusion GP LLP*(2i) |
United Kingdom |
Interest |
16.67 |
16.67 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Carry Partner GP Coop SA*(16) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary Shares Partnership |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II Carry LP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
Interest Partnership |
24 |
24 |
24 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Bow Co-Invest Carry LP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
Interest |
25.5 |
25.5 |
25.5 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Bow Co-Invest Carry GP LLP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
LLP Interest |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Bow GP LLP*(14) |
United Kingdom |
LLP interest Partnership |
16.67 |
16.67 |
16.67 |
|||||||||||||||
Gem Carry GP LLP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
Interest Partnership |
50 |
50 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Gem Carry LP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
Interest |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II AIV GP LLP*(12) |
United Kingdom |
LLP Interest Partnership |
16.67 |
16.67 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
13. |
Investments (continued) |
Associates |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
Queensgate Fusion Co-Invest Carry LP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
interest Partnership |
25.5 |
25.5 |
25.5 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Fusion Co-Invest Carry GP LLP*(21) |
United Kingdom |
interest |
25 |
25 |
25 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary Shares |
30 |
30 |
35 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) SA*(30) |
Switzerland |
Ordinary Shares |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
NZ Propco Holdings Limited* (35) |
New Zealand |
Ordinary Shares Partnership |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Urban Spaces Carry LP*(22) |
Guernsey |
interest |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Pankow 1 SCA*(17) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary Shares |
30 |
30 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Terra 1 New SCA*(17) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary Shares |
30 |
30 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Station 1 SCA*(17) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary Shares |
30 |
30 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Pradera European Retails Parks Carry LP*(36) |
United Kingdom |
Partnership interest |
30 |
30 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Templeton C&M Holdco Limited*(35) |
New Zealand |
Ordinary |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II AIV GP LLP(12) |
United Kingdom |
Partnership interest |
0 |
0 |
16.67 |
|||||||||||||||
Albacore SA*(30) |
Switzerland |
Ordinary Shares |
0 |
0 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
Joint ventures |
||||||||||||||||||||
Osprey Equity Partners Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
CRE S.a r.l*(17) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl*(i8) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt S.L.P.*(18) |
Luxembourg |
Partnership interest |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisors LLP*(1) |
United Kingdom |
LLP Interest |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Group Fund I GP Limited*(22) |
Guernsey |
Ordinary |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs Gmbh*(27) |
Germany |
Ordinary |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Terra Holdings Sarl*(17) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary Shares |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
Osprey Aldgate Advisors Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Kuno Investments Limited*(20) |
British Virgin Islands |
Ordinary |
49.9 |
49.9 |
49.9 |
|||||||||||||||
13. |
Investments (continued) |
Associates |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
|||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment (NZ) Limited*(28) |
New Zealand |
Ordinary |
46 |
46 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings 2 Sarl*(17) |
Luxembourg |
Ordinary |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.33 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (AUS) Pty Limited*(33) |
Australia |
Ordinary |
50 |
50 |
100 |
|||||||||||||||
HPGL Holdings Limited*(24) |
Hong Kong |
Ordinary |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Hadley Property Group Holdings Limited*(15) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
35 |
35 |
35 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Kalrock LLP*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Membership interest |
40 |
40 |
40 |
|||||||||||||||
Bluestar Advisors Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
40 |
40 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Bluestar Diamond Limited*(7) |
Isle of Man |
Ordinary |
40 |
40 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Media Finance, LLC*(34) |
United States |
Membership Interest |
50 |
50 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Osesam SAS*(2) |
France |
Ordinary |
50 |
50 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners Limited*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
50 |
50 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Core Partners LLP*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Membership interest |
40 |
40 |
40 |
|||||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Membership Interest |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Guardian LLP*(1) |
United Kingdom |
Ordinary |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Terra 2 S.C.A.(17) |
Luxembourg |
Partnership interest |
0 |
0 |
30 |
|||||||||||||||
LJ Management (Mauritius) Limited*(32) |
Mauritius |
Ordinary |
0 |
0 |
50 |
|||||||||||||||
(1) |
10 Old Burlington Street, London, W1S 3AG |
(2) |
35 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 75008, Paris |
(3) |
111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2802, Miami, Florida, 33131 |
(4) |
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808 New Castle County |
(5) |
8 Rue Saint Leger, Geneva 1205, Switzerland |
(6) |
6A, An Ditert L-8076 Bertrange, Luxembourg |
(7) |
Commerce House, 1 Bowring Road, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM8 2LQ |
(8) |
Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Marshall Islands |
(9) |
Suite 16, Watergardens 5, Waterport Wharf, Gibraltar |
(10) |
Britannic House, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
(11) |
C/o Pitcher Partners, Level 13, 664 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC 3008 |
(12) |
The Scalpel, 18 th Floor, 52 Lime Street, London, England, EC3M 7AF |
(13) |
8 Hill Street, London, W1J 5NG |
(14) |
Asticus Building, 2 nd Floor, 21 Palmer Street, London, England, SW1H 0AD |
13. |
Investments (continued) |
(15) |
3 rd Floor, 16 Garrick Street, Garrick Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2E 9BA |
(16) |
1, Rue Jean-Pierre Brasseur, L-1258 Luxembourg |
(17) |
6, rue d’ Arion, L- 8399 Luxembourg Luxembourg |
(18) |
89e Parc d’Activité Luxembourg Capellan, Luxembourg |
(19) |
3rd Floor, Yamraj Building, Market Square, P.O. Box 3175, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
(20) |
Equity Trust (BVI) Limited, PO Box 438, Palm Grove House, Road Town Tortola, BVI |
(21) |
1 Exchange Crescent, Conference Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8UL |
(22) |
1 Royal Plaza Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey |
(23) |
Suite 3801, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong |
(24) |
22F South China Building, 1-3 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong |
(25) |
Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9008, Cayman Islands |
(26) |
RB De Catulunya, Num 86, P.1. PTA, Barcelona, 08008 |
(27) |
Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse 26, 10969 Berlin, Germany |
(28) |
Zurich House, Level 9, 21 Queen Street, Auckland, 1010 |
(29) |
c/o Abogado Pte Ltd, 8 Marina Boulevard, 05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1, Singapore 018981 |
(30) |
Via Nassa 29, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland |
(31) |
97 Cromwell Road, London, England, SW7 4DN |
(32) |
6th Floor, Ken Lee Building, 20 Edith Cavell Street, Port Loius, Mauritius |
(33) |
Level 13, 664 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008 |
(34) |
9000 W Sunset Boulevard, Penthouse, West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
(35) |
19 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, 1021 , New Zealand |
(36) |
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9WJ |
* |
denotes investments not held directly by the parent Company |
Capital and reserves |
Profit/(loss) for the year |
|||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Subsidiary undertakings |
||||||||||||||||
LJ London Holdings Limited |
— |
1,133 | (1,133 |
) |
18,853 | |||||||||||
LJ Maple Limited* |
(101,370 |
) |
(74,866 | ) | (26,504 |
) |
(28,240 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Chelsea Limited* |
380,115 |
391,228 | (11,113 |
) |
(9,166 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Hamlet Limited* |
41,389 |
(98,403 | ) | 139,792 |
(28,935 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Circus Limited* |
(110,193 |
) |
(101,918 | ) | (8,275 |
) |
(7,751 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Belgravia* |
(41,308 |
) |
(28,547 | ) | (12,761 |
) |
(8,395 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Tofty Limited* |
(165,417 |
) |
(157,361 | ) | (8,056 |
) |
(7,332 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited* |
(153,722 |
) |
(179,249 | ) | (9,246 |
) |
(41,655 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Kew Limited* |
(37,370 |
) |
(29,833 | ) | (7,537 |
) |
(6,361 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
(89,901 |
) |
(85,916 | ) | (9,056 |
) |
(11,370 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Hill Limited* |
139,861 |
129,574 | 10,287 |
28,262 | ||||||||||||
LJ Maple Nine Elms Limited* |
(621,591 |
) |
(510,079 | ) | (111,512 |
) |
(218,079 | ) | ||||||||
LJ Maple Duke Limited* |
(224,513 |
) |
(295,398 | ) | 70,885 |
(30,862 | ) | |||||||||
LJ Maple Abbey Limited* |
(172,889 |
) |
(161,742 | ) | (11,147 |
) |
(7,021 | ) | ||||||||
LJ T4 GP Limited* |
25,536,278 |
25,529,573 | 6,705 |
866,508 | ||||||||||||
* |
denotes investments not held directly by the parent company |
14. |
Debtors |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
Trade debtors |
8,911,840 |
5,821,677 | ||||||
Amounts owed by the Group’s associates and joint ventures |
5,771,802 |
4,669,533 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset |
4,104,324 |
2,770,219 | ||||||
Prepayments and accrued income |
13,929,657 |
11,187,743 | ||||||
Corporation tax repayable |
— |
12,557 | ||||||
Deferred consideration receivable |
— | — | ||||||
Other debtors |
4,285,775 |
4,594,370 | ||||||
37,003,398 |
29,056,099 | |||||||
15. |
Other current assets |
| 2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
| Other investments |
4,254 |
4,940 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
16. |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
£ |
£ |
|||||||
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
10,323,187 |
68,394 | ||||||
| Deferred consideration payable on acquisition |
179,122 |
877,492 | ||||||
| Trade creditors |
2,175,401 |
1,827,030 | ||||||
| Amounts owed to the Group’s associates and joint ventures |
749,005 |
219,998 | ||||||
| Accruals and deferred income |
23,950,275 |
9,598,521 | ||||||
| Corporation tax |
452,484 |
811,054 | ||||||
| Social security and other taxes |
1,001,918 |
1,705,021 | ||||||
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
127,174 |
240,336 | ||||||
| Other creditors |
1,945,286 |
1,319,322 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
40,903,852 |
16,667,168 | |||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
16. |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (continued) |
17. |
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
| 2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
— |
8,750,000 | ||||||
| Deferred consideration payable on acquisition |
— |
180,531 | ||||||
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
— |
127,174 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
— |
9,057,705 | |||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
18. |
Deferred consideration payable on acquisition |
Alvarium |
||||||||||||||||
| Iskander SAS |
Albacore SA |
Investment Managers (UK) LLP |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
| Brought forward at 1 January 2021 |
1,058,023 |
— |
— |
1,058,023 |
||||||||||||
| Payments made |
(859,107 |
) |
— |
— |
(859,107 |
) | ||||||||||
| Interest |
25,798 |
— |
— |
25,798 |
||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange variances |
(45,592 |
) |
— |
— |
(45,592 |
) | ||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Carried forward at 31 December 2021 |
179,122 |
— |
— |
179,122 |
||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Alvarium |
||||||||||||||||
| Iskander SAS |
Albacore SA |
Investment Managers (UK) LLP |
Total |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
| Brought forward at 1 January 2020 |
993,017 |
411,439 |
422,192 |
1,826,648 |
||||||||||||
| Additions/(reversals) |
(37,645 |
) |
19,725 |
100,647 |
82,727 |
|||||||||||
| Payments made |
— |
(468,817 |
) |
(530,264 |
) |
(999,081 |
) | |||||||||
| Interest |
46,179 |
5,484 |
7,425 |
59,088 |
||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange variances |
56,472 |
32,169 |
— |
88,641 |
||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Carried forward at 31 December 2020 |
1,058,023 |
— |
— |
1,058,023 |
||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
18. |
Deferred consideration payable on acquisition (continued) |
19. |
Obligations under finance leases |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
£ |
£ |
|||||||
| Not later than 1 year |
130,009 |
260,018 | ||||||
| Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years |
— |
130,009 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
130,009 |
390,027 | |||||||
| Less: future finance charges |
(2,835 |
) |
(22,517 | ) | ||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Present value of minimum lease payments |
127,174 |
367,510 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
20. |
Provisions |
| Deferred tax (note 21) £ |
||||
| At 1 January 2021 |
1,978,716 |
|||
| Additions |
39,876 |
|||
| Charge against provision |
(57,020 |
) | ||
| Foreign exchange difference |
(3,339 |
) | ||
| |
|
|||
| At 31 December 2021 |
1,958,233 |
|||
| |
|
|||
| Deferred tax (note 21) £ |
||||
| At 1 January 2020 |
2,098,969 | |||
| Additions |
1,527 | |||
| Charge against provision |
(129,076 | ) | ||
| Foreign exchange difference |
7,296 | |||
| |
|
|||
| At 31 December 2020 |
1,978,716 | |||
| |
|
|||
| Deferred tax (note 21) £ |
||||
| At 1 January 2019 |
2,771,200 |
|||
| Charge against provision |
(609,442 |
) | ||
| Foreign exchange difference |
(62,789 |
) | ||
| |
|
|||
| At 31 December 2019 |
2,098,969 |
|||
| |
|
|||
21. |
Deferred tax |
| 2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
| Included in debtors (note 14) |
4,104,324 |
2,770,219 | ||||||
| Included in provisions (note 20) |
(1,958,233 |
) |
(1,978,716 | ) | ||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
2,146,091 |
791,503 | |||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
21. |
Deferred tax (continued) |
| 2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
| Accelerated capital allowances |
(41,829 |
) |
(1,911 | ) | ||||
| Unused tax losses |
3,512,706 |
2,681,964 | ||||||
| Business combinations |
(1,916,404 |
) |
(1,976,805 | ) | ||||
| Accrued expenses not yet tax deductible |
197,887 |
— | ||||||
| Specific allowance in US subsidiary |
393,731 |
88,255 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
2,146,091 |
791,503 | |||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
21. |
Deferred tax (continued) |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
Accelerated capital allowances |
— |
(64,728 | ) | |||||
Unused tax losses |
2,018,188 |
3,551,713 | ||||||
Accrued expenses not yet tax deductible |
115,352 |
176,693 | ||||||
Impact of prior year adjustments |
— |
496,628 | ||||||
