Burford Fund Goes Public in Britain – $ 130 Million Raised for Litigation Funding

Regardless of what some may think, investors apparently like the idea of litigation as an investment vehicle. The proof ? Burford Capital this week succeeded in raising $ 130 million in its IPO.

Here is an Am Law article by Alison Frankel in which she declares: “It’s time to declare litigation financing a bona fide investment class.”

Here is the link to a Bloomberg story on Burford’s IPO.

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