Three prominent lawyers and a hedge-fund manager have launched a Chicago-based litigation financing company with $100 million in capital.
Forming Gerchen Keller Capital LLC, an investment firm focused on large-scale commercial litigation, are Adam Gerchen, Ashley Keller, Travis Lenkner and Terry Carlson.
Gerchen, the company's chief executive officer, was portfolio manager at hedge fund Alyeska Investment Group L.P. and an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He earned his law degree...