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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ |
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2024
OR
☐ |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ____________________ to ____________________
Commission File Number: 001-40937
P10, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
87-2908160 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer |
4514 Cole Ave, Suite 1600 Dallas, TX |
75205 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 865-7998
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
||
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
PX |
NYSE |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer |
☐ |
Accelerated filer |
☒ |
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Non-accelerated filer |
☐ |
Smaller reporting company |
☐ |
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Emerging growth company |
☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of November 4, 2024, there were 54,850,578 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock and 56,772,177shares of the Registrant's Class B common stock, issued and outstanding.
Table of Contents
Page |
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PART I |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
|
Item 1. |
Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
1 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations |
2 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity |
3 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
5 |
|
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements |
7 |
|
Item 2. |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
32 |
Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
47 |
Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures |
48 |
PART II |
OTHER INFORMATION |
|
Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings |
49 |
Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
49 |
Item 5. |
Other Information |
49 |
Item 6. |
Exhibits |
50 |
Signatures |
51 |
PART I- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
P10, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share amounts)
As of |
As of |
|||||||
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
(unaudited) |
||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
61,451 |
$ |
30,467 |
||||
Restricted cash |
1,817 |
1,590 |
||||||
Accounts receivable |
27,128 |
20,620 |
||||||
Notes receivable |
6,091 |
5,755 |
||||||
Due from related parties |
74,062 |
57,696 |
||||||
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries |
2,577 |
1,738 |
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
4,133 |
15,011 |
||||||
Property and equipment, net |
6,118 |
3,325 |
||||||
Right-of-use assets |
18,227 |
17,087 |
||||||
Contingent payments to customers |
12,799 |
14,034 |
||||||
Deferred tax assets, net |
32,709 |
37,518 |
||||||
Intangibles, net |
103,883 |
123,195 |
||||||
Goodwill |
506,038 |
506,038 |
||||||
Total assets |
$ |
857,033 |
$ |
834,074 |
||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
||||||||
LIABILITIES: |
||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ |
24,553 |
$ |
15,054 |
||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
63,018 |
45,081 |
||||||
Due to related parties |
1,704 |
2,116 |
||||||
Other liabilities |
580 |
854 |
||||||
Contingent consideration |
4,288 |
6,693 |
||||||
Accrued contingent liabilities |
16,222 |
16,222 |
||||||
Deferred revenues |
12,081 |
12,770 |
||||||
Lease liabilities |
21,082 |
20,278 |
||||||
Debt obligations |
319,411 |
289,844 |
||||||
Total liabilities |
462,939 |
408,912 |
||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 13) |
||||||||
EQUITY: |
||||||||
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 510,000,000 shares authorized; 61,357,766 issued and 53,813,892 outstanding as of September 30, 2024, and 59,340,269 issued and 57,622,895 outstanding as of December 31, 2023, respectively |
54 |
58 |
||||||
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value; 180,000,000 shares authorized; 57,531,354 shares issued and 57,407,903 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024, and 58,597,718 shares issued and 58,474,267 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023, respectively |
57 |
58 |
||||||
Treasury stock |
(66,273 |
) |
(17,588 |
) |
||||
Additional paid-in-capital |
640,204 |
636,073 |
||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(219,592 |
) |
(233,012 |
) |
||||
Noncontrolling interests |
39,644 |
39,573 |
||||||
Total equity |
394,094 |
425,162 |
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
$ |
857,033 |
$ |
834,074 |
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
1
P10, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
For the Three Months |
For the Nine Months |
|||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
REVENUES |
||||||||||||||||
Management and advisory fees |
$ |
72,595 |
$ |
58,078 |
$ |
206,192 |
$ |
176,322 |
||||||||
Other revenue |
1,648 |
864 |
5,242 |
2,345 |
||||||||||||
Total revenues |
74,243 |
58,942 |
211,434 |
178,667 |
||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES |
||||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits |
42,531 |
42,175 |
115,893 |
114,128 |
||||||||||||
Professional fees |
9,169 |
3,357 |
16,472 |
10,191 |
||||||||||||
General, administrative and other |
6,606 |
5,315 |
19,680 |
15,209 |
||||||||||||
Contingent consideration expense |
39 |
80 |
160 |
550 |
||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
6,437 |
7,319 |
19,312 |
21,893 |
||||||||||||
Strategic alliance expense |
635 |
313 |
2,153 |
1,118 |
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
65,417 |
58,559 |
173,670 |
163,089 |
||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
8,826 |
383 |
37,764 |
15,578 |
||||||||||||
OTHER (EXPENSE)/ INCOME |
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(6,692 |
) |
(5,482 |
) |
(18,583 |
) |
(16,080 |
) |
||||||||
Other income/(loss) |
454 |
(1,851 |
) |
1,516 |
(2,570 |
) |
||||||||||
Total other (expense) |
(6,238 |
) |
(7,333 |
) |
(17,067 |
) |
(18,650 |
) |
||||||||
Net income/(loss) before income taxes |
2,588 |
(6,950 |
) |
20,697 |
(3,072 |
) |
||||||||||
Income tax (expense) |
(1,255 |
) |
(1,800 |
) |
(6,731 |
) |
(2,807 |
) |
||||||||
NET INCOME/(LOSS) |
$ |
1,333 |
$ |
(8,750 |
) |
$ |
13,966 |
$ |
(5,879 |
) |
||||||
Less: net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in P10 Intermediate |
73 |
334 |
(546 |
) |
(169 |
) |
||||||||||
NET INCOME/(LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO P10 |
$ |
1,406 |
$ |
(8,416 |
) |
$ |
13,420 |
$ |
(6,048 |
) |
||||||
Earnings/(loss) per share |
||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
||||||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic |
111,374 |
116,235 |
112,954 |
116,134 |
||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted |
119,276 |
116,235 |
120,738 |
116,134 |
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
2
P10, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Common Stock - Class A |
Common Stock - Class B |
Treasury stock |
Additional |
Accumulated |
Non Controlling |
Total |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Paid-in-capital |
Deficit |
Interst |
Equity |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
42,365 |
$ |
42 |
73,008 |
$ |
73 |
1,061 |
$ |
(9,926 |
) |
$ |
628,828 |
$ |
(225,879 |
) |
$ |
40,745 |
$ |
433,883 |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
605 |
164 |
769 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,252 |
- |
- |
3,252 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock units |
354 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock |
76 |
- |
(76 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options (net of tax and strike price) |
294 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock for employee tax witholding and exercised stock option strike price |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,038 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,038 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchase |
- |
- |
(100 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
(851 |
) |
- |
- |
(851 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrual for excise tax associated with stock repurchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(7 |
) |
- |
- |
(7 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution to non-controlling interests, net |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(122 |
) |
(122 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1 |
) |
- |
- |
(1 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid per share $0.03 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,477 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,477 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2023 |
43,089 |
$ |
43 |
72,832 |
$ |
73 |
1,061 |
$ |
(9,926 |
) |
$ |
624,706 |
$ |
(225,274 |
) |
$ |
40,787 |
$ |
430,409 |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,763 |
339 |
2,102 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,162 |
- |
- |
4,162 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock units |
230 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,285 |
- |
- |
4,285 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock |
451 |
1 |
(451 |
) |
(1 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options (net of tax and strike price) |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock for employee tax witholding and exercised stock option strike price |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1,958 |
) |
- |
- |
(1,958 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution to non-controlling interests, net |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(149 |
) |
(149 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1 |
) |
- |
- |
(1 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid per share $0.03 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,774 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,774 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2023 |
43,824 |
$ |
44 |
72,381 |
$ |
72 |
1,061 |
$ |
(9,926 |
) |
$ |
627,420 |
$ |
(223,511 |
) |
$ |
40,977 |
$ |
435,076 |
||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(8,416 |
) |
(334 |
) |
(8,750 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,328 |
- |
- |
5,328 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock awards |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock |
1,037 |
1 |
(1,037 |
) |
(1 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options (net of tax and strike price) |
38 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock for employee tax witholding and exercised stock option strike price |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(185 |
) |
- |
- |
(185 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling interests, net |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(134 |
) |
(134 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid per share $0.03 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,780 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,780 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2023 |
44,932 |
$ |
45 |
71,344 |
$ |
71 |
1,061 |
$ |
(9,926 |
) |
$ |
628,783 |
$ |
(231,927 |
) |
$ |
40,509 |
$ |
427,555 |
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
3
Common Stock - Class A |
Common Stock - Class B |
Treasury stock |
Additional |
Accumulated |
Non Controlling |
Total |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Paid-in-capital |
Deficit |
Interest |
Equity |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2023 |
57,623 |
$ |
58 |
58,474 |
$ |
58 |
1,841 |
$ |
(17,588 |
) |
$ |
636,073 |
$ |
(233,012 |
) |
$ |
39,573 |
$ |
425,162 |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,021 |
222 |
5,243 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,175 |
- |
- |
6,175 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock units |
619 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock |
35 |
- |
(35 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
289 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock for employee tax witholding and strike price |
(300 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(2,207 |
) |
- |
- |
(2,207 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchase |
(3,683 |
) |
(4 |
) |
- |
- |
3,683 |
(30,034 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
(30,038 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Accrual for excise tax associated with stock repurchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(300 |
) |
- |
- |
(300 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution to non-controlling interests, net |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(153 |
) |
(153 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(23 |
) |
- |
- |
(23 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid per share $0.03 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,774 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,774 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2024 |
54,583 |
$ |
55 |
58,439 |
$ |
58 |
5,524 |
$ |
(47,622 |
) |
$ |
635,944 |
$ |
(227,991 |
) |
$ |
39,642 |
$ |
400,086 |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,993 |
397 |
7,390 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,654 |
- |
- |
6,654 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock awards |
93 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock units |
132 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock |
231 |
- |
(231 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
26 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock for employee tax witholding and strike price |
(60 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(470 |
) |
- |
- |
(470 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchase |
(1,534 |
) |
(2 |
) |
- |
- |
1,534 |
(12,463 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
(12,465 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Accrual for excise tax associated with stock repurchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(61 |
) |
- |
- |
(61 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution to non-controlling interests, net |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(171 |
) |
(171 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(162 |
) |
- |
- |
(162 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid per share $0.04 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,934 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,934 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2024 |
53,471 |
$ |
53 |
58,208 |
$ |
58 |
7,058 |
$ |
(60,085 |
) |
$ |
637,971 |
$ |
(220,998 |
) |
$ |
39,868 |
$ |
396,867 |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,406 |
(73 |
) |
1,333 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,952 |
- |
- |
6,952 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock |
800 |
1 |
(800 |
) |
(1 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
293 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock for employee tax witholding and strike price |
(141 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(897 |
) |
- |
- |
(897 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchase |
(609 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
609 |
(6,188 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
(6,188 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrual for excise tax associated with stock repurchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(47 |
) |
- |
- |
(47 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling interests, net |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(151 |
) |
(151 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
114 |
- |
- |
114 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid per share $0.04 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,889 |
) |
- |
- |
(3,889 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2024 |
53,814 |
$ |
54 |
57,408 |
$ |
57 |
7,667 |
$ |
(66,273 |
) |
$ |
640,204 |
$ |
(219,592 |
) |
$ |
39,644 |
$ |
394,094 |
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, in thousands)
For the Nine Months |
||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
$ |
13,966 |
$ |
(5,879 |
) |
|||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating |
||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
23,039 |
18,607 |
||||||
Depreciation expense |
646 |
535 |
||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
19,312 |
21,893 |
||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount |
1,063 |
1,080 |
||||||
(Income)/loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries |
(668 |
) |
220 |
|||||
Deferred tax expense |
4,809 |
1,926 |
||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
132 |
- |
||||||
Amortization of contingent payment to customers |
1,235 |
1,098 |
||||||
Remeasurement of contingent consideration |
160 |
550 |
||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts receivable |
(6,508 |
) |
(3,149 |
) |
||||
Due from related parties |
(16,366 |
) |
(16,326 |
) |
||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
10,289 |
310 |
||||||
Right-of-use assets |
2,828 |
2,086 |
||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
9,179 |
4,662 |
||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
14,681 |
31,664 |
||||||
Due to related parties |
(412 |
) |
(1,351 |
) |
||||
Other liabilities |
(274 |
) |
(7,276 |
) |
||||
Contingent consideration |
- |
(3,210 |
) |
|||||
Deferred revenues |
(689 |
) |
(232 |
) |
||||
Lease liabilities |
(3,164 |
) |
(1,401 |
) |
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
73,258 |
45,807 |
||||||
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||
Purchase of intangible assets |
- |
(20 |
) |
|||||
Funding of notes receivable |
(382 |
) |
(212 |
) |
||||
Proceeds from notes receivable |
46 |
14 |
||||||
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries |
(4 |
) |
- |
|||||
Distributions from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries |
683 |
516 |
||||||
Software capitalization |
(261 |
) |
- |
|||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(3,440 |
) |
(1,025 |
) |
||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(3,358 |
) |
(727 |
) |
||||
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||
Borrowings on debt obligations |
386,805 |
28,000 |
||||||
Repayments on debt obligations |
(356,575 |
) |
(56,369 |
) |
||||
Repurchase of Class A common stock |
(48,691 |
) |
- |
|||||
Repurchase of Class A common stock for employee tax withholding |
(3,574 |
) |
(5,181 |
) |
||||
Repurchase of Class B common stock |
- |
(851 |
) |
|||||
Payment of contingent consideration |
(2,565 |
) |
(6,476 |
) |
||||
Dividends paid |
(11,597 |
) |
(11,031 |
) |
||||
Distributions to non-controlling interests |
(634 |
) |
(446 |
) |
||||
Debt issuance costs |
(1,858 |
) |
- |
|||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(38,689 |
) |
(52,354 |
) |
||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
31,211 |
(7,274 |
) |
|||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning |
32,057 |
29,492 |
||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of |
$ |
63,268 |
$ |
22,218 |
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, in thousands)
For the Nine Months |
||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
||||||||
Cash paid for interest |
$ |
15,231 |
$ |
15,051 |
||||
Net cash paid for income taxes |
$ |
1,437 |
$ |
1,332 |
||||
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||
Additions to right-of-use assets |
$ |
3,968 |
$ |
3,538 |
||||
Additions to lease liabilities |
3,968 |
3,538 |
||||||
Dividends declared |
71 |
- |
||||||
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
61,451 |
$ |
20,041 |
||||
Restricted cash |
1,817 |
2,177 |
||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
63,268 |
$ |
22,218 |
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Note 1. Description of Business
Description of Business
On October 20, 2021, P10 Holdings, Inc. ("P10 Holdings"), in connection with its Initial Public Offering ("IPO"), completed a reorganization and restructure. In connection with the reorganization, P10, Inc. ("P10") became the parent company and all of the existing equity of P10 Holdings, and its consolidated subsidiaries. The offering and reorganization included a reverse stock split of P10 Holdings common stock on a 0.7-for-1basis pursuant to which every outstanding share of common stock decreased to 0.7shares.
Following the reorganization and IPO, P10 has two classes of common stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes while each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote.
