Press kit

Key facts:

  • AIM-quoted, Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company
  • Admitted to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, on 21 December 2007
  • Over US$ 200 million of assets under management
  • Remit to 'build a diversified portfolio of investments in claims'
  • Managed by Juridica Capital Management Limited
  • Founded by Richard W. Fields and Timothy D. Scrantom
  • Over 50 years' combined experience in settling large, complex litigation
  • Proprietary due diligence and valuation systems developed
  • US$121.3 million invested or committed as at 1 February 2010
  • Gross cash proceeds to date of approximately US$24.0 million on four investments

Strategy

  • The Company's investment objective is to build a diversified portfolio of investments in claims, providing shareholders with an attractive level of dividends and capital growth through investing directly and indirectly in litigation and arbitration cases, claims and disputes.
  • Juridica does not invest in speculative claims or claims that have not demonstrated economic value and clear merits. Juridica invests only in business claims, and does not invest in class actions or personal injury, product liability, or mass tort claims.
  • Focus is on large commercial litigation including, among other things, antitrust, intellectual property, financial disputes, and contract disputes.
  • Typical investment size: $3 - $10+ million; typical claim size: $25 - $100+ million.