Origination & capital arrangement
Originating opportunities in litigation finance, trade finance and selected specialty sectors, and arranging funding with institutional capital providers.
For businesses, law firms and transaction originators with a defined financing requirement.
Explore our areas of focus
A defined role
Our role sits between the parties seeking finance and the institutions considering a funding commitment. Work starts with the financing purpose, its proposed repayment source and the requirements of the transaction.
That initial assessment guides preparation of the proposal and discussions with suitable capital providers. The arrangement role can continue through diligence and documentation, within an agreed scope.
Litigation finance
Financing for legal finance providers, law firms and claimholders, across legal receivables, portfolios and eligible claims or recoveries.
Facilities for specialist lenders and litigation funders, including financing supported by portfolios of eligible legal finance receivables.
The proposed facility needs to reflect the underlying assets, collection profile and financing requirements of the originator.
Funding across multiple matters, or financing linked to an eligible portfolio of claims and related fee income.
Capital to pursue recovery of judgments and arbitral awards.
Potential liquidity against eligible claims, settlements or awards, with the structure reflecting their recovery profile.
Assessment focusUnderlying legal assets, portfolio quality, enforceability, financing structure and the expected source and timing of repayment or recovery.
Trade finance
From procurement and production through shipment, delivery and collection. The financing follows the movement of goods, contractual obligations and payment flows.
Funding for purchase orders, procurement and production, including pre-export, pre-shipment and post-shipment requirements.
Factoring, invoice discounting and forfaiting against eligible trade receivables.
Supplier finance and buyer-led programmes addressing payment timing across commercial supply chains.
Facilities supported by eligible goods, inventory or commodity flows, including structured trade and borrowing base arrangements.
Arrangement of letters of credit, standby letters of credit and trade guarantees through appropriate issuing institutions.
Structures shaped around the transaction and its counterparties.
Selected specialty finance
Selected opportunities supported by identifiable assets, contractual cash flows or established business revenues. The transaction structure and relevant funding mandates determine which opportunities are suitable for consideration.
Film & entertainment
Bridge financing against eligible production incentives, tax credits and contracted distribution payments.
Equipment & aviation
Financing associated with equipment, aircraft or engines, including assets supported by lease agreements.
Contracted sports revenues
Selected financing against contracted payments, subject to assignment rights, enforceability and payer credit.
Growth finance
Selected debt financing for established growth businesses, including cross-border expansion and recurring-revenue models, sourced from international institutional capital providers.
Consideration depends on revenue quality, cash runway, use of proceeds and a credible repayment or refinancing strategy.
Transaction criteria
A clear financing purpose and an identifiable source of repayment or recovery.
Our approach
Developing the financing proposal and coordinating its review with suitable capital providers.
Review the financing objective, available information and likely funding fit.
Prepare a clear summary of the proposed structure, supporting evidence and material risks.
Identify suitable capital providers and coordinate discussions around indicative terms and diligence requirements.
Coordinate information requests and support progress through documentation and completion with the parties and their advisers.
The scope of involvement is agreed for each engagement. Financing remains subject to the relevant capital provider’s assessment and approval.
For institutional capital providers
Opportunities considered against the funding requirements of banks, private credit managers and specialist finance providers.
Individual transactions, portfolios and recurring financing programmes may be considered, depending on the mandate.
Sector, geography, transaction size, duration and structural requirements guide which opportunities are relevant for consideration.
Financing summaries set out the capital requirement, relevant counterparties, proposed repayment or recovery sources and the principal issues for diligence.
Each institution conducts its own underwriting and makes its own funding decision.
Useful to know
How the origination and arrangement role works in practice.
The focus is origination and capital arrangement. Financing proposals are considered by suitable institutional capital providers, which carry out their own diligence and make their own funding decisions.
Both individual transactions and portfolios or recurring programmes may be considered. The appropriate structure depends on the underlying assets, financing requirement and the relevant capital provider’s mandate.
A concise outline of the financing purpose, amount, counterparties, jurisdictions and expected timing, together with an explanation of the proposed repayment or recovery source. The supporting information depends on the type of transaction.
Size and geography are considered against the requirements of the transaction and potential funding counterparties. The initial review establishes whether there is a relevant funding mandate before a more detailed process begins.
Timing depends on transaction complexity, the completeness of available information and the capital provider’s review requirements. Indicative discussions and a funding commitment are different stages of the process.
Professional enquiries
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