Investment Criteria

Veridis invests flexibly in complex litigation claims and other situations or asset in which the primary drivers of value include legal or regulatory processes.

                BASIC CRITERIA
            
                Invest in assets with $5,000,000 or more of potential value
Prefer opportunities in which (i) no competitive auction is occurring; and (ii) we can add strategic value other than capital.

                Investment Structure
            
                Generally non-recourse
Single-case or portfolio financings
One-time investment or recurring structures (programmatic equity, revolver, facility, or similar)
Debt (fixed-return) or equity (variable-return) structure

                Cause of Action
            

                Breach of contract
Breach of fiduciary duty
Theft of trade secrets
Fraud
Intellectual property disputes
Real estate litigation
Trust and estate litigation
Tax disputes
Claims in bankruptcy and liquidation
Antitrust
Class actions
Mass torts
False Claims Act and other whistleblower claims

            

                Geography
            
                US state or federal courts or alternative dispute resolution forum
Reliable foreign venues when we follow a U.S.-based claimant or law firm (e.g., ICSID, UNCITRAL)

                Party Receiving Funding
            
                Law firms, corporate in-house legal teams, or any claimant (company, university, governmental entity, estate, individual, non-profit)

                Uses of Proceeds
            

                Pay legal fees
Pay for expert witnesses and other expenses
Smooth earnings or generate distributable cash
Move unpredictable expense off company books
Free up working capital for any purpose

            