Specific allowance in US subsidiary |
— |
424,640 | ||||||
2,133,540 |
4,584,946 | |||||||
22. |
Executory contracts |
23. |
Employee benefits |
24. |
Share-based payments |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
2019 £ |
|||||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
(1,333 |
) |
7,296 | 8,818 |
|||||||||
25. |
Government grants |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
2019 £ |
||||||||||
Recognised in other operating income: |
||||||||||||
Government grants recognised directly in income |
— |
759,664 | — |
|||||||||
26. |
Called up share capital |
2021 No. |
£ |
2020 No. |
£ |
2019 No. |
£ |
|||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary class A shares of £0.01 (2020: £0.01, 2019: £0.01)each |
28,410 |
284 |
28,410 | 284 | 28,410 |
284 |
||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary class E shares of £0.01 (2020: £0.01, 2019: £0.01) each |
— |
— |
2,145 | 21 | 2,145 |
21 |
||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary class E1 shares of £0.01 (2020: £0.01, 2019: £0.01) each |
— |
— |
1 | — | 1 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary shares of £0.01 (2020: £0.01,2019: £0.01) each |
714,908 |
7,149 |
664,331 | 6,643 | 657,403 |
6,575 |
||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary class E2 shares of £0.01 (2020: £0.01, 2019: £0.01) each |
— |
— |
1 | — | 1 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
743,318 |
7,433 |
694,888 | 6,948 | 687,960 |
6,880 |
|||||||||||||||||||
26. |
Called up share capital (continued) |
27. |
Reserves |
27. |
Reserves (continued) |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
£ |
£ |
|||||||
Merger reserve |
22,867,313 |
22,867,313 |
||||||
Revaluation reserve |
133,722 |
133,722 |
||||||
23,001,035 |
23,001,035 |
|||||||
28. |
Analysis of changes in net debt |
At |
Other |
At |
||||||||||||||
1 Jan 2021 |
Cash flows |
changes |
31 Dec 2021 |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
8,298,069 | 4,666,340 | (2,539 | ) | 12,961,870 |
|||||||||||
Debt due within one year |
(1,186,222 | ) | (400,557 | ) | (9,042,704 | ) | (10,629,483 |
) | ||||||||
Debt due after one year |
(9,057,705 | ) | — | 9,057,705 | — |
|||||||||||
| (1,945,858 | ) | 4,265,783 | 12,462 | 2,332,387 |
||||||||||||
At |
Other |
At |
||||||||||||||
1 Jan 2020 |
Cash flows |
changes |
31 Dec 2020 |
|||||||||||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
7,057,488 |
1,250,687 |
(10,106 |
) |
8,298,069 |
|||||||||||
Debt due within one year |
(1,511,044 |
) |
1,221,874 |
(897,052 |
) |
(1,186,222 |
) | |||||||||
Debt due after one year |
(9,683,832 |
) |
— |
626,127 |
(9,057,705 |
) | ||||||||||
(4,137,388 |
) |
2,472,561 |
(281,031 |
) |
(1,945,858 |
) | ||||||||||
28. |
Analysis of changes in net debt (continued) |
29. |
Commitments under operating leases |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
Not later than 1 year |
1,456,570 |
— | ||||||
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years |
4,653,430 |
3,082,584 | ||||||
Later than 5 years |
3,095,534 |
3,904,607 | ||||||
9,205,534 |
6,987,191 | |||||||
30. |
Contingencies |
30. |
Contingencies (continued) |
31. |
Subsequent events |
31. |
Subsequent events (continued) |
32. |
Related party transactions |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||||||||||||
Related Individuals |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Ali Bouzarif |
Revenue share | (532,073 | ) | — | — |
(532,073 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
(532,073 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed to group’s associates and JVs |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Executive Director of a trading subsidiary |
Fees payable | — | (4,000 | ) | — |
(2,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments 1 Sarl |
Loan payable | — | — | — |
(5,625 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II GP LLP |
Loan payable | — | — | — |
(178,149 | ) | (178,149 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Wealth (NZ) Limited |
Fees payable | (60,378 | ) | — | — |
(34,113 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Fees payable | (137,497 | ) | (349,094 | ) | — |
(137,497 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses payable | 218 | — | — |
(16 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | — | — |
— | 52,376 | ||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Loan payable | — | — | 180,000 |
(63,385 | ) | (63,385 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Fees payable | (562,888 | ) | (15,519 | ) | — |
(170,278 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Fees payable | (55,623 | ) | 23,252 | (83,315 |
) |
— | (33,124 | ) | |||||||||||||
32. |
Related party transactions (continued) |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,284 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisors LLP |
Fees payable |
18,000 |
— |
— |
(7,200 |
) |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Fees payable |
(152,742 |
) |
— |
— |
(152,742 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||
Total |
(749,005 |
) |
(219,998 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed by group’s associates and JVs |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Fees receivable |
10,000 |
— |
— |
12,187 |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
13,694 |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Core Partners LLP |
Loan receivable |
— |
435,000 |
403,000 |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Core Partners LLP |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
5,081 |
1,605 |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
9,115 |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Loan receivable |
(4,906 |
) |
— |
— |
445,342 |
450,248 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
1,048 |
404 |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Loan receivable |
(20,873 |
) |
920,371 |
1,959,775 |
1,434,572 |
1,508,012 |
|||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
85,565 |
777 |
||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Osesam |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
53,545 |
43,834 |
||||||||||||||||
Bluestar Advisors |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
1,256 |
192 |
||||||||||||||||
Bluestar Diamond Limited |
Fees receivable |
56,000 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP |
Fees receivable |
5,170 |
— |
— |
5,170 |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
2,534 |
32,493 |
||||||||||||||||
CRE Sarl |
Fees receivable |
21,103 |
44,340 |
151,710 |
9,933 |
5,325 |
||||||||||||||||
CRE Sarl |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
6,498 |
6,910 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisors LLP |
Fees receivable |
24,000 |
24,000 |
31,250 |
— |
7,200 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings 2 Sari |
Expenses receivable |
— |
— |
— |
1,752 |
1,863 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs |
Loan receivable |
26,593 |
55,431 |
— |
396,990 |
399,642 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs |
Loan interest |
56,394 |
30,265 |
26,855 |
109,744 |
80,499 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl |
Loan receivable |
(31,192 |
) |
— |
— |
27,805 |
44,703 |
|||||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl |
Loan interest |
2,708 |
3,342 |
3,298 |
1,000 |
15,294 |
||||||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt SLP |
Loan interest |
2,878 |
5,704 |
5,628 |
— |
18,420 |
||||||||||||||||
32. |
Related party transactions (continued) |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||||||||||||
| Cresco Urban Yurt SLP |
Loan receivable | (89,944 | ) | — | |
|
— |
|
— | 71,524 | ||||||||||||
| Hadley DM Services Limited |
Loan receivable | (62,606 | ) | (258,079 | ) |
|
— |
|
698,896 | 761,502 | ||||||||||||
| Hadley DM Services Limited |
Loan interest | 32,665 | 60,385 | |
|
68,166 |
|
118,192 | 85,527 | |||||||||||||
| Hadley Property Group Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | |
|
— |
|
— | 40,000 | |||||||||||||
| Hadley Property Group Limited |
Loan interest | — | 3,671 | |
|
4,000 |
|
— | 29,413 | |||||||||||||
| NZ PropCo |
Fees receivable | 100,985 | — | |
|
— |
|
100,985 | — | |||||||||||||
| Osprey Equity Partners Limited |
Loan receivable | (26,479 | ) | 222,224 | |
|
63,500 |
|
259,246 | 285,724 | ||||||||||||
| Osprey Equity Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | — | |
|
— |
|
7,125 | — | |||||||||||||
| Pointwise Partners |
Fees receivable | 213,063 | — | |
|
— |
|
213,063 | — | |||||||||||||
| Pointwise Partners |
Loan receivable | 972,157 | 778,040 | |
|
— |
|
1,750,197 | 778,040 | |||||||||||||
| Queensgate Investments LLP |
Expenses receivable | — | — | |
|
— |
|
1,261 | 382 | |||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Total |
|
|
|
|
5,771,802 |
4,669,533 |
||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Amounts owed to/(from) other entities |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Duke Holdings Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | |
|
— |
|
285,000 | 285,000 | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | |
|
— |
|
183,306 | 183,306 | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | |
|
— |
|
23,020 | 23,020 | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Belgravia Limited |
Cash advances | 3,430 | — | |
|
— |
|
3,430 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
Cash advances | 41,699 | — | |
|
— |
|
41,699 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Limited |
Cash advances | 42,367 | — | |
|
— |
|
119,119 | 76,752 | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited |
Cash advances | 75,510 | — | |
|
— |
|
75,510 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Abbey Limited |
Cash advances | 85,850 | — | |
|
— |
|
85,850 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Chelsea Limited |
Cash advances | 119,010 | — | |
|
— |
|
119,010 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Hill Limited |
Cash advances | 136,567 | — | |
|
— |
|
136,567 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Tofty Limited |
Cash advances | 231,186 | — | |
|
— |
|
231,186 | — | |||||||||||||
| LJ Maple Nine Elms Limited |
Cash advances | (108,864 | ) | — | |
|
— |
|
(108,864 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| LJ Maple Hamlet Limited |
Cash advances | (66,937 | ) | — | |
|
— |
|
(66,937 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| LJ Maple Circus Limited |
Cash advances | (25,228 | ) | — | |
|
— |
|
(25,228 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| LJ Maple Duke Limited |
Cash advances | (1,618 | ) | — | |
|
— |
|
(1,618 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Stratford Corporate Trustees Ltd |
Expenses receivable | — | 21,000 | |
|
— |
|
21,000 | 21,000 | |||||||||||||
32. |
Related party transactions (continued) |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||||||||||||
| Lepe Partners LLP |
Expenses payable | 342 |
(6,080 |
) |
— |
— |
(6,080 |
) | ||||||||||||||
| Wyndham Capital Management Limited |
Fees payable | — |
(350,249 |
) |
(348,125 |
) |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Total |
1,122,050 |
582,998 |
||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
33. |
Controlling party |
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees |
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Queensgate Investments |
Alvarium Investment Management (Suisse) |
Alvarium Capital Partners |
Osprey Equity Partners |
Casteel Capital |
NZ PropCo Holdings |
Pointwise Partners |
Alvarium Kalrock |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group ownership |
30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 50 | % | 50 | % | 23 | % | 50 | % | 40 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Turnover |
10,484,310 |
3,973,114 |
794,888 |
150,256 |
1,868,300 |
54,279,088 |
1,652,717 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales |
(9,239,869 | ) | (2,677,306 | ) | (535,380 | ) | — | (818,137 | ) | (43,903,091 | ) | (1,578,183 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit/(loss) |
1,244,441 |
1,295,808 |
259,508 |
150,256 |
1,050,163 |
10,375,997 |
74,534 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Administrative expenses / Other income |
(1,174,100 | ) | (540,103 | ) | (116,050 | ) | (323,644 | ) | (73,124 | ) | (34,753,384 | ) | (292,903 | ) | 1,991,460 |
|||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit/(loss) |
70,341 |
755,705 |
143,458 |
(173,388 |
) |
977,039 |
(24,377,387 |
) |
(218,369 |
) |
1,991,460 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxation on ordinary activities |
— | (138,695 | ) | — | — | — | 8,986,845 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
70,341 |
617,010 |
143,458 |
(173,388 |
) |
977,039 |
(15,390,542 |
) |
(218,369 |
) |
1,991,460 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisers |
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GMBH |
Cresco Capital Group Fund 1 GP |
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings |
Hadley Property Group Holdings |
Alvarium Investments (NZ) |
Kuno Investments |
Other |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group ownership |
33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 35 | % | 46 | % | 49.90 | % | 20% - 50 |
% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turnover |
1,091,744 |
1,506,469 |
2,124,445 |
5,451,611 |
5,095,381 |
12,164,600 |
13,815,121 |
2,791,256 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales |
(329,166 | ) | (1,162,085 | ) | (1,181,879 | ) | (4,508,831 | ) | (2,306,806 | ) | (1,380,900 | ) | (6,169,248 | ) | (830,351 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit/(loss) |
762,578 |
344,384 |
942,566 |
942,780 |
2,788,575 |
10,783,700 |
7,645,873 |
1,960,905 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Administrative expenses / Other income |
(114,898 | ) | (284,598 | ) | (44,488 | ) | (503,255 | ) | (2,798,346 | ) | (6,705,306 | ) | (7,142,166 | ) | (2,523,031 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit/(loss) |
647,680 |
59,786 |
898,078 |
439,525 |
(9,771 |
) |
4,078,394 |
503,707 |
(562,126 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxation on ordinary activities |
— | — | — | (54,373 | ) | — | (1,366,673 | ) | (1,113,974 | ) | 237,838 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
647,680 |
59,786 |
898,078 |
385,152 |
(9,771 |
) |
2,711,721 |
(610,267 |
) |
(324,288 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Queensgate Investments |
Alvarium Investment Management (Suisse) |
Alvarium Capital Partners |
Osprey Equity Partners |
Casteel Capital |
NZ PropCo Holdings |
Pointwise Partners |
Alvarium Kalrock |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group ownership |
30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 50 | % | 50 | % | 23 | % | 50 | % | 40 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-current assets |
21,259 | 515,420 | 483 | 491 | 2,904 | 9,338,733 | 5,601 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets |
9,893,323 | 2,199,523 | 482,173 | 271,878 | 528,167 | 180,294,696 | 1,249,988 | 3,703,197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Total assets |
9,914,582 |
2,714,943 |
482,656 |
272,369 |
531,071 |
189,633,429 |
1,255,589 |
3,703,197 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities |
(5,446,601 | ) | (1,053,321 | ) | (82,049 | ) | (269,253 | ) | (101,623 | ) | (4,867,040 | ) | (2,290,239 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-current liabilities |
(1,875,000 | ) | — | — | — | — | (224,272,257 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities |
(7,321,601 |
) |
(1,053,321 |
) |
(82,049 |
) |
(269,253 |
) |
(101,623 |
) |
(229,139,297 |
) |
(2,290,239 |
) |
— |
|||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Net assets |
2,592,981 |
1,661,622 |
400,607 |
3,116 |
429,448 |
(39,505,868 |
) |
(1,034,650 |
) |
3,703,197 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Called up share capital |
— | 100,110 | 14 | 600 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share premium |
— | 50,055 | 999,996 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members’ interests |
2,592,981 | — | — | — | 429,448 | — | — | 3,703,197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profit and loss account Non-controlling interest |
— | 1,511,457 | (599,403 | ) | 2,516 | — | (39,505,868 | ) | (1,034,650 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders funds |
