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EJF CAPITAL AND ROCADE LLC RAISE APPROXIMATELY $470 MILLION FOR CREDIT-FOCUSED LITIGATION FINANCE PLATFORM

By John Freund |

EJF Capital LLC (“EJF Capital”), a global alternative asset management firm, today announced the successful close of its fourth installment of litigation finance investment vehicles, Rocade Capital Fund IV LP and Rocade Capital Offshore Fund IV LP (the “Funds”) with approximately $220 million in investor subscriptions and commitments. Previously, EJF Capital and funds affiliated with Barings LLC, one of the world’s leading investment managers, formed a joint venture specialty finance company, Rocade LLC (“Rocade”), with $250 million of committed capital designed to invest alongside the Funds. The combined capital commitments raised across Rocade and the Funds totals approximately $470 million.

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FIGHTRIGHT Technologies Launches LawGeek, an AI Chatbot for Initial Legal Guidance, Under its “BharatKanoon” Brand

By John Freund |
FIGHTRIGHT Technologies, a startup specializing in litigation funding & analytics, has announced the launch of its generative AI-based chatbot, LawGeek, today. This innovative tool, the first offering under the BharatKanoon brand, is engineered to provide users with a foundational direction for their legal queries, a pioneering move in their legal research journeys.
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Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding LLC Announces New ESG Initiatives Focused on Litigation Finance Education and Philanthropy

By John Freund |

Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding LLC “LF2” recently launched two new initiatives in conjunction with its commercial funding operations. “LF2 University” or “LF2U” offers programming and content promoting education about litigation finance. Meanwhile, “LF2 Gives” serves as LF2’s philanthropic arm and corporate citizenship program, through which LF2 supports the local communities in which it works.

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