| 10. | Investment in Participation Interests |
On October 9, 2013, the Partnership formed a special purpose entity SQN Delta LLC (“Delta”), a Limited Liability Company registered in the state of Delaware which is 100% owned by the Partnership. The sole purpose of Delta is to acquire an $8,540,000 interest in two, less than 1 year old, bulk carrier vessels. Each vessel is subject to an initial 6 year charter of which approximately 5 years remain. In accordance with the participation agreement, Delta has the right to force a sale of the vessels at any time the sale proceeds would be sufficient to provide Delta with a 14% internal rate of return on an unleveraged basis. The Partnership incurred $4,200,000 of debt relating to the transaction, accruing interest at 10.9% per annum with maturity in December 2020. The debt will be repaid with cash flows generated from the underlying assets acquired. In addition to the above loan, the Partnership contributed $4,000,000 to Delta and is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.
The investment is accounted for using the cost method whereas the Partnership will adjust the basis in the investment according to the allocation of earnings less distributions made. In conjunction with this transaction, the Partnership recorded a purchase discount of $340,000 which was recorded as a deferred gain on the accompanying financial statements. The gain will be amortized over the expected term of the investment and will be recorded as income.