CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to Arizton‘s recent research report, Alternative Legal Service Providers Market in US – Industry Outlook and Forecast 2020-2025 is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 23% during the period 2019−2025.
Amicus Capital Group (“Amicus”), a specialty finance company headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, has announced the extension and expansion of its program to purchase loans made to contingency-based law firms, with a special interest in portfolios of troubled or under-performing assets.
ELEV8: Litigation Finance conference unveils the latest investment opportunities and trends in the exploding litigation market that has grown by over 400% in the last 5 years. For investors, litigation finance presents a vehicle to deploy capital uncorrelated to equity or debt markets, with the opportunity to realize significant returns. The conference connects investors, law firms, plaintiff, thought leaders and regulatory agencies in order to facilitate actionable dialogue and foster a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. In support of that mission, we sponsor an ongoing effort to share information and build confidence in deal making to accelerate the growth of litigation finance.
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GLS Capital, LLC today announced the completion of fundraising of its inaugural litigation finance fund, GLS Capital Partners Fund I, LP. Together with its affiliates, the Fund has investor commitments totaling more than $345 million.
AMSTERDAM, 23 January 2020: Omni Bridgeway and IMF Bentham Limited (ASX:IMF) are delighted to announce the addition of veteran commercial lawyer, Mr Maarten van Luyn, to the company’s expanding Europe team. Maarten joins as Director of Collective Redress, based in Amsterdam, where he will source, assess and manage high value strategic litigation finance solutions throughout Europe, with a focus on group claims and LegalTech solutions for group claims.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BlueWhite Legal Capital (“BlueWhite”), a privately-held litigation finance firm, today announced that Daniel Stone, most recently with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Joseph Magnus, most recently with Morgan Stanley, have joined the firm as Managing Directors. Both individuals bring deep expertise in their respective fields of law and finance.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kyle Roche, Jason Cyrulnik and Vel Freedman today announced the launch of a premier litigation boutique, Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP (RCF) (www.rcfllp.com). RCF’s 12 former Boies Schiller Flexner litigators, including two equity partners, represent the first breakaway firm from Boies Schiller Flexner LLP since that firm’s inception in 1997.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) JANUARY 15, 2020: Baker Street Funding is a legal funding firm located in New York City that specializes in providing plaintiffs and attorneys with pre and post-settlement funding. The driving force behind this organization is Daniel DiGiaimo, the CEO and President. Mr. DiGiaimo has an impressive back-ground in financial services and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Oppenheimer & Co. Holding a minor in Law and a BA in Finance from PACE University, Mr. DiGiaimo manages all funding decisions and is responsible for the success of the company.
Theo Paeffgen joins Harbour Litigation Funding today as a Director of Litigation Funding focusing on Continental Europe. Prior to joining Harbour, Theo was Regional Managing Director (DACH) at Vannin Capital, having acted as CEO of FORIS, a German focused litigation funder.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2020 –Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a private equity and advisory firm specializing in litigation finance, today announced major milestones in its growth.
We are delighted to announce we have established a funding facility with major law firm, Royds Withy King. This £10 million pound innovative funding facility will allow the law firm to offer clients a competitive edge in the litigation arena where the costs of pursuing claims to trial can be prohibitively expensive. The funding will enable clients to unlock claims which they might otherwise find difficult to bring or where they wish to structure their own finances to the benefit of their business interests rather than the litigation.
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The range of risks facing company executives or directors and officers (D&Os) – as well as resulting insurance claims scenarios – has increased significantly in recent years. With corporate management under the spotlight like never before, a new report by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) highlights five mega trends that will have significant risk implications for senior management in 2020 and beyond. The report, “Directors And Officers Insurance Insights 2020”, also examines some of the factors which are driving recent changes in the D&O insurance market after a period of sustained large loss activity.
November 19, 2019—NASHVILLE— The first-ever detailed analysis of the U.S. commercial litigation finance industry places its size at $2.3 billion, leading U.S. litigation finance advisor, Westfleet Advisors, reported today in its inaugural Westfleet Advisors Litigation Finance Buyer’s Guide. Driven by data collected directly from litigation funders, the Guide represents the first reliable calculation of the size of the U.S. litigation finance industry and offers the most complete and revealing picture ever painted of the sector. This study includes data on the size, scope and focus of U.S. commercial litigation finance, as well as detailed profiles of many of the 41 litigation funders active in the space.
