Mr. Ted Goldthorpe reports

MOUNT LOGAN CAPITAL INC. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC MINORITY INVESTMENT IN LEADING NORTH AMERICAN LENDING PLATFORM

Mount Logan Capital Inc. has agreed to purchase a minority stake in Runway Growth Capital LLC, a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture-backed companies. Runway is the investment adviser to investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp., a business development company, and other private funds. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Key commentary:

• Runway, a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture-backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, and BC Partners Credit, the $8-billion credit arm of BC Partners, an approximately $40-billion AUM (assets under management) alternative investment firm, today announced a definitive agreement, whereby BC Partners Credit will acquire a majority stake in Runway.
• Mount Logan is acquiring the remaining minority stake in Runway in exchange for $5-million of Mount Logan common shares, alongside BC Partners and its affiliates' majority investment. There will be no changes following the close of the transaction to the management team or day-to-day operations of the company. Mount Logan's $5-million indirect interest in Runway will be satisfied through the issuance of common shares of Mount Logan to certain selling members of Runway, at a price per share to be determined upon closing of the offering based on the 20-day volume weighted average price of the common shares of Mount Logan prior to the date thereof, subject to the approval of the Cboe Canada.
• Mount Logan expected to benefit significantly from access to Runway's differentiated private credit investing capabilities, specifically focused on venture and non-venture backed growth companies. The transaction further bolsters Mount Logan's portfolio of credit products.
• Mount Logan looks forward to working closely with BC Partners Credit and Runway's management and investment teams to capitalize on the opportunities available in the North American credit markets.
• Runway Growth Capital is expected to remain the investment adviser to its managed investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp., a business development company, and other private funds.
• The closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2024, is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the new investment advisory agreement with Runway by Runway Growth Finance's stockholders, the terms of which are expected to remain the same as the existing investment advisory agreement. The Runway Growth Finance board of directors unanimously recommended that Runway Growth Finance's stockholders approve the new investment advisory agreement, under which Runway will continue in its capacity as the company's investment adviser. Senior management of Runway Growth Capital LLC has agreed to vote their shares in favor of the transaction.
• Wildeboer Dellelce LLP is acting as Canadian legal counsel to Mount Logan. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is acting as legal counsel to BC Partners. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is acting as exclusive financial adviser to Runway Growth Capital LLC. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is acting as legal counsel to Runway Growth Capital LLC, and Eversheds Sutherland (U.S.) LLP is acting as legal counsel to the independent directors of Runway Growth Finance.

Management commentary

Ted Goldthorpe, chief executive officer and chairman of Mount Logan, said: "David and the team at Runway have built one of the most well-respected, pure-play late- and growth-stage lending platforms in venture lending, and we are extremely excited to work with them to build on their strong momentum. We see incredibly compelling opportunities for Runway to create value for investors and borrowers under the Mount Logan and BC Partners Credit umbrellas. We see tremendous benefits for Mount Logan investors from the strategic alignment with the Runway team, expanding our credit investment expertise and ability to increase our products offered to our target markets, and moving Mount Logan another step closer to operating as a fully diversified private credit manager."

David Spreng, chief executive officer and founder of Runway, said: "This transaction will deliver increased value for both investors and borrowers in the near and long term as we join the BC Partners platform. We believe strongly in the benefits of combining our expertise with the capabilities of the BC Partners platform and Mount Logan, a growing North American asset management and insurance solutions business. We see strategic long-term value in broadening the investor universe for our venture lending product across institutional, retail and insurance pockets of capital. We are excited about delivering to our investors the increased benefits from greater exposure and access to a larger number of investment opportunities, additional diversification and the potential for improved returns, which will accrue to the benefit of all stakeholders."

About Mount Logan Capital Inc.

Mount Logan is an alternative asset management and insurance solutions company that is focused on public and private debt securities in the North American market and the reinsurance of annuity products primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Mount Logan Management LLC and Ability Insurance Company, respectively. The company also actively sources, evaluates, underwrites, manages, monitors and primarily invests in loans, debt securities and other credit-oriented instruments that present attractive risk-adjusted returns and present low risk of principal impairment through the credit cycle.

Ability is a Nebraska-domiciled insurer and reinsurer of long-term care policies and annuity products acquired by Mount Logan in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. Ability is unique in the insurance industry in that its long-term care portfolio's morbidity risk has been largely reinsured to third parties and Ability is also no longer insuring or re-insuring new long-term care risk.

About BC Partners and BC Partners Credit

BC Partners is a leading international investment firm in private equity, private debt and real estate strategies. BC Partners Credit was launched in February, 2017, with a focus on identifying attractive credit opportunities in any market environment, often in complex market segments. The platform leverages the broader firm's deep industry and operating resources to provide flexible financing solutions to middle-market companies across business services, industrials, health care and other select sectors.

About Runway Growth Capital LLC

Runway Growth Capital is the investment adviser to investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance, a business development company, and other private funds, which are lenders of growth capital to companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Led by industry veteran Mr. Spreng, these funds provide senior term loans of a target of $30-million to $150-million to fast-growing companies based in the United States and Canada.

About Runway Growth Finance Corp.

Runway Growth Finance is a growing specialty finance company focused on providing flexible capital solutions to late- and growth-stage companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Runway Growth Finance is a closed-end investment fund that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Runway Growth Finance is externally managed by Runway Growth Capital LLC, an established registered investment adviser that was formed in 2015 and led by Mr. Spreng.

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