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Burford Capital Limited
13 June 2022
13 June 2022
BURFORD CAPITAL RAISES MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN THREE MONTHS
WITH NEW $350 MILLION POST-SETTLEMENT INVESTMENT FUND
Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law, today announces the closing of the
$350 million Burford Alternative Income Fund II LP ("BAIF II"), a
new private fund focused on post-settlement investments. BAIF II
will invest in settled litigation matters, monetizing a claimant's
settlement and other associated legal receivables. The solution
serves to meet the needs of law firms awaiting payment of their
fees and clients eager to release cash from a settlement, who find
it attractive to secure financing against those expected
receipts.
Together with a recent new $360 million bond issue and the
closing of a new $360 million pre-settlement investment fund,
Burford has in total raised more than $1 billion within the past
three months to fund the further growth of its business.
BAIF II's investment period runs until September 11, 2025, with
a multi-year harvest period thereafter. BAIF II will generally pay
management fees of 1.5% of invested capital, with performance fees
of 12.5% after a 5% preferred return with a full catch-up. BAIF II
is the successor to Burford's prior post-settlement funds, Burford
Alternative Income Fund ("BAIF") founded in 2019 and BCIM Credit
Opportunities LP ("COLP") founded in 2014. BAIF's investment period
ended April 4, 2022, while COLP's investment period ended September
30, 2019. There is no investment in BAIF II from Burford's balance
sheet.
Christopher Bogart, Burford Capital's chief executive officer,
commented:
"We are delighted to close a new post-settlement fund, backed by
a combination of existing and new Burford private fund LPs. BAIF
II's investment strategy will mimic BAIF and COLP, helping clients
manage the frequent and significant delays that occur between the
point at which parties agree a settlement and the finalization of
and payment under the settlement. The solution supports our aim of
fulfilling client needs across the lifespan of a litigation
matter's duration, from inception through to conclusion."
For further information, please contact:
Burford Capital Limited
For investor and analyst inquiries:
Robert Bailhache, Head of Investor Relations, +44 (0)20 3530
EMEA and Asia - email 2023
Jim Ballan, Head of Investor Relations, Americas +1 (646) 793
- email 9176
For press inquiries:
David Helfenbein, Vice President, Public Relations +1 (212) 235
- email 6824
Numis Securities Limited - NOMAD and Joint +44 (0)20 7260
Broker 1000
Giles Rolls
Charlie Farquhar
+44 (0)20 7029
Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker 8000
Graham Davidson
Tony White
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation
finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of
legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock
Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms
around the world from its principal offices in New York, London,
Chicago, Washington, DC, Singapore, Sydney and Hong Kong.
For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com .
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other
securities of Burford.
This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford fund.
Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which acts as the fund
manager of all Burford funds, is registered as an investment
adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The
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Past performance is not indicative of future results. The
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the funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made only by
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