Comparison
Self-Funding vs Litigation Funding
Who supplies the capital, who keeps the upside, who carries the downside.
Should a claim be self-funded or externally funded?
A self-funded claimant supplies its own capital, retains the full upside and carries the full downside. An externally funded claimant conserves capital but shares proceeds. A third route — self-funding with insurance — retains more of the upside while transferring an agreed portion of the downside.
Key points
- Self-funding retains the upside but exposes the balance sheet.
- Funding conserves cash at the cost of a share of proceeds.
- Self-funding plus insurance sits between the two.
- The right answer depends on cost of capital and risk appetite.
The three routes compared
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Cost of capital
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Accounting and disclosure
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