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Launching of new specialist legal finance investment firm, Orington Capital

Legal finance investment professional, Wei-Khing Seow, today launched Orington Capital (“Orington”), a specialist legal finance investment firm with globally first attributes. 

Making Orington distinctively different from traditional litigation funders is the ability to invest holistically in the sector globally across the entire capital and investment structure, both in public and private markets. This provides the opportunity to back industry participants with bespoke capital solutions. The launch of the new firm combines Wei-Khing’s deep expertise in legal finance, having been a successful investor in the asset class over the last 6 years. His 20 years of experience in global equities,REITs, private credit, managed funds and parts of the derivative markets provides significant broader investment knowledge. This includes assisting in the portfolio management of an A$1.5bn global investment fund. In addition, Wei-Khing will draw from his broad commercial acumen developed as an executive in commerce and as a management consultant to analyse the commerciality of individual cases and funders’ business models. Commenting on the formation of Orington, Mr Seow said: “I am extremely pleased to be bringing a unique offering to market that provides smart and dedicated capital to this rapidly growing and exciting asset class. Orington has the ability to invest holistically and unconstrained across the entire sector, partnering with litigation funders by co-investing in cases and in their capital structure. In addition, we provide law firms, which services clients on contingent basis, working capital.”  Mr Seow said the sector is growing quickly and as it is a capital intense industry, participants like Orington will aid the maturity and profile of the industry. “Orington’s underlying goal is to back meritorious claims, either directly or indirectly. Additionally, the firm will operate as a social enterprise with a strong and positive environmental, societal, governance(ESG) philosophy. Our investments aid access to justice, enforce rule of law and provide both a deterrent, as well as outcomes to environmental and societal damages.” Mr Seow said. Lastly, Orington is investigating ways to bring its intellectual property through a product offering to market for external investors to participate.

About Orington Capital

 Orington Capital (Orington) is an Australian private investment firm established in 2021 specialising in the global legal finance industry. The firm participates as a dedicated capital provider to litigation funders and law firms working on contingent cases. Uniquely, Orington invests holistically and unconstrained across the entire capital and investment structure in both public and private markets. Orington provides the most comprehensive, dedicated and bespoke capital solutions. Visit orington.com for further details.

About Wei-Khing Seow

Wei-Khing Seow (Managing Director & Portfolio Manager), has 20-years of experience in global equities,REITs, private credit, managed funds and parts of the derivative markets. Additionally he has established a successful 6-year track record in the legal finance industry. Wei-Khing combines deep legal finance knowledge with unique capability to access, create and execute opportunities across the entire capital and investment structure in both private and public markets. Wei-Khing’s career spans assisting the portfolio management of A$1.5bn global fund, executive roles in multi-national companies, as well as management consulting. He has a strong philosophy in allocating capital and living in a sustainable manner, with his goal of leaving this planet, from all angles of ESG, in a better position than when he entered. Orington is a key contributor to him reaching his goal.

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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.

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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.

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Victory Park Expands Legal Credit Leadership with Maleson Promotion

By John Freund |

Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative asset manager specializing in private credit, has announced that Justin Maleson will expand his role to Managing Director, co-heading the firm’s legal credit investment strategy. The promotion underscores VPC’s ongoing investment in its legal finance capabilities and follows Maleson’s initial appointment in 2024 as Assistant General Counsel.

An announcement from Victory Park Capital details Maleson’s new responsibilities, which include sourcing, analyzing, and managing investments across legal assets, while maintaining oversight of the firm’s legal operations. He joins Chad Clamage in co-leading the strategy, working alongside team members Hugo Lestiboudois and Andrew Pascal, under the continued oversight of VPC CEO and founder Richard Levy.

Maleson brings a strong background in litigation finance and commercial law to the position. Before joining VPC, he served as a director at Longford Capital, where he specialized in originating and managing litigation funding transactions. His earlier tenure as a litigation partner at Jenner & Block further deepened his exposure to complex legal matters, equipping him with the expertise needed to navigate the nuanced legal credit space.

VPC’s legal credit team emphasizes an asset-backed lending model, prioritizing downside protection and predictable income streams. The firm aims to capitalize on inefficiencies within the legal funding market by leveraging its internal expertise and broad network of relationships. With Maleson’s appointment, VPC signals its intent to further scale its legal credit strategy, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving legal finance sector.

Maleson’s elevation comes at a time of increasing sophistication in litigation finance, where experienced legal minds are playing a pivotal role in portfolio construction and risk management. As VPC bolsters its leadership, the move may foreshadow further institutionalization of legal asset investing and heightened competition in a maturing market segment.