Woodstock, NY—November 18, 2019, — Segue Cloud Services, a leading provider of cloud-based litigation finance management tools for the legal community, announced that it has appointed Kevin Flood, a proven business leader and former executive with the Coca-Cola Bottling System, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Flood will design and implement Segue Cloud Services’ ongoing business strategy, delivering both short- and long-term growth plans to build a robust organization serving attorneys and law firms across the United States.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DRB Financial Solutions, LLC (DRBfinancial.com), and its wholly-owned subsidiary U.S. Claims (USClaims.com), America’s premier pre-settlement funding company, today announced the two-year renewal of a $50M pre-settlement revolving credit facility. The renewal comes amidst a string of financial transactions that have helped the company improve its offerings and foster further growth.
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Momentum Funding, a premier legal, medical, and transportation finance company, is excited to announce and welcome Kaitlynn Diaz as a new Regional Account Executive. She will oversee business in Central Florida. She comes to Momentum with a Juris Doctorate from Ave Maria School of Law and has worked in the legal industry for the past six years.
PARADISE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal Bay Lawsuit Funding reports that residents of northern Californiawho have been affected by the slew of recent wildfires can apply for aid through the Wildfire Assistance Program. The $105 million fund was approved by the judge during PG&E’s Chapter 11 case, and will be made available via the company’s cash reserves.
LONDON 11 November 2019, Woodsford Litigation Funding, the global provider of litigation financing solutions for businesses, individuals and law firms, has announced further expansion of its international executive team and entry into the Canadian market with the appointment John G. Booth, Ekin Cinar and Richard Asselin as Consultants.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay LLC, The Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they have recently seen an increase in Essure birth control lawsuits, and are preparing for numerous presettlement payouts in the coming months.
SYDNEY (November 11, 2019) Leading dispute resolution financier IMF Bentham Limited (IMF Bentham) (ASX:IMF) announces that it has completed the merger with Omni Bridgeway Holdings BV (Omni Bridgeway) previously announced on October 15, 2019.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, reports today that they are focusing a large portion of their pre-settlement cash advance funding capital toward victims of wrongful termination due to racial, gender, or age-related discrimination. With the many payouts plaintiffs have received from the most recent court cases, Legal-Bay anticipates even more wrongful termination lawsuit filings to come.
SINGAPORE (11 NOVEMBER 2019) IMF Bentham Limited (ASX:IMF) is delighted to announce that on Monday, 4 November 2019, Ms Ruth Stackpool-Moore joined our expanding global team as Investment Manager, based in our Singapore office.
Parabellum Capital LLC (“Parabellum”), a leader in commercial litigation finance, today announced the appointment of Jiamie Chen as Director of Investment Initiatives, a newly created position that strengthens the firm’s origination and underwriting of new investment relationships in strategically significant sectors. She will be based in San Francisco.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Pre Settlement Funding Company, reports a win for the victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of clergy members. After years of fighting, Governor Phil Murphy signed a law that offers victims of abuse the ability to sue their abusers up until they turn 55, or within seven years of their realization that the abuse caused them harm.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DRB Financial Solutions, LLC (DRBfinancial.com), and its wholly-owned subsidiary U.S. Claims (USClaims.com), America’s premier pre-settlement funding company, today announced that U.S. Claims has closed on yet another private placement transaction. This marks the company’s second litigation advance backed transaction of the year and DRB Financial’s fourth term securitization transaction involving this asset class overall. It primes U.S. Claims to continue its run of impressive growth.
Therium Group Holdings Limited, one of the world’s leading providers of litigation, arbitration and specialty legal finance, today announced the second recipients of grant awards by Therium Access, the firm’s not-for-profit arm dedicated to facilitating access to justice.
Augusta, the UK’s largest litigation funder by case volume, today announces the formation of its Consumer Claims Division, with four new hires into the business.
Jersey, Channel Islands, 29 October 2019. Therium Access, the not-for-profit arm of leading global litigation finance provider Therium, today announced that Lord John Thomas of Cwmgiedd is joining its Advisory Committee. Jeunesse Mensier has also been named Grant Programme Director.
October 23, 2019 – Burford Capital, the leading global finance and investment management firm focused on law, today announced the results of its 2019 Legal Finance Report: A Survey of In-House and Law Firm Lawyers. Based on online survey data from 509 in-house and law firm lawyers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, as well as in-depth phone interviews conducted with 32 leading lawyers across seven countries, the report reveals that legal finance is continuing to grow in use and sophistication, with lawyers predicting still more use in the event of a recession.
JERICHO, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) (the “Company”), the holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association (“Esquire Bank”), today announced its operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