2,592,981 |
1,661,622 |
400,607 |
3,116 |
429,448 |
(39,505,868 |
) |
(1,034,650 |
) |
3,703,197 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Expected carrying amount of net investment Differences between amounts at which investments are carried and amounts of underlying equity and net assets |
777,894 |
498,487 |
120,182 |
1,558 |
214,724 |
(9,086,350 |
) |
(517,325 |
) |
1,481,279 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of discontinued recognition of losses as the carrying value of investment is down to 0 |
(23,059 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9,086,350 |
517,325 |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Returns achieved on a different basis as per LLP/Shareholder agreement than as per% of investment |
850,543 |
— |
— |
— |
56,211 |
— |
— |
41,984 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Carrying amount of goodwill |
— |
505,206 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying amount of net investment |
1,605,378 |
498,487 |
120,182 |
1,558 |
270,935 |
— |
— |
1,523,263 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Cresco Capital Advisers |
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GMBH |
Cresco Capital Group Fund 1 GP |
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings |
Hadley Property Group Holdings |
Alvarium Investments (NZ) |
Kuno Investments |
Other |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 35 | % | 46 | % | 49.90 | % | 20% - 50 |
% | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current assets |
— | 169,543 | — | 289,070 | 297,121 | 178,819,520 | 8,765,173 | 24,146,342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets |
303,313 | 706,121 | 261,633 | 3,132,832 | 1,155,802 | 3,241,332 | 8,094,719 | 4,047,343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
303,313 |
875,664 |
261,633 |
3,421,902 |
1,452,923 |
182,060,852 |
16,859,892 |
28,193,685 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities |
(246,206 | ) | (1,719,858 | ) | (62,064 | ) | (1,471,332 | ) | (2,652,235 | ) | (3,216,513 | ) | (4,382,663 | ) | (7,982,267 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities |
— | — | — | — | — | (170,209,878 | ) | (9,020,628 | ) | (24,280,110 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
(246,206 |
) |
(1,719,858 |
) |
(62,064 |
) |
(1,471,332 |
) |
(2,652,235 |
) |
(173,426,391 |
) |
(13,403,291 |
) |
(32,262,377 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
57,107 |
(844,194 |
) |
199,569 |
1,950,570 |
(1,199,312 |
) |
8,634,461 |
3,456,601 |
(4,068,692 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
— | 21,143 | 21,000 | 16,093 | 100 | 53 | 6,391 | 102,098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share premium |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members’ interests |
57,107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (815,518 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit and loss account Non-controlling interest |
— | (865,337 | ) | 178,569 | 1,934,477 | (1,199,412 | ) | 5,,065 3,,343 |
3,450,210 | (3,355,272 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders funds |
57,107 |
(844,194 |
) |
199,569 |
1,950,570 |
(1,199,312 |
) |
8,634,461 |
3,456,601 |
(4,068,692 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected carrying amount of net investment Differences between amounts at which investments are carried and amounts of underlying equity and net assets |
19,036 |
(281,398 |
) |
66,523 |
650,190 |
(419,759 |
) |
2,575,594 |
1,724,844 |
(1,414,144 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of discontinued recognition of losses as the carrying value of investment is down to 0 |
— | 281,398 | — | — | 419,759 | 1,827,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Returns achieved on a different basis as per LLP/Shareholder agreement than as per% of investment |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount of goodwill |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,834,940 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount of net investment |
19,036 |
— |
66,523 |
650,190 |
— |
2,575,594 |
1,724,844 |
413,224 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Queensgate Investments |
Alvarium Investment Management (Suisse) |
Alvarium Capital Partners |
Osprey Equity Partners |
Casteel Capital |
NZ PropCo Holdings |
Pointwise Partners |
Alvarium Kalrock |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
30 | % |
30 | % |
30 | % |
50 | % |
50 | % |
23 | % |
50 | % |
40 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Turnover |
7,145,050 |
3,715,933 |
598,419 |
246,777 |
1,296,358 |
56,697,480 |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
(5,495,752 | ) |
(2,661,482 | ) |
(674,137 | ) |
— |
(745,334 | ) |
(47,481,189 | ) |
(613,433 | ) |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit/(loss) |
1,649,298 |
1,054,451 |
(75,718 |
) |
246,777 |
551,024 |
9,216,291 |
(613,433 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses / Other income |
(1,095,542 | ) |
(448,474 | ) |
(247,390 | ) |
(453,889 | ) |
(58,819 | ) |
(43,206,790 | ) |
(202,858 | ) |
2,577,767 |
|||||||||||||||||
Operating profit/(loss) |
553,756 |
605,977 |
(323,108 |
) |
(207,112 |
) |
492,205 |
(33,990,499 |
) |
(816,291 |
) |
2,577,767 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
(10,948 | ) |
(121,196 | ) |
— |
(1,096 | ) |
— |
10,665,485 | — |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
542,808 |
484,781 |
(323,108 |
) |
(208,208 |
) |
492,205 |
(23,325,014 |
) |
(816,291 |
) |
2,577,767 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisers |
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GMBH |
Cresco Capital Group Fund 1 GP |
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings |
Hadley Property Group Holdings |
Alvarium Investments (NZ) |
Kuno Investments |
Other |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
33.33 | % |
33.33 | % |
33.33 | % |
33.33 | % |
35 | % |
46 | % |
49.90 | % |
20 % - 50 |
% | ||||||||||||||||
Turnover |
1,028,927 |
1,359,511 |
1,935,905 |
4,665,968 |
9,632,109 |
7,064,322 |
13,702,036 |
4,139,503 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
(497,635 | ) |
(1,057,493 | ) |
(1,039,581 | ) |
(3,898,629 | ) |
(6,160,080 | ) |
(593,579 | ) |
(6,557,180 | ) |
(2,277,412 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit/(loss) |
531,292 |
302,018 |
896,324 |
767,339 |
3,472,029 |
6,470,743 |
7,144,856 |
1,862,091 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses / Other income |
(111,313 | ) |
(564,828 | ) |
(63,558 | ) |
(722,925 | ) |
(2,391,764 | ) |
(3,945,098 | ) |
(6,914,413 | ) |
(2,220,074 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Operating profit/(loss) |
419,979 |
(262,810 |
) |
832,766 |
44,414 |
1,080,265 |
2,525,645 |
230,443 |
(357,983 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
— |
— |
— |
(77,134 | ) |
213,877 | (745,731 | ) |
(945,264 | ) |
(4,280 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
419,979 |
(262,810 |
) |
832,766 |
(32,720 |
) |
1,294,142 |
1,779,914 |
(714,821 |
) |
(362,263 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Queensgate Investments |
Alvarium Investment Management (Suisse) |
Alvarium Capital Partners |
Osprey Equity Partners |
Casteel Capital |
NZ PropCo Holdings |
Pointwise Partners |
Alvarium Kai rock |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 50 | % | 50 | % | 23 | % | 50 | % | 40 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current assets |
45,948 | 220,000 | 30,233 | 1,140 | 3,739 | 15,693,138 | 4,427 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets |
13,000,933 | 2,523,939 | 363,186 | 541.069 | 507,738 | 276,441,912 | 9,060 | 2,475,034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
13,126,881 |
2,743,947 |
401,419 |
542,217 |
511,477 |
292,135,050 |
13,487 |
2,475,034 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities |
(6,621,633 | ) | (1,210,347 | ) | (144,260 | ) | (365,713 | ) | (207,610 | ) | (132,249,357 | ) | (829,778 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities |
(2,000,000 | ) | — | — | — | — | (181,186,081 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
(8,621,633 |
) |
(1,210,347 |
) |
(144,268 |
) |
(365,713 |
) |
(207,610 |
) |
(313,435,438 |
) |
(829,778 |
) |
— |
|||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
4,505,248 |
1,533,600 |
257,151 |
176,504 |
303,867 |
(21,300,388 |
) |
(816,291 |
) |
2,475,034 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
— | 102,055 | 14 | 600 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share premium |
— | 51,028 | 999,996 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members’ interests |
4,505,248 | — | — | — | 303,067 | — | — | 2,475,034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit and loss account |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest |
— | 1,300,517 | (742,059 | ) | 175,904 | — | (21,300,380 | ) | (816,291 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders funds |
4,505,248 |
1,533,600 |
257,151 |
176,504 |
303,867 |
(21,300,388 |
) |
(816,291 |
) |
2,475,034 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected carrying amount of net investment |
1,351,574 |
460,080 |
77,145 |
88,252 |
151,934 |
(4,899,089 |
) |
(408,146 |
) |
990,014 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Differences between amounts at which investments are carried and amounts of underlying equity and net assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of discontinued recognition of losses as the carrying value of investment is down to 0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,899,089 |
408,146 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Returns achieved on a different basis as per LLP/Shareholder agreement than as per % of investment |
77,158 |
52,474 |
77,206 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount of goodwill |
— |
586,058 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount of net investment |
1,428,732 |
460,080 |
77,145 |
88,252 |
204,407 |
— |
— |
1,067,220 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Cresco Capital Advisers |
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GMBH |
Cresco Capital Group Fund 1 GP |
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings |
Hadley Property Group Holdings |
Alvarium Investments (NZ) |
Kuno Investments |
Other |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 33.33 | % | 35 | % | 46 | % | 49.90 | % | 20% - 50 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current assets |
860 | 202,620 | — |
372,423 | 46,621 | 251,644,701 | 10,207,395 | 3,615,604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets |
184,529 | 459,323 | 333,035 | 3,686,144 | 1,610,855 | 27,335 | 7,720,822 | 4,891,470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
185,339 |
661,943 |
333,035 |
4,058,567 |
1,657,476 |
251,672,036 |
17,928,217 |
8,507,074 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities |
(110,936 | ) | (1,621,770 | ) | (125,433 | ) | (2,385,210 | ) | (2,836,009 | ) | (6,362,727 | ) | (3,701,089 | ) | (6,421,020 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(11,008 | ) | (242,402,590 | ) | (10,155,392 | ) | (4,065,836 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
(110,936 |
) |
(1,621,770 |
) |
(125,433 |
) |
(2,385,210 |
) |
(2,847,017 |
) |
(248,765,317 |
) |
(13,856,481 |
) |
(10,486,856 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
74,453 |
(959,827 |
) |
207,602 |
1,673,357 |
(1,189,541 |
) |
2,906,719 |
4,071,736 |
(1,979,782 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
— |
21,143 | 21,000 | 16,093 | 100 | 53 | 6,391 | 109,696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share premium |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members’ interests |
74,453 | — |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(1.047,399 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit and loss account |
— |
(980,970 | ) | 186,602 | 1,657,264 | (1,189,641 | ) | 3,385,592 | 4,065,345 | (1,042,079 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest |
(478,926 | ) | — |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders funds |
74,453 |
(959,827 |
) |
207,602 |
1,673,357 |
(1,189,541 |
) |
2,906,719 |
4,071,736 |
(1,979,782 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected carrying amount of net investment |
24,815 |
(319,910 |
) |
69,193 |
557,730 |
(416,339 |
) |
1,557,397 |
2,031,796 |
(938,404 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Differences between amounts at which investments are carried and amounts of underlying equity and net assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of discontinued recognition of losses as the carrying value of investment is down to 0 |
— |
319,910 | — |
— |
416,339 | 1,278,487 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Returns achieved on a different basis as per LLP/Shareholder agreement than as per % of investment |
15,161 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount of goodwill |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3,476,813 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount of net investment |
39,976 |
— |
69,193 |
557,730 |
— |
1,557,397 |
2,031,796 |
340,083 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method investees (continued) |
Queensgate Investments |
Alvarium Investment Management (Suisse) |
Alvarium Capital Partners |
Osprey Equity Partners |
Casteel Capital |
NZ PropCo Holdings |
Pointwise Partners |
Alvarium Kalrock |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
30 |
% |
30 |
% |
30 |
% |
50 |
% |
50 |
% |
23 |
% |
50 |
% |
40 |
% | ||||||||||||||||
Turnover |
9,318,930 |
3,734,355 |
695,653 |
2,541,262 |
1,502,952 |
475,584 |
— |
867,399 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
(6,617,096 |
) |
(2,857,802 |
) |
(781,830 |
) |
— |
(531,801 |
) |
(319,739 |
) |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit/(loss) |
2,701,834 |
876,553 |
(86,177 |
) |
2,541,262 |
971,151 |
155,845 |
— |
867,399 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses / Other income |
(1,455,902 |
) |
(341,173 |
) |
(175,001 |
) |
(4,122,626 |
) |
(91,342 |
) |
(3,087,680 |
) |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Operating profit/(loss) |
1,245,932 |
535,380 |
(261,178 |
) |
(1,581.364 |
) |
879,809 |
(2,931,835 |
) |
— |
867,399 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
(20,111 |
) |
(107,076 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
1,900,617 |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
1,225,821 |
428,304 |
(261,178 |
) |
(1,581,364 |
) |
879,809 |
(1,031,218 |
) |
— |
867,399 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisers |
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GMBH |
Cresco Capital Group Fund 1 GP |
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings |
Hadley Property Group Holdings |
Alvarium Investments (NZ) |
Kuno Investments |
Other |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group ownership |
33.33 |
% |
33.33 |
% |
33.33 |
% |
33.33 |
% |
35 |
% |
50 |
% |
49.90 |
% |
20% - 50 |
% | ||||||||||||||||
Turnover |
1,230,305 |
1,361,224 |
2,182,515 |
5,101,052 |
3,731,411 |
14,526,570 |
12,636,547 |
2,824,340 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
(440,954 |
) |
(799,564 |
) |
(1,261,331 |
) |
(3,058,558 |
) |
(1,772,859 |
) |
(10,694,878 |
) |
(5,797,619 |
) |
(1,839,199 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit/(loss) |
789,351 |
561,660 |
921,184 |
2,042,494 |
1,958,552 |
3,831,692 |
6,838,928 |
985,141 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses / Other income |
(152,634 |
) |
(820,363 |
) |
(149,279 |
) |
(1,584,575 |
) |
(2,972,970 |
) |
(2,725,155 |
) |
(6,121,790 |
) |
(1,683,347 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Operating profit/(loss) |
636,717 |
(258,703 |
) |
771,905 |
457,919 |
(1,014,418 |
) |
1,100,537 |
717,138 |
(698,206 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
— |
— |
— |
(155,940 |
) |
(1,578 |
) |
(421,147 |
) |
(1,032,764 |
) |
(24,794 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
Profit/(loss)for the financial year |
636,717 |
(258,703 |
) |
771,905 |
301,979 |
(1,015,996 |
) |
685,390 |
(315,626 |
) |
(723,000 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
34. |
Summary financial information for equity method inve stees (co ntinued) |
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) |
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
