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Delta Capital Partners Management Hires Jonathan Sablone as Managing Director and Global Director of Originations

May 10, 2021

Delta Capital Partners Management Hires Jonathan Sablone as Managing Director and Global Director of Originations

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. Prior to joining Delta, Mr. Sablone served as a Partner at DLA Piper where he created and co-chaired the firm’s Private Fund Dispute Group. Mr. Sablone’s law practice focused on commercial and financial services litigation involving investment funds and disputes between or among alternative asset funds and investors in those funds. Prior to DLA Piper, Mr. Sablone served as a Partner and Practice Group Co-Chair for Nixon Peabody’s Complex Commercial Disputes Group and also led the firm’s Private Fund Disputes practice and chaired the eDiscovery and Digital Evidence practice, both of which he created during his tenure. Mr. Sablone has over 25 years of commercial litigation experience, during which time he has represented a cross-section of the funds industry, including offshore liquidators, managers, limited partners, and institutional investors. Additionally, Mr. Sablone has represented companies in the technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and financial services sectors. Mr. Sablone has been ranked in Chambers, Best Lawyers and Superlawyers, selected for the “40 Under 40” award in the Boston Business Journal, and speaks and writes regularly on hedge funds and private equity funds, litigation, due diligence, compliance, and regulatory issues. Christopher DeLise, Delta’s Founder, CEO and Co-CIO, stated, “Delta is pleased to welcome Jon as a Managing Director and the firm’s Global Director of Originations, and to have him lead Delta’s Boston presence. Jon’s tremendous experience in commercial litigation and client relationship management, as well as the extensive recognition he has received for his work in the legal community, will enable him to contribute greatly to Delta’s global originations. The launch of several new business ventures for Delta this year makes this an exciting time for Delta’s Boston expansion and we are proud to be adding such an esteemed legal professional to Delta’s team in order to continue the firm’s worldwide growth and development as a funder of choice for sophisticated litigation and legal finance solutions across all markets and verticals.” About Delta
Delta Capital Partners Management LLC is a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, judgment enforcement, asset recovery, and related strategies. Delta provides capital and related services to individuals, businesses, private investment funds, law firms and other professional service firms across the world that seek to hedge their financial exposure, reduce legal spending, enhance the probability of a successful and timely resolution of claims, and maximize the effectiveness of their core businesses.
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Burford’s Q2 Profits Surge on New Capital

By John Freund |

Burford Capital has delivered its strongest quarterly performance in two years, buoyed by a swelling pipeline of high-value disputes and a fresh infusion of investor cash.

A press release in PR Newswire reveals that the New York- and London-listed funder more than doubled revenue and profitability in the three months to 30 June 2025. CEO Christopher Bogart credited “very substantial levels of new business” for the uptick, noting that demand for non-recourse financing remains “as strong as we’ve ever seen.”

The stellar quarter follows a lightning-quick, two-day debt offering in July that raised $500 million—capital Burford says will be deployed across a growing roster of commercial litigations, international arbitrations, and asset-recovery campaigns. Management also highlighted significant progress in portfolio rotations, underscoring the firm’s ability to monetise older positions while writing new ones at scale. Investors will get a deeper dive when Burford hosts its earnings call today at 9 a.m. EDT.

Burford’s results arrive amid heightened regulatory chatter in Washington and Westminster, yet the numbers suggest the industry’s largest player is unfazed—for now—by talk of disclosure mandates and tax levies. The firm emphasised that its legal-finance, risk-management and asset-recovery businesses remain uncorrelated to broader markets, a pitch that continues to resonate with pension funds and endowments hunting for alternative yield.

For litigation-finance insiders, Burford’s capital-raising prowess and improving margins could have ripple effects: rival funders may face stiffer competition for marquee cases, while law-firm partners might leverage the firm’s deeper pockets to negotiate richer portfolio deals.

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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.

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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.