litigation finance – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Why capital deployment is key in commercial litigation finance investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/why-capital-deployment-is-key-in-commercial-litigation-finance-investing/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/why-capital-deployment-is-key-in-commercial-litigation-finance-investing/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2020 05:02:04 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-capital-deployment-is-key-in-commercial-litigation-finance-investing/ In many private equity asset classes, managers typically deploy most of their capital in a particular investment on day one. While they may increase or decrease the investment over time depending on the strategy and the needs of the business and the shareholders, they generally deploy a large percentage of their investment in the early […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/why-capital-deployment-is-key-in-commercial-litigation-finance-investing/feed/ 0 Is the time right for pension funds to consider litigation finance? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/is-the-time-right-for-pension-funds-to-consider-litigation-finance/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/is-the-time-right-for-pension-funds-to-consider-litigation-finance/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 05:01:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-the-time-right-for-pension-funds-to-consider-litigation-finance/ In the early days of litigation finance, most fund managers sold a concept and their own capabilities, but not much else. And risky strategies attracted risky investors. For instance, litigation finance attracted high net-worth individual and family office capital from those who are very comfortable assuming risks. It also attracted sophisticated hedge funds who get […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/is-the-time-right-for-pension-funds-to-consider-litigation-finance/feed/ 0 Exploring the impact of coronavirus on commercial litigation finance investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/exploring-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-commercial-litigation-finance-investments/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/exploring-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-commercial-litigation-finance-investments/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:44:40 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/exploring-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-commercial-litigation-finance-investments/ “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” The above quote from Charles Dickens aptly describes the current environment for the legal industry. Currently, the world economy and the legal profession are under tremendous financial pressure due to the impact of the novel coronavirus. This has already resulted in layoffs, reduced […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/exploring-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-commercial-litigation-finance-investments/feed/ 0 Exploring litigation financing as an asset class https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/exploring-litigation-financing-as-an-asset-class/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/exploring-litigation-financing-as-an-asset-class/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:27:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/exploring-litigation-financing-as-an-asset-class/ Along with more traditional asset classes like fixed income or private equities, litigation finance is another area for pension funds to keep on their radars. With litigation financing, an investor provides an upfront funding commitment to a plaintiff to typically be deployed on certain milestones of a legal case, with the expectation of sharing in […]

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