Would you Rather Fund David or Goliath?

Have you ever wondered what your investments are funding?

With our near-limitless access to information and growing social awareness, the world of investing has expanded to meet our growing needs to find and create meaning. There will always be unscrupulous players in the corporate sectors, but for the most part, we are now able to make much better choices in how, and with whom, we invest our money.

Litigation finance offers us an opportunity to invest with people who, without our support, would likely never “have their day in court.” We like to think of it as a David versus Goliath legal situation, where we are funding David.

And let’s be honest, would you rather be funding David or Goliath? Litigation finance can be transformational for the underdog, and Iowa College of Law Professor Maya Steinitz calls it one of the most critical developments in civil justice of our time.

At Greenpark, we have seen how litigation finance helps balance the scales in a justice system that can favour the wealthy and well-connected. In our previous blog, we spoke about how the party with deeper pockets, or a more robust appetite for protracted litigation, can draw out a case until they ‘win’, and all they’ve effectively done is out-financed their opponents.

Ultimately, litigation finance benefits both the claimant and the investor; the claimant benefits because the invested capital gives them a fighting chance to win or settle. The investor benefits because they can generate significant returns while providing support for the claimant.

Over many years, our team has been building a sterling reputation in the litigation funding sector, finding deeper meaning for our clients whilst helping them beat inflation and engage in non-market correlated investments.

Cases vary, but typically they could look like this:

• A small company suing a large one over IP theft
• A family suing a corporation due to contaminated drinking water
• Tenants versus a real estate giant for negligent building practices

If you would like to know more about alternative investing or explore ways to bring more meaning to what you’re investing in, please feel free to reach out to our team and let us show you how we can help.