Delta Capital Partners has hired Peter Cornell as its president, based in London. Peter was previously a Founding Partner and member of the Investment Committee of Metric Capital Partners, a special situations fund advisor focused on European investments with over €2.5 billion under management. Peter has also served as a non-executive chairman of Augusta Securities Limited. Delta has also promoted Martin Lueck to COO. Read more.
Daniel Bond has joined DUAL North America as Senior Vice President, based in Chicago. At DUAL, Daniel will be leading the company’s efforts in the contingent liability market. Daniel was previously with Delta Capital Partners.
The International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) has announced its new board of directors, its chairman, and the executive committee. Gary Barnett, Executive Director of ILFA, welcomed Neil Purslow, who co-founded Therium, as the new Chairman. The Executive Committee Officers include: Christopher DeLise of Delta Capital, Susan Dunn of Harbour Litigation Funding, Jack Neumark of Fortress Investment Group LLC, Andrew Saker of Omni Bridgeway and Marcel Wegmüller of Nivalion.
Anglo-Spanish family trust Swifthold Foundation and its backer Delta Capital Partners have initiated a $6 billion international arbitration claim against the Qatari government stemming from a case against a member of the country’s ruling family. To date, the trust has failed to secure compensation through the local courts over a property investment scheme that went sour involving Sheikh Fahd Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Thani and his company Fast Trading Group.
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