Note 5. Strategic Alliance Expense

In connection with the Bonaccord acquisition, Bonaccord entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement ("SAA") with a third party investor. This SAA provides the third party the right to receive 15% of the net management fee earnings, which includes the management fees minus applicable expenses, for Bonaccord Fund I and subsequent funds, paid quarterly, in exchange for funding certain amounts of capital commitments to the fund. The amount of net management fee earnings the third party has the right to receive is based on their total capital committed. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the strategic alliance expense reported was $0 and $0.7 million, respectively. This is reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as strategic alliance expense in operating expenses.

After the final closing of Bonaccord Fund II ("Fund II"), the third party had the opportunity to acquire, at the price at the time of the original acquisition, equity interests in Bonaccord based on the amount of commitment made. For each $5.0 million, up to a maximum of $250.0 million in irrevocable capital commitments to Fund II, the third party could acquire 10 basis points up to a maximum of 5% equity in Bonaccord. The third party would be entitled to receive distributions of net management fee earnings by the percentage acquired, retroactive to the date of the first close in Fund II. The maximum commitment requirement has been met and Fund II reached the final close on December 24, 2024. Effective April 1, 2025, the third party exercised their option to acquire equity in Bonaccord which entitled them to receive the distributions of net management fee earnings by the maximum 5% percentage acquired.

Simultaneously with the third party exercising their option to acquire equity in Bonaccord, the Company and the third party entered into an agreement whereby the 15% of the net management fee earnings was converted into a 15% equity interest in Bonaccord. As a result of these transactions, the third party now has a total of 20% equity interest in Bonaccord. The new agreement allows for quarterly cash distributions to the third party equal to 20% net management fee earnings, with all other distributions being provided to the Company. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the portion of income or loss to the third party equity holder was $0.7 million and $0, respectively. The portion of income or loss and the corresponding equity attributable to third party equity holder is recognized in non-controlling interest on the consolidated financial statements. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the distributions to the third party was $1.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

The same third party also has the option to purchase equity in Bonaccord under similar terms for Bonaccord Fund III ("Fund III"), except for every $5 million committed, up to a maximum of $250.0 million in irrevocable capital commitments to Fund III, the third party can purchase 9.8 basis points, up to a maximum of 4.9%. This maximum commitment has been met as of December 31, 2025. Fund III has not yet reached the final close, but the Company believes it is probable that the third-party will exercise the option to acquire equity in Bonaccord. If exercised, the purchase price shall be reduced by the amount of management fee distributions, which the third party would have been paid as of the initial closing of Fund III. For funds subsequent to Fund III, the third party has continual commitment conditions. If these commitment conditions are not satisfied, then within 60 days of the final closing of such subsequent fund, the Company may elect to repurchase the equity

granted to the third party from exercising their options related to Fund II and Fund III. The repurchase shall be at the fair market value of such equity at that point in time.