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Overview

Litigation Capital Management (AIM: LIT) is an alternative asset manager specialising in disputes financing solutions internationally, which operates two business models. The first is direct investments made from LCM’s permanent balance sheet capital and the second is third party fund management.

Under those two business models, LCM currently pursues three investment strategies: Single-case funding, Portfolio funding and Acquisitions of claims. LCM generates its revenue from both its direct investments and also performance fees through asset management.

Currently headquartered in Sydney, with offices in London, Singapore, Brisbane and Melbourne, LCM listed on AIM in December 2018.

www.lcmfinance.com

Directors

Patrick Moloney (CEO): 19 years in the disputes sector, practicing law since 1996.

David Collins (CFO): Formerly EY, Morgan Stanley, Och-Ziff Capital & Prudential. Ex CFO of Vannin Capital, a leading litigation funder

Jonathan Moulds (Non-Exec Chair): Non-Exec of IG Holdings & recently COO of Barclays PLC

David King (NED):Founder and Non-Executive Director of Sapex Ltd and Gas2Grid Ltd

Gary SeeBacher (NED): 20-year-plus career at Bank of America

Financials

P&L30 June 2024
$~000
30 June 2023
$~000
Total income50,98772,782
Total comprehensive income 12,71533,672
Final dividend/ share1.25p2.25p
Balance Sheet30 June 2024
$~000
30 June 2023
$~000
Cash 68,113104,457
Total assets591,803548,903
Total liabilities(402,862)(365,435)
Net assets188,941183,468

Major Shareholders

  • Collins St Asset Management – 12.38%
  • Patrick Moloney – 8.90%
  • Jonathan Moulds – 4.48%
  • LCM Employee Benefit Trust – 3.98%
  • Boutique Capital – 3.2%
  • David King – 1.66%
  • Mary Gangemi – 0.05%

Media coverage

Investors Chronicle: A litigation funder on a bargain basement rating (Mar 2024)
Litigation Capital Management (LIT:98p), a provider of litigation financing, has maintained last year’s strong momentum into the new financial year. In the latest six-month period, the group concluded three cases, which delivered a ninefold increase in cash receipts to A$28.4mn, including A$10.2mn of performance fees from third-party funds.

Investors Chronicle: A robust outlook makes this legal stock a buy (Sep 2023)
Litigation Capital Management (LIT:117p), a provider of litigation financing, has reported record results buoyed by settlements from its directly held portfolio as well as bumper fees earned from third-party funds. The performance of both the group and the fund interests made for a good read.

Macro Indicators

Global Legal Post (March 2024)

Litigation funding in the UK improves access to justice but is likely to remain a niche – albeit “vitally important” – aspect of legal services provision, according to research commissioned by the Legal Services Board (LSB)… It concludes that – as long as legislation is passed to reverse the impact of the Supreme Court PACCAR decision, which rendered thousands of litigation funding agreement unenforceable – “litigation funding is likely to develop further as a niche, but vitally important, feature of legal services provision”.

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