Stay informed with updates and key industry developments shaping the global finance litigation landscape.

On Tuesday, June 15th, 6pm EST, Litigation Finance Journal is hosting a roundtable discussion on the evolution of Litigation Finance in Australia. Topics will include the increasing threat of industry regulation, the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s perspective on litigation funding and class actions, how Australia may serve as a blueprint of sorts for global jurisdictions including the US, UK and EU, and the structural and cultural differences inherent to running a litigation funding firm in Australia.

Legal-Bay, The Pre Settlement Funding Company, reports an update in the lawsuit filings against exercise equipment company, Peloton. Class-action suits have been filed in courts of both the Northern District of California and Eastern District of New York; as a result a recall has been initiated on the Tread+ model treadmill.

Less than 18 months since launching the company, Apex Litigation Finance has committed to a growth strategy that is creating career opportunities within its team.

Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, has announced the addition of Jonathan Sablone to the firm as Managing Director and Global Director of Originations. Mr. Sablone is based in Boston and will be leading the firm’s Boston presence and overseeing all aspects of deal originations for Delta.

Deminor is pleased to announce that it will be joining forces with Lincoln Avocats Conseil, a Paris-based law firm, to support business owners in France in their pursuit of indemnification from insurance companies for losses suffered due to lockdown measures.

Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, has announced the expansion of the Global Asset Recovery Consortium (the “GARC” or “Consortium“) to provide bespoke litigation finance and asset recovery solutions for projects having an India nexus (“GARC India“).

Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, is pleased to announce the launch of a new venture, Delta Credit Solutions (“DCS“). DCS will offer an array of litigation finance credit solutions that satisfy the needs of claimants, respondents, law firms and businesses across the globe.

Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, is pleased to announce a new senior executive hire and promotions within the firm. Todd Schneider has joined Delta as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer; and Gabriel Olearnik and Daniel Bond have been promoted to Director of Investor Relations and Director of Underwriting, respectively.

Counsel Financial will continue its long-standing commitment as the headline sponsor “Business of Law” program during the Mass Torts Made Perfect™ Virtual Vegas seminar (MTMP) this week. The three-day virtual conference will offer continuing education, informative sessions on the latest litigations from leading attorneys and networking opportunities.

To current and past holders of the CHF 150 million 3.25% 2017-2021 bonds Issued by FF Group Finance Luxembourg II SA Guaranteed by Folli Follie ISIN CH0385518052. This offer for litigation funding does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of a Claims Purchase Agreement, a Claims Assignment Agreement and a Litigation Funding Agreement.

Tribeca Capital Group, LLC, one of the nation’s leading litigation loan companies, has announced a drive to help support the financial needs of whistleblowers who bring actions to expose fraudulent corporate activities and other wrongdoing.

Litigation Finance Journal has announced an upcoming roundtable discussion on third-party legal funding. A panel of institutional investors will discuss their thoughts on Consumer Legal Funding as an asset class. This special event will be held April 13 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm EST. Tickets can be found here. 

Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. (“Mill City”)(OTCQB:MCVT) announced today the total financings for the quarter were nearly $8M. The amount includes a previously announced loans of approximately $2M.

Augusta Ventures, the largest litigation and dispute funding institution in the UK by volume of cases, has provided financing to help the Consumers’ Association (known as Which?) launch an opt-out collective claim, litigated by Hausfeld, against Qualcomm, Inc. for over £480 million, on behalf of a class of around 29 million UK consumers.

Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. (“Mill City” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: MCVT), a non-bank lender and specialty finance company, announced today its revenue and net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was a record from 13 years in business.

Kerberos Capital Management was selected as the #3 Global Newcomer of the Year for 2020 among private debt funds on a worldwide basis by Private Debt Investor, a global independent publication based in London covering the private debt and private equity industries.

Siltstone Capital, LLC (“Siltstone”), a Houston, Texas based investment and advisory firm, announced the successful closing of Siltstone Capital Litigation Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”). Siltstone, through its affiliate Litigo Financial, LLC (“Litigo”), will invest in commercial litigation across the United States, and welcomes the opportunity to provide capital to litigants to pursue their claims fully. The Fund will focus on commercial litigation, with a unique focus on energy and patent litigation.

Deminor Recovery Services announces the closing of a financing round consisting of equity, senior bank loans and mezzanine finance for an amount up to €40 million to support its rapidly growing litigation funding activities globally. 

Exton Advisors, a leading financial advisory firm in litigation, is launching a unique range of ‘special situations’ services designed to help companies look at their disputes in an entirely new way. The move is in response to the increasing economic uncertainty brought about by the global pandemic and sees the firm creating a range of advisory service lines designed to help corporates and their legal teams find the right funding products to support their litigation and unlock potential working capital at a critical time.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a preliminary rating to one class of notes issued by Oasis 2021-1 LLC (“Oasis 2021-1”). The notes are newly issued asset backed securities (ABS) backed by litigation finance receivables. Oasis 2021-1 represents the third ABS collateralized by litigation finance receivables to be sponsored by Oasis Intermediate Holdco, LLC (“Oasis”) and the first to include Oasis’ MedPort-branded (“MedPort”) medical lien receivables.

Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today released a business update on its 2020 activities. All figures in this disclosure are unaudited. Certain definitions are provided below; additional definitions, reconciliations and information are set out in Burford’s 2020 Interim Report, which is available on our website at the following address: www.burfordcapital.com/shareholders. As previously disclosed, Burford will announce full preliminary results for the year ended December 31, 2020 on March 24, 2021 at 08.00am EDT / 12.00pm GMT / 1.00pm CET.

GLS Capital operates one of the world’s largest private investment firms focused on litigation finance. The GLS team is comprised of investment professionals that provide financial solutions for complex legal matters, specializing in commercial litigation, arbitration, law firm financing and patent infringement litigation, including Hatch-Waxman litigation.

New investment fund Sandfield Capital has launched this week to tackle an increasingly challenging area of litigation that remains poorly served by the market. Steven D’Ambrosio, a former Finance Director at Close Brothers Premium Finance, has conceived and built a number of highly-successful ventures in the financial and legal sectors and remains extremely passionate about creating and tailoring funding solutions. Now, with Sandfield Capital, he hopes to enable real change in the sector for the good of those struggling to engage with legal services.

On a recent episode of the Litigation Finance Podcast, Grant Farrar of Arran Capital discussed his firm’s value proposition as the only litigation funder focused solely on public sector financing. Grant explains why public sector funding merits its own categorization, what the sticking points are in convincing politicians and others of litigation funding’s value, and what his expectations are for future growth in this rapidly-evolving space.

The number of litigation finance providers in the United States, their assets under management (AUM), and the dollars they committed to new financing deals, all grew over the last year, according to a new report from litigation finance advisory firm, Westfleet Advisors. According to The Westfleet Insider: 2020 Litigation Finance Market Report, between June 2019 and June 2020, 46 active funders managed a combined $11.3 billion in assets allocated to US commercial litigation investments, an 18% increase from the previous year. Despite the onset of a global pandemic and resulting disruption to the justice system, the total dollars committed to new investments by funders also grew by 6% – to $2.47 billion.