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Activity across the platform.

A selection of transactions spanning insurance liabilities and strategic capital, bespoke origination, and selective asset management.

Recent activity.

A selection of transactions completed across Acorn's disciplines. Acorn can act as a capital partner, strategic counterparty, or acquirer of complex liabilities.

Liabilities & Strategic Capital $420M Purchase by Oaktree Opportunities Fund XII September 2025

Ambac legacy financial guarantee businesses

Funds managed by Oaktree completed the acquisition of Ambac's legacy financial guarantee businesses — Ambac Assurance Corporation and Ambac Assurance UK Limited — for $420 million in cash, forming the insurance asset base around which Acorn was built.

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Bespoke Origination $20M Series A, led by Acorn October 2025

GradBridge Series A

Acorn led a $20 million Series A investment in GradBridge, a financing platform for academically strong students who fall outside traditional student-loan underwriting, supporting the company's launch and product development.

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Liabilities & Strategic Capital $219M Acorn-led Acquisition December 2025

Flowserve legacy asbestos liabilities (BW/IP)

An affiliate of Acorn acquired BW/IP New Mexico, Inc. from Flowserve, assuming administration and resolution of its current and future legacy asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets. The subsidiary was capitalized with approximately $219 million at closing.

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Selected transactions shown for illustrative purposes and not a complete record of activity. References to third parties do not imply endorsement.

How these fit together.

Acorn's mandate spans complex insurance liabilities and strategic capital, bespoke origination, and selective asset management. The transactions above reflect early activity across these disciplines, each approached with aligned capital and long-duration ownership.

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