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Segue Cloud Services Introduces Segue 3.0 Platform

Segue Cloud Services, a division of Woodstock Capital Holdings, has released its Segue 3.0 platform, a cloud-based platform which  combines all pre-settlement funding workflows and processes, data recovery, and digitized document management features. Segue is a leading provider of cloud-based management tools for the legal and specialty finance community. It has served litigation finance companies and law offices around the country since 2010.

The Segue 3.0 platform offers several new and enhanced features that will help customers expedite processing, streamline workflows, and reduce operating costs. Recent upgrades include integrations with Intuit’s QuickBooks platform and OwnBackup, a recognized data recovery and security provider that ensures all case data is securely stored in the cloud. In addition, Segue has enhanced its reporting and analytics capabilities, determines profitability by organizational role as well as clients and law firms, and supports flexible fees.

Segue technology enables pre-settlement funding companies to manage their entire business —from intake to settlement—through an intuitive, browser-based interface. Through this technology, litigation finance companies can manage workflows, intake forms, track funding, notify stakeholders, and run reports, from any location. Segue’s 3.0 platform is accessible from any mobile device, facilitating pre-settlement funding during work-from-home and social distancing mandates.

The platform instantly digitizes and automates documents, populates signatures, delivers alerts and account status updates to stakeholders, and provides real-time reporting. It reduces much of the labor and human error associated in manual tracking of the often-burdensome pre-settlement funding process. Through this solution, Segue can help litigation finance firms place funds into the hands of plaintiffs and attorneys in as little as 24 hours, providing financial security during the pre-settlement period. Segue 3.0 is also capable of tracking medical receivables.

The platform’s tight integration with Salesforce enables customers to retrieve all Segue tools and features directly from the Salesforce portal, allowing the organization an efficient method to access case information and leverage advanced analytics and reporting capabilities from any device, anywhere in the world.

Segue has also extended its relationship with document management leader Conga, giving lenders and law firms the ability to manage all document management tasks from the cloud, simplifying business processes and accelerating time to funding. These features let Segue automate company notifications, contracts, pay-off letters, and electronic signatures.

“Segue has built a loyal following in the pre-settlement community not just for our technology’s  reliability and efficiency, but for our ability to automate the labor-intensive, cumbersome tasks that have been associated with pre-settlement funding,” said Kevin Flood, Segue’s chief operating officer. “The introduction of our Segue 3.0 platform represents a quantum leap forward for our customers. “By creating a new partnership with Intuit and Own Backup, as well as strengthening existing ties with Salesforce and Conga, we have added compelling new capabilities and features that make our platform more secure, resilient, and functional. We anticipate that both existing and new clients will be very satisfied with the myriad benefits they receive from this compelling platform.”

For additional information, please visit www.seguecloudservices.com,

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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.