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Innovation in Legal Finance (Part 2): What is “Event Driven Litigation Centric” Investing & Why Should Investors Care?
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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The following is a contributed piece by Ed Truant, founder of Slingshot Capital, Part 1 of this 2-part series can be found here.
Innovation in Legal Finance (Part 1 of 2): What is “Event Driven Litigation Centric” Investing & Why Should Investors Care?
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The following is a contributed piece by Ed Truant, founder of Slingshot Capital,
Executive Summary
- EDLC Investing is a relatively new, niche market requiring highly specialized skills
- EDLC has many advantages over CLF investing, although it is not a directly comparable investment strategy due to its application to publicly traded markets
- EDLC investing requires investors to have more of a buy/hold mentality than a ‘trader’ mentality due to the ‘fundamental’ risk being assumed
- Despite EDLC ‘events’ being non-correlated, the publicly listed security aspects of their portfolios add some level of correlation which will impact fund performance, both positively and negatively
What is a better investment, Commercial or Consumer Legal Funding? (2 of 2)
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- Consumer legal funding is a much more consistent and predictable asset class
- Headline risks, while real in the earlier days of the industry’s evolution, are now consistent with more mature consumer finance asset classes
- Consumer legal funding has a strong ESG component through the social benefits provided to the segment of society that relies on it the most
What is a better investment, Commercial or Consumer Legal Funding? (1 of2)
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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Executive Summary
- Consumer legal funding is a much more consistent and predictable asset class
- Headline risks, while real in the earlier days of the industry’s evolution, are now consistent with more mature consumer finance asset classes
- Consumer legal funding has a strong ESG component through the social benefits provided to the segment of society that relies on it the most
Litigation Finance – Lessons Learned from Manager Under-Performance (part 2 of 2)
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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The following article is part of an ongoing column titled ‘Investor Insights.’
Brought to you by Ed Truant, founder and content manager of Slingshot Capital, ‘Investor Insights’ will provide thoughtful and engaging perspectives on all aspects of investing in litigation finance.
Litigation Finance – Lessons Learned from Manager Under-Performance (part 1 of 2)
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The following article is part of an ongoing column titled ‘Investor Insights.’
Brought to you by Ed Truant, founder and content manager of Slingshot Capital, ‘Investor Insights’ will provide thoughtful and engaging perspectives on all aspects of investing in litigation finance.
Should Law Firms Steer Clients to Litigation Funders – or Steer Clear of the Funding Process?
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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The following is a contributed piece by Ed Truant, founder of Slingshot Capital, and Andrew Langhoff, founder of Red Bridges Advisors.
When we write about litigation finance, we often assume it is easily accessible and that plaintiffs undertake most of the ‘leg work’ to secure financing. In practice, litigation finance is often difficult to obtain, and plaintiffs typically rely quite heavily on their law firms to obtain it. This is a very different dynamic than one sees in other areas of financial services. And because law firms may not have the expertise and bandwidth to properly broker a litigation funding transaction, their involvement in the process may be unintentionally short-changing their clients. With some law firms now entering contractual “tie-up” or “best friends” arrangements with favored funders, we thought this an opportune time to consider the law firm’s proper role in the litigation funding process.
This article will explore common but unexamined efforts by law firms to deal with funders, the practical challenges posed and suggest a preferred approach for law firms and their clients.
‘Secondary’ Investing in Litigation Finance (part 2): Why, why now, and how to approach investing in Lit Fin Secondaries
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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The following article is part of an ongoing column titled ‘Investor Insights.’
Brought to you by Ed Truant, founder and content manager of Slingshot Capital, ‘Investor Insights’ will provide thoughtful and engaging perspectives on all aspects of investing in litigation finance.
‘Secondary’ Investing in Litigation Finance: Why, why now, and how to approach investing in Lit Fin Secondaries
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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The following article is part of an ongoing column titled ‘Investor Insights.’
Brought to you by Ed Truant, founder and content manager of Slingshot Capital, ‘Investor Insights’ will provide thoughtful and engaging perspectives on all aspects of investing in litigation finance.
Intellectual Property Private Credit (Part 2 of 2)
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Date: Oct 2 2023
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The following article is part of an ongoing column titled ‘Investor Insights.’
Brought to you by Ed Truant, founder and content manager of Slingshot Capital, ‘Investor Insights’ will provide thoughtful and engaging perspectives on all aspects of investing in litigation finance.