P10, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company") operate as a multi-asset class private market solutions provider in the alternative asset management industry. Our mission is to provide our investors differentiated access to a broad set of solutions and investment vehicles across a multitude of asset classes and geographies. Our existing portfolio of solutions across private equity, venture capital, private credit and impact investing support our mission by offering a comprehensive set of investment vehicles to our investors, including primary fund of funds, secondary investment, direct investment and co-investments, alongside separate accounts (collectively the "Funds").
The direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company include P10 Holdings, P10 Intermediate Holdings, LLC ("P10 Intermediate"), which owns the subsidiaries P10 RCP Holdco, LLC ("Holdco"), Five Points Capital, Inc. ("Five Points"), TrueBridge Capital Partners, LLC ("TrueBridge"), Enhanced Capital Group, LLC ("ECG"), Bonaccord Capital Advisors, LLC ("Bonaccord"), Hark Capital Advisors, LLC ("Hark"), P10 Advisors, LLC ("P10 Advisors"), and Western Technology Investment Advisors LLC ("WTI").
Prior to November 19, 2016, P10, formerly Active Power, Inc., designed, manufactured, sold, and serviced flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply products and serviced modular infrastructure solutions. On November 19, 2016, we completed the sale of substantially all our assets and liabilities and operations to Langley Holdings plc, a United Kingdom public limited company. Following the sale, we changed our name from Active Power, Inc. to P10 Industries, Inc. and became a non-operating company focused on monetizing our retained intellectual property and acquiring profitable businesses. For the period from December 2016 through September 2017, our business primarily consisted of cash, certain retained intellectual property assets and our net operating losses ("NOLs") and other tax benefits. On March 22, 2017, we filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, using a prepackaged plan of reorganization. The Company emerged from bankruptcy on May 3, 2017.
On December 1, 2017, the Company changed its name from P10 Industries, Inc. to P10 Holdings, Inc. We were founded as a Texas corporation in 1992and reincorporated in Delawarein 2000. Our headquarters are in Dallas, Texas.
On October 5, 2017, we closed on the acquisition of RCP Advisors 2, LLC ("RCP 2") and entered into a purchase agreement to acquire RCP Advisors 3, LLC ("RCP 3", and collectively with RCP 2, "RCP") in January 2018. On January 3, 2018, we closed on the acquisition of RCP 3. RCP 2 and RCP 3 are registered investment advisors with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
On April 1, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Five Points. Five Points is a leading lower middle market alternative investment manager focused on providing both equity and debt capital to private, growth-oriented companies and limited partner capital to other private equity funds, with all strategies focused exclusively in the U.S. lower middle market. In 2022, Five Points established the Reynolda brand that specializes in direct equity funds. Five Points is a registered investment advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
On October 2, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of TrueBridge. TrueBridge is an investment firm focused on investing in venture capital through fund-of-funds, co-investments, and separate accounts. TrueBridge is a registered investment advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
On December 14, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interest in ECG, and a noncontrolling interest in Enhanced Capital Partners, LLC ("ECP", and collectively with ECG, "Enhanced"). Enhanced
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
undertakes and manages equity and debt investments in impact initiatives across North America, targeting underserved areas and other socially responsible end markets including renewable energy, historic building renovations, and affordable housing. ECP is a registered investment advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
On September 30, 2021, the Company completed acquisitions of Bonaccord and Hark. Bonaccord is an alternative asset manager focusing on acquiring minority equity interests in alternative asset management companies focused on private market strategies which may include private equity, private credit, real estate, and real asset strategies. Hark is engaged in the business of making loans to portfolio companies that are owned or controlled by financial sponsors, such as private equity funds or venture capital funds, and which do not meet traditional direct lending underwriting criteria but where the repayment of the loan by the portfolio company is guaranteed by its financial sponsor.
In June 2022, the Company formed P10 Advisors, a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary, to manage investment opportunities that are sourced across the P10 platform but do not fit within an existing investment mandate.
On October 13, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of WTI. WTI provides senior secured financing to early-stage and emerging stage life sciences and technology companies. WTI is a registered investment advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Simultaneously with the acquisition of WTI, the Company completed a restructuring of P10 Intermediate and subsidiaries to LLC entities that are considered disregarded entities for federal income tax purposes. This allowed the WTI sellers to obtain a partnership interest in P10 Intermediate and all of its subsidiaries. As a result of the acquisition, the WTI sellers obtained 3,916,666membership units of P10 Intermediate, which can be exchanged into 3,916,666shares of P10 Class A common stock. As of September 30, 2024, nounits have been exchanged into shares of P10 Class A common stock.
The Company reports noncontrolling interests related to the partnership interests which are owned by the WTI sellers. This is recorded as noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Noncontrolling interests is allocated a share of income or loss in the respective consolidated subsidiaries in proportion to their relative ownership interest. Additionally, the Company makes periodic distributions to the WTI sellers for tax related and other agreed upon expenses in accordance with the terms of the P10 Intermediate operating agreement.
During 2022, the Board approved a program to repurchase up to $40.0million of outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. On February 27, 2024, the Board approved an additional $40.0million to be used towards repurchases. On August 6, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $12.0million for repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program. These shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades, in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and/or through other legally permissible means. As of September 30, 2024, $78.1millionhas been spent to buy back shares under this program.
On October 20, 2023, the Company had a transition of executives ("Executive Transition") and entered into an executive transition agreement with each of Mr. Alpert and Mr. Webb (each, a "Transition Agreement"). Pursuant to the Transition Agreements, Mr. Alpert and Mr. Webb ceased to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Alpert and Mr. Webb were appointed as Executive Chairman and Executive Vice Chairman, respectively, for a one-year period. Additionally, Mr. Webb's Transition Agreement provided for a one-year transition period to continue serving the Company in a transitional capacity. Effective October 23, 2023, the board of the Company appointed Luke A. Sarsfield III as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company. In connection with his appointment as CEO, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Sarsfield (the "Employment Agreement") setting forth the terms of his employment and compensation. In connection with both the Transition Agreements and the Employment Agreement, provisions were made for severance and sign-on compensation, respectively. Effective June 14, 2024, Mr. Alpert resigned as Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board and the board of the Company appointed CEO and President Mr. Sarsfield to Chairman of the Board. In connection with Mr. Alpert's resignation as Executive Chairman, the Company and Mr. Alpert agreed to the early termination of Mr. Alpert's Transition Agreement. The associated expenses were recorded in compensation and benefits on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Mr. Webb's Transition Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms on October 23, 2024. See Note 15 for further information.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). Management believes it has made all necessary adjustments so that the Consolidated Financial Statements are presented fairly and that estimates made in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements are reasonable and prudent. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned or majority-owned subsidiaries and entities in which the Company is deemed to have a direct or indirect controlling financial interest based on either a variable interest model or voting interest model. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ended December 31, 2024.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company performs the variable interest analysis for all entities in which it has a potential variable interest. If the Company has a variable interest in the entity and the entity is a variable interest entity ("VIE"), we will also analyze whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of this entity and if consolidation is required.
Generally, VIEs are entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties, or whose equity holders, as a group, lack one or more of the following characteristics: (a) direct or indirect ability to make decisions, (b) obligation to absorb expected losses or (c) right to receive expected residual returns. A VIE must be evaluated quantitatively and qualitatively to determine the primary beneficiary, which is the reporting entity that has (a) the power to direct activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
To determine a VIE's primary beneficiary, we perform a qualitative assessment to determine which party, if any, has the power to direct activities of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses and/or receive its benefits. This assessment involves identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and determining whether we, or another party, has the power to direct those activities. When evaluating whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we perform a qualitative analysis that considers the design of the VIE, the nature of our involvement and the variable interests held by other parties. See Note 6 for further information.
Primarily due to the governance structure at subsidiaries, the Company has determined that certain of its subsidiaries are VIEs, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entities, because it has the power to direct activities of the entities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and has a controlling financial interest in each entity. Accordingly, the Company consolidates these entities, which includes P10 Intermediate, Holdco, RCP 2, RCP 3, TrueBridge, Bonaccord, Hark, and WTI. The assets and liabilities of the consolidated VIEs are presented on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 6 for more information on both consolidated and unconsolidated VIEs.
Entities that do not qualify as VIEs are assessed for consolidation under the voting interest model. Under the voting interest model, the Company consolidates those entities it controls through a majority voting interest or other means. P10 Holdings, Five Points, P10 Advisors, and ECG are concluded to be consolidated subsidiaries of P10 under the voting interest model.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made within the Consolidated Financial Statements to conform prior periods with current period presentations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
liabilities at the dates of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, cash equivalents include money market funds of $38.0millionand $11.1million, respectively, which approximates fair value. The Company maintains its cash balances at various financial institutions among multiple accounts, which may periodically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insured limits. The Company's credit risk in the event of failure of these financial institutions is represented by the difference between the FDIC limit and the total amounts on deposit. Management monitors the financial institutions' credit worthiness in conjunction with balances on deposit to minimize risk. The Company from time to time may have amounts on deposit in excess of the insured limits.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023was primarily cash on deposit related to RCP's lease and cash on deposit from third parties related to pending tax credit projects. There are deposit liabilities associated with restricted cash related to the pending tax credit projects reported in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Accounts Receivable and Due from Related Parties
Accounts receivable is equal to contractual amounts reduced for allowances, if applicable. Management fees are collected on a quarterly basis. Certain subsidiaries management fee contracts are collected at the beginning of the quarter, while others are collected in arrears. The management fees reflected in accounts receivable at period end are those that are collected in arrears.
Due from related parties represents receivables from the Funds for reimbursable expenses, and management fees collected by a related party of RCP 2 that are owed to RCP 2. Additionally, fees owed to the Company for the advisory agreement entered into upon the closing of the acquisitions of ECG and ECP and any supplemental agreements entered into after acquisition, ("Advisory Agreements") where ECG provides advisory services to Enhanced Permanent Capital, LLC ("Enhanced PC") are reflected in due from related parties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Notes Receivable
Notes receivable is related to contractual amounts owed from signed, secured promissory notes with BCP Partners Holdings, LP ("BCP") as well as certain employees. In addition to contractual amounts, borrowers are obligated to pay interest on outstanding amounts. Refer to Note 5 for further information.
Current Expected Credit Losses
The Company evaluates accounts receivable, due from related parties, and notes receivable using the current expected credit loss model. The Company determines a current estimate of all expected credit losses over the life of each financial instrument, which may result in recognition of credit losses on loans and receivables before an actual event of default. The Company establishes reserves for any estimated credit losses with a corresponding charge in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company estimates that accounts receivable, due from related parties and notes receivable are fully collectible; based on historical events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts; accordingly, no allowances have been established as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. If accounts are subsequently determined to be uncollectible they will be expensed in the period that determination is made.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Prepaid expenses and other assets consist primarily of prepaid expenses related to technology, insurance, and professional fees. From time to time, there are also investments in allocable state tax credits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to timing differences associated with the purchase and sale of state tax credits in the tax credit finance business. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, there is $0and $9.6million within prepaid expenses and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with allocable state tax credits purchases.
Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
For equity investments in entities that we do not control, but over which we exercise significant influence, we use the equity method of accounting. The equity method investments are initially recorded at cost, and their carrying amount is adjusted for the Company's share in the earnings or losses of each investee, and for distributions received. The Company discontinues applying the equity method if the investment (and net advances) is reduced to zero and shall not record additional losses unless the Company has guaranteed obligations of the investee or is otherwise committed to provide further financial support for the investee. The Company evaluates its equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may not be recoverable. The Company accounts for its investment in ECP, Enhanced PC, and the ECG's asset management businesses using the equity method of accounting.
For certain entities in which the Company does not have significant influence and fair value is not readily determinable, these investments are not accounted for on the equity method, but instead as equity securities and we value these investments under the measurement alternative. Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 825, Financial Instruments, requires equity securities to be recorded at cost and adjusted to fair value at each reporting period. However, the guidance allows for a measurement alternative, which is to record the investments at cost, less impairment, if any, and subsequently adjust for observable price changes of identical or similar investments of the same issuer. All other investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are accounted for under the measurement alternative.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the terms of the respective leases or service lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter, using the straight-line method. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of the property and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The estimated useful lives of the various assets are as follows:
Computers and purchased software |
3 - 5 years |
|||
Furniture and fixtures |
7 - 10 years |
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets including property and equipment, lease right-of-use assets, and definite lived intangibles are evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. Long-lived assets are reviewed for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The carrying value of long-lived assets are determined to not be recoverable if the undiscounted estimated future net operating cash flows directly related to the asset or asset group, including any disposal value, is less than the carrying amount of the asset. If the carrying value of an asset is determined to not be recoverable, the impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value on the measurement date. Fair value is based on the best information available, including prices for similar assets and estimated discounted cash flows.
Leases
The Company recognizes a lease liability and right-of-use asset in our Consolidated Balance Sheets for contracts that it determines are leases or contain a lease. The Company's leases primarily consist of operating leases for various office spaces.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Right-of-use assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the leases. The Company's right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement, which is when the Company obtains control of the asset, based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease right-of-use assets include initial direct costs incurred by the Company and are presented net of deferred rent, lease incentives and certain other existing lease liabilities. Absent an implicit interest rate in the lease, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, adjusted for the effects of collateralization, based on the information available at commencement in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company's lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease, and the Company would account for this when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise those options. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Additionally, upon amendments or other events, the Company may be required to remeasure our lease liability and right-of-use asset.
The Company does not recognize a lease liability or right-of-use asset on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for short-term leases. Instead, the Company recognizes short-term lease payments as an expense when incurred. A short-term lease is defined as a lease that, at the commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise. When determining whether a lease qualifies as a short-term lease, the Company evaluates the lease term and the purchase option in the same manner as all other leases.
Revenue Share and Repurchase Arrangement
The Company recognizes an accrued contingent liability and contingent payments to customers asset in our Consolidated Balance Sheets for an agreement between ECG and a third party. The agreement requires ECG to share in certain revenues earned with the third party and also includes an option for the third party to sell back the revenue share to ECG at a set multiple. Additionally, ECG holds the option to buy back 50% of the revenue share at a set multiple. The options to repurchase the revenue share are exercisable starting in July 2025. The Company believes it is probable that the third party will exercise its option to sell back the revenue share and has recognized a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has also recognized a contingent payment to customers associated with the agreement and will amortize the asset against revenue over the contractual term of the management contract. The amortization is reported in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will reassess the fair value at each reporting period. Refer to Note 13 for further information.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill is initially measured as the excess of the cost of the acquired business over the sum of the amounts assigned to identifiable assets acquired, less the liabilities assumed. As of September 30, 2024, goodwill recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets relates to the acquisitions of RCP 2, RCP 3, Five Points, TrueBridge, Enhanced, Bonaccord, Hark, and WTI. As of September 30, 2024, the intangible assets are comprised of indefinite-lived intangible assets and finite-lived intangible assets related to the acquisitions of RCP 2, RCP 3, Five Points, TrueBridge, Enhanced, Bonaccord, Hark, and WTI.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are not amortized. Finite-lived technology is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 4 years. Finite-lived management and advisory contracts, which relate to acquired separate accounts and funds and investor/customer relationships with a specified termination date, are amortized in line with contractual revenue to be received, which range between7and 16 years. Certain of our trade names are considered to have finite-lives. Finite-lived trade names are amortized over 10 yearsin line with the pattern in which the economic benefits are expected to occur.
Goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed for impairment at least annually as of September 30 utilizing a qualitative or quantitative approach and more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. The impairment testing for goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles under the qualitative approach is based first on a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of the Company's reporting unit or asset is less than the respective carrying value. The reporting unit is the reporting level for testing the impairment of goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that an asset's or reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying value, then the Company will determine the fair value of the reporting unit or asset and record an impairment charge for the difference between fair value and carrying value (not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill or indefinite lived intangible).
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Contingent Consideration
Contingent consideration is initially measured at fair value on the date of the acquisition. The liabilities are remeasured at fair value on each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reflected in operating expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the contingent consideration on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is related to the acquisition of Bonaccord.
Accrued Compensation and Benefits
Accrued compensation and benefits consists of employee salaries, bonuses, benefits, severance, and acquisition-related earnouts (contingent on employment) that has not yet been paid. The acquisition-related earnout contingent on employment is a result of the acquisition of WTI. The sellers and certain employees of WTI are eligible to earn up to $70.0million contingent upon meeting certain EBITDA related hurdles and continued employment. Upon the achievement of $20.0million, $22.5million, and $25.0million of EBITDA, $35.0million, $17.5million, and $17.5million are earned, respectively. The earnout period is through December 31, 2027.Refer to Note 13 for further information.
Debt Issuance Costs
Costs incurred which are directly related to the issuance of debt are deferred and amortized using the effective interest method and are presented as a reduction to the carrying value of the associated debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As these costs are amortized, they are included in interest expense, net within our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests ("NCI") reflect the portion of income or loss and the corresponding equity attributable to third-party equity holders and employees in certain consolidated subsidiaries that are not 100% owned by the Company. Noncontrolling interests is presented as a separate component in our Consolidated Statements of Operations to clearly distinguish between our interests and the economic interest of third parties in those entities. Net income attributable to P10, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, is presented net of the portion of net income attributable to holders of non-controlling interest. NCI is allocated a share of income or loss in the respective consolidated subsidiaries in proportion to their relative ownership interest.
Treasury Stock
The Company records common stock purchased for treasury at cost. At the date of subsequent reissuance, the treasury stock account is reduced by the cost of such stock using the average cost method.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between independent and knowledgeable parties who are willing and able to transact for an asset or liability at the measurement date. We use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value and then we rank the estimated values based on the reliability of the inputs used following the fair value hierarchy set forth by the FASB.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we used the following valuation techniques to measure fair value for assets and there were no changes to these methodologies during the periods presented:
Level 1-Assets were valued using the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual security was traded.
Level 2-Assets were valued using quoted prices in markets that are not active, broker dealer quotations, and other methods by which all significant inputs were observable at the measurement date.
Level 3-Assets were valued using unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists as reported by the respective institutions at the measurement date.
13
P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
The carrying values of financial instruments comprising cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, prepaid assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and due from related parties receivables excluding the receivables from the Advisory Agreements approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The Company estimates the fair value of the credit facility using level two inputs. The Company discounts the future cash flows using current interest rates which the Company could obtain similar borrowings. The Company estimates the fair value of the due from related parties associated with the Advisory Agreements based on the current expectation of payments. If the payments are not expected to be made on a short-term basis, the fair value is estimated using level three inputs and a discounted cash flow model. See Note 12 for further details. The Company has a contingent consideration liability related to the acquisition of Bonaccord that is measured at fair value using level three inputs and a discounted cash flow model. As of September 30, 2024, the contingent consideration is considered fully earned and payment is expected to be made in early 2025 so the value is carried at the full balance of unpaid contingent consideration and is no longer subject to fair value measurements. The Company also had a contingent consideration liability related to the acquisition of Hark, that was valued using level three inputs and a discounted cash flows model, which was paid in in full on July 23, 2023. As a result of the settlement of the contingent consideration, novalue is recorded as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024. See Note 10 for additional information.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when, or as, the Company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. While the determination of who the customer is in a contractual arrangement will be made on a contract-by-contract basis, the customer will generally be the investment fund for the Company's significant management and advisory contracts.
Management and Advisory Fees
The Company earns management fees for asset management services provided to the Funds where the Company has discretion over investment decisions. The Company primarily earns fees for advisory services provided to clients where the Company does not have discretion over investment decisions. Management and advisory fees received in advance reflects the amount of fees that have been received prior to the period the fees are earned. These fees are recorded as deferred revenues on the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the performance obligation not being satisfied at the time of collection.
For asset management and advisory services, the Company typically satisfies its performance obligations over time as the services are provided as a distinct series of daily performance obligations that the customer simultaneously benefits from as they are performed. Asset management fees are based on the contractual terms of each contract which differ, such as fees calculated based on committed capital or deployed capital, fees initially calculated based on committed capital during the investment period and on net invested capital through the remainder of the fund's term, fees that step down during specified periods of the fund's term, or in limited instances, fees based on assets under management. At contract inception, no revenue is estimated as the fees are dependent variable amounts which are susceptible to factors outside of our control. Fees are recognized for services provided during the period, which are distinct from services provided in other periods. In certain asset management and advisory agreements progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which the Company has a right to invoice.
Advisory service fees are determined using fixed-rate fees and are recognized over time as the related services are completed. Other advisory services include transaction and management fees associated with managing the origination and ongoing compliance of certain investments.
The Company allocates a portion of consideration received under an arrangement to a financing component when it determines that a significant financing component exists. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if, at each contract inception the Company expects that the period between services being provided and cash collection would be less than one year. To the extent the Company determines that there is a significant financing component in a contract with a customer, it determines the impact of the time value of money in adjusting the transaction price to account for the income associated with the financing component by estimating the discount rate that would be reflected in a separate financing transaction between the customer and the Company at contract inception, based upon the credit characteristics of the customer receiving financing in the contract.
The Company is applying the optional disclosure exemption for variable consideration for unsatisfied performance obligations, as the variable consideration relates to these unsatisfied performance obligations being fulfilled as a series. The
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
performance obligations related to these contracts are expected to be satisfied over the next 1-10years as services are provided to the customer.
Catch-up fees are earned from investors that make commitments to the fund after the first fund closing occurs during the fundraising period of funds originally launched in prior periods, and as such the investors are required to pay a catch-up fee as if they had committed to the fund at the first closing. Catch-up fees are recorded as revenue when such commitments are made as variable consideration.
Other Revenue
Other revenue on our Consolidated Statements of Operations primarily consists of subscriptions, consulting agreements, interest income, and referral fees. Interest income is from interest bearing fund bank accounts managed by the Company and is additional consideration per the Limited Partner Agreements. Interest income is recognized as it is earned. The subscription and consulting agreements typically have renewable one-year lives, and revenue is recognized ratably over the current term of the subscription or the agreement. If subscriptions or fees have been paid in advance, these fees are recorded as deferred revenues on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Referral fee revenue is recognized upon closing of certain opportunities.
Income Taxes
Current income tax expense represents our estimated taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period. In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), we recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount we believe is more likely than not to be realized.
Uncertain tax positions are recognized only when we believe it is more likely than not that the tax position will be upheld on examination by the taxing authorities based on the merits of the position. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
We file various federal and state and local tax returns based on federal and state local consolidation and stand-alone tax rules as applicable.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares. Diluted EPS includes the determinants of basic EPS and common stock equivalents outstanding during the period adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive securities, if the Company is in a net income position. Because the impact of these items is generally anti-dilutive during periods of net loss, there is no difference between basic and diluted loss per common share for periods with net losses. See Note 16 for additional information.
When the Company is in a net income position, thedenominator in the computation of diluted EPS is impacted by additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential shares of common stock had been issued. Potential shares of common stock that may be issued by the Company include shares of common stock that may be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options as well as the vesting of restricted stock units. Also included in the diluted EPS denominator are the units of P10 Intermediate owned by the sellers of WTI, assuming the option to exchange the units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company is exercised in full. Under the treasury stock method, the unexercised options are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period or at issuance, if later. The assumed proceeds are then used to purchase shares of common stock at the average market price during the period.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation relates to grants for shares of P10 awarded to our employees through stock options as well as RSUs awarded to employees and RSAs issued to non-employee directors as compensation for service on the Company's board. Stock compensation expense for awards that cliff-vest after a service period is recorded ratably over the vesting period
15
P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
at the fair market value on the grant date. For awards with graded-vesting, and vesting only requires a service condition, the Company elected, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation ("ASC 718"), to treat these awards as single awards for recognition purposes and recognize compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the entire award. For awards with graded vesting and require a market condition to vest, the Company treats each expected vesting tranche as an individual award and recognizes expense ratably over the vesting period at the fair market value on the grant date. Certain acquisition-related RSUs vest after meeting certain performance metrics. For these, the Company uses the tranche method and recognizes expense for each tranche of RSUs deemed probable of vesting on a straight-line basis over the expected vesting period. The Company evaluates the probability of vesting at each reporting period. Unvested units are remeasured quarterly against performance metrics as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 15 for further discussion. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
Segment Reporting
According to ASC 280, Segment Reporting, operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates our business as a single operating segment, which is how our chief operating decision maker (our Chief Executive Officer) evaluates financial performance and makes decisions regarding the allocation of resources.
Business Acquisitions
In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations("ASC 805"), the Company identifies a business to have three key elements; inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are not required to be present. In addition, all the inputs and processes that a seller uses in operating a set of assets and activities are not required if market participants can acquire the set of assets and activities and continue to produce outputs. In addition, the Company also performs a screen test to determine when a set of assets and activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set of assets is not a business. If the set of assets and activities is not considered a business, it is accounted for as an asset acquisition using a cost accumulation model. In the cost accumulation model, the cost of the acquisition, including certain transaction costs, is allocated to the assets acquired on the basis of relative fair values.
The Company includes the results of operations of acquired businesses beginning on the respective acquisition dates. In accordance with ASC 805, the Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on the estimated fair values using the acquisition method. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. The excess value of the net identifiable assets and liabilities acquired over the purchase price of an acquired business is recorded as a bargain purchase gain. The Company uses all available information to estimate fair values of identifiable intangible assets and property acquired. In making these determinations, the Company may engage an independent third-party valuation specialist to assist with the valuation of certain intangible assets, notes payable, and tax amortization benefits.
The consideration for certain of our acquisitions may include liability classified contingent consideration, which is determined based on formulas stated in the applicable purchase agreements. The amount to be paid under these arrangements is based on certain financial performance measures subsequent to the acquisitions. The contingent consideration included in the purchase price is measured at fair value on the date of the acquisition. The liabilities are remeasured at fair value on each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reflected in operating expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
For business acquisitions, the Company recognizes the fair value of goodwill and other acquired intangible assets, and estimated contingent consideration at the acquisition date as part of purchase price. This fair value measurement is based on unobservable (Level 3) inputs.
Dividends
Dividends are reflected in the consolidated financial statements when declared.
16
P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Pronouncements Recently Adopted
Effective January 1, 2024, the Company adopted ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions ("ASU 2022-03"). The amendments in this update affect all entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to a contractual sale restriction. The amendments clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. The adoption of ASU 2022-03 did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
On November 27, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure("ASU 2023-07"), which requires incremental disclosures related to a public entity's reportable segments. Required disclosures include, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount for other segment items (which is the difference between segment revenue less segment expenses and less segment profit or loss) and a description of its composition, the title, and position of the CODM, and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The standard also permits disclosure of more than one measure of segment profit. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company will adopt the standard in its financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and the Company expects to expand its segment disclosures.
On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09") to expand the disclosure requirements for income taxes, specifically related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for our annual periods beginning January 1, 2025. The Company is evaluating the effects of these amendments on its financial reporting.
Note 3. Revenue
The following presents revenues disaggregated by product offering:
For the Three Months |
For the Nine Months |
|||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
Management fees |
$ |
71,378 |
$ |
56,856 |
$ |
202,461 |
$ |
172,774 |
||||||||
Advisory fees |
1,217 |
1,222 |
3,731 |
3,548 |
||||||||||||
Subscriptions |
148 |
128 |
515 |
385 |
||||||||||||
Other revenue |
1,500 |
736 |
4,727 |
1,960 |
||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ |
74,243 |
$ |
58,942 |
$ |
211,434 |
$ |
178,667 |
Note 4. Strategic Alliance Expense
In connection with the Bonaccord acquisition, Bonaccord entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement ("SAA") with a third-party investor. This SAA provides the third-party the right to receive 15% of the net management fee earnings, which includes the management fees minus applicable expenses, for Bonaccord Fund I and subsequent funds, paid quarterly, in exchange for funding certain amounts of capital commitments to the fund. Net management fee earnings the third-party has the right to receive is based on the total capital committed. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the strategic alliance expense reported was $0.6million and $2.2million, respectively.For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the strategic alliance expense reported was $0.3million and $1.1million, respectively. This is reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as strategic alliance expense in operating expenses.
17
P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Within 60 days following the final closing of the next fund, Bonaccord Fund II ("Fund II"), the third-party has the opportunity to acquire, at the price at the time of the original acquisition, equity interests in Bonaccord based on the amount of commitment made. For each $5.0million, up to a maximum of $250.0million in irrevocable capital commitments to Fund II, the third-party can acquire 10 basis points up to a maximum of 5% equity in Bonaccord. The third party would be entitled to receive distributions of net management fee earnings by the percentage acquired, retroactive to the date of the first close in Fund II. The maximum commitment requirement has been met as of September 30, 2024. Fund II has not yet reached the final close, but the Company believes it is probable that the third-party will exercise the option to acquire equity in Bonaccord and has begun to accrue an additional 5% of net management fee earnings, which is included in the strategic alliance expense. If executed, the purchase price shall be reduced by the amount of management fee distributions which the third-party would have been paid as of the initial closing of Fund II.
Similar terms apply for Bonaccord Fund III ("Fund III") with the exception that the third-party can acquire 9.8 basis points for every $5.0million committed up to 4.9%. This commitment has not yet been met as of September 30, 2024 as Fund III has not yet started raising capital and as such, there is no impact to the consolidated financial statements. If commitment conditions to funds subsequent to Funds II and III are not satisfied, then within 60 days of the final closing of such subsequent fund giving rise to the condition not being satisfied, the Company may elect to repurchase the equity granted to the third-party. The repurchase shall be at the fair market value of such equity at that point in time.
Note 5. Notes Receivable
The Company has two significant types of notes receivable. The first is an Advance Agreement and Secured Promissory Note that was executed on September 30, 2021 between the Company and BCP to lend funds to certain employees to be used to pay general partner commitments to certain funds managed by Bonaccord. This agreement provides for a note to BCP for $5.0million, of which $5.0million was drawn as of September 30, 2024with a maturity date of September 30, 2031. The note will earn interest at the greater of (i) the applicable federal rate that must be charged to avoid imputation of interest under Section 1274(d) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and (ii) 5.5%. The stated interest rate is the effective rate. Interest will be paid on December 31st of each year commencing December 31, 2021, with any unpaid accrued interest being capitalized and added to the outstanding principal balance. Principal payments will be made periodically from mandatorily required payments from available cash flows at BCP.
The second consists of Secured Promissory Notes that were executed on October 13, 2023 between the Company and certain employees of Bonaccord to lend funds to be used to pay general partner commitments to certain funds managed by Bonaccord. The notes provided $1.0million of cash, in aggregate, to certain employees and are collateralized by such employees' privately owned shares of the Company. The term of the additional notes is five years, maturing on October 13, 2028with all principal due at maturity. The notes accrue interest at SOFR plus 2.10% and are payable annually in arrears.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the notes receivable balance associated with these notes was $6.0million and $5.8million, respectively. The Company recognized interest income of $0.1million and $0.3million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.1million and $0.2million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Note 6. Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated VIEs
VIEs consist of certain operating entities not wholly owned by the Company and include P10 Intermediate, Holdco, RCP 2, RCP 3, TrueBridge, Hark, Bonaccord, and WTI. The assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $581.2million and $579.4million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The liabilities of the consolidated VIEs totaled $454.8million and $397.6million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The assets of our consolidated VIEs are owned by those entities and not generally available to satisfy P10's obligations. With the exception of the Credit Facility, the liabilities of our consolidated VIEs are obligations of those entities and their creditors do not generally have recourse to the assets of P10.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Unconsolidated VIEs
Through its subsidiary, ECG, the Company holds variable interests in the form of direct equity interests in certain VIEs that are not consolidated because the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The Company's maximum exposure to loss is limited to the potential loss of assets recognized relating to these unconsolidated entities. These variable interests are included in investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Note 7. Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
The Company's investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries consist of unconsolidated equity method investments primarily related to ECG's tax credit finance and asset management activities. Additionally, the investment in Enhanced Capital Partners and Enhanced PC is recorded at zero. The Company, therefore, suspended the use of the equity method of accounting because the Company has no guaranteed obligations or commitments to provide financial support to the investee.
As of September 30, 2024, investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries totaled $2.6million, of which $0.9million related to RCP's investment in a privately held investment manager, $1.7million related to ECG's asset management businesses, and $0related to ECG's tax credit finance businesses. As of December 31, 2023, investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries totaled $1.7million, of which $0related to RCP's investment in a privately held investment manager, $1.7million related to ECG's asset management businesses, and $0related to ECG's tax credit finance businesses.
Note 8. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
As of September 30, |
As of December 31, |
|||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
Computers and purchased software |
$ |
1,872 |
$ |
1,528 |
||||
Furniture and fixtures |
2,043 |
1,666 |
||||||
Leasehold improvements |
5,570 |
2,894 |
||||||
9,485 |
6,088 |
|||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
(3,367 |
) |
(2,763 |
) |
||||
Total property and equipment, net |
$ |
6,118 |
$ |
3,325 |
Note 9. Goodwill and Intangibles
Changes in goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2023 |
$ |
506,038 |
||
Increase from acquisitions |
- |
|||
Balance at September 30, 2024 |
$ |
506,038 |
Intangibles consists of the following:
As of September 30, 2024 |
||||||||||||
Gross Carrying |
Accumulated |
Net Carrying |
||||||||||
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
||||||||||||
Trade names |
$ |
17,375 |
$ |
- |
$ |
17,375 |
||||||
Technology |
30 |
- |
30 |
|||||||||
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets |
17,405 |
- |
17,405 |
|||||||||
Finite-lived intangible assets: |
||||||||||||
Trade names |
28,240 |
(7,688 |
) |
20,552 |
||||||||
Management and advisory contracts |
194,666 |
(128,839 |
) |
65,827 |
||||||||
Technology |
2,380 |
(2,281 |
) |
99 |
||||||||
Total finite-lived intangible assets |
225,286 |
(138,808 |
) |
86,478 |
||||||||
Total intangible assets |
$ |
242,691 |
$ |
(138,808 |
) |
$ |
103,883 |
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
As of December 31, 2023 |
||||||||||||
Gross Carrying |
Accumulated |
Net Carrying |
||||||||||
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
||||||||||||
Trade names |
$ |
17,375 |
$ |
- |
$ |
17,375 |
||||||
Technology |
30 |
- |
30 |
|||||||||
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets |
17,405 |
- |
17,405 |
|||||||||
Finite-lived intangible assets: |
||||||||||||
Trade names |
28,240 |
(5,789 |
) |
22,451 |
||||||||
Management and advisory contracts |
194,666 |
(111,873 |
) |
82,793 |
||||||||
Technology |
2,380 |
(1,834 |
) |
546 |
||||||||
Total finite-lived intangible assets |
225,286 |
(119,496 |
) |
105,790 |
||||||||
Total intangible assets |
$ |
242,691 |
$ |
(119,496 |
) |
$ |
123,195 |
Management and advisory contracts and finite lived trade names are amortized over 7- 16years and are being amortized in line with the economic benefits that are expected to occur. Technology is amortized on a straight-line basis over 4years. The amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
2024 |
$ |
6,300 |
||
2025 |
21,269 |
|||
2026 |
16,640 |
|||
2027 |
13,307 |
|||
2028 |
9,986 |
|||
Thereafter |
18,976 |
|||
Total amortization |
$ |
86,478 |
Note 10. Fair Value Measurements
Financial Instruments not recognized at Fair Value
The Company measures certain liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, which are discussed below. Our financial instruments not recognized at fair value were as follows:
As of September 30, 2024 |
As of December 31, 2023 |
||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value |
Fair Value |
Carrying Value |
Fair Value |
Fair Value Level |
Reference |
||||||||||||||
Assets |
|||||||||||||||||||
Due from related party - Advisory Agreements |
$ |
63,159 |
$ |
37,231 |
$ |
49,877 |
$ |
49,877 |
3 |
Note 12 |
|||||||||
Liabilities |
|||||||||||||||||||
Debt Obligations |
$ |
319,411 |
$ |
319,411 |
$ |
289,844 |
$ |
289,844 |
2 |
Note 11 |
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, debt obligations' carrying value approximates fair value due to the recent market transaction executed and the variable rate feature of these obligations.
Earnouts associated with the acquisitions of Bonaccord and Hark
Included in total consideration of the acquisition of Bonaccord is an earnout payment not to exceed $20million. The amount ultimately owed to the sellers is based on achieving specific fundraising targets and any amounts paid to the sellers is required to be paid by October 2027, at which point the earnout expires. Payments are made after each close. As of September 30, 2024, Bonaccord met the fundraising targets and the Company is responsible to pay the sellers the remaining $4.3million of the earnout, which is expected to be paid by the end of the first quarter of 2025. The Company has paid $15.7 million since inception, of which $2.6million was paid in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Total remeasurement expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $0.1million and $0.2million, respectively. Total remeasurement expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023was $0.1million and $0.5million, respectively. This is included in contingent consideration expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
of September 30, 2024, all contingent consideration for the acquisitions of Hark and Bonaccord are considered fully earned. As a result, the liability transfers out of Level 3 fair value measurement as the liability is recorded at cost at the known payment amount. Until considered fully earned, the Company's contingent consideration was considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement as the significant inputs are unobservable and require significant judgment or estimation. Following September 30, 2024, the Company has paid $2.1million towards the remaining contingent consideration.
Included in the total consideration of the acquisition of Hark is an earnout not to exceed $5.4million. Total remeasurement expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 totaled $0and $0, respectively. Total remeasurement expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, totaled $0and $0.1million, which was included in contingent consideration expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The entirety of the Hark contingent consideration of $5.4million was paid during the year ended December 31, 2023.
The following tables provide details regarding the classification of these liabilities within the fair value hierarchy as of the dates presented:
As of December 31, 2023 |
||||||||||||||||
Level I |
Level II |
Level III |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration obligation |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
6,693 |
$ |
6,693 |
||||||||
Total liabilities |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
6,693 |
$ |
6,693 |
For the liabilities presented in the tables above, there were no changes in fair value hierarchy levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The changes in the fair value of Level III financial instruments are set forth below:
Contingent Consideration Liability |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year: |
$ |
6,693 |
$ |
17,337 |
||||||||
Change in fair value |
160 |
550 |
||||||||||
Settlements |
(2,565 |
) |
(9,686 |
) |
||||||||
Transfers out of level 3 measurement |
(4,288 |
) |
- |
|||||||||
Balance, end of period: |
$ |
- |
$ |
8,201 |
Until transferred out of Level 3 fair value measurement, the fair value of the contingent consideration liability represents the fair value of future payments upon satisfaction of performance targets. The assumptions used in the analysis are inherently subjective; therefore, the ultimate amount of the contingent consideration liability primarily relate to the expected future payments of obligations with a discount rate applied. The contingent consideration liability is included in contingent consideration on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of the liability are included in contingent consideration expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Note 11. Debt Obligations
Debt obligations consists of the following:
As of |
As of |
|||||||
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
Revolver facility |
$ |
- |
$ |
90,700 |
||||
Debt issuance costs |
(3,540 |
) |
(1,848 |
) |
||||
Revolver facility, net |
$ |
(3,540 |
) |
$ |
88,852 |
|||
Term Loan |
$ |
325,000 |
$ |
201,875 |
||||
Debt issuance costs |
(2,049 |
) |
(883 |
) |
||||
Term loan, net |
$ |
322,951 |
$ |
200,992 |
||||
Total debt obligations, net |
$ |
319,411 |
$ |
289,844 |
September 30, 2024 |
||||||||||||||
Principal Amount |
Base Rate |
SOFR Rate |
Rate Expiration Date |
|||||||||||
Term Loan |
$ |
325,000 |
2.60 |
% |
5.08 |
% |
2/1/2025 |
|||||||
Total |
$ |
325,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
On December 22, 2021, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Texas Capital Bank, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the other loan parties party thereto. The Credit Agreement consists of two facilities. The first is a revolving credit facility with an available balance of $125million (the "Revolver Facility"). The second is a term loan for $125million (the "Term Loan"). In addition to the Term Loan and Revolver Facility, the Credit Agreement also includes a $125million accordion feature. In October 2022, the accordion feature was exercised with a split of $87.5million worth of term loan and $37.5million of revolver. On August 1, 2024, the Company entered into a restatement agreement, which amends and restates the Credit Agreement (the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for a new senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $175million, with a $10million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit (the "New Revolving Facility"), and a new senior secured term loan facility in the amount of $325million (the "New Term Loan" and, together with the New Revolving Facility, the "New Credit Facilities"). The New Credit Facilities were to be used to refinance and replace the credit facilities under the Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.
The New Credit Facilities are "Term SOFR Loans" meaning loans bearing interest based upon the "Adjusted Term SOFR Rate". The Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") at the date of election, plus 2.60%. The Company can elect one or three months for the New Revolver Facility and one, three, or six months for the New Term Loan, which the Company elected a six month SOFR rate on the New Term Loan. Principal for the New Term Loan is contractually repaid at a rate of 1.25% on the New Term Loan quarterly effective December 31, 2025. The New Revolving Credit Facility has no contractual principal repayments until maturity, which is August 1, 2028for both facilities. The New Credit Facilities are guaranteed by the Company's subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions, and are secured by liens on substantially all assets of the Company, P10 Intermediate and the Company's guarantor subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants typical of such financing transactions, and specific financial covenants which require P10 to maintain a minimum leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2024, P10 was in compliance with its financial and other covenants required under the facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, $6.3millionand $17.5millionof interest expense was incurred, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, $5.1million and $15.0million of interest expense was incurred, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Debt Payable
Future principal maturities of debt as of September 30, 2024 are as follows:
2024 |
$ |
- |
||
2025 |
4,063 |
|||
2026 |
16,250 |
|||
2027 |
16,250 |
|||
2028 |
288,437 |
|||
$ |
325,000 |
Note 12. Related Party Transactions
Effective January 1, 2021, the Company entered into a sublease with 210 Capital, LLC, a related party, for office space serving as our corporate headquarters. The monthly rent expense is $20.3thousand, and the lease expires December 31, 2029. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company sublet an additional amount of office space in the corporate headquarters. This contributed an additional $3.4thousand monthly. P10 has paid $0.1million and $0.2millionin rent to 210 Capital, LLC for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.1million and $0.2million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
As described in Note 1, through its subsidiaries, the Company serves as the investment manager to the Funds. Certain expenses incurred by the Funds are paid upfront and are reimbursed from the Funds as permissible per fund agreements. As of September 30, 2024, the total accounts receivable from the Funds totaled $25.2million, of which $9.1millionrelated to reimbursable expenses and $16.1millionrelated to fees earned but not yet received. As of December 31, 2023, the total accounts receivable from the Funds totaled $18.9million, of which $5.5million related to reimbursable expenses and $13.4million related to fees earned but not yet received. Reimbursable expenses and fees earned but not yet received are included in due from related parties and accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. In certain instances, the Company may incur expenses related to specific products that never materialize and therefore would not be reimbursed and expensed at that time.
Upon the closing of the Company's acquisition of ECG and ECP, the Advisory Agreement between ECG and Enhanced PC immediately became effective. Under this agreement, ECG provides advisory services to Enhanced PC related to the assets and operations of the permanent capital subsidiaries owned by Enhanced PC, as contributed by both ECG and ECP. ECG provides advisory services relating to new projects undertaken by Enhanced PC under additional arrangements governed by the terms of the Advisory Agreement. In exchange for those services, which commenced on January 1, 2021, ECG receives advisory fees from Enhanced PC based on a declining fixed fee schedule, that is commensurate with the level of services being performed as the projects expire. The Company allocates a portion of the consideration received under this arrangement to a financing component when it determines that a significant financing component exists. As of September 30, 2024, certain of the Company's contracts with Enhanced PC contained a significant financing component, as a result of the Company's expectation that the period between services being provided and cash collection will exceed one year. Interest income related to the identified significant financing component was $12.5thousand and $18.1thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Nosignificant financing components were identified for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, the total advisory fees are $115.1millionover ten years. These agreements are subject to customary termination provisions. Since inception,$74.8millionof the total $115.1million advisory fees have been recognized as revenue. There was $40.3millionin remaining performance obligations related to these agreements, which will be recognized between July 1, 2024 and December 31, 2031. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, advisory fees earned or recognized under these agreements were$4.4million and $12.8million, respectively, and $5.3million and $15.5million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and is reported in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company invoices Enhanced PC quarterly in arrears and earns interest on balances not paid within 30 days. Revenues from interest were $0.3million and $0.8million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.2million and $0.5million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, which is included in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the associated receivable was $61.3million and $48.5million, respectively, and is included in due from related parties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payment is expected to be collected as the permanent capital subsidiaries complete and liquidate multi-year projects covered under this agreement.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Upon the closing of the Company's acquisition of ECG and ECP, the Administrative Services Agreement between ECG and Enhanced Capital Holdings, Inc. ("ECH"), the entity which holds a controlling equity interest in ECP, immediately became effective. Under this agreement, ECG pays ECH for the use of their employees to provide services to Enhanced PC at the direction of ECG. The invoice associated with this agreement is paid quarterly in arrears and subject to 5% of interest per annum. The Company recognized$3.8millionand $10.2millionfor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $3.1million and $9.3million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, related to this agreement within compensation and benefits on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the associated accrual was $1.7million and $2.1million, respectively, and is included in due to related parties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
On September 10, 2021, Enhanced entered into a strategic partnership with Crossroads Impact Corp ("Crossroads"), the parent company of Capital Plus Financial ("CPF"), a leading certified development financial institution. Under the terms of the agreement, Enhanced will originate and manage loans across its diverse lines of business including small business loans to women and minority owned businesses, and loans to renewable energy and community development projects. The loans will be held by CPF and CPF will pay an advisory fee to Enhanced.
On July 6, 2022, Crossroads entered into the Advisory Agreement (the "Crossroads Advisory Agreement") with ECG. The Crossroads Advisory Agreement provides for ECG to receive a services fee of approximately 1.5% per year of the capital deployed by Crossroads under the Crossroads Advisory Agreement (0.375% quarterly) and an incentive fee of 15% over a 7% hurdle rate. In relation to the strategic partnership with Crossroads effective September 10, 2021 and the Crossroads Advisory Agreement, the Company recognized $6.2millionand $10.5million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.6million and $6.6million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, which is included in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
On July 6, 2022, certain funds managed by the Company purchased 4,646,840shares of Crossroads common stock at $10.76per share, for an aggregate amount of approximately $50million. On August 1, 2022, an additional purchase of 1,394,052shares of Crossroads common stock at $10.76per share occurred. The funds managed by the Company do not have the ability to change the investment strategy of Crossroads. Two members of the Board of Directors of the Company are directors of Crossroads and have recused themselves from any decisions related to Crossroads or CPF. The Company recognizes an annual fee from the funds of $20thousand of which $5thousand and $15thousand has been recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, which is included in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company recognized $5thousand and $15thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Upon the closing of the Bonaccord acquisition on September 30, 2021, an Advance Agreement and Secured Promissory Note was signed with BCP, an entity that was formed by employees of the Company. Additional Secured Promissory Notes were signed with certain Bonaccord employees on October 13, 2023. For details, see Note 5.
Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
The Company leases office space and various equipment under non-cancelable operating leases, with the longest lease expiring in 2032. These lease agreements provide for various renewal options. Rent expense for the various leased office space and equipment was approximately $1.1millionand $3.2millionfor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.0millionand $2.9millionfor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
The Company leases an insignificant amount of office equipment under non-cancelable financing leases, with the longest lease expiring in 2028. The finance lease right-of-use asset is included in right-of-use assets and the finance lease liability is included in lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization and interest expense for the finance leased equipment is included in general, administrative, and other in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following table presents information regarding the Company's operating leases as of September 30, 2024:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
$ |
18,164 |
||
Operating lease liabilities |
$ |
20,909 |
||
Cash paid during nine months ended September 30, 2024 for operating lease liabilities |
$ |
3,082 |
||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) |
6.47 |
|||
Weighted-average discount rate |
4.97 |
% |
The future contractual lease payments as of September 30, 2024 are as follows:
2024 |
$ |
(363 |
) |
|
2025 |
3,541 |
|||
2026 |
3,909 |
|||
2027 |
3,829 |
|||
2028 |
3,549 |
|||
Thereafter |
10,745 |
|||
Total undiscounted lease payments |
25,210 |
|||
Less imputed interest |
(4,301 |
) |
||
Total operating lease liabilities |
$ |
20,909 |
Earnout Payment
With the acquisition of WTI, an earnout payment of up to $70.0million of cash and common stock may be earned upon meeting certain performance metrics. Upon the achievement of $20.0million, $22.5million, and $25.0million of EBTIDA, $35.0million, $17.5million, and $17.5million are earned, respectively. Of the total amount, $50.0million can be earned by the sellers and the remaining $20.0million would be allocated to employees of the Company at the time the earnout is earned. Payment to both sellers and employees is contingent on continued employment and, therefore, these earnout payments are recorded as compensation and benefits expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Payments will be made in cash, with the option to pay up to 50.0% in units of P10 Intermediate, no later than 90 days following the last day of the calendar quarter in which a milestone payment is achieved. Total payments will not exceed $70.0million and any amounts paid will be paid by October 2027. The Company will evaluate whether each earn-out hurdle is probable of occurring and recognize an expense over the period the hurdle is expected to be achieved. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has determined that only the first two EBITDA hurdles are probable of being achieved. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, $3.1million and $9.2million of expense, respectively, was recognized and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, $6.0million and $17.9million was recognized, respectively, which is included in compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the balance was $35.4million and $26.2million, respectively, which is included in accrued compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. No payments have been made on the earnout.
Bonus Payment
In connection with the acquisition of WTI, certain employees entered into employment agreements. As part of these employment agreements, certain employees may receive a one-time bonus payment if the employee is employed by the Company as of the fifth anniversary of the effective date and the trailing-twelve month EBITDA of WTI at that time is equal to or greater than $20.0million. Payment can be made in cash or stock of P10, provided that no more than $5.0million will be payable in cash. Total payment will not exceed $10.0million and any amounts will be paid in October 2027, the fifth anniversary of the effective date. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $0.5millionand $1.5million of expense, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, $0.5million and $1.5million was recognized, respectively, which is included in compensation and benefits on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the balance was $3.9millionand $2.4million, respectively, and is included in accrued compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Revenue Share Arrangement
The Company recognizes accrued contingent liabilities and contingent payments to customers assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for agreements that exist between ECG and third party customers. The agreements require ECG to share in certain revenues earned with the third parties and also include an option for the third parties to sell back the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
revenue share to ECG at a set multiple. Additionally, ECG holds the option to buy back 50% of the revenue share at a set multiple. Both options are not exercisable until a certain period of time has lapsed per the agreements. The Company's contingent liabilities and corresponding contingent payments to customers are recognized once determined to be probable and estimable. The contingent payments to customers are amortized and recorded within management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the term of the revenue share agreements. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has determined that the put options are probable of being exercised and have accrued estimated contingent liabilities and contingent payments to customers. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the associated liabilities were $16.2millionand $16.2million, respectively, and are included in accrued contingent liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The associated contingent payments to customers assets were $12.8millionand $14.0million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company recognized $0.4million and $1.1million of amortization of contingent payments to customers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.4million and $1.1million of amortization of contingent payments to customers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, which is included in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will reassess each period and recognize all changes as if they occurred at inception.
Departure of the Chief Operating Officer
William "Fritz" Souder, the Company's Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), retired from P10 in May of 2024. Associated with his retirement, the COO received $1.2million of severance payments. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has $0and $1.2million of severance payable related to the retirement, which is included in accrued compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The severance expense was accrued in the fourth quarter of 2023 and has no impact on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The severance payment was made in May 2024.
Purchase Agreement
On September 16, 2024, the Company ("Buyer") entered ino an equity purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Qualitas Equity Funds SGEIC, S.A. ("Qualitas Funds"), Qualitas Funds Holdco, S.L. ("Seller"), Sergio Garcia Huertas and Eric Todd Halverson, pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, Buyer would acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Qualitas Funds (the "Transaction").
The consideration payable to complete the transaction consists of $42.3million in cash and 2,068,794shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock. Of this amount of Class A Common Stock, 1,669,990shares will be delivered at closing, with 398,804shares being subject to a five-yearholdback to cover certain indemnification obligations of the Seller during the holdback period. The number of shares to be delivered was calculated based on the daily volume weighted averages of the Class A common Stock for the 20consecutive trading days ending on September 11, 2024 which was $10.03per share.
Up to an additional €31.7million in consideration (an Earn-Out Payment") may be payable based on the run-rate net revenue as of December 31, 2027 from new funds for Qualitas Funds raised after closing. Any Earn-Out Payment will be paid in a mix of cash and Class A Common Stock at Seller's election, with no more than 65% payable in cash.
The Transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Contingencies
We may be involved, either as plaintiff or defendant, in a variety of ongoing claims, demands, suits, investigations, tax matters and proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. We evaluated all potentially significant litigation, government investigations, claims or assessments in which we are involved and disclosed anything more likely than not to be recognized below, if any are applicable. We do not believe that any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will result in losses that are materially in excess of amounts already recognized, if any.
Note 14. Income Taxes
The Company calculates its tax provision using the estimated annual effective tax rate methodology. The tax expense or benefit caused by an unusual or infrequent item is recorded in the quarter in which it occurs. To the extent that information
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
is not available for the Company to fully determine the full year estimated impact of an item of income or tax adjustment, the Company calculates the tax impact of such item discretely.
Based on these methodologies, the Company's effective income tax rate was 48.49% and 32.52% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rate was -25.90% and 30.24% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% due to executive compensation subject to Section 162(m) limitation, capitalization of the post-letter of intent transaction costs of the stock acquisition, state taxes, and a discrete period recognition of windfall tax adjustments related to options exercised year-to-date.
The Company records deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax benefit or expense that will result from differences between the carrying value of its assets for income tax purposes and for financial reporting purposes, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryovers. A valuation allowance is recorded to bring the net deferred tax assets to a level that, in management's view, is more likely than not to be realized in the foreseeable future. This level will be estimated based on a number of factors, especially the amount of net deferred tax assets of the Company that are actually expected to be realized, for tax purposes, in the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has recorded a $12.8million valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, primarily related to a note impairment. There was no change to the valuation allowance during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The Company monitors federal and state legislative activity and other developments that may impact our tax positions and their relation to the income tax provision. Any impacts will be recorded in the period in which the legislation is enacted or new regulations are issued. The Company is subject to examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service as well as state and local tax authorities. The Company is not currently under audit.
Note 15. Stockholders' Equity
Equity-Based Compensation
On July 20, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the P10 Holdings, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which replaced the 2018 Incentive Plan ("2018 Plan"), our previously existing equity compensation plan. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may issue equity-based awards including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards. Starting with options granted in 2024 under the Plan, vesting occurs on a graded schedule with 25% vesting on each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversary of the grant date, but only if the grantee is continuously employed by the Company or a subsidiary through each such date. Options granted prior to 2024 under both the Plan and the 2018 Plan cliff vest over a period of fouror five years. The term of each option is no more than ten years from the date of grant. When the options are exercised, the Board of Directors has the option of issuing shares of common stock or paying a lump sum cash payment on the exercise date equal to the difference between the common stock's fair market value on the exercise date and the option price. Terms of all future awards will be granted under the Plan, and no additional awards will be granted under the 2018 Plan. Awards granted under the 2018 Plan continue to follow the 2018 Plan.
The 2018 Plan provided for an initial 6,300,000shares (adjusted for the reverse stock split). The Plan provided for the issuance of 3,000,000shares available for grant, in addition to those approved in the 2018 Plan for a total of 9,300,000shares.
On June 17, 2022, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the shareholders authorized an increase of 5,000,000shares that may be issued under the Plan. On December 9, 2022, a special meeting of stockholders was held to increase the number of shares issuable under the Plan by 4,000,000shares. On June 14, 2024, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the shareholders authorized an increase of 11,000,000shares that may be issued under the Plan, resulting in a total of 29,300,000shares available for grant under the Plan and the 2018 Plan. As of September 30, 2024, there are 10,409,508shares available for grant under the Plan.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:
Weighted Average |
||||||||||||||||
Contractual Life |
Aggregate |
|||||||||||||||
Number of |
Weighted Average |
Remaining |
Intrinsic Value |
|||||||||||||
Shares |
Exercise Price |
(in years) |
(whole dollars) |
|||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 |
12,715,381 |
$ |
8.15 |
7.82 |
$ |
30,872,113 |
||||||||||
Granted |
2,536,717 |
8.00 |
||||||||||||||
Exercised |
(607,405 |
) |
1.43 |
|||||||||||||
Expired/Forfeited |
(1,207,827 |
) |
8.49 |
|||||||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024 |
13,436,866 |
$ |
8.40 |
7.57 |
$ |
33,514,672 |
||||||||||
Exercisable as of September 30, 2024 |
2,081,677 |
$ |
4.88 |
6.03 |
$ |
12,140,396 |
Compensation expense equal to the grant date fair value is recognized for these awards over the vesting period and is included in compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Stock option compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the fair-value of the award, which is determined using the Black Scholes option valuation model and is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period of the award, generally five years. The share price used in the Black Scholes model is based on the trading price of our shares on the public markets. Expected life is based on the vesting period and expiration date of the option. Until October 2023, stock price volatility was estimated based on a group of similar publicly traded companies determined to be most reflective of the expected volatility of the Company due to the nature of operations of these entities. Since October 2023, stock price volatility is estimated using a weighted average of P10 and a group of similar publicly traded companies determined to be most reflective of the expected volatility of the Company due to the nature of operations of these entities. The risk-free rates are based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. The dividend yield is based on the quarterly dividend as of the grant date. The stock-based compensation expense for stock options was $1.8millionand$7.1millionfor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.9million and $5.3million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested stock options as of September 30, 2024 was $11.6million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.83years. Any future forfeitures will impact this amount.
The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows:
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
Expected life (in years) |
6.75 |
7.5 |
||||||
Expected volatility |
37.50 |
% |
38.33 |
% |
||||
Risk-free interest rate |
4.23 |
% |
4.09 |
% |
||||
Expected dividend yield |
1.63 |
% |
1.20 |
% |
The Company has granted restricted stock awards ("RSAs") to certain non-employee directors. Holders of RSAs have no voting rights and accrue dividends until vesting with payment being made once they vest. All of the shares currently vest one year from the grant date.
Number of |
Weighted-Average Grant |
|||||||
RSAs |
Date Fair Value Per RSA |
|||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 |
32,722 |
$ |
11.46 |
|||||
Granted |
93,473 |
8.02 |
||||||
Vested |
(32,722 |
) |
11.46 |
|||||
Forfeited |
- |
- |
||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024 |
93,473 |
$ |
8.02 |
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
The Company has granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") to certain employees. Holders of RSUs have no voting rights but generally are eligible to receive dividends or other distributions paid with respect to any RSUs that have not vested. Most of the shares currently vest one year from the grant date excluding the Hark, Bonaccord, and Executive Market Units, which are discussed in more detail below.
At the time of the Bonaccord acquisition, the Company entered into a Notice of Restricted Stock Units with certain employees of Bonaccord for grants of Restricted Stock Units ("Bonaccord Units") to be allocated to employees at a later date for meeting certain performance metrics. The Bonaccord Units may not be transferred, sold, pledged, exchanged, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by any grantee until it has become vested. On August 16, 2022, allocations were finalized pursuant to which an aggregate value of $17.5million of units may vest at each future achievement of performance metrics. As of September 30, 2024, certain performance metrics have been met and specific employees have earned $11.3million in value, which $6.6million was issued in shares and $4.7million was issued in cash. The Company evaluates whether it is probable that the Bonaccord Units will vest and applies the tranche method to determine the amount of expense to recognize during the period. Future vested tranches will be settled in cash. An expense of $3.1million and $3.2million has been recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.4million and $5.6million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024, the Company deemed $16.1million probable and $0.3million is unrecognized expense.
At the time of the Hark acquisition, the Company entered into a Notice of Restricted Stock Units with an employee, which grants Restricted Stock Units ("Hark Units") for meeting a certain performance metric. The Hark Units may not be transferred, sold, pledged, exchanged, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by any grantee until they have become vested. All Hark Units have vested and been issued. An expense of $0has been recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and $0and $0.3million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
At the time of Executive Transition, the Company entered into an Executive Transition Agreement with a certain former executive, which granted Restricted Stock Units ("Executive Transition Units") for meeting a service requirement. The Executive Transition Units may not be transferred, sold, pledged, exchanged, assigned, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by any grantee until they have become vested. The award has a stated value of $4.0million and will be issued in $1.0million increments quarterly beginning on October 20, 2023, and at the start of each of the following three quarters. Each $1.0million increment will vest one yearfollowing issuance. Attributes of this award include graded vesting and service conditions; therefore, the expense recognition of this award is recognized on straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award in line with the policy election discussed in Note 2. As of September 30, 2024, $4.0million has been issued. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, $1.8million and $3.0million of stock compensation expense, respectively, was recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Nostock compensation expense for these units was incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The unrecognized expense associated with the Executive Transition Units was $0.5million as of September 30, 2024.
At the time of Executive Transition, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with a certain executive, which granted Restricted Stock Units ("Executive Market Units") for meeting a service requirement and achieving certain share price performance hurdles based on the thirty-day volume-weighted average price ("VWAP"). The executive is entitled to receive RSUs upon the thirty-day VWAP of the Company's common stock reaching certain per share prices at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the start date. There are five price per share performance hurdles for the executive to meet with each hurdle achievement allowing for the issuance of $8.0million of units, with the number of shares determined by dividing $8.0million by the applicable stock price performance hurdle, for a total of up to $40.0million of units or approximately 2million shares. The Executive Market Units may not be transferred, sold, pledged, exchanged, assigned, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by any grantee until they have become vested. The RSUs shall vest ratably on the third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the executive's start date, provided that no such units shall vest earlier than the first anniversary of the applicable issuance date of such units. The fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation as of the executive's start date of October 23, 2023, and was determined to be $10.8million. As of September 30, 2024, none of the Executive Market Units have vested. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, $0.6million and $2.0million of stock compensation expense was recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Nostock compensation expense for these units was incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The unrecognized expense associated with the Executive Market Units was $8.3million as of September 30, 2024.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
The below table shows the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation for the Executive Market Units' fair value.
As of |
||
October 23, 2023 |
||
Expected life (in years) |
5 |
|
Expected volatility |
40.00% |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
4.81% |
|
Expected dividend yield |
1.42% |
The below table excludes Executive Market Units that the market conditions have not been satisfied, Executive Transition Units that have not vested and are recorded as a liability, and Bonaccord or Hark Units that were issued outside of the Plan, that have not vested and are recorded as a liability or vested and settled in cash.
Number of |
Weighted-Average Grant |
|||||||
RSUs |
Date Fair Value Per RSU |
|||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 |
1,418,094 |
$ |
9.15 |
|||||
Granted |
1,241,344 |
8.34 |
||||||
Vested |
(750,714 |
) |
9.60 |
|||||
Forfeited |
(3,819 |
) |
9.30 |
|||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024 |
1,904,905 |
$ |
8.44 |
Note 16. Earnings Per Share
The Company presents basic EPS and diluted EPS for our common stock. Basic EPS excludes potential dilution and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if shares of common stock were issued pursuant to our stock-based compensation awards. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, diluted EPS also reflects the potential dilution that could occur assuming that all units in P10 Intermediate that were granted as a result of the WTI acquisition are converted to shares of Class A common stock. Because the impact of these items is generally anti-dilutive during periods of net loss, there is no difference between basic and diluted loss per common share for periods with net losses.
The Company has Class A and Class B shares outstanding, therefore follows the two-class method. However, the shares are entitled to the same amount of the Company's earnings therefore the earnings per share calculation for Class A and Class B shares will always be equivalent.
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P10, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollar amounts in tables stated in thousands, except per share amounts)
The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
For the Three Months |
For the Nine Months |
|||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
Numerator: |
||||||||||||||||
Numerator for basic calculation-Net income/(loss) |
||||||||||||||||
Numerator for basic calculation-Net income/(loss) |
$ |
1,406 |
$ |
(8,416 |
) |
$ |
13,420 |
$ |
(6,048 |
) |
||||||
Adjustment for: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in P10 Intermediate |
(73 |
) |
(334 |
) |
546 |
169 |
||||||||||
Numerator for earnings/(loss) per share |
||||||||||||||||
Numerator for earnings/(loss) per share assuming dilution |
$ |
1,333 |
$ |
(8,750 |
) |
$ |
13,966 |
$ |
(5,879 |
) |
||||||
Denominator: |
||||||||||||||||
Denominator for basic calculation-Weighted- |
111,374 |
116,235 |
112,954 |
116,134 |
||||||||||||
Weighted shares assumed upon exercise of partnership units |
3,917 |
- |
3,917 |
- |
||||||||||||
Weighted shares assumed upon exercise of stock |
3,985 |
- |
3,867 |
- |
||||||||||||
Denominator for earnings/(loss) per share assuming dilution |
119,276 |
116,235 |
120,738 |
116,134 |
||||||||||||
Earnings/(loss) per Class A share-basic |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
||||||
Earnings/(loss) per Class A share-diluted |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
||||||
Earnings/(loss) per Class B share-basic |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
||||||
Earnings/(loss) per Class B share-diluted |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
The computations of diluted earnings per share on a weighted average basis would exclude 8.1millionand 10.1millionoptions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, because the options were anti-dilutive. The computations of diluted earnings per share on a weighted average basis exclude 1.8million and 3.2million options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, because the options were anti-dilutive.
Note 17. Subsequent Events
The Board of Directors of the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.035per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on December 20, 2024, to the holders of record as of the close of business on November 29, 2024.
Robert Alpert and C. Clark Webb resigned from the Company's Board of Directors, effective November 7, 2024.
In accordance with ASC 855, Subsequent Events, the Company evaluated all material events or transactions that occurred after September 30, 2024, the Consolidated Balance Sheets date, through the date the Consolidated Financial Statements were issued, and determined there have been no additional events or transactions that would materially impact the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis relates to the activities and operations of P10. As used in this section, "P10," the "Company", "we" or "our" includes P10 and only its consolidated subsidiaries. The following information should be read in conjunction with our selected financial and operating data and the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Our historical results discussed below, and the way we evaluate our results, may differ significantly from the descriptions of our business and key metrics used elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflects our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, particularly in "Risk Factors" and the "Forward-Looking Information." Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to fiscal 2024 and 2023 are to our fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Business Overview
We are a leading multi-asset class private market solutions provider in the alternative asset management industry. Our mission is to provide our investors differentiated access to a broad set of solutions and investment vehicles across highly attractive asset classes and geographies that generate superior risk-adjusted returns. Our success and growth have been driven by our position in the private markets' ecosystem, providing investors with specialized private market solutions across a comprehensive set of investment strategies, including primary investment funds, secondary investment, direct investment and co-investments and advisory solutions. As investors entrust us with additional capital, our relationships with our fund managers are strengthened, which drives additional investment opportunities, sources more data, enables portfolio optimization and enhances returns, and in turn attracts new investors.
On October 20, 2023, the Company entered into an executive transition agreement with each of Mr. Alpert and Mr. Webb (each, a "Transition Agreement"). Pursuant to the Transition Agreements, Mr. Alpert and Mr. Webb ceased to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Alpert and Mr. Webb were appointed as Executive Chairman and Executive Vice Chairman, respectively, for a one-year period. Additionally, Mr. Webb's Transition Agreement provides a one-year transition period to continue servicing the Company in a mergers and acquisitions capacity. Effective October 23, 2023, the board of the Company appointed Luke A. Sarsfield III as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company. In connection with his appointment as CEO, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Sarsfield (the "Employment Agreement") setting forth the terms of his employment and compensation. In connection with both the Transition Agreements and the Employment Agreement, provisions were made for severance and sign-on compensation, respectively. Effective June 14, 2024, Mr. Alpert resigned as Executive Chairman and the board of the Company appointed CEO and President Mr. Sarsfield to Chairman of the Board. In connection with Mr. Alpert's resignation as Executive Chairman, the Company and Mr. Alpert agreed to the early termination of Mr. Alpert's Transition Agreement. The associated expenses were recorded in compensation and benefits on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Mr. Webb's Transition Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms on October 23, 2024.
As of September 30, 2024, our private market solutions were comprised of the following:
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During 2022, the Board approved a program to repurchase up to $40.0 million of outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. Upon completion of purchases under the prior authorizations, on February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $40.0 million for repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program. On August 6, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $12.0 million for repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program. These shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades, in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and/or through other legally permissible means. The timing and amount of any repurchases pursuant to the program will depend on various factors including, the market price of our Class A Common Stock, trading volume, ongoing assessment of our working capital needs, general market conditions, and other factors. As of September 30, 2024, $78.1 million has been spent to buy back shares under this program.
Sources of Revenue
Our sources of revenue currently include fund management fee contracts, advisory service fee contracts, consulting agreements, referral fees, subscriptions and other services. The majority of our revenues are generated through long-term, fixed fee management and advisory contracts with our investors for providing investment solutions in the following vehicles for our investors:
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Operating Segments
We operate our business as a single operating segment, which is how our chief operating decision maker evaluates financial performance and makes decisions regarding the allocation of resources.
Trends Affecting Our Business
Our business is affected by a variety of factors, including conditions in the financial markets and economic and political conditions in the North American markets in which we operate, as well as changes in global economic conditions, and regulatory or other governmental policies or actions, which can materially affect the values of the funds our platforms manage, as well as our ability to effectively manage investments and attract capital. Despite high interest rates and the global economy outlook remaining uncertain, we continue to see investors turning towards alternative investments to achieve consistent and higher yields with our contractually guaranteed fee rate.
The continued growth of our business may be influenced by several factors, including the following market trends:
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Key Financial & Operating Metrics
Revenues
We generate revenues primarily from management fees and advisory contracts, and to a lesser extent, other consulting arrangements and services. See Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the way revenues are recognized.
We earn management and advisory fees based on a percentage of investors' capital commitments in or, in select cases, deployed to our investment funds. Management and advisory fees during the commitment period are charged on capital commitments and after the commitment period (or a defined anniversary of the fund's initial closing) is reduced by a percentage of the management and advisory fees for the preceding years or charged on net invested capital or NAV, in selected cases. Fee schedules are generally fixed and set for the expected life of the funds, which typically are between ten to fifteen years. These fees are typically staged to decrease over the life of the contract due to built-in declines in contractual rates and/or as a result of lower net invested capital balances as capital is returned to investors. We also earn revenues through catch-up fees on the funds we manage. Catch-up fees are earned from investors that make commitments to the fund after the first fund closing occurs during the fundraising period of funds originally launched in prior periods, and as such the investors are required to pay a catch-up fee as if they had committed to the fund at the first closing. While catch-up fees are not a significant component of our overall revenue stream, they may result in a temporary increase in our revenues in the period in which they are recognized.
Other revenue consists of subscription and consulting agreements and referral fees that we offer in certain cases. Subscription and consulting agreements provide advisory and/or reporting services to our investors such as monitoring and reporting on an investor's existing private markets investments. The subscription and consulting agreements typically have renewable one-year lives, and revenue is recognized ratably over the current term of the subscription or the agreement. If subscriptions or fees have been paid in advance, these fees are recorded as deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Referral fee revenue is recognized upon closing of opportunities where we have referred credit opportunities that do not match our investment criteria.
The Company recognizes an accrued contingent liability and contingent payments to customers in our Consolidated Balance Sheets for agreements between ECG and third parties. The agreements require ECG to share in certain revenues earned with the third party and also includes an option for the third party to sell back the revenue share to ECG at a set multiple. Additionally, ECG holds the option to buy back 50% of the revenue share at a set multiple. Both options are not exercisable until a certain period of time has lapsed per the agreements. The Company believes it is probable that the third parties will exercise their options to sell back the revenue share and has recognized liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has also recognized contingent payments to customers assets associated with the agreements and will amortize the assets against revenue over the length of the management contracts. The amortization is reported in management and advisory fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Operating Expenses
Compensation and benefits are our largest expense and consists of salaries, bonuses, severance, stock-based compensation, earnout and bonus payments related to the acquisition of WTI, employee benefits and employer-related payroll taxes. Despite our general operating leverage that exists, we expect to continue to experience an incremental rise in compensation and benefits expense commensurate with expected growth in headcount and with the need to maintain competitive compensation levels as we expand into new markets to create new products and services. In substantially all instances, the Company does not hold carried interests in the funds that we manage. Carried interest is typically structured to stay with the investment professionals. As such, while this does not impact the compensation we pay to our employees, it allows our investment professionals to receive additional benefit and provides economic incentive for them to outperform on behalf of our investors. This structure differs from that of most of our competitors, which we believe better aligns the objectives of our stockholders, investors and investment professionals.
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Professional fees primarily consist of legal, advisory, accounting and tax fees which may include services related to our strategic development opportunities such as due diligence performed in connection with potential acquisitions. As our Company is an SEC registrant, our professional fees will fluctuate commensurate with our strategic objectives and potential acquisitions, and certain recurring accounting advisory, audit and tax expenses will increase to comply with additional regulatory requirements.
General, administrative, and other includes rent, travel and entertainment, technology, insurance and other general costs associated with operating our business.
Strategic alliance expense is included in operating expenses. This expense is driven by the Strategic Alliance Agreement that Bonaccord entered into with an investor at the time Bonaccord was acquired in exchange for a portion of net management fee earnings.
Other (Expense)
Interest expense, net includes interest paid and accrued on our outstanding debt, along with the amortization of deferred financing costs. Other income (loss) includes any income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, interest income earned from bank accounts across management companies, and any accrued expenses related to litigation and regulatory activity as necessary, which would be discussed in Note 13 of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income Tax (Expense)
Income tax (expense) is comprised of current and deferred tax (expense). Current income tax (expense) represents our estimated taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period. In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), we recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount we believe is more likely than not to be realized.
Fee-Paying Assets Under Management, or FPAUM
FPAUM reflects the assets from which we earn management and advisory fees. Our vehicles typically earn management and advisory fees based on committed capital, and in certain cases, net invested capital, depending on the fee terms. Management and advisory fees based on committed capital are not affected by market appreciation or depreciation.
