
Edward Truant
Edward Truant is a founder of Slingshot Capital Inc. and an investor in the consumer and commercial litigation finance industries. He was also a founder of the world’s first commercial litigation finance fund-of-funds and a former partner of a mid-market private equity firm.
Why capital deployment is key in commercial litigation finance investing
December 22, 2020
In many private equity asset classes, managers typically deploy most of their capital in a particular investment on day one. While they may increase or ...
Is the time right for pension funds to consider litigation finance?
June 19, 2020
In the early days of litigation finance, most fund managers sold a concept and their own capabilities, but not much else. And risky strategies ...
Commercial litigation finance demand fuelled by coronavirus
May 28, 2020
In legal circles, it has always been thought that crises breed litigation. And while that appears to be the case in the current crisis, it ...
Exploring the impact of coronavirus on commercial litigation finance investments
April 14, 2020
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” The above quote from Charles Dickens aptly describes the current environment for the legal ...