Company: RILYN
Filing Date: 2025-11-18
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001464790-25-000023
Chunk: 51

Company: B. Riley Financial, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-18
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 51
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 an initial aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $183,000) (the “Class B Preferred Units”) and (b) 44.2% of the issued and outstanding Common Units. The remaining 6.8% of issued and outstanding Class B Preferred Units and 3.2% of issued and outstanding Common Units will be held by certain minority investors. The Company accounts for its non-controlling equity interest in Great American NewCo using the equity method of accounting (refer to Note 2(m) - Equity Method Investment) with its carrying value included in the “Prepaid expenses and other assets” line item in the consolidated balance sheets (refer to Note 7 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets).The Great American Group, which was historically reported within the Auction and Liquidation segment—providing auction and liquidation services to help clients dispose of assets that include multi-location retail inventory, wholesale inventory, trade fixtures, machinery and equipment, intellectual property, and real property—and within the Financial Consulting segment—offering bankruptcy, financial advisory, forensic accounting, real estate consulting, and valuation and appraisal services—were divested. The Company recorded a net gain of $258,286 to the "Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes" line item in the consolidated statements of operations during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. The net after-tax proceeds from this transaction were used to repay certain debt obligations and focus on the core operating subsidiaries.The Company analyzed the quantitative and qualitative factors relevant to the sale of the Great American Group, including the significance of the operating income generated from the appraisal, real estate consulting and auction and liquidation operations to the overall net income (loss), net (loss) income per share, and net assets, and determined that those conditions for discontinued operations presentation had been met. As such, results of operations and cash flows of that business are reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.Continuing InvolvementIn addition to retaining an equity interest accounted for under the equity method of accounting, at the closing of the transaction, the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement, pursuant to which the Company will provide certain transition services to Great American NewCo relating to the Great American Group for a period of up to one year from the closing. Additionally, the Company entered into a credit agreement, pursuant to which an affiliate of the Company, as lender, will provide to Great American NewCo, as borrower, a first lien secured revolving