Virage Capital Management LP, founded in 2013, is an investment advisory services firm that
currently provides investment management services to twelve clients, nine of which are pooled
private investment funds, and three of which are a “fund of one”. In his capacity as a limited
partner of Virage Capital Management LP, Edward Ondarza is the majority owner of our firm.
He is also the manager and majority owner of Virage LLC, which is the general partner of our
firm. We currently manage three client strategies: the Virage Capital Partners strategy, the
Virage Recovery Fund strategy, and the Virage Opportunity Fund strategy.
Virage Capital Partners Strategy. The clients that follow the “Virage Capital Partners” strategy
are:
(i) multiple series of Virage Master LP, a Delaware series limited partnership, each of
which is managed on a discretionary basis: Series 1 – Virage Master LP, Series 2 –
Virage Master LP, Series 3 – Virage Master LP, Series 4 – Virage Master LP, Series 5
– Virage Master LP, Series 6 – Virage Master LP, WAM Series 1 – Virage Master LP
(collectively, the “VCP Funds”),
(ii) Virage TTU, LP, a Texas limited partnership and a “fund of one” managed on a
discretionary basis (“Virage TTU”)
(iii) Series M—Virage Capital Partners II LP, a Delaware series limited partnership and a
“fund of one” managed on a non-discretionary basis (“Series M”), and
(iv) SLF Receivables LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a “fund of one” managed on a
non-discretionary basis (“SLF”).
Each of Virage TTU, Series M and SLF, is referred to as a “Fund of One,” and
collectively with the VCP Funds, the “Litigation Finance Clients.”
Virage Recovery Fund Strategy.
We also manage Virage Recovery Master LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Recovery
Fund”) which is a pooled investment vehicle whose investment program seeks to generate
attractive risk-adjusted returns by acquiring and pursuing claims under the Medicare Secondary
Payer Act and other applicable law.
Virage Opportunity Fund Strategy
We also manage Virage Opportunity Fund LP (the “Opportunity Fund”) which is a private
investment vehicle whose investment objective is to generate superior risk-adjusted returns by
making an equity investment in an Arizona law firm authorized as an “alternative business
structure” (or “ABS”) which is in the business of acquiring primarily automobile, truck,
motorcycle, and other motorized vehicle accident cases nationally and co-counseling with
accomplished co-counsel firms around the country to jointly pursue the cases (which co-
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counsel is generally be responsible for the case-related expenses) and share in the legal fees
from client recoveries. The Opportunity Fund has not yet accepted third party capital and is
currently owned by an affiliate of our firm that has provided capital to make the initial
investment in the ABS.
Each of the VCP Funds and the Recovery Fund is a private pooled investment “master fund”
in a master-feeder structure with a domestic feeder fund and, for some clients, one or more
offshore feeder funds. With respect to these clients, we only consider each master fund, and
not its feeder funds, our client because the feeder funds place all of their investable assets in
one or more series the applicable master fund(s). All investment activities for the funds in each
master-feeder structure are conducted at the master fund level where we act as the investment
manager to the master fund.
In providing our advisory services to our clients, we seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted
returns to the underlying investors of our clients. Historically, for the Litigation Finance Clients,
this has been achieved by primarily originating direct secured and unsecured loans (or other
funding arrangements) to well-qualified, State Bar licensed attorneys (each, a “borrower”) for
the purpose of financing or refinancing borrower business expenses related,
as more
specifically described in Item 8 (Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss),
to civil lawsuits and similar litigation matters initiated in U.S. federal and state courts and
definitive settlement agreements entered into as a result of such lawsuits and/or litigation
matters (each, a “loan”). On occasion, rather than originating a loan, a client may enter into a pre-
paid forward purchase agreement, or litigation funding agreement with a borrower to fund its
business expenses. Our clients may also consider entering into loans or direct funding agreements
with plaintiffs in a litigation matter. Additionally, our clients are permitted to also invest in similar
loans, debt, notes, or other obligations from other originators, lenders, loan facilitators, funders, or
brokers if we determine such opportunities to be attractive and appropriate for the client. As noted,
the Recovery Fund seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by acquiring and pursuing
claims under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and other applicable law, and the Opportunity
Fund seeks to do the same by investing in an Arizona law firm that is authorized as an ABS.
In 2018 we facilitated a securitization transaction whereby the loan portfolios for certain of our
Litigation Finance Clients—namely, Series 1 – Virage Master LP, Series 2 – Virage Master LP
and Series 3 – Virage Master LP—were securitized. While we no longer manage the loan
portfolios that were part of the securitization transaction, we continue to service such loans
(collectively, the “Securitized Loans”) pursuant to a servicing agreement.
With respect to our Litigation Finance Clients, we source investments directly with the legal
community in the United States from existing and newly cultivated relationships, research to
identify potential borrowers involved with a certain legal matter, referrals from existing
borrowers and attending relevant industry conferences that provide a forum to meet potential
borrowers. In addition, we have contractual arrangements with individuals that work in the legal
community and who assist in sourcing transactions for an agreed-upon fee paid by the clients.
We may also source new transactions from existing borrowers.
The Recovery Fund makes investments through a joint investment vehicle together with a third
party whose affiliates (through servicing agreements with the investment vehicle) identify
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claims under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, and other applicable law, and pursue
recoveries thereunder.
The Opportunity Fund has a single equity investment in an Arizona law firm authorized as an
ABS (the “ABS Firm”) (which has other third-party owners).
Our firm tailors our advisory services to the individual needs and specified investment mandates
of our clients. We adhere to the investment strategy set forth in the confidential offering
memoranda of each client or its respective feeder fund(s), as applicable. We do not, however,
tailor our advisory services to the individual needs or any specified investment mandates of the
investors in the feeder funds and those investors may not impose restrictions on investing in
certain securities or types of securities.
We do not participate in any wrap-fee programs.
As of December 31, 2023, we have regulatory assets under management of $994,808,747. We
manage 93.60% of our regulatory assets under management on a discretionary basis and 6.40%
of our regulatory assets under management on a non-discretionary basis. Our total assets under
management is $1,048,052,844 comprised of (i) our regulatory assets under management,
which includes the net asset value of our Litigation Finance Clients, the Recovery Fund, and
the Opportunity Fund (which currently consists solely of capital invested by an affiliate of our
firm) and (ii) the value of the Securitized Loans that we service that do not comprise a part of
our Litigation Finance Clients’ assets.