Category Archives: Announcement
USClaims Completes Its Seventh Securitization and Continues U.S Growth
USClaims (USClaims.com), the longest continuously operating pre-settlement funding firm in the U.S., today announced its $77.5MM 144A litigation finance securitization. This marks the company’s seventh securitization transaction involving this asset class. It primes USClaims to continue its run of impressive growth across the United States.
Rail Passengers Cleared to Make £93m Legal Claim for ‘Boundary Fares’
London’s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) has given the green light to rail passengers to seek compensation for overcharging by the Southeastern and South Western rail franchises by not making ‘boundary fares’ sufficiently available to consumers. In a judgment delivered today, the Tribunal has ordered that the claims, issued on behalf of millions of rail passengers, can now proceed to trial. The standalone claim was the first of its kind to be filed in the UK and is estimated to be worth around £93m in damages for rail users.
HFW Partners With LCM To Secure Singapore’s First Domestic Arbitration Funding
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has partnered with Litigation Capital Management Limited (LCM) to secure the first funding for a domestic arbitration in Singapore, which is now permissible following changes in Singaporean regulations.
Legal-Bay Lawsuit Funding Announces Renewed Focus on Wrongful Termination Cases
Legal-Bay, the Pre-Settlement Funding Company, reports increased funding for victims of wrongful termination. In light of a recent lawsuit brought against popular gaming company Activision Blizzard, Legal-Bay is expanding their underwriting department to handle the increase in applications being filed by women.
Augusta Ventures brings in SYZ Capital’s Uncorrelated Strategies lead as new Chief Investment Officer following earlier £250m fund raising
Augusta Ventures, a specialist asset manager focussed on the litigation and disputes funding sector, has appointed SYZ Capital’s current Uncorrelated Strategies lead – Gian Kull – as its new Chief Investment Officer. The move follows Augusta’s closure of its third pool of funding in June 2021 which brought the firm’s AuM to £585m. This enabled the firm to continue to fund an unprecedented pipeline of opportunities in high value litigation and dispute scenarios.
Burford Capital earmarks $100 million in expansion of award-winning economic incentive to promote diversity in law, now to include racial diversity
Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the launch of phase two of The Equity Project, its groundbreaking initiative designed to increase diversity in the business of law.
Nivalion expands in Latin America
Nivalion, Europe´s leading provider of legal finance solutions, announced today that it will acquire the portfolio and know-how of Carpentum Capital Ltd., a Swiss company that has been at the forefront of the development of litigation funding in Latin America, with lawyers on the ground in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
Pretium Expands Senior Team with Addition of Two Managing Directors
Pretium, a specialized investment management firm with approximately $30 billion in assets, today announced that Tatiana Gutierrez and Jeannette Arazi have joined the firm as Managing Directors on its Affordable Housing and Real Estate Capital Markets teams, respectively.
Fortress Announces Integration of Vannin Capital into Fortress Legal Assets Business
Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”) today announced that following the acquisition of Vannin Capital by funds managed by Fortress in 2019, the operations of Vannin Capital are now being restructured into the Fortress Legal Assets business.
Omni Bridgeway expands its team of US-based investment professionals
Omni Bridgeway (formerly known in the US as Bentham IMF) is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its US investment team to accommodate its growth in the world’s hottest legal finance market. In addition to adding four brand new investment professionals, we are thrilled to announce the promotion of four team members who have been key players on our US team.