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Results of Operations
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
For the three months |
For the nine months |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
$ Change |
% Change |
2024 |
2023 |
$ Change |
% Change |
|||||||||||||||||||||
REVENUES |
(in thousands) |
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management and advisory fees |
$ |
72,595 |
$ |
58,078 |
$ |
14,517 |
25% |
$ |
206,192 |
$ |
176,322 |
$ |
29,870 |
17% |
||||||||||||||
Other revenue |
1,648 |
864 |
784 |
91% |
5,242 |
2,345 |
2,897 |
124% |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
74,243 |
58,942 |
15,301 |
26% |
211,434 |
178,667 |
32,767 |
18% |
||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits |
42,531 |
42,175 |
356 |
1% |
115,893 |
114,128 |
1,765 |
2% |
||||||||||||||||||||
Professional fees |
9,169 |
3,357 |
5,812 |
173% |
16,472 |
10,191 |
6,281 |
62% |
||||||||||||||||||||
General, administrative and other |
6,606 |
5,315 |
1,291 |
24% |
19,680 |
15,209 |
4,471 |
29% |
||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration expense |
39 |
80 |
(41 |
) |
(51)% |
160 |
550 |
(390 |
) |
(71)% |
||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
6,437 |
7,319 |
(882 |
) |
(12)% |
19,312 |
21,893 |
(2,581 |
) |
(12)% |
||||||||||||||||||
Strategic alliance expense |
635 |
313 |
322 |
103% |
2,153 |
1,118 |
1,035 |
93% |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
65,417 |
58,559 |
6,858 |
12% |
173,670 |
163,089 |
10,581 |
6% |
||||||||||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
8,826 |
383 |
8,443 |
2,204% |
37,764 |
15,578 |
22,186 |
142% |
||||||||||||||||||||
OTHER (EXPENSE)/ INCOME |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(6,692 |
) |
(5,482 |
) |
(1,210 |
) |
22% |
(18,583 |
) |
(16,080 |
) |
(2,503 |
) |
16% |
||||||||||||||
Other income/(loss) |
454 |
(1,851 |
) |
2,305 |
N/A |
1,516 |
(2,570 |
) |
4,086 |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||
Total other (expense) |
(6,238 |
) |
(7,333 |
) |
1,095 |
(15)% |
(17,067 |
) |
(18,650 |
) |
1,583 |
(8)% |
||||||||||||||||
Net income/(losses) before income taxes |
2,588 |
(6,950 |
) |
9,538 |
N/A |
20,697 |
(3,072 |
) |
23,769 |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) |
(1,255 |
) |
(1,800 |
) |
545 |
(30)% |
(6,731 |
) |
(2,807 |
) |
(3,924 |
) |
140% |
|||||||||||||||
NET INCOME/(LOSS) |
$ |
1,333 |
$ |
(8,750 |
) |
$ |
10,083 |
N/A |
$ |
13,966 |
$ |
(5,879 |
) |
$ |
19,845 |
N/A |
Revenues
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Our total revenue is composed almost entirely of recurring management and advisory fees, with the vast majority of fees earned on committed capital that is typically subject to ten to fifteen year lock up agreements, therefore our average fee rates have remained stable at approximately 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, revenues increased by $15.3 million or 26% due to organic FPAUM growth across Bonaccord, Enhanced, RCP, and WTI.
Management and advisory fees increased by $14.5 million, or 25%, to $72.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to organic FPAUM growth generating revenues of $14.7 million at Bonaccord, Enhanced, RCP and WTI. Catch-up fees for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $6.2 million of the $72.6 million in management and advisory fees associated with the fund closings at Bonaccord and RCP.
Other revenues increased by $0.8 million or 91% to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 driven by $0.6 million increase in ancillary elements of our business. Additionally, an increase of $0.2 million of interest income in other revenue at RCP.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Our revenue is composed almost entirely of recurring management and advisory fees, with the vast majority of fees earned on committed capital that is typically subject to ten to fifteen year lock up agreements, therefore our average fee rates have remained stable at approximately 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, revenues increased by $32.8 million or 18% primarily due to organic FPAUM growth across Bonaccord, Enhanced, RCP, WTI, and TrueBridge.
Management and advisory fees increased by $29.9 million, or 17%, to $206.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to organic FPAUM growth at Bonaccord, Enhanced, WTI, and TrueBridge of $30.2 million offset slightly by a decrease of $0.7 million in management fees at Five Points. Catch-up fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $20.0 million associated with the fund closings at Bonaccord, TrueBridge and RCP.
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Other revenues increased by $2.9 million or 124% to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily driven by $2.0 million of recognized carried interest income from an uncommon pre-acquisition legacy managed fund in other revenue and an increase of $0.6 million of interest income in other revenue at RCP.
For the three months |
For the nine months |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
$ Change |
% Change |
2024 |
2023 |
$ Change |
% Change |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES |
(in thousands) |
(in thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits |
$ |
42,531 |
$ |
42,175 |
$ |
356 |
1 |
% |
$ |
115,893 |
$ |
114,128 |
$ |
1,765 |
2 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
Professional fees |
9,169 |
3,357 |
5,812 |
173 |
% |
16,472 |
10,191 |
6,281 |
62 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||
General, administrative, and other |
6,606 |
5,315 |
1,291 |
24 |
% |
19,680 |
15,209 |
4,471 |
29 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration expense |
39 |
80 |
(41 |
) |
(51 |
)% |
160 |
550 |
(390 |
) |
(71 |
)% |
|||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
6,437 |
7,319 |
(882 |
) |
(12 |
)% |
19,312 |
21,893 |
(2,581 |
) |
(12 |
)% |
|||||||||||||||||||
Strategic alliance expense |
635 |
313 |
322 |
103 |
% |
2,153 |
1,118 |
1,035 |
93 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
$ |
65,417 |
$ |
58,559 |
$ |
6,858 |
12 |
% |
$ |
173,670 |
$ |
163,089 |
$ |
10,581 |
6 |
% |
Operating Expenses
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Total operating expenses increased by $6.9 million, or 12%, to $65.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase in professional fees as well as general, administrative, and other expenses.
Compensation and benefits expense was relatively unchanged for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. There was a decrease in severance expense of $2.3 million and a decrease in stock compensation of $1.3 million primarily driven by a decrease in management stock compensation expense acceleration related to the executive transition that occurred in October 2023 offset by an increase in the remeasurement for the fair value of the Bonaccord Units related to the acquisition of Bonaccord. The Bonaccord Units, which are recognized using the tranche method, had an increase in expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. These decreases were offset by a $1.8 million increase in profit and revenue share expense at Bonaccord and $1.3 million increase related to increases in headcount and associated benefits across the Company as well as merit-based salary raises to retain and motivate talent across the Company.
Professional fees increased by $5.8 million, or 173%, to $9.2 million. The primary increase in professional fees for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 is primarily driven by an increase in professional and legal fees associated with the Company's debt refinancing as well as the Company's transitions related to turnover at the management level, office locations, policies, as well as normal course of business such as filings and due diligence for acquisitions.
General, administrative, and other increased by $1.3 million, or 24%, to $6.6 million, due primarily to $0.5 million increase of placement agent fees at Hark, $0.4 million increase in marketing efforts, as well as $0.4 million ongoing enhancements to infrastructure, technology, and security across the Company.
Amortization of intangibles decreased by $0.9 million, or 12%, to $6.4 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This is due to decreases at ECG, RCP, and TrueBridge. The decrease at ECG is driven by unique syndication contracts and advisory contracts' amortization schedule, which is based on projected revenues at the time of acquisition. The decreases at RCP and TrueBridge are driven by asset management fee contracts' amortization schedule, which is based on projected revenues at the time of acquisition.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Total operating expenses increased by $10.6 million, or 6%, to $173.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits, general, administrative and other expense, professional fees, and strategic alliance expense offset slightly by a decrease in amortization of intangibles.
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Compensation and benefits expense increased by $1.8 million, or 2%, to $115.9 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was driven by $15.9 million of increases in headcount and associated benefits across the Company as well as merit-based salary raises to retain and motivate talent across the Company. This increase was offset by change of estimate for timing of achieving the earnout payment related to the acquisition of WTI, which prospectively adjusted recognition of the expense and resulted in $8.6 million decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Additionally, there was a decrease in severance expense of $3.3 million and a decrease in stock compensation of $3.1 million, of which $2.1 million decrease relates to remeasurement for the fair value of the Bonaccord Units and Hark Units related to the acquisition of Bonaccord and Hark and a decrease of $1.0 million related to management stock award accelerations in 2023 related to the Executive Transition in October 2023. In 2023, the Hark Units were fully earned and recognized, therefore, there was no correlating expense in 2024 associated with the Hark Units. Moreover, the Bonaccord Units, which are recognized using the tranche method, had a decrease in expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Professional fees increased by $6.3 million, or 62%, to $16.5 million. The primary driver for the increase in professional fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is an increase of $5.0 million in professional and legal expenses associated with the Company's debt refinancing and the Company's transitions related to turnover at the management level, office locations, policies, as well as normal course of business such as filings and due diligence for acquisitions. Additionally, a $1.1 million increase related to audit, tax, and compliance services provided to the Company.
General, administrative and other increased by $4.5 million, or 29%, to $19.7 million, due to $1.1 million increase of placement agent fees, $0.3 million increase of rent, $0.9 million increase in marketing efforts, $0.6 million increase in conferences, travel, and entertainment expenses, and $1.1 million increase for ongoing enhancements to infrastructure, technology, and security across the Company.
Contingent consideration expense decreased by $0.4 million, to $0.2 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This was driven by remeasurement of contingent consideration payable in connection with the acquisitions of Hark and Bonaccord. The Hark contingent consideration was fully earned and paid in 2023 and the Bonaccord contingent consideration is fully earned as of September 30, 2024 and has a remaining fair value is $4.3 million as of September 30, 2024.
Amortization of intangibles decreased by $2.6 million, or 12%, to $19.3 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This is due to decreases at ECG, RCP, and TrueBridge. The decrease at ECG is driven by unique syndication contracts and advisory contracts' amortization schedule, which is based on projected revenues at the time of acquisition. The decreases at RCP and TrueBridge are driven by asset management fee contracts' amortization schedule, which is based on projected revenues at the time of acquisition.
Other (Expense)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Other expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or (15)%, to $6.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was driven by $3.1 million in other income/(losses) related to legal settlements incurred in the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to no legal settlements incurred in the three months ended September 30, 2024. This was offset by an increase in interest expense of $2.0 million on the credit facility due to higher SOFR rates and a larger outstanding debt balance in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Other expenses decreased by $1.6 million, or 8%, to $17.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was driven by $2.3 million in other income/(losses) related to legal settlements incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to no legal settlements incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and $1.7 million increase in other income driven by interest earned for money market accounts and income from unconsolidated subsidiaries. This was offset by an increase in interest expense of $2.5 million due to higher SOFR rates and a larger average outstanding debt balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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Income Tax Expense
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Income tax expense decreased by $0.5 million to $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the expense of $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to discrete period recognition of windfall tax adjustments related to options exercised and RSU vesting during the period.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Income tax expense increased by $3.9 million to $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to an expense of $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to additional income during the period.
FPAUM
The following table provides a period-to-period roll-forward of our fee paying assets under management on an actual basis.
For the three months |
For the nine months |
|||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
|||||||||||||
Balance, Beginning of Period |
$ |
23,835 |
$ |
22,165 |
$ |
23,259 |
$ |
21,206 |
||||||||
Add: |
||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
Capital raised (1) |
1,251 |
536 |
2,457 |
2,257 |
||||||||||||
Capital deployed (2) |
122 |
163 |
428 |
624 |
||||||||||||
Net Asset Value Change (3) |
- |
(70 |
) |
(4 |
) |
(117 |
) |
|||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||||||
Scheduled fee base stepdowns |
(277 |
) |
(37 |
) |
(439 |
) |
(321 |
) |
||||||||
Expiration of fee period |
(8 |
) |
(61 |
) |
(778 |
) |
(953 |
) |
||||||||
Balance, End of period |
$ |
24,923 |
$ |
22,696 |
$ |
24,923 |
$ |
22,696 |
FPAUM as of September 30, 2024
FPAUM increased by $1.1 million to $24.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, due primarily to an increase in capital raised from our private equity and venture capital solutions being offset by scheduled fee stepdowns. FPAUM increased by $1.7 billion, or 7.2%, to $24.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, due primarily to an increase in capital raised from our private equity and venture capital solutions. Our FPAUM growth and concentration across solutions and vehicles has been relatively consistent over time but can vary in particular periods due to the systematic fundraising cycles of new funds, which typically lasts 12-24 months. We expect to continue to expand our fundraising efforts and grow FPAUM with the launch of new specialized investment vehicles and asset class solutions.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Below is a description of our unaudited non-GAAP financial measures. These are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be construed as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures, which are reconciled below. These measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures. Other companies may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.
We use Fee-Related Revenue ("FRR"), Fee-Related Earnings ("FRE"), Adjusted Net Income ("ANI"), as well as Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) to provide additional measures of
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profitability. We use the measures to assess our performance relative to our intended strategies, expected patterns of profitability, and budgets, and use the results of that assessment to adjust our future activities to the extent we deem necessary. FRR is calculated as Total Revenues less any incentive fees. FRE is a non-GAAP performance measure used to monitor our baseline earnings less any incentive fee revenue and excluding any incentive fee-related expenses. ANI reflects our actual cash flows generated by our core operations. ANI is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA, less actual cash paid for interest and federal and state income taxes.
In order to compute Adjusted EBITDA, we adjust our GAAP net (loss)/income for the following items:
The cash income taxes paid during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 as well as during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 differ significantly from the net income tax expense, which is primarily comprised of deferred tax expense as described in the results of operations.
