v3.26.1
Investments and Advances to Equity Method Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Investments and Advances to Equity Method Investments [Abstract]  
Investments and advances to equity method investments
4.
Investments and advances to equity method investments

The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures using the equity method of accounting. The Company’s joint ventures are as follows:

i)
Falcon’s Creative Group

QIC Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of QIC, holds 25% of FCG's equity interest in the form of preferred units (the "Strategic Investment"), and the Company, holds the remaining 75% of the equity interest in the form of common units. FCG's amended and restated limited liability company agreement (“LLCA”) includes QIC as a member and provides QIC with certain consent, priority and preemptive rights.

QIC is entitled to redeem its preferred units on the earlier of (a) the five-year anniversary of the Strategic Investment on July 27, 2028 or (b) any date on which a majority of key persons cease to be employed by FCG. The LLCA contains contractual provisions regarding the distribution of FCG’s income or loss. Pursuant to these provisions, QIC is entitled to a redemption amount of the initial $30.0 million investment plus a 9% annual compounding preferred return. QIC does not absorb losses from FCG that would cause its investment to drop below this redemption amount, and any losses not absorbed by QIC are fully allocated to the Company.

The Company and FCG are part of an intercompany service agreement (“Intercompany Services Agreement”) and a license agreement.

ii)
PDP

PDP is an unconsolidated joint venture with Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (“Meliá Group”) for the development and operation of hotel resorts and theme parks. The Company has 50% voting rights and shares 50% of profits and losses in this joint venture. PDP operates one hotel resort and theme park located in Mallorca, Spain. PDP operated a hotel located at Tenerife in the Canary Islands until the sale on May 30, 2025. In March 2026, the Company received a partial distribution from PDP of $1.7 million related to performance from the Mallorca property.

iii)
Karnival

 

The Company has a 50% interest in Karnival, an unconsolidated joint venture with Raging Power Limited, a subsidiary of New World Development Company Limited (“Raging Power”). The purpose of the joint venture was to hold ownership interests in entities developing and operating amusement centers located in the People’s Republic of China. The Company has concluded that Karnival is a VIE, because the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Karnival, as such decisions are taken by the unanimous consent of the representatives of the joint venture partners. The Company, therefore, does not consolidate Karnival and accounts for the investment as an equity method investment. In October 2025, the Company and its joint venture partners agreed to terminate this project and windup the joint venture due to protracted delays in the underlying location development schedule. In March 2026, the Company received a partial distribution from Karnival in the amount of $1.5 million. Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company received a second partial distribution from Karnival in the amount of $1.9 million.

 

Investments and advances to equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

As of

 

 

March 31,
2026

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

FCG

 

$

18,026

 

 

$

17,844

 

PDP

 

 

25,836

 

 

 

28,648

 

Karnival

 

 

2,759

 

 

 

4,225

 

 

 

$

46,621

 

 

$

50,717

 

 

Share of income (loss) from equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,
2026

 

 

March 31,
2025

 

FCG

 

$

182

 

 

$

(4,571

)

PDP

 

 

(422

)

 

 

474

 

Karnival

 

 

24

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

$

(216

)

 

$

(4,063

)

 

Share of income (loss) from FCG consisted of:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,
2026

 

 

March 31,
2025

 

Share of FCG net income (loss) (excluding gain on sale of land)

 

$

211

 

 

$

(2,977

)

Share of FCG net income (loss) from gain on sale of land

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

 

Preferred unit dividend accretion

 

 

(826

)

 

 

(768

)

Basis difference amortization

 

 

(826

)

 

 

(826

)

 

 

$

182

 

 

$

(4,571

)

 

Summarized balance sheet information for the Company’s equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

Current assets

 

$

37,568

 

 

$

20,293

 

 

$

12,528

 

 

$

33,807

 

 

$

25,280

 

 

$

14,081

 

Non-current assets

 

 

23,178

 

 

 

49,709

 

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

23,824

 

 

 

51,111

 

 

 

2,785

 

Current liabilities

 

 

18,882

 

 

 

4,004

 

 

 

13,894

 

 

 

17,094

 

 

 

4,006

 

 

 

15,506

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

5,744

 

 

 

4,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,252

 

 

 

4,614

 

 

 

 

 

The Company has certain related parties in common with its joint ventures, however, not all related parties of its joint ventures are related parties of the Company. Related party balances of FCG and PDP consisted of:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

Assets

 

$

31,372

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

24,509

 

 

$

131

 

Liabilities

 

 

4,841

 

 

 

585

 

 

 

4,337

 

 

 

617

 

 

Assets comprise primarily of accounts receivable, contract assets and other current assets. Liabilities comprise primarily of accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities and contract liabilities.

 

Statements of operations for the Company’s equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

Total revenues

 

$

13,025

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,271

 

 

$

7,222

 

 

$

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

2,016

 

 

 

(1,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,824

)

 

 

1,589

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) (excluding gain on sale of land)

 

 

211

 

 

 

(846

)

 

 

49

 

 

 

(2,977

)

 

 

948

 

 

 

68

 

Gain on sale of land

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related party activity for FCG and PDP consisted of:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

Total revenues

 

$

7,452

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

6,064

 

 

$

9

 

Total expenses

 

 

2,287

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

1,820

 

 

 

1,003