> The solution to the money problem came from a lawyer named Seamus Andrew, who had represented P.&I.D. in arbitration. Andrew worked in litigation finance — he

> The solution to the money problem came from a lawyer named Seamus Andrew, who had represented P.&I.D. in arbitration. Andrew worked in litigation finance — he took on cases with a high possible reward, then found investors to fund the court battle. After P.&I.D. won the arbitration, Andrew foresaw a costly legal challenge, so he made a deal with VR Capital, a London-based hedge fund that focused on exactly these sorts of “specialized situations.” Ahh, one of those firms where the interview process is that you have to unironically recite Al Pacino's monologue from The Devil's Advocate. It takes a lot to make the government of Nigeria look like the innocent party.