Residence permits in first-class countries have always been a hot product for wealthy Russians. They crave legal protection for their assets and in case things go too wrong in their home country – an ability to flee somewhere where they would at least have a day in proper court if extradition is requested. Those reasons […]

Litigation funding is a relatively young business, although in the past 10 years it grew out of the infant phase and gained some mainstream reputation with the investing public. Legal claims, professionally managed, are now an asset class for hedge funds. Following several successful placements by litigation funders (a recent £200M fundraising by Therium Capital […]