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Themis has recently written about how Claim Based Funding can be used by private equity sponsors and by general counsel offices as a tool to unlock value from meritorious claims that might not have been pursued because of the cost, risk and time lag to realization. Today we will turn our focus to how law… Continue Reading

The General Counsel of an American commercial enterprise has to be an exceptional multi-tasker to cost effectively manage a business unit that is typically perceived as an expense center. He or she first must manage the company’s legal compliance and risk management programs to prevent the company from running afoul of legal or regulatory obligations.… Continue Reading

There are 7500 companies in the United States that are “portfolio companies” of private equity funds and venture capital funds. Those portfolio companies share common characteristics which include leveraged or thinly capitalized balance sheets, a sensitivity toward avoiding expenses that will consume cash and/or diminish EBITDA, relatively short term horizons before their sponsors will expect… Continue Reading

The Claim Based Funding business has continued to expand in the United States and, coincident with that expansion, public awareness of the business has continued to grow. An indicator of that awareness is the recent action of Senators Charles Grassley and John Cornyn to contact Burford Capital, IMF Bentham and Juridica Investments and request information… Continue Reading

Themis Legal Capital (“Themis”) announced today that it has closed and funded a claim based funding (“CBF”) investment in a U.S. based manufacturing firm which recently won a Federal Court judgment and sought funding to expand its business while the matter is on appeal. Although the specific terms were not disclosed, the sole source of… Continue Reading