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MSCI changes Burford Capital country classification to USA from United Kingdom
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.
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[{"type":"text","content":"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.","length":326,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"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 Kingdom Indexes.","length":218,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The change of Burford's country classification is expected to result in some rotation of passive holdings from the Company's London stock line to the New York stock line in the immediate term.","length":200,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"About Burford Capital","length":26,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"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 works with companies and law firms around the world from its global network of offices.","length":432,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com.","length":58,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.","length":146,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This press release does not constitute an offer of any Burford private fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which acts as the fund manager of all Burford private funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided in this press release is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained in this press release is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities (incl...