Materials Available For Burford Capital Investor Event
Burford Capital Limited hosted an investor event on November 2, 2021, discussing key themes including a projected $3.4 billion in cash proceeds and $2.0 billion in realized gains from its core portfolio. The firm emphasized its sustained growth strategy and innovation in litigation finance, showcasing a five-year rolling return on tangible equity exceeding 20%. The event aimed to highlight Burford's positive asymmetry in investment returns, with a significant upside potential compared to downside risks.
- Projected cash proceeds of $3.4 billion and realized gains of $2.0 billion from the core portfolio.
- Sustained five-year rolling return on tangible equity exceeding 20%.
- Successful expansion strategy driving growth and innovation in current markets.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, will host an event for investors and analysts today, November 2, 2021, from 10.00am-12.30pm EDT / 2.00-4.30pm GMT / 3.00-5.30pm CET. A presentation will be available shortly before the start of the investor event at www.burfordcapital.com/shareholders.
The following key themes will be discussed:
- Portfolio expected to generate significant gains: Returns have been rising as matter size has increased and as experience and data have continued to improve outcomes. Our internal model suggests the current core balance sheet portfolio ex-YPF can generate cash proceeds of
$3.4 billion and realized gains of$2.0 billion , plus$360 million of asset management performance fee income.1 - Continued opportunities for growth: Burford has led the industry in product development and continues to innovate today. It has implemented a successful expansion strategy to drive incremental business in current markets and expand geographically.
- Strongly positive asymmetry to returns: Our capital provision assets typically have much greater upside than downside.
- Focused on sustainable shareholder profitability: Our five-year rolling return on tangible equity has exceeded
20% for each of the last four years, suggestive of a sustainable long-term level.2
The event will be broadcast via real-time webcast to registrants through the following link: https://burford-capital-2021-investor-day.open-exchange.net/registration. Webcast registrants will also be able to view the investor event through a replay facility available at the same link shortly after the event's conclusion.
1 Calculation derived from our internal modeling of individual matters and of our portfolio as a whole. These data are not a forecast of future results. The inherent volatility and unpredictability of legal finance assets precludes forecasting and limits the predictive nature of our internal models. The inherent nature of probabilistic modeling is that actual results will differ from the modeled results, and such differences could be material.
2 Return on tangible common equity is annual Burford-only profit after tax adjusted for amortization of intangible assets divided by average shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets and is calculated as a mean of last five years.
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, Singapore and Sydney.
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 ("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.
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Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in our views or expectations or otherwise.
In addition to forward-looking statements, this release includes calculations derived from our internal modeling of individual matters and of our portfolio as a whole. These data are not a forecast of future results. The inherent volatility and unpredictability of legal finance assets precludes forecasting and limits the predictive nature of our internal models. The inherent nature of probabilistic modeling is that actual results will differ from the modeled results, and such differences could be material. The modelling data included in this release are for informational purposes only.
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