Litigation Capital Management is backing a claim in the liquidation proceedings of the Comet Group. At the time of its insolvency, Comet was the UK’s second largest electrical retailer with 239 stores and 6,900 employees. Liquidators from FRP Advisory are bringing a claim against Darty, a multinational electrical retailer based in France, alleging that it received a £83 million preferential payment prior to Comet entering into administration. Read more.
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.
Litigation Capital Management has announced a confidential settlement in an Australian class action funded by it. LCM expects to receive revenue of approximately AUD $14million, which includes capital invested of approximately AUD $8.25million together with an expected gross profit of approximately AUD $5.75million.
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