| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Acadian Asset Management Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
200 State Street, Suite 601A, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) Empyrean Capital Partners, LP ("ECP"), a Delaware limited partnership, which serves as investment manager to Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd. ("ECOMF"), a Cayman Islands exempted company, with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common stock") of Acadian Asset Management (the "Company") directly held by ECOMF;
(ii) Mr. Amos Meron, who serves as the managing member of Empyrean Capital, LLC, the general partner of ECP, with respect to the shares of Common stock directly held by ECOMF.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common stock owned by another Reporting Person. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Empyrean Capital Partners, L.P., 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 2950, Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
ECP - a Delaware limited partnership
Amos Meron - United States |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
10948W103 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) |  An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
1,541,108 |
| (b) | Percent of class:
4.3% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,541,108
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,541,108
The percentages used in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 35,811,913 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 5, 2025, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2025.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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