2019 £ |
||||||||||
Profit/(loss) for the financial year as reported under UK GAAP |
1,947,874 |
(3,377,191 |
) |
(3,733,094 |
) | |||||||
Reversal of amortisation of goodwill (d) |
3,429,870 |
3,488,827 |
2,836,126 |
|||||||||
Amortisation of separately recognised intangible assets arising on business combinations (a) |
(81,761 |
) |
(82,850 |
) |
(461,807 |
) | ||||||
Reclassification of asset acquisition as business combination (g) |
1,274,896 |
1,274,896 |
1,274,896 |
|||||||||
Expense acquisition costs previously capitalised (b) |
— |
— |
(380,290 |
) | ||||||||
Fair value adjustments on step acquisitions (f) |
— |
— |
10,021,062 |
|||||||||
Reversal of equity method investment amortisation (h) |
710,194 |
715,400 |
690,987 |
|||||||||
Amortisation of additional intangible assets within equity method investments (i) |
(485,647 |
) |
(660,093 |
) |
(824,297 |
) | ||||||
Release of deferred tax on equity method amortisation above (i) |
91,967 |
125,104 |
156,393 |
|||||||||
Additional impairment of investment in joint venture (j) |
— |
— |
(254,152 |
) | ||||||||
Recognition of excess losses against loans provided to certain equity method investees (k) |
(126,797 |
) |
(183,224 |
) |
(603,290 |
) | ||||||
Revenue recognition adjustments (m) |
(609,183 |
) |
161,990 |
(516,381 |
) | |||||||
Fair value adjustment to deferred consideration (c) |
— |
(63,001 |
) |
(111,242 |
) | |||||||
Impact of GAAP differences on results of equity method investments (1) |
221,635 |
(4,497,520 |
) |
4,457,782 |
||||||||
Deferred tax (expense)/benefit (n) |
(3,870,387 |
) |
501,961 |
1,890,505 |
||||||||
Net income under US GAAP |
2,502,661 |
(2,595,701 |
) |
14,443,198 |
||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest under US GAAP |
(590,120 |
) |
(1,246,901 |
) |
(948,405 |
) | ||||||
Net income attributable to shareholders’ of the parent company under US GAAP |
1,912,541 |
(3,842,602 |
) |
13,494,793 |
||||||||
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
Shareholders funds as at 31 December 2021, 2020 and 2019 as reported under UK GAAP |
56,305,169 |
62,387,395 | ||||||
Reversal of amortisation of goodwill (d) |
19,074,973 |
15,645,102 | ||||||
Impact on goodwill of additional deferred tax liabilities recognised on acquisition (a) |
5,284,823 |
5,284,823 | ||||||
Amortisation of separately recognised intangible assets arising on business combinations (a) |
(626,418 |
) |
(544,657 | ) | ||||
Reclassification of asset acquisition as business combination ( g) |
3,824,688 |
2,549,792 | ||||||
Acquisition costs and fair value adjustments to deferred consideration previously capitalised (b) & (c) |
(1,695,685 |
) |
(1,695,685 | ) | ||||
Fair value adjustments on step acquisitions (f) |
11,471,931 |
11,471,931 | ||||||
Fair value adjustments on non-controlling interests (e) |
10,933,918 |
10,933,918 | ||||||
Revenue recognition adjustments (m) |
(963,574 |
) |
(354,391 | ) | ||||
Reversal of equity method investment amortisation (h) |
4,028,905 |
3,318,711 | ||||||
Accumulated amortisation of additional intangible assets within equity method investments (i) |
(5,355,440 |
) |
(4,869,793 | ) | ||||
Release of deferred tax on equity method amortisation above (i) |
1,016,690 |
924,724 | ||||||
Additional impairment of investment in joint venture (j) |
(254,152 |
) |
(254,152 | ) | ||||
Recognition of excess losses against loans provided to certain equity method investees (k) |
(1,611,431 |
) |
(1,519,133 | ) | ||||
Impact of GAAP differences on results of equity method ( 1) |
221,635 |
|||||||
Deferred taxes (n) |
(6,768,943 |
) |
(2,900,089 | ) | ||||
Cumulative translation adjustments on all of the above |
323,116 |
441,843 | ||||||
Shareholders funds as at 31 December 2021 , 2020 and 2019 under US GAAP |
95,210,205 |
100,820,339 | ||||||
Non-controlling interest |
(13,475 |
) |
(11,254,993 | ) | ||||
Total equity attributable to shareholders’ of the parent company under US GAAP |
95,196,730 |
89,565,346 | ||||||
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
2019 £ |
||||||||||
Operating activities |
||||||||||||
Net cash from operating activities per UK GAAP Reclassification of interest received from investing |
14,451,786 | 3,330,423 | 2,460,296 |
|||||||||
activities |
43,210 | 59,402 | 10,206 |
|||||||||
Reclassification of interest paid from financing activities |
(912,769 | ) | (628,992 | ) |
(739,273 |
) | ||||||
Net cash from operating activities per US GAAP |
13,582,227 |
2,760,833 |
1,731,229 |
|||||||||
Investing activities |
||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities per UK GAAP Reclassification of interest received to operating |
(9,746,698 | ) | (2,502,279 | ) |
(14,039,229 |
) | ||||||
activities |
(43,210 | ) | (59,402 | ) |
(10,206 |
) | ||||||
Reclassification of transaction between equity holders |
6,326,146 | — |
— |
|||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities per US GAAP |
(3,463,762 |
) |
(2,561,681 |
) |
(14,049,435 |
) | ||||||
Financing activities |
||||||||||||
Net cash from financing activities per UK GAAP Reclassification of interest paid to operating |
(38,748 | ) | 422,543 | 5,588,869 |
||||||||
activities |
912,769 | 628,992 | 739,273 |
|||||||||
Reclassification of transaction between equity holders |
(6,326,146 | ) | — |
— |
||||||||
Net cash from financing activities per US GAAP |
(5,452,125 |
) |
1,051,535 |
6,328,142 |
||||||||
Net change in cash from UK to US GAAP |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
| • | Within the Merchant Banking division, it was noted that under US GAAP, retainer fees should be recognized in line with completion of the related performance obligation. Under FRS 102, such fees were recognized when received. This resulted in timing adjustments which by £24,741 in 2020 and decreased revenue by £733,933 in 2021. decreased revenue by £241,881 in 2019, increased revenue |
| • | In the Co-investment division, an advisory fee that was recognised fully in 2018 under UK GAAP was noted as needing to be recognised over the life of the contract (2019 to 2021) commensurate with the satisfaction of the performance obligation under US GAAP. Recognising this revenue over time in line with the performance obligation has resulted in a decrease in revenue of £274,500 in 2019, an increase of revenue of £137,250 in 2020 and an increase in revenue of £137,250 in 2021, as revenue has been deferred to match the Group’s satisfaction of the underlying performance obligation. |
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
2021 £ |
2020 £ |
2019 £ |
||||||||||
Income tax expense/(credit) under UK GAAP |
(536,461 |
) |
(315,163 | ) |
511,024 |
|||||||
Recognition of deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments, other than the effect below (1) |
(263,270 |
) |
(31,320 | ) |
(15,497 |
) | ||||||
Recognition of deferred tax asset in respect of losses due to recognition of deferred tax liabilities (2) |
— |
— |
(1,793,000 |
) | ||||||||
Recognition of French deferred tax asset in respect of losses due to recognition of deferred tax liabilities above (2) |
(29,574 |
) |
(95,454 | ) |
(40,362 |
) | ||||||
Impact of change in UK tax rate on deferred tax assets and liabilities recognised under US GAAP (3) |
1,745,400 |
585,000 | — |
|||||||||
Impact of change in French tax rate on deferred tax liabilities recognised under US GAAP (5) |
— |
— |
(41,646 |
) | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets no longer supported by deferred taxes from non-tax adjustments (4) |
— |
1,457,644 | — |
|||||||||
Total deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments |
1,452,556 |
1,915,870 | (1,890,505 |
) | ||||||||
Impact of a transaction in the subsequent events window on UK deferred tax assets (5) |
2,417,831 |
(2,417,831 | ) |
— |
||||||||
Total adjustment to deferred tax expense/(benefit) |
3,870,387 |
(501,961 | ) |
(1,890,505 |
) | |||||||
Income tax expense/(credit) US GAAP |
3,333,926 |
(817,124 |
) |
(1,379,481 |
) | |||||||
202 1 £ |
2020 £ |
|||||||
Deferred tax asset/(liability) under UK GAAP |
2,146,091 |
791,503 | ||||||
Impact of a transaction in the subsequent events window on UK deferred tax assets (5) |
— |
2,417,831 | ||||||
Recognition of deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments |
(6,768,943 |
) |
(5,317,920 | ) | ||||
Total adjustment to deferred tax asset/(liability) |
(6,768,943 |
) |
(2,900,089 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax asset/(liability) under US GAAP |
(4,622,852 |
) |
(2,108,586 |
) | ||||
35. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
Period from 1 Jan 22 to 30 Sep 22 |
Period from 1 Jan 21 to 30 Sep 21 |
|||||||||||
Note |
£ |
£ | ||||||||||
| Turnover |
4 |
63,997,183 |
49,820,243 | |||||||||
| Cost of sales |
(48,970,116 |
) |
(32,406,331 | ) | ||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Gross profit |
15,027,067 |
17,413,912 | ||||||||||
| Administrative expenses |
(22,225,242 |
) |
(10,592,753 | ) | ||||||||
| Gains/(losses) on investments |
5 |
2,108 |
— | |||||||||
| Amortisation of goodwill |
(2,617,635 |
) |
(2,553,677 | ) | ||||||||
| Amortisation of intangible assets other than goodwill |
(3,217,301 |
) |
(1,717,564 | ) | ||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Operating (loss)/profit |
6 |
(13,031,003 |
) |
2,549,918 | ||||||||
| Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(92,440 |
) |
— | |||||||||
| Loss on disposal of investment in associate |
(54,606 |
) |
— | |||||||||
| Gain on disposal of investment in joint venture |
7 |
4,660,853 |
— | |||||||||
| Share of profit of associates |
12 |
578,126 |
532,184 | |||||||||
| Share of profit of joint ventures |
12 |
66,649 |
1,662,987 | |||||||||
| Income from other fixed asset investments |
8 |
10,370 |
547,789 | |||||||||
| Interest receivable |
142,268 |
198,985 | ||||||||||
| Amounts written off investments |
— |
(53,120 | ) | |||||||||
| Interest payable |
(2,981,105 |
) |
(1,491,055 | ) | ||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (Loss)/profit before taxation |
(10,700,888 |
) |
3,947,688 | |||||||||
| Taxation on ordinary activities |
9 |
654,170 |
613,258 | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (Loss)/profit for the financial period |
(10,046,718 |
) |
4,560,946 | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
26,460 |
(116,036 | ) | |||||||||
| Foreign currency retranslation |
2,122,113 |
(529,812 | ) | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
2,148,573 |
(645,848 | ) | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period |
(7,898,145 |
) |
3,915,098 | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Profit for the financial period attributable to: |
||||||||||||
| The owners of the parent company |
(10,038,066 |
) |
3,819,980 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests |
(8,652 |
) |
740,966 | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
(10,046,718 |
) |
4,560,946 | ||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period attributable to: |
||||||||||||
| The owners of the parent company |
(7,889,773 |
) |
3,175,891 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests |
(8,372 |
) |
739,207 | |||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
(7,898,145 |
) |
3,915,098 | ||||||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||||||
Note |
30 Sep 22 £ |
31 Dec 21 £ |
||||||||||
Fixed assets |
||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
10 |
69,514,613 |
33,642,087 |
|||||||||
Tangible assets |
11 |
1,486,515 |
758,152 |
|||||||||
Investments: |
12 |
|||||||||||
Investments in associates |
1,733,506 |
2,729,247 |
||||||||||
Investments in joint-ventures |
6,660,562 |
10,096,077 |
||||||||||
Other fixed asset investments |
2,305,798 |
1,972,169 |
||||||||||
81,700,994 |
49,197,732 |
|||||||||||
Current assets |
||||||||||||
Debtors |
13 |
47,991,391 |
37,003,398 |
|||||||||
Investments |
6,583 |
4,254 |
||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
12,425,119 |
12,961,870 |
||||||||||
60,423,093 |
49,969,522 |
|||||||||||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
14 |
(91,678,450 |
) |
(40,903,852 |
) | |||||||
Net current (liabilities)/assets |
(31,255,357 |
) |
9,065,670 |
|||||||||
Total assets less current liabilities |
50,445,637 |
58,263,402 |
||||||||||
Provisions |
||||||||||||
Taxation including deferred tax |
15 |
(2,054,229 |
) |
(1,958,233 |
) | |||||||
Net assets |
48,391,408 |
56,305,169 |
||||||||||
Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
7,433 |
7,433 |
||||||||||
Share premium account |
32,105,520 |
32,105,520 |
||||||||||
Other reserves |
23,001,035 |
23,001,035 |
||||||||||
Profit and loss account |
(6,727,684 |
) |
1,177,705 |
|||||||||
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
48,386,304 |
56,291,693 |
||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
5,104 |
13,476 |
||||||||||
48,391,408 |
56,305,169 |
|||||||||||
Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
£ | £ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
6,948 |
21,688,028 |
23,001,035 |
16,095,507 |
60,791,518 |
1,595,877 |
62,387,395 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the period |
3,819,980 |
3,819,980 |
740,966 |
4,560,946 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
— | — | — | (116,036 |
) | (116,036 |
) |
— | (116,036 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
— | — | — | (528,053 |
) | (528,053 |
) |
(1,759 |
) | (529,812 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the period |
— | — | — | 3,175,891 |
3,175,891 |
739,207 |
3,915,098 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Issue of shares |
40 |
923,325 |
— | — | 923,365 |
— | 923,365 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid and payable |
— | — | — | — | — |
(735,900 |
) | (735,900 |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
Cancellation of subscribed capital |
(21 |
) | — | — | — | (21 |
) |
— | (21 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— | — | — | (1,333 |
) | (1,333 |
) |
— | (1,333 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase in shareholding in subsidiary company |
— | — | — | (10,944,580 |
) | (10,944,580 |
) |
(1,151,554 |
) | (12,096,134 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners |
19 |
923,325 |
— | (10,945,913 |
) | (10,022,569 |
) | (1,887,454 |
) | (11,910,023 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
At 30 September 2021 |
6,967 |
22,611,353 |
23,001,035 |
8,325,485 |
53,944,840 |
447,630 |
54,392,470 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
£ | £ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
7,433 | 32,105,520 | 23,001,035 | 1,177,705 | 56,291,693 | 13,476 | 56,305,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the period |
(10,038,066 | ) | (10,038,066 |
) |
(8,652 | ) | (10,046,718 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
— | — | — | 26,460 | 26,460 |
— | 26,460 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
— | — | — | 2,121,833 | 2,121,833 |
280 | 2,122,113 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the period |
— | — | — | (7,889,773 | ) | (7,889,773 |
) |
(8,372 | ) | (7,898,145 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Increase in shareholding in subsidiary company |
— | — | — | (15,616 | ) | (15,616 |
) |
— | (15,616 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners |
— | — | — | (15,616 | ) | (15,616 |
) |
— | (15,616 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
7,433 | 32,105,520 | 23,001,035 | (6,727,684 | ) | 48,386,304 |
5,104 | 48,391,408 |
||||||||||||||||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
||||||||
Profit for the financial period |
(10,046,718 |
) |
4,560,946 | |||||
Adjustments for: |
||||||||
Depreciation of tangible assets |
368,699 |
417,606 | ||||||
Amortisation of intangible assets |
5,834,937 |
4,271,241 | ||||||
Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
92,440 |
— | ||||||
Profit on disposal of investments |
(4,608,356 |
) |
— | |||||
Share of profit of associates |
(578,126 |
) |
(532,184 | ) | ||||
Share of profit of joint ventures |
(66,649 |
) |
(1,662,987 | ) | ||||
Income from other fixed asset investments |
(10,370 |
) |
(547,789 | ) | ||||
Interest receivable |
(142,268 |
) |
(198,985 | ) | ||||
Interest payable |
2,981,105 |
1,491,055 | ||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— |
(1,333 | ) | |||||
Cash-settled share-based payments |
10,442,728 |
— | ||||||
Unrealised foreign currency gains |
(1,234,940 |
) |
120,229 | |||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
(654,170 |
) |
(613,258 | ) | ||||
Impairment of other fixed asset investments |
— |
53,120 | ||||||
Changes in: |
||||||||
Trade and other debtors |
645,397 |
(6,472,626 | ) | |||||
Trade and other creditors |
(4,264,444 |
) |
2,964,262 | |||||
Cash generated from operations |
(1,240,735 |
) |
3,849,297 | |||||
Dividends received |
2,542,731 |
2,315,282 | ||||||
Tax received/(paid) |
(216,195 |
) |
(109,526 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in)/from operating activities |
1,085,801 |
6,055,053 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
||||||||
Purchase of tangible assets |
(1,039,724 |
) |
(322,163 | ) | ||||
Cash receipts pursuant to asset acquisition |
2,665,419 |
— | ||||||
Cash advances and loans granted |
(1,250,114 |
) |
(2,340,308 | ) | ||||
Cash receipts from the repayment of advances and loans |
471,549 |
189,325 | ||||||
Acquisition of interests in associates and joint ventures |
(7,452 |
) |
(6,208 | ) | ||||
Purchases of other investments |
(37,142 |
) |
(132,112 | ) | ||||
Interest received |
93,090 |
40,966 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of other investments |
19,134 |
— | ||||||
Deferred consideration paid on acquisition |
(192,461 |
) |
(853,000 | ) | ||||
Transaction with equity holders |
(15,615 |
) |
(1,596,107 | ) | ||||
Net cash from/ (used in) investing activities |
706,684 |
(5,019,607 | ) | |||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||||||
Note |
£ |
£ | ||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
||||||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings |
— |
1,500,000 |
||||||||||
Proceeds from loans from participating interests |
— |
260,618 |
||||||||||
Repayments of loans from participating interests |
— |
(63,385 |
) | |||||||||
Payments of finance lease liabilities |
(127,174 |
) |
(367,510 |
) | ||||||||
Interest paid |
(3,167,353 |
) |
(476,958 |
) | ||||||||
Dividends paid |
— |
(395,900 |
) | |||||||||
Net cash from/(used in) financing activities |
(3,294,527 |
) |
456,865 |
|||||||||
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(1,502,042 |
) |
1,492,311 |
|||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
12,961,870 |
8,298,069 |
||||||||||
Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents |
965,291 |
6,578 |
||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
12,425,119 |
9,796,958 |
||||||||||
1. |
General information |
2. |
Statement of compliance |
3. |
Accounting policies |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
| • | Consolidation |
| • | Non-controlling interests |
| • | Revenue recognition |
| • | Foreign currencies |
| • | Operating leases |
| • | Goodwill |
| • | Intangible assets |
| • | Tangible assets |
| • | Investments |
| • | Investments in associates |
| • | Investments in joint ventures |
| • | Impairment of fixed assets |
| • | Finance leases |
| • | Government grants |
| • | Provisions |
| • | Financial instruments |
| • | Executory contracts |
| • | Employee benefits |
| • | Business combinations |
| • | Income tax |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
4. |
Turnover |
Period from |
Period from | |||||||
1 Jan 22 to |
1 Jan 21 to | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Rendering of services |
63,997,183 |
49,820,243 | ||||||
5. |
Gains/(losses) on investments |
Period from |
Period from | |||||||
1 Jan 22 to |
1 Jan 21 to | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Gain on disposal of other investments |
2,108 |
— | ||||||
2,108 |
— | |||||||
6. |
Operating profit |
Period from |
Period from | |||||||
1 Jan 22 to |
1 Jan 21 to | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Depreciation of tangible assets |
37 |
417,606 | ||||||
Impairment of trade debtors |
1,326,832 |
170,345 | ||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments expense |
— |
(1,333 | ) | |||||
Cash-settled share-based payments expense |
10,442,728 |
— | ||||||
Foreign exchange differences |
(1,607,419 |
) |
(57,806 | ) | ||||
7. |
Gain on disposal of investment in joint venture |
Period from |
Period from | |||||||
1 Jan 22 to |
1 Jan 21 to | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Gain on disposal of interests in JV |
4,660,853 |
— | ||||||
8. |
Income from other fixed asset investments |
Period from |
Period from | |||||||
1 Jan 22 to |
1 Jan 21 to | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Income from disposal of asset held at book value |
— |
530,170 | ||||||
Other income |
10,370 |
17,619 | ||||||
Total income from other fixed asset investments |
10,370 |
547,789 | ||||||
9. |
Taxation on ordinary activities |
Period from |
Period from | |||||||
1 Jan 22 to |
1 Jan 21 to | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Current tax: |
||||||||
UK current tax expense |
— |
521,217 | ||||||
Total UK current tax |
— |
521,217 | ||||||
Foreign current tax expense |
294,578 |
265,691 | ||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior periods |
26,709 |
— | ||||||
Total foreign tax |
321,287 |
265,691 | ||||||
Total current tax |
321,287 |
786,908 | ||||||
Deferred tax: |
||||||||
Origination and reversal of timing differences |
(720,671 |
) |
75,762 | |||||
Impact of change in tax rate |
(218,318 |
) |
— | |||||
Recognition of prior period timing differences |
(36,468 |
) |
(1,475,928 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax |
(975,457 |
) |
(1,400,166 | ) | ||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
(654,170 |
) |
(613,258 | ) | ||||
10. |
Intangible assets |
| Goodwill | Patents, trademarks and licences |
Client lists | Total |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
|||||||||||||
Cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
33,914,523 | 524,848 | 30,238,028 | 64,677,399 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | — | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
||||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
561,187 | — | 1,146,275 | 1,707,462 |
||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
34,475,710 | 524,848 | 71,384,303 | 106,384,861 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
19,074,971 | 524,848 | 11,435,493 | 31,035,312 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the period |
2,617,635 | — | 3,217,301 | 5,834,936 |
||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
21,692,606 | 524,848 | 14,652,794 | 36,870,248 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
12,783,104 | — | 56,731,509 | 69,514,613 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
14,839,552 | — | 18,802,535 | 33,642,087 | ||||||||||||
10. |
Intangible assets (continued) |
11. |
Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Equipment | Total |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
|||||||||||||
Cost or valuation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
893,306 | 704,325 | 1,783,885 | 3,381,516 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
942,300 | 18,884 | 84,276 | 1,045,460 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (66,757 | ) | (66,757 |
) | ||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
21,475 | 29,765 | 148,468 | 199,708 |
||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
1,857,081 | 752,974 | 1,949,872 | 4,559,927 |
||||||||||||
Depreciation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
725,991 | 555,008 | 1,342,365 | 2,623,364 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the period |
148,587 | 39,072 | 181,040 | 368,699 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (61,513 | ) | (61,513 |
) | ||||||||||
Translation (gains)/losses |
7,349 | 23,078 | 112,435 | 142,862 |
||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
881,927 | 617,158 | 1,574,327 | 3,073,412 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
975,154 | 135,816 | 375,545 | 1,486,515 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
167,315 | 149,317 | 441,520 | 758,152 | ||||||||||||
12. |
Investments |
Interests in associates |
Joint ventures |
Other investments other than loans |
Total |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
|||||||||||||
Share of net assets/cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
2,960,255 | 10,265,495 | 2,245,098 | 15,470,848 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | 7,452 | 39,327 | 46,779 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
(54,614 | ) | (2,683,398 | ) | (19,134 | ) | (2,757,146 |
) | ||||||||
Revaluations |
— | — | (92,440 | ) | (92,440 |
) | ||||||||||
Transfer |
— | 8,020 | (8,020 | ) | — |
|||||||||||
Share of profit or loss |
578,126 | 66,649 | 644,775 |
|||||||||||||
Dividends received |
(1,625,101 | ) | (907,280 | ) | (2,532,381 |
) | ||||||||||
Movements in equity |
— | 26,460 | 26,460 |
|||||||||||||
Other movements |
— | — | 49,477 | 49,477 |
||||||||||||
Gains/(losses) on translation |
105,848 | 46,582 | 364,419 | 516,849 |
||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
1,964,514 | 6,829,980 | 2,578,727 | 11,373,221 |
||||||||||||
Impairment |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 and 30 September 2022 |
231,008 | 169,418 | 272,929 | 673,355 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 30 September 2022 |
1,733,506 | 6,660,562 | 2,305,798 | 10,699,866 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
2,729,247 | 10,096,077 | 1,972,169 | 14,797,493 | ||||||||||||
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
||||||||||
Subsidiary undertakings |
||||||||||||
Alvarium Education Reit Limited (1) |
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 | |||||||||
Alvarium Willow GP (2) |
Isle of Man | Ordinary | 100 | |||||||||
Alvarium RE Public Markets Limited (1) |
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 | |||||||||
Amalfi Investment Partners Limited (1) |
United Kingdom | Ordinary | 100 | |||||||||
Joint ventures |
||||||||||||
Alvarium 64 Advisory LLP (1) |
United Kingdom | Partnership interest | 50 | |||||||||
12. |
Investments (continued) |
| (1) | 10 Old Burlington Street, London, W1S 3AG |
| (2) | Commerce House, 1 Bowring Road, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM8 2LQ |
13. |
Debtors |
30 Sep 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Trade debtors |
9,732,164 |
8,911,840 | ||||||
Amounts owed by the groups associates and joint ventures |
5,569,209 |
5,771,802 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset |
5,218,041 |
4,104,324 | ||||||
Prepayments and accrued income |
18,893,658 |
13,929,657 | ||||||
Corporation tax repayable |
53,261 |
— | ||||||
Other debtors |
8,525,058 |
4,285,775 | ||||||
47,991,391 |
37,003,398 | |||||||
14. |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
30 Sep 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Subordinated shareholder loan |
39,767,149 |
— | ||||||
Bank loans and overdrafts |
10,373,499 |
10,323,187 | ||||||
Deferred consideration payable on acquisition |
— |
179,122 | ||||||
Trade creditors |
4,380,595 |
2,175,401 | ||||||
Amounts owed to undertakings in which the company has a participating interest |
827,158 |
749,005 | ||||||
Accruals and deferred income |
19,579,527 |
23,950,275 | ||||||
Corporation tax |
1,597,124 |
452,484 | ||||||
Social security and other taxes |
2,578,099 |
1,001,918 | ||||||
Liability for cash-settled share-based payments |
10,761,130 |
— | ||||||
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
— |
127,174 | ||||||
Other creditors |
1,814,169 |
1,945,286 | ||||||
91,678,450 |
40,903,852 | |||||||
15. |
Provisions |
Deferred tax (note 16) |
||||
£ |
||||
At 1 January 2022 |
1,958,233 |
|||
Additions |
(4,560 |
) | ||
Charge against provision |
(136,304 |
) | ||
Foreign exchange difference |
236,860 |
|||
At 30 September 2022 |
2,054,229 |
|||
16. |
Deferred tax |
30 Sep 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Included in debtors (note 13) |
5,218,041 |
4,104,324 | ||||||
Included in provisions (note 15) |
(2,054,229 |
) |
(1,958,233 | ) | ||||
3,163,812 |
2,146,091 | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Accelerated capital allowances |
(35,748 |
) |
(41,829 | ) | ||||
Unused tax losses |
3,916,736 |
3,512,706 | ||||||
Business combinations |
(2,016,653 |
) |
(1,916,404 | ) | ||||
Corporate interest restriction |
320,882 |
— | ||||||
Accrued expenses not yet tax deductible |
614,631 |
197,887 | ||||||
Specific allowance in US subsidiary |
363,964 |
393,731 | ||||||
3,163,812 |
2,146,091 | |||||||
30 Sep 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Unused tax losses |
2,544,105 |
2,018,188 | ||||||
Accrued expenses not yet tax deductible |
229,796 |
115,352 | ||||||
2,773,901 |
2,133,540 | |||||||
17. |
Share based payments |
17. |
Share based payments (continued) |
30 Sep 22 |
30 Sep 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— |
(1,333 | ) | |||||
Cash-settled share-based payments |
10,442,728 |
— | ||||||
10,442,728 |
(1,333 | ) | ||||||
18. |
Related party transactions |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
Q3 2022 |
Q3 2021 |
Q3 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
|||||||||||||
Related Individuals |
||||||||||||||||||
Ali Bouzarif |
Revenue share | (335,337 | ) | (400,772 | ) | 22,908 | (532,073 | ) | ||||||||||
22,908 |
(532,073 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed to group’s associates and JVs |
||||||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments 1 Sarl |
Loan payable | — | — | (5,625 | ) | (5,625 | ) | |||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II GP LLP |
Loan payable | — | — | (178,149 | ) | (178,149 | ) | |||||||||||
Alvarium Wealth (NZ) Limited |
Fees payable | — | — | — | (34,113 | ) | ||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Fees payable | — | — | — | (137,497 | ) | ||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses payable | — | — | — | (16 | ) | ||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Fees payable | — | — | — | (233,663 | ) | ||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Fees payable | (74,016 | ) | — | (24,568 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisors LLP |
Fees payable | 18,000 | 18,000 | — | (7,200 | ) | ||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Fees payable | (1,360,302 | ) | (874,101 | ) | (618,817 | ) | (152,742 | ) | |||||||||
Total |
(827,159 |
) |
(749,005 |
) | ||||||||||||||
18. |
Related party transactions (continued) |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
Q3 2022 |
Q3 2021 |
Q3 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
|||||||||||||
Amounts owed by group’s associates and JVs |
||||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Fees receivable | — | — | — | 10,000 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | 12,523 | — | 15,881 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Core Partners LLP |
Expenses receivable | 2,488 | 2,590 | 7,570 | 5,081 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Expenses receivable | 17,226 | 1,497 | 21,436 | 9,115 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Loan receivable | 114,574 | 26,342 | 560,095 | 445,342 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Expenses receivable | 30,965 | — | 32,013 | 1,048 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | — | 1,434,572 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | 38,538 | — | 85,565 | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Osesam |
Expenses receivable | 87,739 | 77,050 | 147,093 | 53,545 | |||||||||||||
Bluestar Advisors |
Fees receivable | 7,500 | 7,500 | 9,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Bluestar Advisors |
Expenses receivable | 2,239 | 748 | 3,404 | 1,256 | |||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP |
Fees receivable | 37,800 | 37,800 | 37,800 | 5,170 | |||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP |
Expenses receivable | 2,697 | 1,002 | 283 | 2,534 | |||||||||||||
CRE Sarl |
Fees receivable | 15,033 | 75,038 | — | 9,933 | |||||||||||||
CRE Sarl |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 6,785 | 6,498 | |||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings 2 Sarl |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 1,829 | 1,752 | |||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs |
Loan receivable | — | — | 414,522 | 396,990 | |||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs |
Loan interest | 23,923 | 24,270 | 139,393 | 109,744 | |||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl |
Loan receivable | — | (14,546 | ) | 29,033 | 27,805 | ||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl |
Loan interest | 1,571 | (16,382 | ) | 2,673 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
Hadley DM Services Limited |
Loan receivable | (168,896 | ) | (62,607 | ) | 530,000 | 698,896 | |||||||||||
Hadley DM Services Limited |
Loan interest | (18,604 | ) | 23,327 | 99,588 | 118,192 | ||||||||||||
NZ PropCo |
Fees receivable | — | — | — | 100,985 | |||||||||||||
Osprey Equity Partners Limited |
Loan receivable | — | 77,000 | 259,246 | 259,246 | |||||||||||||
Osprey Equity Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable | 21,013 | 7,080 | 28,138 | 7,125 | |||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Fees receivable | 156,418 | 64,105 | 182,708 | 24,022 | |||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Expenses receivable | 42,347 | 29,645 | 231,386 | 189,041 | |||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Loan receivable | 976,461 | 934,705 | 2,726,658 | 1,750,197 | |||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments LLP |
Expenses receivable | 171 | 705 | 1,437 | 1,266 | |||||||||||||
Total |
5,472,090 |
5,771,801 |
||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed to/(from) other entities |
||||||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Duke Holdings Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | 285,000 | 285,000 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | 183,306 | 183,306 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | 23,020 | 23,020 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Belgravia Limited |
Cash advances | — | 3,430 | 3,430 | 3,430 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
Cash advances | — | 41,699 | 41,699 | 41,699 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Limited |
Cash advances | — | 119,119 | 119,119 | 119,119 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited |
Cash advances | — | 75,510 | 75,510 | 75,510 | |||||||||||||
18. |
Related party transactions (continued) |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
Q3 2022 |
Q3 2021 |
Q3 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
|||||||||||||
LJ Maple Abbey Limited |
Cash advances | — | 85,850 | 85,850 | 85,850 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Chelsea Limited |
Cash advances | — | 119,010 | 119,010 | 119,010 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Hill Limited |
Cash advances | — | 136,567 | 136,567 | 136,567 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Tofty Limited |
Cash advances | — | 231,186 | 231,186 | 231,186 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kew Limited |
Cash advances | — | 4,441 | 4,441 | 4,441 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Nine Elms Limited |
Cash advances | — | (108,864 | ) | (108,864 | ) | (108,864 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Hamlet Limited |
Cash advances | — | (66,937 | ) | (66,937 | ) | (66,937 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Circus Limited |
Cash advances | — | (25,228 | ) | (25,228 | ) | (25,228 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Duke Limited |
Cash advances | — | (1,618 | ) | (1,618 | ) | (1,618 | ) | ||||||||||
Stratford Corporate Trustees Ltd |
Expenses receivable | 54,560 | 70,742 | — | 21,000 | |||||||||||||
Lepe Partners LLP |
Expenses payable | — | (195 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total |
1,105,491 |
1,126,491 |
||||||||||||||||
19. |
Events after the reporting period |
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) |
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
30 Sep 22 £ |
30 Sep 21 £ |
|||||||
Loss for the financial period as reported under UK GAAP |
(10,046,718 |
) |
4,560,946 | |||||
Reversal of amortisation of goodwill (d) |
2,617,635 |
2,553,677 | ||||||
Amortisation of separately recognised intangible assets arising on business combinations (a) |
(60,971 |
) |
(61,429 | ) | ||||
Additional amortisation of intangible asset grossed up for deferred tax under US GAAP (n) |
(467,593 |
) |
— | |||||
Reclassification of asset acquisition as business combination (g) |
956,172 |
956,172 | ||||||
Reversal of equity method investment amortisation (h) |
535,338 |
532,435 | ||||||
Amortisation of additional intangible assets within equity method investments (i) |
(328,911 |
) |
(374,592 | ) | ||||
Release of deferred tax on equity method amortisation above (i) |
62,236 |
71,023 | ||||||
Recognition of excess losses against loans provided to certain equity method investees (k) |
(219,128 |
) |
(262,107 | ) | ||||
Revenue recognition adjustments (m) |
(1,076,087 |
) |
(90,827 | ) | ||||
Impact of GAAP differences on results of equity method investments (l) |
(221,635 |
) |
— | |||||
Deferred tax (expense)/benefit (0) |
648,771 |
(3,965,949 | ) | |||||
Net income under US GAAP |
(7,600,891 |
) |
3,919,349 | |||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest under US GAAP |
8,652 |
(540,135 | ) | |||||
Net income attributable to shareholders’ of the parent company under US GAAP |
(7,592,239 |
) |
3,379,214 | |||||
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|||||||
Shareholders funds as at 30 September 2022 and 31 December 2021 as reported under UK GAAP |
48,391,408 |
56,305,169 | ||||||
Reversal of amortisation of goodwill (d) |
21,692,608 |
19,074,973 | ||||||
Impact on goodwill of additional deferred tax liabilities recognised on acquisition (a) |
5,284,823 |
5,284,823 | ||||||
Impact on intangible assets of additional deferred tax liabilities recognised on asset acquisition (o) |
12,827,094 |
— | ||||||
Amortisation of separately recognised intangible assets arising on business combinations (a) |
(687,389 |
) |
(626,418 | ) | ||||
Additional amortisation of intangible asset grossed up for deferred tax under US GAAP (n) |
(467,593 |
) |
— | |||||
Reclassification of asset acquisition as business combination ( g) |
4,780,860 |
3,824,688 | ||||||
Fair value adjustments on step acquisitions (f) |
11,471,931 |
11,471,931 | ||||||
Acquisition costs and fair value adjustments to deferred consideration previously capitalised (b) & (c) |
(1,695,685 |
) |
(1,695,685 | ) | ||||
Fair value adjustments on non-controlling interests (e) |
10,933,918 |
10,933,918 | ||||||
Revenue recognition adjustments (m) |
(2,039,661 |
) |
(963,574 | ) | ||||
Reversal of equity method investment amortisation (h) |
4,564,243 |
4,028,905 | ||||||
Accumulated amortisation of additional intangible assets within equity method investments (i) |
(5,684,351 |
) |
(5,355,440 | ) | ||||
Release of deferred tax on equity method amortisation above (i) |
1,078,926 |
1,016,690 | ||||||
Additional impairment of investment in joint venture (j) |
(254,152 |
) |
(254,152 | ) | ||||
Recognition of excess losses against loans provided to certain equity method investees (k) |
(1,876,103 |
) |
(1,611,431 | ) | ||||
Impact of GAAP differences on results of equity method investments (l) |
— |
221,635 | ||||||
Deferred taxes (p) |
(18,947,266 |
) |
(6,768,943 | ) | ||||
Cumulative translation adjustments on all of the above |
1,761,311 |
323,116 | ||||||
Shareholders funds as at 30 September 2022 and 31 December 2021 under US GAAP |
91,134,922 |
95,210,205 | ||||||
Non-controlling interest |
(5,103 |
) |
(13,475 | ) | ||||
Total equity attributable to shareholders’ of the parent company under US GAAP |
91,129,819 |
95,196,730 | ||||||
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
| 30 Sep 2022 £ |
30 Sep 2021 £ |
|||||||
| Operating activities |
||||||||
| Net cash from operating activities per UK GAAP |
1,085,801 | 6,055,053 | ||||||
| Reclassification of interest received from investing activities |
93,090 | 40,966 | ||||||
| Reclassification of interest paid from financing activities |
(3,167,353 | ) | (476,958 | ) | ||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Net cash from operating activities per US GAAP |
(1,988,462 |
) |
5,619,061 |
|||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Investing activities |
||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities per UK GAAP |
706,684 | (5,019,607 | ) | |||||
| Reclassification of interest received to operating activities |
(93,090 | ) | (40,966 | ) | ||||
| Reclassification of transactions between equity holders |
15,615 | 1,596,107 | ||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Net cash used in investing activities per US GAAP |
629,209 |
(3,464,466 |
) | |||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Financing activities |
||||||||
| Net cash (used in)/ from financing activities per UK GAAP |
(3,294,527 | ) | 456,865 | |||||
| Reclassification of interest paid to operating activities |
3,167,353 | 476,958 | ||||||
| Reclassification of transactions between equity holders |
(15,615 | ) | (1,596,107 | ) | ||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Net cash (used in)/ from financing activities per US GAAP |
(142,789 |
) |
(662,284 |
) | ||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents from UK to US GAAP |
— |
— |
||||||
| |
|
|
|
|||||
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
| • | Within the Merchant Banking division, it was noted that under US GAAP, retainer fees should be recognized in line with completion of the related performance obligation. Under FRS 102, such fees were recognized when received. This resulted in timing adjustments which decreased revenue by £193,765 in the nine months ended 30 September 2021 and decreased revenue by £1,076,087 in the nine months ended 30 September 2022. |
| • | In the Co-investment division, an advisory fee that was recognised fully in 2018 under UK GAAP was noted as needing to be recognised over the life of the contract (2019 to 2021) commensurate with the satisfaction of the performance obligation under US GAAP. Recognising this revenue over time in line with the performance obligation has resulted in an increase of revenue of £102,938 in the nine months ended 30 September 2021, as revenue has been deferred to match the Group’s satisfaction of the underlying performance obligation. |
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
30 Sep 22 £ |
30 Sep 21 £ |
|||||||
Income tax expense/(credit) under UK GAAP |
(654,170 |
) |
(613,258 | ) | ||||
Recognition of deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments (1) |
(648,771 |
) |
1,548,118 | |||||
Impact of a transaction in the subsequent events window on UK deferred tax assets (2) |
— |
2,417,831 | ||||||
Total adjustment to deferred tax expense/(benefit) |
(648,771 |
) |
3,965,949 | |||||
Income tax expense/(credit) US GAAP |
(1,302,941 |
) |
3,352,691 | |||||
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
30 Sep 22 £ |
31 Dec 21 £ |
|||||||
Deferred tax asset/(liability) under UK GAAP |
3,163,812 |
2,146,091 | ||||||
Recognition of deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments (1) |
(6,120,172 |
) |
(6,768,943 | ) | ||||
Impact of additional deferred tax arising on asset acquisition (3) |
(12,827,094 |
) |
— | |||||
Total adjustment to deferred tax asset/(liability) |
(18,947,266 |
) |
(6,768,943 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax asset/(liability) under US GAAP |
(15,783,454 |
) |
(4,622,852 | ) | ||||
20. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) (continued) |
Period from 1 Jan 22 to 30 Jun 22 |
Period from 1 Jan 21 to 30 Jun 21 |
|||||||||||
Note |
£ |
£ | ||||||||||
Turnover |
4 |
45,105,769 |
29,393,791 | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
(28,865,057 |
) |
(19,770,219 | ) | ||||||||
Gross profit |
16,240,712 |
9,623,572 | ||||||||||
Administrative expenses |
(11,972,362 |
) |
(6,027,927 | ) | ||||||||
Gains/(losses) on investments |
2,108 |
— | ||||||||||
Amortisation of goodwill |
(1,725,540 |
) |
(1,723,763 | ) | ||||||||
Amortisation of intangible assets other than goodwill |
(1,161,968 |
) |
(1,144,777 | ) | ||||||||
Operating profit/(loss) |
5 |
1,382,950 |
727,105 | |||||||||
Gain/(loss) on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
86,114 |
— |
||||||||||
Share of profit of associates |
10 |
507,192 |
250,243 | |||||||||
Share of profit of joint ventures |
10 |
1,024,310 |
1,072,073 | |||||||||
Income from other fixed asset investments |
6 |
10,369 |
568,163 | |||||||||
Interest receivable |
61,342 |
87,390 | ||||||||||
Amounts written off investments |
— |
(50,508 | ) | |||||||||
Interest payable |
(315,261 |
) |
(872,994 | ) | ||||||||
Profit before taxation |
2,757,016 |
1,781,472 | ||||||||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
7 |
(1,891,720 |
) |
1,541,296 | ||||||||
Profit for the financial period |
865,296 |
3,322,768 | ||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
26,460 |
(126,014 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
1,319,326 |
(997,005 | ) | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period |
1,345,786 |
(1,123,019 | ) | |||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the period |
2,211,082 |
2,199,749 | ||||||||||
Profit for the financial period attributable to: |
||||||||||||
The owners of the parent company |
876,752 |
2,811,585 | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
(11,456 |
) |
511,183 | |||||||||
865,296 |
3,322,768 | |||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to: |
||||||||||||
The owners of the parent company |
2,222,397 |
1,690,385 | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
(11,315 |
) |
509,364 | |||||||||
2,211,082 |
2,199,749 | |||||||||||
30 Jun 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||||||
Note |
£ |
£ | ||||||||||
Fixed assets |
||||||||||||
Intangible assets |
8 |
31,666,554 |
33,642,087 | |||||||||
Tangible assets |
9 |
700,767 |
758,152 | |||||||||
Investments: |
10 |
|||||||||||
Investments in associates |
1,947,455 |
2,729,247 | ||||||||||
Investments in joint-ventures |
10,604,271 |
10,096,077 | ||||||||||
Other fixed asset investments |
2,092,026 |
1,972,169 | ||||||||||
47,011,073 |
49,197,732 | |||||||||||
Current assets |
||||||||||||
Debtors |
39,464,432 |
37,003,398 | ||||||||||
Investments |
5,669 |
4,254 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
13,383,869 |
12,961,870 | ||||||||||
52,853,970 |
49,969,522 | |||||||||||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
11 |
(39,369,643 |
) |
(40,903,852 | ) | |||||||
Net current assets |
13,484,327 |
9,065,670 | ||||||||||
Total assets less current liabilities |
60,495,400 |
58,263,402 | ||||||||||
Provisions |
||||||||||||
Taxation including deferred tax |
12 |
(1,994,765 |
) |
(1,958,233 | ) | |||||||
Net assets |
58,500,635 |
56,305,169 | ||||||||||
Capital and reserves |
||||||||||||
Called up share capital |
7,433 |
7,433 | ||||||||||
Share premium account |
32,105,520 |
32,105,520 | ||||||||||
Other reserves |
23,001,035 |
23,001,035 | ||||||||||
Profit and loss account |
3,384,486 |
1,177,705 | ||||||||||
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
58,498,474 |
56,291,693 | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
2,161 |
13,476 | ||||||||||
58,500,635 |
56,305,169 | |||||||||||
| Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
£ | £ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 |
6,948 | 21,688,028 | 23,001,035 | 16,095,507 | 60,791,518 | 1,595,877 | 62,387,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the period |
2,811,585 | 2,811,585 | 511,183 | 3,322,768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
— | — | — | (126,014 | ) | (126,014 | ) | — | (126,014 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
— | — | — | (995,186 | ) | (995,186 | ) | (1,819 | ) | (997,005 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the period |
— | — | — | 1,690,385 | 1,690,385 | 509,364 | 2,199,749 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issue of shares |
40 | 923,325 | — | — | 923,365 | — | 923,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid and payable |
— | — | — | — | — | (565,400 | ) | (565,400 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— | — | — | (1,333 | ) | (1,333 | ) | — | (1,333 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase in shareholding in subsidiary company |
— | — | — | (10,888,432 | ) | (10,888,432 | ) | (1,088,957 | ) | (11,977,389 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners |
40 | 923,325 | — | (10,889,765 | ) | (9,966,400 | ) | (1,654,357 | ) | (11,620,757 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2021 |
6,988 | 22,611,353 | 23,001,035 | 6,896,127 | 52,515,503 |
450,884 | 52,966,387 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Called up share capital |
