Last checked at 30 Sep 2019 11:20
30 September 2019
BURFORD CAPITAL UPDATE ON MARKET MANIPULATION
Burford Capital Limited ("Burford Capital" or "Burford" or "the Company"), the leading global finance and investment management firm focused on law, today announces that, further to its 12 August 2019 disclosure concerning a preliminary investigation into market manipulation in Burford's shares on 6-7 August 2019, independent expert Professor Joshua Mitts has delivered a report on his principal findings.
Burford has also today sought judicial approval to obtain from the London Stock Exchange further information about orders in Burford shares.
The principal court filing along with Professor Mitts' report have been uploaded to the Briefing Papers section within Investor Resources on Burford's investor relations website which can be found at www.burfordcapital.com/investors/investor-resources/briefing-papers/.
For further information, please contact:
Burford Capital Limited | |
Jim Kilman, Chief Financial Officer | +1 917 985 9840 |
Robert Bailhache, Head of Investor Relations - email
| +44 (0)20 3530 2023 |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 3037 2000 |
Jonny Allison | |
Alex Reynolds | |
Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
Graham Davidson | |
Tony White | |
Numis Securities Limited - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Charlie Farquhar | |
Jonathan Abbott | |
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and investment 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 London Stock Exchange, and it works with law firms and clients around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore and Sydney.
For more information about Burford: www.burfordcapital.com
This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC ("BCIM"), which acts as the fund manager of all Burford funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained herein is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities (including, without limitation, interests or shares in the funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made only by means of a final confidential Private Placement Memorandum and other offering documents.