Hedge Funds Turn Lawsuit Bets Into a $39 Billion Industry November 16, 2021 By Ellen Milligan and Katharine Gemmell Hedge funds, private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling billions into the outcome of high stakes court cases at...
London Litigation Funder Burford Alleges Share Manipulation in Attack on Its Accounts August 15, 2019 By Iain Withers and Simon Jessop London-listed litigation funder Burford Capital said it has found evidence of suspect trading patterns in its shares around the time...
Hedge Fund Financing of Lawsuits Draws Interest from Senators August 31, 2015 By Paul Barret Hedge funds have been speculating on lawsuits, a new form of financial engineering that some business interests say encourages wasteful...