NEW YORK, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today issues the following update to its June 17, June 30, and July 1, 2025 statements in connection with proposed tax provisions relating to litigation finance included within the US Senate's draft of the budget reconciliation bill.Based on the Senate Parliamentarian's ruling that those provisions were not eligible for inclusion in the bill, they were removed. The ...

Core Insights - Burford Capital Limited has provided updates on two significant developments regarding litigation finance and enforcement actions against Argentina [1] Group 1: US Budget Reconciliation Bill - The Senate Parliamentarian ruled that proposed tax provisions related to litigation finance are not eligible for inclusion in the US Senate's draft of the budget reconciliation bill [2] Group 2: YPF Turnover Decision - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered Argentina to transfer its Class D shares of YPF, which represent approximately 51% of YPF's outstanding shares, to a global custody account at Bank of New York Mellon within 14 days [3] - The Court also instructed that these shares be transferred to Petersen and Eton Park within one business day [3] - This development is viewed positively in the context of the enforcement campaign against Argentina, although further judicial proceedings may occur [4] Group 3: Company Overview - Burford Capital is a leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, involved in litigation finance, risk management, asset recovery, and various legal finance and advisory activities [5]

In-house lawyers cite anticipated litigation costs and uncertainty around potential outcomes as the primary reasons their companies choose to remain in the class rather than pursue potentially higher-value individual claims. Legal finance eliminates upfront litigation costs through fees and expenses financing, which 73% of in- house lawyers cite as a key barrier to opting out. Separately, monetization financing enables businesses to convert a portion of anticipated recoveries from pending claims into immedi ...

NEW YORK, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or the "Company"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, notes the announcement by MSCI for the purpose of its MSCI Global Standard Indexes of a change to the country classification of Burford Capital.Implemented as of the close on May 30, 2025, and effective June 2, 2025, Burford will be added to the MSCI USA Indexes and MSCI US Equity Standard and Small Cap Indexes and deleted from the MSCI United King ...

New edition of The Burford Quarterly explores how GCs, law firm leaders and private equity professionals are using finance tools to manage high-stakes litigationNEW YORK, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases its latest Burford Quarterly, a journal of legal finance that explores the top trends at the nexus of law and finance. As legal finance continues to be used as a transformative resource for both corporations a ...