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There has been a lot of discussion lately around the use of portfolio litigation funding, and the wider partnership between funders and clients to provide capital for a range of…

Whilst the UK, US and Australia remain the most established markets for litigation funding, jurisdictions across Europe are shaping up to be increasingly valuable prospects for funders to pursue. In…

As regulatory structures continue to evolve in jurisdictions around the world, global litigation funders are keeping a watchful eye on markets that could represent fruitful opportunities for new investments. One…

Coverage of the litigation funding industry often focuses on the successes and returns on investment, but those victories do not eliminate the high levels of risk involved in third-party funding….

As the litigation finance industry continues to grow and industry leaders find themselves in an increasingly competitive market, opportunities in emerging markets will represent a top priority for funders to…

The growth and maturation of the litigation finance industry has seen funders increasingly focused on building strategic partnerships with law firms and clients, rather than simply looking to grow the…

Three quarters of law firms would consider selling a percentage of their business to an external buyer, new research has revealed.

Last month saw the dramatic collapse of a trio of mid-size U.S. banks including Silicon Valley Bank, and in the aftermath, Credit Suisse found itself in dire need of rescue…

Litigation funders are most commonly known for single case funding, providing access to justice through individual acts of financing litigation and seeking returns on those individual investments. However, funders are…

Canadian legal funding specialist BridgePoint Financial Services Inc. (“BridgePoint”) is pleased to announce the closing of a $10 million financing with Calgary-based Maurice Law, Canada’s first and only Indigenous-owned national law firm. The transaction is part of a broader financing program established by BridgePoint in association with Maurice Law to promote access to justice and to expedite the fair and just settlement of First Nations’ legal claims against Canada based on outstanding treaty obligations and other historic grievances. 

One of the biggest topics in the world of patent litigation is the role of Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) in driving a wave of patent infringement cases, often backed by funders…

It is impossible to separate the future direction and trends of litigation funding from the broader movement of the litigation sector itself, as investors are naturally drawn towards those areas…

The UK funding market has seen continuous growth in both the demand and supply of funding, with newer market entrants seeking to serve markets outside of London. Thaxted Capital launched…

Bespoke Capital Consulting has announced the deployment of its first investment. Bespoke provides equity investments to contingent fee law firms looking to grow their business, partnering investment funds with ongoing consultative guidance from its highly qualified and experienced management team.

The growth and transformation of the energy sector is big business, with significant investment coming from both state governments and the private sector to fund construction and development projects. However,…

Whilst outside observers traditionally think of litigation finance in terms of single case funding, the maturation of the industry has seen funders increasingly focus on portfolio funding efforts that can…

Litigation funding is most often associated with commercial litigation, and primarily focused on plaintiff-side funding, as these are the cases with the surest route to a profitable return on investment….

Given all of the economic and geopolitical uncertainties at play, industry leaders and analysts are expecting insolvencies to continue to rise, which will create opportunities for funders focused on the…

Insolvency and bankruptcy litigation remain one of the top targets for litigation funders, fuelled by the current economic uncertainty and the prolonged after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which left many…

The International Legal Finance Association (ILFA), the only global association of commercial legal finance companies, today announced that Contingency Capital has joined the organization as its 20th member. 

With the global litigation funding industry growing to new heights each year, the world’s leading funders are keen to ensure that they stay at the head of the pack by…

American litigation boutique Invenio LLP and emerging global legal consultancy Biztech Lawyers today announced the launch of their cross-border partnership that will now provide an even broader range of legal and strategic business advice to clients who are facing moments of emergence, crisis, or transformation, either as an organization or in navigating new asset classes or markets.

Patent disputes remain a top target area for litigation funders, and continue to attract a significant portion of all third-party litigation funding. Whilst this has not come without fierce critiques…

While many industry observers have noted that the current state of the market (inflation, rising interest rates) may result in higher levels of litigation and associated funding activity, there will…

A new British funder is looking to provide capital to cases that not only are meritorious in nature, but also retain a societal value, where the legal action is in…

AIR Asset Management (“AIRAM”), a Chicago-based hedge fund management firm focused on investing in life settlements, annuities, and private credit, today announced its strategic partnership with Kerberos Capital Management (“Kerberos”), a leading private credit asset management firm that specializes in direct lending to law firms. The partnership enables AIRAM to enhance and further diversify its multi-strategy investment product through adding a legal finance asset allocation focused on law firm lending. 

Litigation funding is a powerful tool to redress the balance between powerful defendants with vast wealth and resources at their disposal, and claimants who lack the financial resources to fight…

As noted in the recent GAO report, there is a distinct lack of publicly available data about the litigation funding industry, which has contributed to the lack of awareness and…

Litigation funders and law firms have produced powerful partnerships by combining the legal resources and capital needed to provide access to justice for many plaintiffs. However, despite this often mutually…

A new request for funding by an Irish law firm seeks financing for commercial proceedings in the London High Court on behalf of a private company and two of its directors. The claim is being brought against an unnamed European Union state authority in relation to the alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement which then led to the alleged theft of the plaintiff’s intellectual property.