Share premium account |
Other reserves |
Profit and loss account |
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company |
Non- controlling interests |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
£ | £ |
||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
7,433 | 32,105,520 | 23,001,035 | 1,177,705 | 56,291,693 |
13,476 | 56,305,169 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the period |
876,752 | 876,752 |
(11,456 | ) | 865,296 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures |
— | — | — |
26,460 | 26,460 |
— | 26,460 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency retranslation |
— | — | — | 1,319,185 | 1,319,185 |
141 | 1,319,326 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the period |
— | — | — | 2,222,397 | 2,222,397 |
(11,315 | ) | 2,211,082 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Increase in shareholding in subsidiary company |
— | — | — | (15,616 | ) | (15,616 |
) |
— | (15,616 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners |
— | — | — | (15,616 | ) | (15,616 |
) |
— | (15,616 |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
7,433 | 32,105,520 | 23,001,035 | 3,384,486 | 58,498,474 |
2,161 | 58,500,635 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
30 Jun 22 |
30 Jun 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
||||||||
Profit for the financial period |
865,296 |
3,322,768 | ||||||
Adjustments for: |
||||||||
Depreciation of tangible assets |
247,084 |
295,396 | ||||||
Amortisation of intangible assets |
2,887,508 |
2,868,540 | ||||||
Amounts written off investments |
— |
50,508 | ||||||
(Gain)/loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(86,114 |
) |
— | |||||
Share of profit of associates |
(507,192 |
) |
(250,243 | ) | ||||
Share of profit of joint ventures |
(1,024,310 |
) |
(1,072,073 | ) | ||||
Income from other fixed asset investments |
(10,369 |
) |
(568,163 | ) | ||||
Interest receivable |
(61,342 |
) |
(87,390 | ) | ||||
Interest payable |
315,261 |
872,994 | ||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments |
— |
(1,333 | ) | |||||
Unrealised foreign currency gains |
(415,924 |
) |
(18,927 | ) | ||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
1,891,720 |
(1,541,296 | ) | |||||
(Gain)/loss on disposal of other investments |
(2,108 |
) |
— | |||||
Changes in: |
||||||||
Trade and other debtors |
(1,080,258 |
) |
(2,350,884 | ) | ||||
Trade and other creditors |
(2,896,224 |
) |
(201,401 | ) | ||||
Cash generated from operations |
123,028 |
1,318,496 | ||||||
Dividends received |
2,027,373 |
1,532,234 | ||||||
Tax paid |
(178,134 |
) |
(84,361 | ) | ||||
Net cash from operating activities |
1,972,267 |
2,766,369 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
||||||||
Purchase of tangible assets |
(158,151 |
) |
(84,394 | ) | ||||
Cash advances and loans granted |
(1,451,104 |
) |
(1,433,319 | ) | ||||
Cash receipts from the repayment of advances and loans |
302,653 |
68,500 | ||||||
Acquisition of interests in associates and joint ventures |
(14,687 |
) |
(6,208 | ) | ||||
Purchases of other investments |
(29,906 |
) |
(35,826 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of other investments |
19,134 |
— | ||||||
Interest received |
47,583 |
815 | ||||||
Deferred consideration paid on acquisition |
(192,461 |
) |
— | |||||
Transaction with equity holders |
(15,615 |
) |
(1,478,815 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(1,492,554 |
) |
(2,969,247 | ) | ||||
30 Jun 22 |
30 Jun 21 | |||||||||||
Note |
£ |
£ | ||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
||||||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings |
— |
1,500,000 | ||||||||||
Payments of finance lease liabilities |
(127,174 |
) |
(117,892 | ) | ||||||||
Interest paid |
(308,138 |
) |
(321,289 | ) | ||||||||
Dividends paid |
— |
(225,400 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash from financing activities |
(435,312 |
) |
835,419 | |||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
44,401 |
632,541 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
12,961,870 |
8,298,069 | ||||||||||
Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents |
377,598 |
(85,373 | ) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
13,383,869 |
8,845,237 | ||||||||||
1. |
General information |
2. |
Statement of compliance |
3. |
Accounting policies |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
| - | Consolidation |
| - | Non-controlling interests |
| - | Revenue recognition |
| - | Foreign currencies |
| - | Operating leases |
| - | Goodwill |
| - | Intangible assets |
| - | Tangible assets |
| - | Investments |
| - | Investments in associates |
| - | Investments in joint ventures |
| - | Impairment of fixed assets |
| - | Finance leases |
| - | Government grants |
| - | Provisions |
| - | Financial instruments |
| - | Executory contracts |
| - | Employee benefits |
| - | Business combinations |
| - | Income tax |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
3. |
Accounting policies (continued) |
4. |
Turnover |
Period from 1 Jan 22 to 30 Jun 22 |
Period from 1 Jan 21 to 30 Jun 21 |
|||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Rendering of services |
45,105,769 |
29,393,791 | ||||||
5. |
Operating profit |
Period from 1 Jan 22 to 30 Jun 22 |
Period from 1 Jan 21 to 30 Jun 21 |
|||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Depreciation of tangible assets |
247,084 |
295,396 | ||||||
Impairment of trade debtors |
34,762 |
54,451 | ||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments expense |
— |
(1,333 | ) | |||||
Foreign exchange differences |
(788,962 |
) |
16,057 | |||||
6. |
Other income |
Period from 1 Jan 22 to 30 Jun 22 |
Period from 1 Jan 21 to 30 Jun 21 |
|||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Income from disposal of asset held at book value |
— |
550,544 | ||||||
Other income |
10,369 |
17,619 | ||||||
10,369 |
568,163 | |||||||
7. |
Taxation on ordinary activities |
Period from 1 Jan 22 to 30 Jun 22 |
Period from 1 Jan 21 to 30 Jun 21 |
|||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Current tax: |
||||||||
UK current tax expense |
488,259 |
43,308 | ||||||
Total UK current tax |
488,259 |
43,308 | ||||||
Foreign current tax expense |
167,035 |
153,231 | ||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior periods |
26,563 |
24,063 | ||||||
Total foreign tax |
193,598 |
177,294 | ||||||
Total current tax |
681,857 |
220,602 | ||||||
Deferred tax: |
||||||||
Origination and reversal of timing differences |
1,035,102 |
803,309 | ||||||
Impact of change in tax rate |
207,864 |
(222,127 | ) | |||||
Recognition of prior period timing differences |
(33,103 |
) |
(2,343,080 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax |
1,209,863 |
(1,761,898 | ) | |||||
Taxation on ordinary activities |
1,891,720 |
(1,541,296 | ) | |||||
8. |
Intangible assets |
| Goodwill | Patents, trademarks and licences |
Client lists | Total |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
|||||||||||||
Cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
33,914,523 | 524,848 | 30,238,028 | 64,677,399 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | — | — | — |
||||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
308,692 | — | 603,283 | 911,975 |
||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
34,223,215 | 524,848 | 30,841,311 | 65,589,374 |
||||||||||||
Amortisation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
19,074,971 | 524,848 | 11,435,493 | 31,035,312 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the period |
1,725,540 | — | 1,161,968 | 2,887,508 |
||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
20,800,511 | 524,848 | 12,597,461 | 33,922,820 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
13,422,704 | — | 18,243,850 | 31,666,554 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
14,839,552 | — | 18,802,535 | 33,642,087 | ||||||||||||
9. |
Tangible assets |
| Land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Equipment | Total |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
|||||||||||||
Cost or valuation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
893,306 | 704,325 | 1,783,885 | 3,381,516 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
120,321 | 1,890 | 35,940 | 158,151 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (60,615 | ) | (60,615 |
) | ||||||||||
Translation gains/(losses) |
11,292 | 15,559 | 76,305 | 103,156 |
||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
1,024,919 | 721,774 | 1,835,515 | 3,582,208 |
||||||||||||
Depreciation |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
725,991 | 555,008 | 1,342,365 | 2,623,364 |
||||||||||||
Charge for the period |
100,268 | 25,761 | 121,055 | 247,084 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (60,615 | ) | (60,615 |
) | ||||||||||
Translation (gains)/losses |
3,631 | 11,791 | 56,186 | 71,608 |
||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
829,890 | 592,560 | 1,458,991 | 2,881,441 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
195,029 | 129,214 | 376,524 | 700,767 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
167,315 | 149,317 | 441,520 | 758,152 | ||||||||||||
10. |
Investments |
| Interests in associates |
Joint ventures | Other investments other than loans |
Total |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
|||||||||||||
Share of net assets/cost |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 |
2,960,255 | 10,265,495 | 2,245,098 | 15,470,848 |
||||||||||||
Additions |
— | 14,687 | 32,014 | 46,701 |
||||||||||||
Disposals |
— | — | (19,134 | ) | (19,134 |
) | ||||||||||
Revaluations |
— | — | 104,658 | 104,658 |
||||||||||||
Loss of controlling interest in subsidiary |
— | 8,020 | (8,020 | ) | — |
|||||||||||
Share of profit or loss |
507,192 | 1,024,310 | 1,531,502 |
|||||||||||||
Dividends received |
(1,342,749 | ) | (674,274 | ) | (2,017,023 |
) | ||||||||||
Movements in equity |
— | 26,460 | 26,460 |
|||||||||||||
Gains/(losses) on translation |
53,765 | 108,991 | 10,339 | 173,095 |
||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
2,178,463 | 10,773,689 | 2,364,955 | 15,317,107 |
||||||||||||
Impairment |
||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2022 and 30 June 2022 |
231,008 | 169,418 | 272,929 | 673,355 |
||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2022 |
1,947,455 | 10,604,271 | 2,092,026 | 14,643,752 |
||||||||||||
At 31 December 2021 |
2,729,247 | 10,096,077 | 1,972,169 | 14,797,493 | ||||||||||||
10. |
Investments (continued) |
Country of incorporation |
Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
||||||||||
Joint ventures |
||||||||||||
Alvarium 64 Advisory LLP (1) |
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
Partnership interest |
|
50 | |||||
| (1) | 10 Old Burlington Street, London, W1S 3AG |
11. |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
30 Jun 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Bank loans and overdrafts |
10,333,041 |
10,323,187 | ||||||
Deferred consideration payable on acquisition |
— |
179,122 | ||||||
Trade creditors |
3,065,303 |
2,175,401 | ||||||
Amounts owed to undertakings in which the company has a participating interest |
1,352,084 |
749,005 | ||||||
Accruals and deferred income |
20,184,998 |
23,950,275 | ||||||
Corporation tax |
1,018,409 |
452,484 | ||||||
Social security and other taxes |
1,585,767 |
1,001,918 | ||||||
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
— |
127,174 | ||||||
Other creditors |
1,830,041 |
1,945,286 | ||||||
39,369,643 |
40,903,852 | |||||||
12. |
Provisions |
Deferred tax (note 13) |
||||
£ |
||||
At 1 January 2022 |
1,958,233 |
|||
Additions/(deletions) |
(168 |
) | ||
Charge against provision |
(88,780 |
) | ||
Foreign exchange difference |
125,480 |
|||
At 30 June 2022 |
1,994,765 |
|||
13. |
Deferred tax |
30 Jun 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Included in debtors |
2,935,484 |
4,104,324 | ||||||
Included in provisions (note 12) |
(1,994,765 |
) |
(1,958,233 | ) | ||||
940,719 |
2,146,091 | |||||||
30 Jun 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Accelerated capital allowances |
(42,092 |
) |
(41,829 | ) | ||||
Unused tax losses |
2,458,965 |
3,512,706 | ||||||
Business combinations |
(1,952,673 |
) |
(1,916,404 | ) | ||||
Accrued expenses not yet tax deductible |
108,125 |
197,887 | ||||||
Specific allowance in US subsidiary |
368,394 |
393,731 | ||||||
940,719 |
2,146,091 | |||||||
30 Jun 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Unused tax losses |
2,427,933 |
2,018,188 | ||||||
Accrued expenses not yet tax deductible |
39,109 |
115,352 | ||||||
2,467,042 |
2,133,540 | |||||||
14. |
Related party transactions |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
Q2 2022 |
Q2 2021 |
30 Jun 2022 |
31 Dec 2021 |
|||||||||||||||
Related Individuals |
||||||||||||||||||||
Ali Bouzarif |
Revenue share | (128,359 | ) | (239,197 | ) | (161,972 | ) | (532,073 | ) | |||||||||||
(161,972 |
) |
(532,073 |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed to group’s associates and JVs |
||||||||||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments 1 Sarl |
Loan payable | — | — | (5,625 | ) | (5,625 | ) | |||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments II GP LLP |
Loan payable | — | — | (178,149 | ) | (178,149 | ) | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Wealth (NZ) Limited |
Fees payable | — | (26,154 | ) | — | (34,113 | ) | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Fees payable | (101,870 | ) | (53,167 | ) | (239,354 | ) | (137,497 | ) | |||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses payable | — | — | (52 | ) | (16 | ) | |||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Fees payable | (140,148 | ) | (596,882 | ) | (268,409 | ) | (233,663 | ) | |||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Fees payable | (15,031 | ) | (15,504 | ) | (15,031 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisors LLP |
Fees payable | 4,500 | — | — | (7,200 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Fees payable | (431,443 | ) | (14,298 | ) | (645,465 | ) | (152,742 | ) | |||||||||||
Total |
(1,352,085 |
) |
(749,005 |
) | ||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed by group’s associates and JVs |
||||||||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Fees receivable | — | — | 2,187 | 12,187 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Capital Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 25,641 | 13,694 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Core Partners LLP |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 6,753 | 5,081 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investment Managers (Suisse) |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 10,117 | 9,115 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Loan receivable | (2,037 | ) | 149 | 470,745 | 445,342 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 1,753 | 1,048 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Loan receivable | (13,119 | ) | 19,303 | 1,421,322 | 1,434,572 | ||||||||||||||
Alvarium Investments (NZ) Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 103,039 | 85,565 | |||||||||||||||
Alvarium Osesam |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 132,034 | 53,545 | |||||||||||||||
Bluestar Advisors |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 9,121 | 1,256 | |||||||||||||||
Bluestar Diamond Limited |
Fees receivable | — | 56,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP |
Fees receivable | — | — | — | 5,170 | |||||||||||||||
Casteel Capital LLP |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 4,850 | 2,534 | |||||||||||||||
CRE Sarl |
Fees receivable | 60,595 | 5,325 | — | 9,933 | |||||||||||||||
CRE Sarl |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 6,653 | 6,498 | |||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Advisors LLP |
Fees receivable | 6,000 | 6,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Cresco Capital Urban Yurt Holdings 2 Sarl |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 1,793 | 1,752 | |||||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs |
Loan receivable | — | (23,281 | ) | 406,422 | 396,990 | ||||||||||||||
Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs |
Loan interest | 15,774 | 15,376 | 128,474 | 109,744 | |||||||||||||||
14. |
Related party transactions (continued) |
Transaction value |
Balance |
|||||||||||||||||
Related Party |