For the Three |
For the Six |
|||||||||||||||
Months Ended |
Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
September 30, |
September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
(in thousands) |
(in thousands) |
|||||||||||||||
Net Income/(Loss) |
$ |
1,333 |
$ |
(8,750 |
) |
$ |
13,966 |
$ |
(5,879 |
) |
||||||
Adjustments: |
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation & amortization |
7,254 |
7,900 |
21,411 |
23,526 |
||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
6,692 |
5,482 |
18,584 |
16,080 |
||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
1,255 |
1,799 |
6,731 |
2,806 |
||||||||||||
Non-recurring expenses |
5,556 |
5,493 |
7,131 |
10,668 |
||||||||||||
Non-cash stock based compensation |
5,765 |
7,871 |
17,482 |
16,269 |
||||||||||||
Non-cash stock based compensation - acquisitions |
3,882 |
1,122 |
5,557 |
7,895 |
||||||||||||
Non-cash stock based compensation - CEO transition |
- |
2,106 |
- |
2,106 |
||||||||||||
Earn out related compensation |
3,597 |
6,607 |
10,714 |
19,394 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
35,334 |
$ |
29,630 |
$ |
101,576 |
$ |
92,865 |
||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||||||
Cash interest expense, net |
(4,189 |
) |
(5,048 |
) |
(15,231 |
) |
(15,051 |
) |
||||||||
Cash income taxes, net of taxes related to acquisitions |
(388 |
) |
(245 |
) |
(1,437 |
) |
(1,332 |
) |
||||||||
Adjusted Net Income |
$ |
30,757 |
$ |
24,337 |
$ |
84,908 |
$ |
76,482 |
||||||||
Total Revenues |
$ |
74,243 |
$ |
58,942 |
$ |
211,434 |
$ |
178,667 |
||||||||
Adjustments: |
||||||||||||||||
Non-Fee Related Revenue |
(1,317 |
) |
(1,202 |
) |
(5,192 |
) |
(3,604 |
) |
||||||||
Fee-Related Revenue |
$ |
72,926 |
$ |
57,740 |
$ |
206,242 |
$ |
175,063 |
||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
35,334 |
$ |
29,630 |
$ |
101,576 |
$ |
92,865 |
||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||||||
Non-Fee Related Income |
(248 |
) |
(94 |
) |
(2,182 |
) |
(410 |
) |
||||||||
Fee-Related Earnings |
$ |
35,086 |
$ |
29,536 |
$ |
99,394 |
$ |
92,455 |
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Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Selected Statements of Financial Position
As of |
As of |
|||||||||||||
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
$ Change |
% Change |
|||||||||||
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) |
$ |
63,268 |
$ |
32,057 |
$ |
31,211 |
97% |
|||||||
Goodwill and other intangibles |
609,921 |
629,233 |
(19,312 |
) |
(3)% |
|||||||||
Total assets |
857,033 |
834,074 |
22,959 |
3% |
||||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
63,018 |
45,081 |
17,937 |
40% |
||||||||||
Debt obligations |
319,411 |
289,844 |
29,567 |
10% |
||||||||||
Equity |
$ |
394,094 |
$ |
425,162 |
$ |
(31,068 |
) |
(7)% |
Cash and cash equivalents increased from $32.1 million as of December 31, 2023 to $63.3 million as of September 30, 2024 primarily due to the Company's debt refinancing. There was a decrease in goodwill and intangible assets of $19.3 million due to amortization of intangibles during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Remaining total assets increased in the same period by $11.7 million. The increase is driven by an increase in accounts receivable and due from related parties which is primarily due to ECG's Advisory Agreement with Enhanced PC and Crossroads. The increase in remaining total assets was offset by a decrease in deferred tax assets, net due to utilization of the net operating losses and a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets, which is primarily due to Enhanced's sale of state tax credits during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Debt obligations increased by $30.4 million which is driven by the Company's debt refinancing during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have continued to support our ongoing operations through the receipt of management and advisory fee revenues. However, to fund our continued growth, we have utilized capital obtained through debt and equity raises. Our ability to continue to raise funds or issue new shares as consideration will be critical as we pursue additional business development opportunities and new acquisitions.
On December 22, 2021, P10, Inc. entered into a Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.. The term loan and revolving credit facility provides financing for acquisition activity. The term loan provides for a $125.0 million facility and the revolving credit facility provides for an additional $125.0 million. There is also a $125 million accordion feature available in the credit agreement, which we exercised in September 2022. The accordion was not drawn until October 2022, at which point it was divided to $87.5 million of term loan and $37.5 million of revolver. On August 1, 2024, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provides for a new senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $175 million, with a $10 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, and a new senior secured loan facility in the amount of $325 million. The New Credit Facilities are to be used to refinance and replace the credit facilities under the Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.
The New Credit Facilities are Term SOFR Loans meaning loans bearing interest based upon the "Adjusted Term SOFR Rate". The Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") at the date of election, plus 2.60%. The Company can elect one or three months for the Revolver Facility and one, three, or six months for the Term Loan. Principal is contractually repaid at a rate of 1.25% on the term loan quarterly effective December 31, 2025. The New Revolving Facility has no contractual principal repayments until maturity, which is August 1, 2028 for both facilities.
As of September 30, 2024, the Term Loan with a balance of $325.0 million is incurring interest at a weighted average Adjusted Term SOFR Rate of 7.68%. As of September 30, 2024, there is no outstanding balance for the Revolver Facility. Refer to Note 11 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details provided on the debt and associated interest periods.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants typical of such financing transactions, and specific financial covenants which require P10 to maintain a minimum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 3.50. As of September 30, 2024, P10 was in compliance with its financial and other covenants required under the facility. The Company has incurred $17.5 million in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
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Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
The following table reflects our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the Nine Months |
||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
$ Change |
% Change |
|||||||||||
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
73,258 |
$ |
45,807 |
$ |
27,451 |
60% |
|||||||
Net cash (used in) investing activities |
(3,358 |
) |
(727 |
) |
(2,631 |
) |
362% |
|||||||
Net cash (used in) financing activities |
(38,689 |
) |
(52,354 |
) |
13,665 |
(26)% |
||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and |
$ |
31,211 |
$ |
(7,274 |
) |
$ |
38,485 |
(529)% |
Operating Activities
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
The Company's operating activities generally reflect the Company's earnings in the respective periods after adjusting for significant non-cash activity, including income of unconsolidated subsidiaries, stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization, and deferred tax expense, all of which are included in net income. Cash from operating activities increased by $27.5 million, or 60%, to $73.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, our net cash provided by operating activities was driven primarily by receipts of management fees and advisory fees, partially offset by payment of operating expenses, which includes professional fees, compensation and benefits, as well as general, administrative and other expenses. Additionally, the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was impacted by cash received for the sale of tax credits while the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was impacted by repaying deposit liabilities to third parties related to pending tax credit projects.
Investing activities
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
The cash used in investing activities increased by $2.6 million, or 362%, to $3.4 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This increase in cash used was primarily due to purchases of leasehold improvements, included in property and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Financing Activities
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
We recorded a net $38.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 for cash used in financing activities, as compared to cash used in financing activities of $52.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The change is driven by the cash provided by debt refinancing during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity
We generate significant cash flows from operating activities. We believe that we will be able to continue to meet our current and long-term liquidity and capital requirements through our cash flows from operating activities, existing cash and cash equivalents, and our external financing activities which may include refinancing of existing indebtedness or the pay down of debt using proceeds of equity offerings.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not invest in any off-balance sheet vehicles that provide liquidity, capital resources, market, or credit risk support, or engage in any activities that expose us to any liability that is not reflected in our consolidated financial statements.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We believe the following critical accounting policies could potentially produce materially different results if we were to change the underlying assumptions, estimates, or judgments. See Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements for a summary of our significant accounting policies.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management believes it has made all necessary adjustments so that the Consolidated Financial Statements are presented fairly and that estimates made in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements are reasonable and prudent. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned or majority-owned subsidiaries and entities in which the Company is deemed to have a direct or indirect controlling financial interest based on either a variable interest model or voting interest model. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Certain entities in which the Company holds an interest are investment companies that follow specialized accounting rules under GAAP and reflect their investments at estimated fair value. Accordingly, the carrying value of the Company's equity method investments in such entities retains the specialized accounting treatment.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company performs the variable interest analysis for all entities in which it has a potential variable interest. If the Company has a variable interest in the entity and the entity is a variable interest entity ("VIE"), we will also analyze whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of this entity and if consolidation is required.
Generally, VIEs are entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties, or whose equity holders, as a group, lack one or more of the following characteristics: (a) direct or indirect ability to make decisions, (b) obligation to absorb expected losses or (c) right to receive expected residual returns. A VIE must be evaluated quantitatively and qualitatively to determine the primary beneficiary, which is the reporting entity that has (a) the power to direct activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
To determine a VIE's primary beneficiary, we perform a qualitative assessment to determine which party, if any, has the power to direct activities of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses and/or receive its benefits. This assessment involves identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and determine whether we, or another party, has the power to direct those activities. When evaluating whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we perform a qualitative analysis that considers the design of the VIE, the nature of our involvement and the variable interests held by other parties. See Note 6 of our consolidated financial statements for further information.
The Company has determined that certain of its subsidiaries are VIEs, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entities, because it has the power to direct activities of the entities that most significantly impact such VIEs' economic performance and has a controlling financial interest in each entity. Accordingly, the Company consolidates these entities, which include P10 Intermediate, Holdco, RCP 2, RCP 3, TrueBridge, Hark, Bonaccord, and WTI. The assets and liabilities of the consolidated VIEs are presented gross in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The liabilities of our consolidated VIEs' are obligations of those entities and their creditors do not generally have recourse to the assets of P10. See Note 6 of our consolidated financial statements for more information on both consolidated and unconsolidated VIEs.
Entities that do not qualify as VIEs are assessed for consolidation as voting interest entities under the voting interest model. Under the voting interest model, the Company consolidates those entities it controls through a majority voting interest or other means. Five Points, P10 Holdings, and ECG are concluded to be consolidated subsidiaries of P10 under the voting interest model.
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Accounts Receivable and Due from Related Parties
Accounts receivable is equal to contractual amounts reduced for allowances, if applicable. Management fees are collected on a quarterly basis. Certain subsidiaries management fee contracts are collected at the beginning of the quarter, while others are collected in arrears. The management fees reflected in accounts receivable at period end are those that are collected in arrears.
Due from related parties represents receivables from the Funds for reimbursable expenses, and management fees collected by a related party of RCP 2 that are owed to RCP 2. Additionally, fees owed to the Company for the advisory agreement entered into upon the closing of the acquisitions of ECG and ECP and any supplemental agreements entered into after acquisition, ("Advisory Agreements") where ECG provides advisory services to Enhanced Permanent Capital, LLC ("Enhanced PC") are reflected in due from related parties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Revenue Recognition of Management Fees and Management Fees Received in Advance
Revenue is recognized when the Company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
While the determination of who is the customer in a contractual arrangement will be made on a contract-by-contract basis, the customer will generally be the investment fund for the Company's significant management and advisory contracts.
Management and Advisory Fees
The Company earns management fees for asset management services provided to the Funds where the Company has discretion over investment decisions. The Company primarily earns fees for advisory services provided to clients where the Company does not have discretion over investment decisions. Management and advisory fees received in advance reflects the amount of fees that have been received prior to the period the fees are earned. These fees are recorded as deferred revenues on the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the performance obligation not being satisfied at the time of collection.
For asset management and advisory services, the Company typically satisfies its performance obligations over time as the services are provided as a distinct series of daily performance obligations that the customer simultaneously benefits from as they are performed. Asset management fees are based on the contractual terms of each contract which differ, such as fees calculated based on committed capital or deployed capital, fees initially calculated based on committed capital during the investment period and on net invested capital through the remainder of the fund's term, fees that step down during specified periods of the fund's term, or in limited instances, fees based on assets under management. At contract inception, no revenue is estimated as the fees are dependent variable amounts which are susceptible to factors outside of our control. Fees are recognized for services provided during the period, which are distinct from services provided in other periods. In certain asset management and advisory agreements progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which the Company has a right to invoice.
Advisory service fees are determined using fixed-rate fees and are recognized over time as the related services are completed. Other advisory services include transaction and management fees associated with managing the origination and ongoing compliance of certain investments.
The Company allocates a portion of consideration received under an arrangement to a financing component when it determines that a significant financing component exists. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if, at each contract inception the Company expects that the period between services being provided and cash collection would be less than one year. To the extent the Company determines that there is a significant financing component in a contract with a customer, it determines the impact of the time value of money in adjusting the transaction price to account for the income associated with the financing component by estimating the discount rate that would be reflected in a separate financing transaction between the customer and the Company at contract inception, based upon the credit characteristics of the customer receiving financing in the contract.
The Company is applying the optional disclosure exemption for variable consideration for unsatisfied performance obligations, as the variable consideration relates to these unsatisfied performance obligations being fulfilled as a series. The performance obligations related to these contracts are expected to be satisfied over the next 1-10 years as services are provided to the customer.
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Catch-up fees are earned from investors that make commitments to the fund after the first fund closing occurs during the fundraising period of funds originally launched in prior periods, and as such the investors are required to pay a catch-up fee as if they had committed to the fund at the first closing. Catch-up fees are recorded as revenue when such commitments are made as variable consideration.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation relates to grants for shares of P10 awarded to our employees through stock options as well as RSUs awarded to employees and RSAs issued to non-employee directors as compensation for service on the Company's board. Stock compensation expense for awards that cliff-vest after a service period is recorded ratably over the vesting period at the fair market value on the grant date. For awards with graded vesting, and vesting only requires a service condition, the Company elected, in accordance with ASC 718, to treat these awards as single awards for recognition purposes and recognize compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the entire award. For awards with graded vesting and require a market condition to vest, the Company treats each expected vesting tranche as an individual award and recognizes expense ratably over the vesting period at the fair market value of the grant date. Certain acquisition related RSUs vest after meeting certain performance metrics. For these, the Company uses the tranche method and recognizes expense for each tranche of RSUs deemed probable of vesting on a straight-line basis over the expected vesting period. The Company evaluates the probability of vesting at each reporting period. Unvested units are remeasured quarterly against performance metrics as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
Income Taxes
Current income tax expense represents our estimated taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period. In accordance with ASC 740, we recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount we believe is more likely than not to be realized.
Uncertain tax positions are recognized only when we believe it is more likely than not that the tax position will be upheld on examination by the taxing authorities based on the merits of the position. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
We file various federal and state and local tax returns based on federal and state local consolidation and stand- alone tax rules as applicable.
Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
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 price risk, interest-rate risk, access to and cost of financing risk, liquidity risk, and counterparty risk. Potentially negative effects of these risks may be mitigated to a certain extent by those aspects of our investment approach, investment strategies 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.
Our predominant exposure to market risk is related to our role as general partner or investment manager for our specialized investment vehicles and the sensitivities to movements in the fair value of their investments and overall returns for our investors. Since our management fees are generally based on commitments or net invested capital, our management fee and advisory fee revenue is not significantly impacted by changes in investment values, but unfavorable changes in the value of the assets we manage could adversely impact our ability to attract and retain our investors.
Fair value of the financial assets and liabilities of our specialized investment vehicles may fluctuate in response to changes in the value of underlying assets, and interest rates.
Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2024, we had $325.0 million in outstanding principal in Term Loans under our Term Loan and $0 under our Revolving Credit Facility. The annual interest rate on the Term Loan is based on SOFR, subject to a floor of
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0.10%, plus 2.50%. On September 30, 2024, the interest rate on these borrowings was 2.6% + SOFR. Despite the current interest rate environment displaying an interest rate cut by 50-basis points, the Company is still exposed to interest rate risk if there is a shift in the environment. We estimate that a 100-basis point increase in the interest rate would result in an approximately $3.2 million increase in interest expense related to the loan over the next 12 months.
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.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives.
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information that we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recent quarter ended September 30, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information required with respect to this item can be found under "Contingencies" in Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies, to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report, and such information is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The following table provides information about our repurchase activity with respect to shares of our common stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2024:
Period |
Total Number of Shares Purchased |
Weighted Average Price Paid per Share |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program (1) |
Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) |
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July 1 - 31, 2024 |
- |
$ |
- |
- |
$ |
8,060,047 |
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August 1 - 31, 2024 |
609,300 |
$ |
10.15 |
609,300 |
$ |
13,872,482 |
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September 1 - 30, 2024 |
- |
$ |
- |
- |
$ |
13,872,482 |
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Total |
609,300 |
$ |
10.15 |
609,300 |
Item 5. Other Information
Neither the Company nor any of our officers or directors adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1or non-Rule 10b5-1trading arrangement as defined by Item 408(a) and Item 408(d) of Regulation S-K during the last fiscal quarter.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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10.1 |
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31.1* |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2* |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1* |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2* |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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101.INS |
Inline XBRL Instance Document |
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101.SCH |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
* Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
P10, Inc. |
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Date: November 8, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Luke A. Sarsfield III |
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Luke A. Sarsfield III |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: November 8, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Amanda Coussens |
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Amanda Coussens |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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