Profile Investment is the first funder with dedicated and regulated funding vehicles for the purpose of non recourse financing of disputes. We have offices in London and Paris.
As a regulated fund Profile Investment adheres to EU anti-money laundering regulations so that you always know our investments into disputes come from legitimate sources. The advantages of regulation mean that our investors and the parties we fund have peace of mind that each investment is based on a comprehensive assessment of the legal merits, quantum and enforcement risks.
Established in 2018, Profile Investment is the result of a collaboration between our two Founders who have between them over 15 years experience in non recourse financing for disputes. Profile Investment is comprised of 3 separate departments – Legal, Quantum and Enforcement. We have a merits driven approach and set out to provide the best financing terms for the most meritorious cases. We take ethics seriously. A lawyer’s relationship with their client is sacred and their client must always be incentivised to invest their time and energy into the best possible outcome. We do not provide funding on the basis of the potential for windfall returns. Our cross disciplinary analysis, our regulated status and our ethically minded assessment of investments ensures that we only prosper when you do.
OUR FUNDS ARE BASED IN LUXEMBOURG AND OWING TO THE EUROPEAN PASSPORT SYSTEM WE CAN BE REGULATED THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
133 billions of EUR of assets under management of the three funds we manage
20 years of litigation and arbitration experience from magic circle and white shoe law firms.
We have collectively over 15 years of non recourse financing experience for litigation, international arbitration and mediation.
We work fluently in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Italian.
Our diverse inhouse legal team are qualified across 5 jurisdictions.
Why Profile Investment?
Capital
Backed by stake holders with over 100 billion euros under management.
Legitimate
Our money comes from traceable sources under EU anti money laundering regulations.
Bespoke
Our funding arrangements are not based on a one size fits all model.
Cross Disciplinary
Our legal, quantum and enforcement teams work seamlessly.
Competitive
As a regulated entity, our money costs less and therefore our commercial terms tend to be more competitive.
Merits driven
We assess each case on its merits and not the prospect of a windfall.
Complete
We provide funding solutions for partial to complete cost risk transfer mechanisms including ATE.
Ethics
We look beyond legal, quantum and enforcement to ensure we adhere to the highest standards of ethical investment for access to justice.
CORRECTING INEFFICIENCIES
Profile investment is dedicated to correcting inefficiencies in the market
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
IS SLOW
- We agree the timetable with you.
- Timeline defined in a binding term sheet.
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
IS EXPENSIVE
- We fund on case merits and not on prospects of a windfall: our commercial terms are standardised and consistent to each other.
- Our conditions are competitive and reflect the cost of the capital invested.
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
IS UNREGULATED
- Our funds are regulated: this encompasses independent checks and audits regarding compliance with the European regulation for the financial sector. This also provides comfort to the tribunals.
- The supervising authority is public and independent (CSSF Luxembourg).
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
IS NOT CONFIDENTIAL
- Our due diligence is conducted in-house. This helps maintain the confidentiality of the case.
LEGITIMACY
- Profile Investment is the first regulated funder Our regulated status gives stakeholders additional comfort that we act in their best interests, actively protecting users of third party funding, and facilitating access to justice. This is also consistent with the central role given to compliance and ethics.
- Availability of capital We supply required capital and enable claims where they would otherwise be less viable due to financial constraints.
- Traceability of capital We operate under strict KYC which means all of our Equity Capital providers have undergone stringent background checks.
CROSS DISCIPLINARY
- In-house key expertise in legal, quantum and enforcement matters PI provides funding solutions at each stage of the litigation sequence, from conducting the due diligence before a claim is funded, to enforcing an award.
- Three pillars: PI’s inhouse experts review cases on their legal merits, the case quantum, and the enforcement prospects.
- Engineering bespoke funding solutions We help arrange a full suite of solutions such as After the Event Insurance and syndication.
PROPORTIONALITY
- Aligned interests Embedded in our organizational structure, we align our interest to that of our funded clients and related stakeholders of the case.
- Remuneration fully aligned with funded party’s interests The shorter the case, the cheaper it will be for the client. Percentage-based part remuneration guarantees we are committed in the long run.
- Merits-based funding decision PI is dedicated to providing access to justice to cases that have strong merits. We are not pricing the risk.
TRANSPARENCY
- Staged due diligence We conduct all due diligence in-house. We operate transparently and this means there are no surprises.
- Tripartite agreement The client and their lawyer are party to the funding agreement, alongside PI. This ensures transparency on each party’s respective role and commitments.
- Terms and conditions are agreed with the prospective client prior to the deep due diligence phase.
Profile Investment are specialists in non-recourse financing solutions for disputes, with a particular focus on arbitration.
Our offices are in Paris and London.
We have cross disciplinary internal expertise and a multi-national team.
We are backed by a large Asset Management European group with over 100 billion EUR under management.