Nature of RPT |
Q2 2022 |
Q2 2021 |
30 Jun 2022 |
31 Dec 2021 |
|||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl |
Loan receivable | — | 1,291 | 28,466 | 27,805 | |||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt Sarl |
Loan interest | 1,036 | 1,613 | 2,082 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt SLP |
Loan receivable | — | (142 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Cresco Urban Yurt SLP |
Loan interest | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Hadley DM Services Limited |
Loan receivable | — | (5,893 | ) | 698,896 | 698,896 | ||||||||||||
Hadley DM Services Limited |
Loan interest | 18,373 | 19,882 | 136,565 | 118,192 | |||||||||||||
NZ PropCo |
Fees receivable | 1,573 | 25,805 | 102,548 | 100,985 | |||||||||||||
Osprey Equity Partners Limited |
Loan receivable | — | 145,164 | 259,246 | 259,246 | |||||||||||||
Osprey Equity Partners Limited |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 28,125 | 7,125 | |||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Fees receivable | 88,529 | — | 106,235 | 24,022 | |||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 218,322 | 189,041 | |||||||||||||
Pointwise Partners |
Loan receivable | 899,516 | 715,359 | 2,649,713 | 1,750,197 | |||||||||||||
Queensgate Investments LLP |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 1,437 | 1,266 | |||||||||||||
Total |
6,962,539 |
5,771,801 |
||||||||||||||||
Amounts owed to/(from) other entities |
||||||||||||||||||
LJ Maple Duke Holdings Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | 285,000 | 285,000 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | 183,306 | 183,306 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
Loan receivable | — | — | 23,020 | 23,020 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Belgravia Limited |
Cash advances | — | 3,430 | 3,430 | 3,430 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kensington Limited |
Cash advances | — | 26,460 | 41,699 | 41,699 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Limited |
Cash advances | — | 38,153 | 119,119 | 119,119 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple St Johns Wood Limited |
Cash advances | — | 55,763 | 75,510 | 75,510 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Abbey Limited |
Cash advances | — | 41,350 | 85,850 | 85,850 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Chelsea Limited |
Cash advances | — | 79,542 | 119,010 | 119,010 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Hill Limited |
Cash advances | — | 145,299 | 136,567 | 136,567 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Tofty Limited |
Cash advances | — | 179,245 | 231,186 | 231,186 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Kew Limited |
Cash advances | — | 4,441 | 4,441 | 4,441 | |||||||||||||
LJ Maple Nine Elms Limited |
Cash advances | — | (91,529 | ) | (108,864 | ) | (108,864 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Hamlet Limited |
Cash advances | — | (48,278 | ) | (66,937 | ) | (66,937 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Circus Limited |
Cash advances | — | (167,728 | ) | (25,228 | ) | (25,228 | ) | ||||||||||
LJ Maple Duke Limited |
Cash advances | — | (20,569 | ) | (1,618 | ) | (1,618 | ) | ||||||||||
Stratford Corporate Trustees Ltd |
Expenses receivable | — | — | 40,511 | 21,000 | |||||||||||||
Lepe Partners LLP |
Expenses payable | — | (195 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total |
1,146,002 |
1,126,491 |
||||||||||||||||
15. |
Events after the reporting period |
16. |
Significant differences between generally accepted accounting policies in the United Kingdom (UK GAAP) and those of the United States (US GAAP) |
30 Jun 22 |
30 Jun 21 |
|||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Profit for the financial period as reported under UK GAAP |
865,296 |
3,322,768 | ||||||
Reversal of amortisation of goodwill (d) |
1,725,540 |
1,723,763 | ||||||
Amortisation of separately recognised intangible assets arising on business combinations (a) |
(40,562 |
) |
(41,028 | ) | ||||
Reclassification of asset acquisition as business combination (g) |
637,448 |
637,448 | ||||||
Reversal of equity method investment amortisation (h) |
356,015 |
354,984 | ||||||
Amortisation of additional intangible assets within equity method investments (i) |
(219,096 |
) |
(266,665 | ) | ||||
Release of deferred tax on equity method amortisation above (i) |
41,466 |
50,517 | ||||||
Recognition of excess losses against loans provided to certain equity method investees (k) |
(77,790 |
) |
(141,749 | ) | ||||
Revenue recognition adjustments (m) |
(535,824 |
) |
(108,460 | ) | ||||
Impact of GAAP differences on results of equity method investments (l) |
52,457 |
— | ||||||
Deferred tax (expense)/benefit (n) |
144,059 |
(3,982,972 | ) | |||||
Net income under US GAAP |
2,949,009 |
1,548,606 | ||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest under US GAAP |
11,456 |
(311,516 | ) | |||||
Net income attributable to shareholders’ of the parent company under US GAAP |
2,960,465 |
1,237,090 | ||||||
2022 |
2021 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
| Shareholders funds as at 30 June 2022 and 31 December 2021 as reported under UK GAAP | 58,500,635 |
56,305,169 | ||||||
| Reversal of amortisation of goodwill (d) | 20,800,513 |
19,074,973 | ||||||
| Impact on goodwill of additional deferred tax liabilities recognised on acquisition (a) |
5,284,823 |
5,284,823 | ||||||
| Amortisation of separately recognised intangible assets arising on business combinations (a) |
(666,980 |
) |
(626,418 | ) | ||||
| Reclassification of asset acquisition as business combination ( g) |
4,462,136 |
3,824,688 | ||||||
| Fair value adjustments on step acquisitions (f) |
11,471,931 |
11,471,931 | ||||||
| Acquisition costs and fair value adjustments to deferred consideration previously capitalised (b) & (c) | (1,695,685 |
) |
(1,695,685 | ) | ||||
| Fair value adjustments on non-controlling interests (e) |
10,933,918 |
10,933,918 | ||||||
| Revenue recognition adjustments (m) |
(1,499,398 |
) |
(963,574 | ) | ||||
| Reversal of equity method investment amortisation (h) |
4,384,920 |
4,028,905 | ||||||
| Accumulated amortisation of additional intangible assets within equity method investments (i) |
(5,574,535 |
) |
(5,355,440 | ) | ||||
| Release of deferred tax on equity method amortisation above (i) |
1,058,156 |
1,016,690 | ||||||
| Additional impairment of investment in joint venture (j) |
(254,152 |
) |
(254,152 | ) | ||||
| Recognition of excess losses against loans provided to certain equity method investees (k) |
(1,689,221 |
) |
(1,611,431 | ) | ||||
| Impact of GAAP differences on results of equity method investments (l) |
274,092 |
221,635 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes (n) |
(6,624,885 |
) |
(6,768,943 | ) | ||||
| Cumulative translation adjustments on all of the above | 1,141,283 |
323,116 | ||||||
| Shareholders funds as at 30 June 2022 and 31 December 2021 under US GAAP | 100,307,551 |
95,210,205 | ||||||
Non-controlling interest |
(2,160 |
) |
(13,475 | ) | ||||
| Total equity attributable to shareholders’ of the parent company under US GAAP | 100,305,391 |
95,196,730 | ||||||
30 Jun 2022 |
30 Jun 2021 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Operating activities |
||||||||
| Net cash from operating activities per UK GAAP | 1,972,267 |
2,766,369 | ||||||
| Reclassification of interest received from investing activities | 47,583 |
815 | ||||||
| Reclassification of interest paid from financing activities | (308,138 |
) |
(321,289 | ) | ||||
| Net cash from operating activities per US GAAP | 1,711,712 |
2,445,895 | ||||||
Investing activities |
||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities per UK GAAP | (1,492,554 |
) |
(2,969,247 | ) | ||||
| Reclassification of interest received to operating activities | (47,583 |
) |
(815 | ) | ||||
| Reclassification of transactions between equity holders | 15,615 |
1,478,815 | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities per US GAAP | (1,524,522 |
) |
(1,491,247 | ) | ||||
Financing activities |
||||||||
| Net cash from financing activities per UK GAAP | (435,312 |
) |
835,419 | |||||
| Reclassification of interest paid to operating activities | 308,138 |
321,289 | ||||||
| Reclassification of transactions between equity holders | (15,615 |
) |
(1,478,815 | ) | ||||
| Net cash from financing activities per US GAAP | (142,789 |
) |
(322,107 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents from UK to US GAAP | — |
— | ||||||
| • | Within the Merchant Banking division, it was noted that under US GAAP, retainer fees should be recognized in line with completion of the related performance obligation. Under FRS 102, such fees were recognized when received. This resulted in timing adjustments which decreased revenue by £177,086 in the six months ended 30 June 2021 and decreased revenue by £535,824 in the six months ended 30 June 2022. |
| • | In the Co-investment division, an advisory fee that was recognised fully in 2018 under UK GAAP was noted as needing to be recognised over the life of the contract (2019 to 2021) commensurate with the satisfaction of the performance obligation under US GAAP. Recognising this revenue over time in line with the performance obligation has resulted in an increase of revenue of £68,626 in the six months ended 30 June 2021, as revenue has been deferred to match the Group’s satisfaction of the underlying performance obligation. |
30 Jun 22 |
30 Jun 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Income tax expense/(credit) under UK GAAP |
1,891,720 |
(1,541,296 | ) | |||||
| Recognition of deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments (1) |
(144,059 |
) |
1,565,141 | |||||
| Impact of a transaction in the subsequent events window on UK deferred tax assets (2) | — |
2,417,831 | ||||||
| Total adjustment to deferred tax expense/(benefit) | (144,059 |
) |
3,982,972 | |||||
Income tax expense/(credit) under US GAAP |
1,747,661 |
2,441,676 | ||||||
30 Jun 22 |
31 Dec 21 | |||||||
£ |
£ | |||||||
Deferred tax asset/(liability) under UK GAAP |
940,719 |
2,146,091 | ||||||
| Recognition of deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments (1) |
(6,624,885 |
) |
(6,768,943 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax asset/(liability) under US GAAP |
(5,684,166 |
) |
(4,622,852 | ) | ||||
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Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc.
Up to 121,551,230 Shares of Class A Common Stock
Up to 12,940,597 Warrants
Preliminary Prospectus
, 2023
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table indicates the expenses to be incurred in connection with the offering described in this registration statement, other than underwriting discounts and commissions.
| Amount | ||||
| SEC registration fee |
$ | 133,305 | ||
| Accounting fees and expenses |
* | |||
| Legal fees and expenses |
* | |||
| Financial printing and miscellaneous expenses |
* | |||
| Total expenses |
$ | * | ||
| * | To be provided by amendment. These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be determined at this time. |
We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the securities offered by this prospectus, whereas the Selling Securityholders will bear all incremental selling expenses, including commissions, brokerage fees and other similar selling expenses.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith;
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that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators. Section 145 also empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Our certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL, and our bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL.
In addition, we entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our future directors.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Set forth below is information regarding shares of capital stock issued by us within the past three years. Also included is the consideration received by us for such shares and information relating to the section of the Securities Act, or rule of the SEC, under which exemption from registration was claimed.
On December 31, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share, to cover certain offering costs in consideration for 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares. On February 23, 2021, we effectuated a recapitalization, and as a result, the initial shareholders held 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,900,000 SPAC Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per SPAC Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $8,900,000, in a private placement.
The sales of the above securities by us were exempt from registration in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
On the Closing Date, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the PIPE Investors purchased 16,836,715 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $9.80 per share, or $164,999,807 in the aggregate.
We issued the foregoing securities under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, as a transaction not requiring registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act. The parties receiving the securities represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and
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not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution, and appropriate restrictive legends were affixed to the certificates representing the securities (or reflected in restricted book entry with our transfer agent and warrant agent). The parties also had adequate access, through business or other relationships, to information about us.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits.
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| * | Filed herewith. |
| † | The annexes, schedules, and certain exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted annex, schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
| # | Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan. |
(b) Financial Statement Schedules.
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
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Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-1 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement;
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
(4) that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use; and
(5) that, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(a) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(b) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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(c) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant; and
(d) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, on this 27th day of January, 2023.
| Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Tiedemann | |
| Name: | Michael Tiedemann | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Tiedemann and Christine Zhao as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement (and any additional registration statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto)), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.
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| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Michael Tiedemann Michael Tiedemann |
Chief Executive Officer and |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Christine Zhao Christine Zhao |
Chief Financial Officer |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Ali Bouzarif Ali Bouzarif |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Nancy Curtin Nancy Curtin |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Kevin T. Kabat Kevin T. Kabat |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Timothy Keaney Timothy Keaney |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Judy Lee Judy Lee |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Spiros Maliagros Spiros Maliagros |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Hazel McNeilage Hazel McNeilage |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Craig Smith Craig Smith |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Tracey Brophy Warson Tracey Brophy Warson |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
| /s/ Peter Yu Peter Yu |
Director |
January 27, 2023 | ||
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