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Nivalion and Litigium Capital enter into strategic partnership in the Nordics

January 20, 2022

Nivalion and Litigium Capital enter into strategic partnership in the Nordics

Nivalion, Europe’s leading provider of legal finance solutions, and Sweden-based legal financing firm Litigium Capital have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership comprises funding of disputes and provision of legal financing solutions in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden as well as financing Nordic clients globally. Within the scope of the partnership, Nivalion and Litigium Capital will work closely together on a non-exclusive basis and aim to co-fund cases of all sizes. The partnership will be seamless for clients, who can contact either firm with the assurance that no information will be shared between Nivalion and Litigium Capital without the prior consent of the client. Stefan Kirsten, Nivalion’s Global Head of Origination, says: “The Nordics have been a key growth area for Nivalion for years and a market we appreciate for many reasons. Having worked together with Litigium Capital on several joint projects with great satisfaction, we are thrilled to announce this next step. We are firmly convinced that this partnership is a great match, and we look forward to driving the continued development of the Nordic legal finance market, making Northern Europe an-other stronghold for Nivalion.” Thony Lindström Härdin, CEO and co-founder of Litigium Capital, says: “We are honoured to join forces with Nivalion, which in our view has the leader jersey within legal financing in Continental Europe. The cooperation thus far has been a win-win and we have no doubt that a partnership will be highly beneficial for the Nordic market as a whole. We see a strong and growing interest for our services from all Nordic countries and expect an exciting journey ahead.” About Nivalion Nivalion is a Swiss legal finance provider with offices in Zug, Munich, Frankfurt and Vienna. We focus onfundingcomplexlitigationand arbitrationdisputes in Europe,theAmericas and Asia-Pacific, including direct and secondary funding of individual cases, case portfolios and law firms. Our team includes 29 professionals with substantial experience in dispute financing and private practice in leading financial institutions and law firms, offering the financial strength of its Swiss core investors. Nivalion is a member of the International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) and is committed to and compliant with the ICCA Queen Mary Task Force Best Practices, the ILFA Best Practices and the SIArb Third Party Funding Guidelines. More information on www.nivalion.com. About Litigium Capital Litigium Capital is a Swedish investment company dedicated to legal financing. We focus on funding litigation and arbitration disputes in the Nordics, as well as funding Nordic clients on a global basis. Combining legal and financial expertise for superior risk assessments and customer service, our vision is to make legal financing a natural tool for companies of all sizes in the Nordics. More infor-mation on www.litigiumcapital.com.
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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.

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

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