Litigation funder Nera Capital hires financial services veteran as CFO
Litigation funder Nera Capital has appointed financial services veteran Robin Grant as chief financial officer (CFO).
Grant (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience across a variety of asset classes and investment strategies, having worked in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and London.
In Bermuda, he gained exposure to banking, captive insurance and hedge fund sectors, having worked at PwC and Lombard Odier.
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Back in the UK, he held the role of CFO of GLG Partners’ Fund of Funds division (now part of Man Group) and boutique firms, such as Tabula Investment Management (now part of Janus Henderson), RS Platou Asset Management (now part of Clarksons) and Quantmetrics Capital.
Grant, who is a chartered accountant, said he was delighted to join the team at Nera Capital.
“The company has always been successful, and at the moment it is on a steep growth curve which makes Nera Capital increasingly attractive to additional institutional investors,” he said.
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“The firm has an exceptional business model where pursuit of justice for the benefit of claimants is at the heart of everything it does while also generating superior risk adjusted returns for our investors. It’s a win-win for everyone except the corporate wrongdoers.
“I’m very pleased to be at Nera and aim to make a positive contribution as part of the management team.”
Nera Capital is a specialist funding provider to law firms, across diverse claim portfolios in both the consumer and commercial sectors.
Established in 2011, the firm is headquartered in Dublin and also has offices in Manchester and Holland.
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“This year Nera Capital has been able to expand substantially, while achieving significant milestones with multiple investments around the world and large settlements being also achieved,” said Aisling Byrne, director of Nera Capital.
“We are confident that Grant will be able to guide our team through further growth, while we focus on investment returns and justice in the legal system.”
