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Andrey Elinson Departs A1 For His Own Investment Venture Inweasta

Established in 2022 by Andrey Elinson, Inweasta has rapidly evolved into an international business with a robust presence in prominent cities such as Dubai, Hong Kong, and Istanbul. The company’s range of services is both comprehensive and continuously expanding. Catering to the financial and industrial sectors, the company offers an extensive array of consulting, legal, and investment solutions. The group’s core competencies encompass investment strategies, cross-border dispute resolution, litigation funding, and distressed asset management.

Andrey Elinson’s departure from A1 and his subsequent dedication to Inweasta signify more than just a shift in professional allegiance; It underscores his profound belief in the company’s mission and its boundless potential. Elinson expressed: “As I embark on this new chapter with Inweasta, I’m driven by the wealth of knowledge and experience I’ve gained in executive roles. Inweasta, with its adept team and ambitious vision, provides the perfect platform to harness that expertise. Over the next five years, we aim to evolve Inweasta into a dynamic international powerhouse, leveraging our seasoned team to deliver cutting-edge solutions and services, setting new standards in our industry.”

Andrey Elinson’s professional track record, spanning two decades, is a testament to his expertise in private equity, strategic business development, and corporate management. In 2018, Elinson became a managing partner at A1, a prominent private equity firm and international litigation funder. Preceding this, in 2014, he held the position of Director of Assets Management at the Alfa Group Consortium, a major Russian business entity. From 2007 to 2014, Andrey Elinson devoted seven years to Basic Element, one of Russia’s largest industrial conglomerates, initially serving as the Director of Corporate Governance and Internal Control, and later advancing to the role of Deputy CEO.

Throughout his career, Elinson held positions on the boards of directors of various prominent companies, including AlfaStrakhovaniye, Ingosstrakh, Rosvodokanal, and En+ Group. In 2016, Andrey Elinson became a Member of the Supervisory Board of X5 Retail Group, one of Russia’s largest retail operators. However, in 2020, he retired as a member of the Supervisory Board of X5 Retail Group. He also served as a member of the supervisory board of the Alfa Group Consortium and A1 Investment Holding, all of which he departed from by 2020. His departure from A1 signifies his exit from all appointed roles, redirecting his focus exclusively to his personal investment enterprise. As the founder, Andrey Elinson dedicates special focus to Inweasta, ensuring a hands-on approach to its growth and success. In return, the company places substantial trust in Elinson’s well-established reputation and the professionalism exhibited by the entire team. The Inweasta team has outlined ambitious strategic goals for the upcoming five years, harnessing decades of combined experience to pioneer new industry benchmarks and propel innovation forward.

About Inweasta

Inweasta is an international group of companies launched in 2022. The company specializes in investments, cross-border disputes resolution, litigation funding and distress assets management.

Inweasta provides full range of services related to a resolution of complex disputes and situations:

  • Litigation Funding
  • Cross-border Litigation Management
  • Investments in Distressed Assets
  • Corporate Finance and Debts Restructuring
  • Inheritance Structuring and Protection
  • Mediation of Disputes
  • Having legal, financial, investments, security, PR and other competences in-house gives Inweasta the ability to work efficiently on complicated projects that require multiple competences being applied.

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International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) Announces End of Year Gala and Inaugural Legal Finance Awards

By John Freund |

 The International Legal Finance Association is pleased to announce its annual End-of-Year Gala Dinner on November 13, 2025.  The event will take place at The Law Society in London, bringing together leading figures from across the legal finance industry for an evening of celebration and reflection on the year’s achievements.  

The dinner will be accompanied by the inaugural Legal Finance Awards.  The awards are designed to recognize and honor excellence across the legal finance ecosystem. They will spotlight the achievements of funders, law firms, brokers, advisors, and other key contributors to the continued growth and innovation of the industry. Nominations for the awards are now open, with the nomination form available here

“The Gala Dinner is a chance for our members and guests to gather in person and celebrate the progress we've made over the year,” said Rupert Cunningham, Global Director of Growth and Membership Engagement at ILFA. “We are especially excited to launch the Legal Finance Awards, which will shine a light on the outstanding work and impact of professionals across our field.”

Tickets for the Gala are on sale now, with discounted pricing available for ILFA members.  More information can be found here.

Sentry Expands Free Funding Market Search for Litigators

By John Freund |

Sentry Funding’s free tool enabling litigators to instantly search the funding market on behalf of clients has been expanded.

Sentry’s free ‘decision in principle’ feature enables lawyers to evidence to clients that they have conducted a broad market search, even if funding is not ultimately taken out.

Having deployed £125m in funding across a range of case types, Sentry now has access to an even broader funding marketplace, covering 34 global jurisdictions. Finance is provided by 13 funders, five of which are members of the Association of Litigation Funders.

With the recent addition of Sentry’s first US-based funder, the US offering will now be expanding over the next few months. 

A faster process

Sentry has deployed the latest technology to make the search for funding even easier. 

  • The intuitive application process now only asks questions relevant to previous answers, saving lawyers time.
  • The commercial marketplace has been redeveloped with 63 new data points added to the funder criteria matrix - improving the accuracy of case / funder matching
  • Sentry has also begun building out its AI capabilities, starting with an automated auditing tool for live case progression audits. 

Tom Webster, chief executive officer at Sentry Funding, said:

‘By broadening our reach and speeding up the process, we’re making it even easier for lawyers to raise funding. We’re also giving litigators an easy way to show clients they have fully researched the market, rather than just approaching one or two funders. 

‘The service is free to use, so even if clients decide they do not ultimately want funding or if none is available for that case, for the lawyer, it makes sense to use our “decision in principle” feature, so they can put evidence on file that they did check the market.’

Sentry Funding is an SaaS (software as a service) technology provider that gives solicitors access to a diverse marketplace of litigation funders. It works with solicitors, funders and third-party providers to ensure claimants are getting the most efficient service for their funding needs. 

The Sentry Portal also acts as a case management system that runs a transparent digital case file for solicitors, funders, after-the-event insurance providers, barristers, cost lawyers and other relevant third parties.

NorthWall Capital Hits €2.9 B AUM on Private Credit Momentum

By John Freund |

NorthWall Capital has rocketed past €2.9 billion in assets under management after pulling in an additional €1.6 billion of institutional capital in 2025 alone. The London-based alternative credit manager says the surge reflects allocators’ intensifying hunt for scaled, multi-strategy platforms as Europe’s banks retrench and borrowers seek bespoke sources of credit.

A press release from NorthWall Capital details first-close totals across four distinct strategies. The flagship Credit Opportunities fund secured €731 million—already eclipsing its prior vintage—while the newly launched Senior Lending vehicle raised $503 million, translating to roughly $750 million of deployable firepower once leverage is applied. Asset-Backed Opportunities collected €252 million for collateral-rich loans in sectors underserved by traditional lenders, and the specialist Legal Assets platform locked down $169 million to extend the firm’s law-firm lending programme.

Founder and CIO Fabian Chrobog said the fundraising validates “the consistency of our approach” and NorthWall’s ability to craft solutions that resonate with investors and counterparties alike. With headcount slated to hit 40 by year-end, the firm plans to lean further into complex, situational credit born of bank deleveraging, regulatory shifts and sponsors’ need for certainty of execution.