Dec 8 (Reuters) - IMF Bentham Ltd IMF.AX :
* Says "the funding agreement has now been signed by the liquidator and IMF"
* Initial claim value that IMF will include in its next quarterly investment portfolio reports for this matter is $200M"
* Supreme court of Western Australia has approved entry by liquidator of forge group ltd into a litigation funding agreement with IMF
* Agreement to investigate and if appropriate, pursue claims against clough operations pty ltd
* Source text for Eikon urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXWHmHh