Fair Value Measurement (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurement  
Schedule of information about assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

Description

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2014

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

Investment in preferred shares of a private entity

 

$

39,484,906 

 

—

 

—

 

$

39,484,906 

 

 

 

Summary of quantitative inputs and assumptions used

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for investment in preferred shares of a private entity categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2014:

 

Financial Assets

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation Techniques

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Rate

 

Investment in preferred shares of a private entity

 

$

39,484,906 

 

Discounted cash flow & option pricing method

 

Discount Rate

 

21.5 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount for Lack of Marketability (“DLOM”)

 

9.0 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminal growth rate

 

3.0 

%

 

Summary of changes in financial assets measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financial Assets at Fair
Value Year Ended 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2014

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

Balance as of January 1,

 

—

 

—

 

Purchased

 

—

 

25,719,808 

 

Changes in Gains Included in Other Comprehensive Income

 

—

 

13,765,098 

 

Balance as of December 31

 

—

 

39,484,906 

 

Unrealized Gains

 

—

 

13,765,098