Claire Flores

Litigation funder Burford sues Sysco over $140 mln antitrust investment

The dispute between Burford and Sysco is heating up, as Burford seeks a court order enforcing an arbitration decision barring the food distribution giant from settling price-fixing claims against major U.S. chicken, pork and beef producers, after Sysco sued Burford for allegedly meddling in Sysco's efforts to settle cases.

Silicon Valley Bank collapse poses ‘tremendous opportunity’, lawsuit funder LCM says

LCM chief executive Patrick Moloney says the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank poses a “tremendous opportunity” for more lawsuits, as the firm readies itself to profit on an uptick in bankruptcies as the global economy hits a slump.

Lawsuit lender transparency bill stirs heated dialogue

2news.com

A bill concerning third-party litigation funding disclosure as well as certain lawsuit advertising was introduced at the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee last Tuesday, but opponents are arguing that the industry is already heavily regulated and the true intent behind the bill is to help the insurance industry.

Funders Unmasked in 2017 Patent Suit Over Organon’s Nexplanon

GLS Capital Law Finance Group Merck & Co. Microspherix news.bloomberglaw.com Organon & Co.

A court filing has revealed that a GLS Capital affiliate and Law Finance Group are funding a patent infringement suit brought by Microspherix against Nexplanon, a contraceptive implant whose US sales were nearly 10% of Merck & Co. spinoff Organon & Co.’s 2022 revenue.

Litigation funders sweat on Supreme Court

lawgazette.co.uk Litigation Funding Magazine

Rachel Rothwell, editor of Litigation Funding Magazine, describes how the entire litigation funding industry could be turned on its head by a UK Supreme Court decision that could potentially render most – if not all – litigation funding agreements unenforceable.

Litigation Funding for US Antitrust Matters

Woodsford woodsford.com

The team at Woodsford explains why litigation funding is such a great fit for antitrust matters, and provide insight into the softer benefits of litigation funding, including an additional layer of diligence at an early stage of the process, leading to greater rigour in risk and cost-benefit assessments.

Going forward portfolios: Capital facilities for law firms with multiple future claims

burford burfordcapital.com

The team at Burford explores the benefits of the going forward portfolio, including how it can help lawyers avoid having to turn down promising high value cases because their firms’ level of risk tolerance won’t accommodate the clients’ desired fee structure, particularly in areas like international arbitration, where even affluent clients increasingly expect that firms will share the risk.

Madoff Fraud Victims Benefit from Rising Recovery Rates

Deminor drs.deminor.com

Deminor’s approximately 4,000 clients that fell victim to the Madoff fraud have reached a recovery ratio of 88.35% after the latest round of distributions.

Record New Case Investments

Manolete Partners

Manolete has reported record levels of new case investments for 2023 so far, citing the rush of insolvencies following the end of the two-year artificial suppression of the UK insolvency sector, brought about by the UK Government's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Burford Capital Provides Update on Strong 2022 Business Activity

Burford Capital otp.tools.investis.com US Securities and Exchange Commission

Burford has shared that it is modifying its fair value approach following a six-month review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into how Burford values its legal finance assets.

Interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2022

LCM Litigation Capital Management polaris.brighterir.com

LCM has announced its interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2022, with highlights including an adjusted loss for the period of A$5.5m, excluding cases settled since 31 December 2022 which would have increased LCM only performance to an adjusted operating profit of A$6.3m.

Litigation funding start-up FightRight Technologies launches Rs 100 crore fund for HNIs

businesstoday.in FightRight Technologies

Litigation funding start-up FightRight Technologies has launched a fund that will invest in 15-20 commercial cases with an average ticket size of Rs 5-7 crore for a tenure of 2-3 years, with an expected annualized return on investment of upwards of 30%.

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Claire Flores

Litigation funder Burford sues Sysco over $140 mln antitrust investment

Silicon Valley Bank collapse poses ‘tremendous opportunity’, lawsuit funder LCM says

Lawsuit lender transparency bill stirs heated dialogue

Funders Unmasked in 2017 Patent Suit Over Organon’s Nexplanon

Litigation funders sweat on Supreme Court

Litigation Funding for US Antitrust Matters

Going forward portfolios: Capital facilities for law firms with multiple future claims

Madoff Fraud Victims Benefit from Rising Recovery Rates

Record New Case Investments

Burford Capital Provides Update on Strong 2022 Business Activity

Interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2022

Litigation funding start-up FightRight Technologies launches Rs 100 crore fund for HNIs

Recent Fundings

Bench Walk backs companion claim against Mastercard and Visa

LCM backs claim against Indian Government

Woodsford funds Dutch class action against Airbus

Delta funds arbitration against Tanzania

Funder News

Madoff Fraud Victims Benefit from Rising Recovery Rates

Record New Case Investments

Burford Capital Provides Update on Strong 2022 Business Activity

Interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2022

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