Omni Bridgeway chairman Michael Kay said: “I warmly welcome Raymond van Hulst to the board as an executive director.” 

“His leadership of Omni Bridgeway’s business in Europe and the Middle East and extensive global experience make him a valuable addition to our team.”

A former Baker McKenzie partner, Mr van Hulst is a managing director of the Omni Bridgeway business that was acquired by OBL (then IMF Bentham Limited) in November 2019. 

Mr van Hulst has close to two decades of experience in structuring innovative solutions for complex and high-value litigation funding and legal enforcement matters.

He is well known for leading the project MENA DARP aimed at assisting banks in the Middle East, North Africa and central Asia regions with the funding and cross-border legal enforcement of high value (US$2 million) corporate non-performing loans (NPLs).

He also has a successful track record of managing the asset identification processes, enforcement strategies and settlement negotiations for multiple prominent (sovereign) awards and judgments. 

In addition, Mr van Hulst established two institutionally backed funds (Fund 6 and Fund 7) aimed at funding legal disputes and enforcement matters, including with the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank. 

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Before joining Omni Bridgeway, Mr van Hulst was with ABN AMRO Bank Structured Finance, based out of India and Europe and he holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Mr van Hulst has been appointed as an additional director and will stand for election at the 2020 annual general meeting.

Omni Bridgeway Limited, recently welcomed an array of new appointments to the team as the company continues its international expansion. The appointments include global leadership positions following the merger of IMF and Omni Bridgeway in November 2019 and important roles in Australia in response to “increased appetite for dispute finance solutions.”