Litigation Funding Investment Global Market Report 2025

The litigation funding investment market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $20.06 billion in 2024 to $22.76 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4%. The market growth during the historic period can be attributed to factors such as increasing concerns over data privacy, expansion of international trade, the rising popularity of portfolio funding models, accelerated digitalization, and a growing number of cross-border legal disputes.

The litigation funding investment market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $37.28 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1%. The expected growth during the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for litigation funding, a rise in cyberattacks and data privacy concerns, escalating litigation costs and complexity, a growing number of complex commercial disputes, and heightened demand for capital from plaintiffs. Key trends anticipated in this period include the use of artificial intelligence for case assessment, blockchain technology to enhance contract transparency, predictive analytics for forecasting case outcomes, automated due diligence tools, smart contracts for managing funding agreements, and data-driven risk modeling.

The increase in legal conflicts is expected to drive growth in the litigation funding investment market moving forward. Legal conflicts are disputes between individuals or organizations that require resolution through formal legal processes such as court trials or arbitration. This rise in conflicts is attributed to the growing complexity of business contracts and commercial transactions, which often involve multiple parties, jurisdictions, and regulatory frameworks, increasing the likelihood of disputes. Litigation funding investment supports parties involved in these conflicts by providing essential financial resources, facilitating access to expert legal counsel, reducing the burden of upfront legal costs, and enhancing the chances of a successful resolution. For example, in March 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union, a Luxembourg-based judicial authority, reported that 1,706 new cases were filed in 2024, up from 1,689 cases in 2023. Thus, the rise in legal conflicts is fueling the growth of the litigation funding investment market.

Key players in the litigation funding investment market are developing innovative solutions like zero-interest credit lines to improve financial access for small businesses. A zero-interest credit line offers borrowers funds without any interest charges during the repayment period. For instance, in January 2024, LegalPay, an India-based legal financing firm, introduced Quick Settle, a zero-interest credit line designed to help businesses, startups, freelancers, and individual entrepreneurs manage legal disputes without straining their working capital. This financing option offers a flexible repayment term of 6 to 12 months, enabling users to cover legal costs efficiently without prolonged financial pressure. Quick Settle promotes quicker dispute resolution by providing interest-free funding with minimal entry barriers, helping small and medium-sized enterprises maintain financial stability and operational continuity throughout legal proceedings.

In November 2024, Fenchurch Legal, a UK-based litigation funding company, partnered with Altify Inc. to launch a legal finance security token. This collaboration aims to democratize access to litigation funding by utilizing blockchain technology to increase transparency and enable a wider range of investors to participate in legal finance via tokenized assets. Altify Inc., based in the UK, specializes in blockchain and tokenization software solutions supporting litigation funding investment.

Major players in the litigation funding investment market are SoftBank Group, Burford Capital Limited, Omni Bridgeway Limited, Augusta Ventures Limited, Legalist Inc., Parabellum Capital LLC, GLS Capital LLC, Harbour Litigation Funding Limited, Balance Legal Capital LLP, Bench Walk Advisors, Deminor Recovery Services, LegalPay, Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding LLC, LexShares LLC, Longford Capital Management LP, Pravati Capital LLC, Therium Group Holdings Limited, Validity Finance LLC, Apex Litigation Finance Limited, and Arcadia Finance.

North America was the largest region in the litigation funding investment market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in litigation funding investment report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

The countries covered in the litigation funding investment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Litigation funding investment is a financial arrangement in which investors supply capital to plaintiffs or law firms to cover legal expenses, in exchange for receiving a portion of any settlement or judgment if the case succeeds. The primary goal of this service is to facilitate access to justice by reducing the financial barriers associated with costly litigation, enabling parties to pursue legal claims they might otherwise find unaffordable.

The primary categories of litigation funding investments include commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, contract disputes, securities litigation, antitrust litigation, international arbitration, mass torts, bankruptcy claims, among others. Commercial litigation specifically involves legal conflicts between businesses or commercial organizations related to contracts, partnerships, intellectual property rights, regulatory compliance, and other business-related issues. Funding stages are classified into pre-litigation funding, litigation funding, and post-litigation funding, whereas funding structures typically involve a percentage of the recovery, a fixed fee, or a combination of both. Additionally, litigation funding investments are segmented based on organizational size into small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises, serving various end-user sectors including banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), media and entertainment, information technology and telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, and other industries.

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The litigation funding investment market includes revenues earned by entities through case evaluation, risk assessment, portfolio financing, single-case funding, appeals funding, enforcement financing, arbitration funding, and monetization of legal claims. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

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