Company: RILYN
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-007082
Chunk: 330

Company: B. Riley Financial, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 330
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   On May 3, 2024, as part of the acquisition of Nogin, the Company acquired a 50% equity interest in Bicoastal Alliance, LLC (“Bicoastal”) through a wholly owned subsidiary of Nogin. Bicoastal is a holding company designed to manage the investments, including strategy and operations, for two brand apparel operating companies. The Company determined Bicoastal is a variable interest entity as it does not have sufficient resources to carry out its management activities without additional financial support. The Company determined that it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Bicoastal’s economic performance, has more equity capital at risk, and is expected to continue to fund operations.  Therefore, the Company determined that it is the primary beneficiary of Bicoastal and has consolidated its results into the Company’s financial statements.On August 14, 2024, Bicoastal entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% equity interest upon paydown of a $700 note payable to the noncontrolling interest noteholder with a final repayment date and equity ownership interest transfer date of June 30, 2025.B. Riley Principal 250 Merger Corporation (“BRPM”) In 2021, the Company along with BRPM 250, a newly formed special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Delaware corporation, consummated the initial public offering of 17,250,000 units of BRPM 250. Each Unit of BRPM 250 consisted of one share of class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the 

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holder thereof to purchase one share of BRPM 250 class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The BRPM 250 Units were each sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to BRPM 250 of $172,500. These proceeds were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the BRPM 250 class A public shareholders and was included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These proceeds are invested only in U.S. treasury securities in accordance with the governing documents of BRPM 250. Under the terms of the BRPM 250 initial public offering, BRPM 250 was required to consummate a business combination transaction within 24 months (or 27 months under certain circumstances) of the completion of its initial public offering. In connection with the completion of