Global Litigation Investment Funding Market Outlook 2028

Global Litigation Funding Investment Analysis 2019-2028

Litigation funding investment is a practice where an unrelated third party provides litigation funding to party, who, otherwise need resources, before its case is resolved. Litigation funding is used to reduce the short-term financial impact on the organization. When a litigation funder or combination of law firm and funder covers the litigation costs, the financial statement of the organization is not affected. The global litigation funding investment market was valued at around USD 11,000 million in 2019 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.76% during the forecast period of 2020-2028. The growing number of disputes among organizations that are operating in the same domain across the globe is estimated to provide opportunities for the growth of litigation funding investment market during the forecast period.

The global litigation funding investment market is segmented by enterprise size into large enterprises and small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Among these segments, the large enterprises segment held the larger part of the global litigation funding investment market and accounted for around USD 8,500 million in 2019. The large organizations primarily use litigation funding in order to reduce the financial impact on themselves, enabling the organizations to pursue their legal dispute without affecting the financial resources for the core business. On the other hand, the small & medium-sized enterprises segment in the litigation funding investment market accounted for around USD 2,800 million in 2019. Financing legal disputes leave a significant dent in the financial budgets of the small & medium-sized enterprises as it is quite difficult for SMEs to prove patent infringement and the cost of litigation also adds up.

Based on region, the global litigation funding investment market is segmented into North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa region. Out of these, the North America litigation funding investment market accounted for around USD 6,300 million in 2019 and is anticipated to reach around USD 13,700 million by 2028. The growth can be attributed to the growing acceptance of litigation funding across the region. The market in Europe held leading shares in the global litigation funding investment market on the back of growing demand for litigation funding investment across different segments. Additionally, the emergence of new start-ups that utilize advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence in order to predict potential claims is estimated to drive the market across the region. Furthermore, the Asia Pacific litigation funding investment market is expected to grow at a significant rate over the forecast period. China is leading the litigation funding investment market in the Asia-Pacific region, with around 40% of the market share in 2019, followed by Japan and South Korea.

Some of the prominent industry leaders in the global litigation funding investment market are Apex Litigation Finance, Augusta Ventures Ltd., Burford Capital LLC, Woodsford Litigation Funding Ltd., Omni Bridgeway, Harbour Litigation Funding Ltd., Deminor, Balance Legal Capital LLP, and others.