Omni Bridgeway : Dispute Finance for Distressed Businesses

Purchasing legal assets

For immediate capital, we can purchase (or pay cash advances on) your debts, judgments, arbitration awards and claims - including insolvency claims which may be held by other parties. This can include single claims or portfolios of multiple disputes or non-performing loans. This is a quick way to return cash to your business so you can focus on operations and business continuity.

Capital advance

Leverage the value in your contingent litigation or arbitration assets to access immediate cash without corresponding balance sheet liability and use the funds to:

• sustain or restructure business operations
• relieve pressure from creditors
• engage a professional to review your company's financial position and solvency
• fund ongoing litigation, arbitration
  or recovery of judgments and awards

Single claims and portfolios

Our financing can cover legal costs associated with pursuing commercial claims including briefing law firms, barristers, expert witnesses, court or arbitration fees or other disbursements.

Recovery and enforcement

If your company holds favourable judgments or arbitral awards but has limited funds and human resources to pursue them, we provide the finance, strategic know-how and project management to recover unpaid judgments and arbitration awards against able, but unwilling or evasive debtors.

Asset tracing and protection

We devise, implement and fund strategies from the outset to locate assets and safeguard collectability.

"One of the benefits of teaming with Omni Bridgeway is they take on the down side, so you're obtaining a form of adverse cost insurance and they de-risk the situation."

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DAVID WALTER, PARTNER, ASIA PACIFIC RESTRUCTURING AND RECOVERY GROUP, ALLEN & OVERY

Security for costs and adverse costs cover

We can provide up-front 'security for costs' and protect you from any adverse costs exposure associated with pursuing your valuable claims - effectively de-risking your position.

'Seed' finance

If you lack resources to assess the viability of potential claims, up-front 'seed' finance allows promising claims to be investigated. It can cover costs associated with investigating recoverability against defendants, counsel's opinion, court applications, reports from accountants and other experts, and is accompanied by our extensive experience in case analysis and strategy.

Our finance is available prior to filing a claim, during the course of existing disputes, on appeal or during enforcement of judgment or awards. And our finance is non-recourse - we only recover our expenses and a return on our investment if your claim or recovery is successful.

Improve cash flow

• Avoid drag on P&L, balance sheet and EBITDA from costly disputes or recovery actions
• Pursue legal claims while reserving capital for business continuity, operations and growth
• Avoid opportunity cost - pursue both profit- making opportunities and legal rights
• Alleviate budget constraints and ensure cost certainty

Unlock value in intangible assets

• Access much-needed cash by leveraging claims, judgments and awards as revenue- generating assets
• Inject cash into the business without corresponding balance sheet liability
• Assist your in-house legal functions generate revenue for the business
• Finance dispute or recovery expenses without reducing operating profits, depressing financial results or inhibiting your valuation

Outsource risks

• Protect your company from the down-side risk of litigation by transferring 'security for costs' and adverse costs exposure to Omni Bridgeway.
  Avoid the costs of unsuccessful actions through our non-recourse capital

Supplement resources

• Relieve workload pressure for in-house resources, focus on core business and draw on our expertise in disputes and recovery actions at no additional cost
• Retain leading legal representation and benefit from our independent oversight of strategy and expenses

Assist with enforcement

• Draw on our strategic know-how and project management to recover unpaid judgments and arbitration awards against able, but unwilling or evasive debtors

Gain independent assessment

• Progress claims in the knowledge your position has been vetted by leading professionals with an exemplary success rate - reassuring your Board, creditors and other stakeholders

Enhance reputation

• Enforce your legal rights and convey strength to the market and opponents
• Reassure stakeholders of your effective risk management
• Level the playing field against larger opponents