Maros founded LitFin in 2018 after spending several years as a business director of a successful property development company in Manchester, the United Kingdom. As LitFin’s managing partner, Maros handles its day-to-day activities, business strategy and investments. Lately, his primary focus revolves around LitFin SICAV, a recently established fully-regulated fund, perhaps the first of its kind within the EU area focused on the litigation finance industry.
A recent feature from BusinessToday examines the UK litigation funding market, putting the spotlight on those individuals whose expertise facilitate these funding deals and work to reach successful resolutions for…
The multi-billion dollar award in the YPF case has been one of the biggest stories involving litigation funding in 2023, with Burford Capital looking to recoup impressive returns from its…
In the months following the UK Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision, industry observers have been patiently waiting to see how the courts’ handling of group actions would be affected. Today’s decision…
Armadillo Litigation Funding, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Armadillo”) is pleased to announce that it has secured an additional $250 million in lending capacity. This $250 million, when combined with Armadillo’s existing lending capacity, brings Armadillo’s total available lending capacity to over $630 million. In March 2022, Armadillo announced that it had raised $750 million of which $446 million has been deployed in 20 loans, not including an additional $150 million in Armadillo led third party syndications.
Siltstone Capital is thrilled to bring LITFINCON to 90210. LITFINCON, the leading litigation finance summit held annually in Houston, Texas, brings together global legal and financial experts to discuss innovations, strategies, trends, and emerging opportunities in the growing ecosystem of litigation finance. This event also stands as the premier platform for networking and sharing insights in the litigation finance space.
The UK specialist competition court has today certified the legal claim brought by consumer rights expert Alex Neill, on behalf of 8.9 million Playstation customers
In an announcement on 17 November, Uinta Investment Partners revealed that it would be merging with Alternative Income Solutions (AIS), with the merger set to take place on 1 January…
In December of last year, LFJ reported on the launch of Inweasta, a boutique investment company with a focus on litigation finance and cross-border litigation management. Following last month’s news…
Despite the much-hyped growth in demand for litigation funding across the globe, the last year has seen an industry increasingly defined by fierce competition among funders for market share. As…
Whilst the debate rages on about the level of disclosure that funders and their clients should provide to the courts, it is important to note that financial transparency and disclosure…
As LFJ reported last week, it is clear that litigation funders see the potential for partnerships with companies in the mining sector, who are often embroiled in disputes with nation…
On March 6, 2024, Houston,Texas will host the third annual LITFINCON conference, convening some of litigation finance’s top industry leaders, in an event sponsored by Siltstone Capital. Read More…
As the UK funding industry continues to adapt to this post-PACCAR world, it is becoming increasingly important for industry leaders to take the temperature of the public on the role…
As LFJ reported last week, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision, many advocates for the litigation funding industry have suggested that only the government can rectify the…
With the numbers of insolvencies on the rise in the aftermath of the pandemic, insolvency litigation funders are seeing the market begin to shift in their favour, as reflected in new financial reporting from one of the UK’s leading funders of insolvency litigation.
Whilst intellectual property and patent lawsuits remain one of the top target areas for litigation funders, questions around these funders’ level of control and interference in the litigation process have…
As LFJ reported last month, the news that a Chinese company was funding multiple intellectual property lawsuits has reignited debates around expanding regulations of litigation finance. However, representatives for the…
Jade Road Investments Limited (AIM: JADE), the London quoted company focused on seeking the best risk-adjusted returns globally, announces a new investment of $250,000 into Heirloom Litigation Funding 2022 SPV XI (“Heirloom Litigation Finance”). The investment was made in support of JADE’s updated Investment Policy to invest in attractive, uncorrelated, risk adjusted return opportunities.
Aon is a global insurance brokerage and professional services firm with approximately 50,000 employees across 120 countries that offers a wide array of risk mitigation products and structured solutions. Aon’s Litigation Risk Group focuses on de-risking adverse outcomes in active and potential future litigation for corporate, private equity, hedge fund, law firm, and litigation finance clients through the use of insurance.
Funders are seeing their role in the legal services market as a provider of expertise and guidance, in addition to being a source of capital. As was highlighted in a…
In a post on LinkedIn, Brown Rudnick has announced that its Litigation Funding Conference will be returning for a third edition in March 2024. The law firm first hosted this…
Jamie is a Naval Academy graduate with a Johns Hopkins’ Masters in Finance. He served on a ground combat tour in Iraq, on hazardous duty in the Arabian Gulf and at the Pentagon managing an $800 million tech fund before entering the civilian sector as the CFO of a multi-million-dollar startup. He later became the COO of a 1,000-employee company owned by a NYSE listed entity. Allen then transitioned to the litigation finance sector in 2021 with the founding of Allen & Calabro.
The litigation finance industry become an increasingly competitive space in recent years, with new funders looking to secure their own piece of this growing market. However, those funders who have…
Montauk Metals Inc. (TSX-V: MTK) (the “Company” or “Montauk”) is pleased to announce that it has secured litigation funding for its arbitration proceedings (the “Arbitration”) brought by the Company against the Republic of Colombia (“Colombia”) to enforce the Company’s rights to compensation under the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (the “FTA”), as previously described in its news releases of March 27, 2018, February 25, 2019, February 10, 2020, November 23, 2021, September 1, 2023 and October 5, 2023, and subject to certain conditions and approvals as noted below.
As we approach the end of the calendar year, it is always useful to take stock and assess the state of the litigation finance industry, with the publication of an…
While we often highlight the achievements in lawsuits that receive funding from large commercial litigation funders, it is also crucial to recognize the vital work that non-profit legal funders are…
As litigation finance continues to serve a growing array of industries, it is important for funders to be able to demonstrate a keen understanding of the particular challenges facing these…
Entering into a litigation funding agreement can be a daunting prospect for lawyers who do not have experience engaging with funders, with the confidential nature of the industry leading to…
As the litigation funding market continues to grow more competitive, enterprising funders are keen to identify regions where there is still room to build a dominant market share. Of these…
