ISAF Management Company

Name

ISAF Management Company

Legal name

ISAF Management Company

Website

https://isafmanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Funding Services

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Structured Finance Legal, Trustee & Administration (FSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Litigation funding services
• Securities litigation funding
• Investor coalition formation
• International litigation administration
• Contingency fee funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Stamford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Litigation Funding Fee (Contingency Fee): ISAF funds all litigation costs so investors can participate with no upfront cost. In return, ISAF receives a litigation funding fee equal to 25% of the gross amount of any recovery (cash or cash-equivalent) payable to the participant, upon a favorable resolution.
2. Administrative Services for Litigation Coalitions: ISAF coordinates all administration with investors including underwriting funding of all litigation costs, allowing investors to participate on a risk-free basis with no upfront cost. Revenue is earned through the 25% contingency fee upon successful recovery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISAF Management Company provides funding and administration services for select securities and anti-trust litigations in non-US jurisdictions. The company organizes institutional investors into formal litigation coalitions (ISAF-Danske, ISAF-Petrobras, ISAF-VW), funds all litigation costs on a no-cure, no-pay basis, and manages trading data collection, loss calculations, loss certification, and investor-related litigation documentation. The company earns a 25% contingency fee on gross recovery amounts only upon a favorable settlement or judgment.

Product overview

ISAF Management Company offers a unified litigation funding and administration service platform for international securities litigation. The core offering consists of funding and administrative services for select securities and anti-trust litigations in non-US jurisdictions, delivered through three case-specific programs: ISAF-Danske (covering Danske Bank money laundering litigation), ISAF-Petrobras (covering Petrobras Lava Jato corruption litigation), and ISAF-VW (covering Volkswagen diesel emission fraud litigation). The company provides no-cure, no-pay funding, meaning investors pay no upfront costs and owe no fees unless recovery is achieved. Services include investor transaction data collection, loss calculations, loss certification, and comprehensive documentation handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Securities Litigation Funding & Administration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90 institutional investors recruited across two ISAF-Danske filings claiming DKK 1.7 billion in losses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation (SPCF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2017The Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation (SPCF) is a Netherlands-based claim foundation established to assert claims and facilitate recoveries on behalf of investors who purchased Petrobras securities and suffered losses due to fraud. SPCF appointed ISAF to coordinate all administration with shareholders, including funding all litigation costs so investors can participate on a risk-free contingency basis. ISAF has been made responsible for information activities, investor contact, contract collection, data collection, loss calculation, loss certification, and payout administration.
• Lemstra Van der Korst N.V.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLemstra Van der Korst N.V. is a leading Dutch litigation and class action law firm that represents the Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation in Dutch court proceedings. The firm leads the legal team in the Rotterdam District Court litigation against Petrobras, which achieved a significant interim judgment in favor of investors on July 26, 2023.
• Motley Rice LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMotley Rice LLC is a US litigation law firm that serves as part of the global counsel team representing the Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation alongside Dutch firm Lemstra Van der Korst, UK firm Withers LLP, and other national law firms.
• Withers LLPcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWithers LLP is a UK-based international law firm serving as global counsel alongside the Dutch foundation team representing Petrobras investors in the Netherlands litigation.
• Németh Sigetty AdvokatpartnerselskabcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNémeth Sigetty is the Danish counsel representing the ISAF-Danske coalition in the Copenhagen District Court and Eastern District Court proceedings against Danske Bank for money laundering-related investor losses. The firm filed the initial writ on behalf of ISAF-Danske on December 27, 2019.
• Battea Class Action Services, LLCmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBattea Class Action Services is an international leader in class action securities claims evaluations, secure collection, storage, processing of investor data, and claims filings. Battea validates investor losses and assists participants in communicating with custodians, clearing firms, and primary brokerage firms to obtain and organize litigation data.
• Pomerantz LLPmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPomerantz LLP is a leading American law firm specializing in class action securities litigation, serving as part of the ISAF-Danske coalition legal team alongside Németh Sigetty and other international law firms.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLPmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLieff Cabraser is a leading American law firm specializing in class action securities litigation, included in the ISAF-Danske coalition alongside Pomerantz LLP and other international securities litigation firms.
• TILP Litigation Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTILP Litigation is the leading collective action securities law firm in Germany, participating in the ISAF-Danske coalition to represent German institutional investors in the litigation against Danske Bank.
• U.S. Market Advisors Law Group PLLCmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerU.S. Market Advisors Law Group PLLC is an American law firm specializing in expert financial analysis of financial markets trading, economic modeling, and transaction analysis, participating in the ISAF-Danske coalition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Omni Bridgeway: Omni Bridgeway (formed via the merger of IMF Bentham and Omni Bridgeway) is one of the largest global litigation funders with a strong European and Australian footprint. It funds commercial litigation and arbitration on a contingency basis, closely overlapping with ISAF's model and target geographies.
• Harbour Litigation Funding: Harbour is a UK-based litigation funder offering capital for commercial litigation and arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. Comparable to ISAF in serving sophisticated institutional claimants in cross-border disputes on a non-recourse, contingency basis.
• Augusta Ventures: Augusta Ventures is a UK-based litigation funder specializing in commercial disputes and group actions. Comparable to ISAF in serving institutional claimants and assembling coordinated claimant groups for high-stakes international cases.
• Therium Capital Management: Therium is a European-focused litigation funder providing capital for commercial disputes, including securities and shareholder claims. Its portfolio and geographic focus on European jurisdictions directly overlaps with ISAF's key markets.
• MFW Litigation Capital (formerly Vannin Capital): MFW (formerly Vannin Capital) is a UK and US-focused litigation funder that provides non-recourse capital for commercial litigation. Comparable to ISAF in funding international commercial and securities-related disputes for institutional clients.
• Burford Capital: Burford Capital is the world's largest publicly listed litigation funder, providing capital for commercial litigation and arbitration in exchange for a share of recovery. Directly comparable to ISAF's no-cure, no-pay model and is a major competitor for institutional-grade international cases.
• Woodsford Litigation Funding: Woodsford is an international litigation funder providing capital and case management for high-value disputes, with a particular focus on group/collective actions. Closely comparable to ISAF's coalition-building approach for institutional investors.

Others

• Battea Class Action Services: Battea is a leading claims administrator that validates investor trading data, computes losses, and manages filings for class action participants. It is a direct service provider/partner to ISAF (rather than a competitor), supporting the operational backbone of ISAF's coalitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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