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Burford Capital — Investor Presentation (June 2022)
20 slides from Burford Capital's investor presentation, June 2022
Slide 1: Burford Capital Investor Presentation
JUNE 2022 Burford Capital Investor Presentation This presentation is for the use of Burford’s public shareholders and is not an offering of any Burford private fund.
Slide 2: Notice & disclaimer
Notice & disclaimer This presentation (this “Presentation”) provides certain information to facilitate review and understanding of the business, operations and results of Burford Capital Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “we”, “our” or “us”) and does not purport to be a complete descrip
Slide 3: Table of contents
Table of contents Content Slide(s) • Overview 4-5 • Market position 6 • Outsized returns 7-9 • Portfolio analysis 10-12 • YPF-related assets 13 • Diversified portfolio 14 • New business 15-16 • Asset management 17 • Liquidity and debt maturities 18 • Key investment themes 19 Burford Capital 3
Slide 4: Burford is well-positioned for strong growth and rising returns
Group-wide portfolio growth Group-wide new commitments Burford is well-positioned At year end ($ in millions) 5,094 Capital provision-direct ($ in millions) for strong growth and rising 4,209 4,483 661 955 1,023 returns 244 406 1,152 268 3,218 1,219 1,148 720 739 196 53 53 2,368 569 106 976 229 ✓ Es
Slide 5: Burford is the global leader in legal finance
Burford is the global leader in legal finance COMPANY OVERVIEW PORTFOLIO Group-wide portfolio At December 31, 2021 • Burford is the clear market leader in legal finance, managing a $5.1 billion ($ in millions) Group-wide1 portfolio of legal assets • We provide financing, typically on a non-recourse
Slide 6: Well-positioned to benefit from continued adoption of legal finance
Well-positioned to benefit from continued adoption of legal finance COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES INDUSTRY LEADER BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN • Significant size, scale and scope • Very large market with significant runway for growth • World’s largest diversified portfolio of commercial legal assets • $882 bill
Slide 7: Burford has generated strong cash-on-cash returns
Burford has generated strong cash-on-cash returns • Burford has generated consistently high returns from almost $2 billion of cash recoveries over the last 12 years • A recurring mix of settlements and trial wins drive strong returns in reasonable time frames, with asymmetrically low losses Burford-
Slide 8: % ROIC
Burford-only concluded (fully and partially) capital provision-direct assets From inception through December 31, 2021 Arrayed by ROIC (%) Favorable asymmetric ($ in millions) returns 0% or less 0 to 99% 100 to 199% Greater than 200% ROIC ROIC ROIC ROIC Total Deployed: Profit: Deployed: Profit: Deplo
Slide 9: Proprietary probabilistic modeling suggests increase in expected returns
NOT A PROJECTION – SEE DISCLAIMER Proprietary probabilistic modeling suggests increase in expected returns • Burford has invested substantially in its quantitative Implied realizations and performance fees based on modeling and considers it a proprietary trade secret Burford’s probabilistic model1 B
Slide 10: Significant potential from larger and more recent vintages
Significant potential from larger and more recent vintages • The timing of litigation resolutions is uncertain, creating period-to-period variability but also Burford’s return opportunity • Covid has caused delays in the litigation process and court system, slowing the pace of case milestones and re
Slide 11: Weighted average life of concluded portfolio
Weighted average life of concluded portfolio Burford-only weighted average life of fully and partially concluded capital provision-direct portfolio ($ in millions) • Timing of realizations is one of the 2.3 2.3 2.3 most difficult aspects of our 1.9 2.1 business to forecast 1.9 1.9 • Most cases settl
Slide 12: Capital provision asset fair value adjustments driven by objective litigation events
Capital provision asset fair Aggregate carrying value1 of capital provision assets Total consolidated capital provision assets at year end value adjustments driven by 2021 objective litigation events 2020 Total carrying value: Total carrying value: $2,900m $2,565m • Capital provision assets are held
Slide 13: YPF-related assets
YPF-related assets • The YPF-related assets—the claims of the Petersen entities and Eton Park against Argentina and YPF—have entered summary judgment • Summary judgment allows for possible judicial ruling without a trial • If the case is resolved entirely at summary judgment, the losing party has a
Slide 14: Group-wide capital provision-direct portfolio diversified across several measures
Group-wide capital provision-direct portfolio1 diversified across several measures By geography By currency December 31, 2021 December 31, 2021 ($ in millions) 102 ($ in millions) 83 134 236 389 874 1,642 3,764 3,764 1,012 3,056 North America Global Europe Asia Other USD EUR GBP AUD By case type By
Slide 15: Continued growth through expansion of client base, new market entry and product innovation
Continued growth through expansion of client base, new market entry and product innovation 1 2 3 REPEAT & NEW CLIENTS NEW MARKETS2 PRODUCT INNOVATION • Growing law firm client roster, generating new • People in 11 countries and 8 US states • Monetizations provide upfront capital in excess of busines
Slide 16: New business activity set new records in 2021
New business activity set new records in 2021 • 2021 was a historically strong year for new commitments and deployments • Burford-only capital provision-direct deployments, potentially our highest returning assets, nearly doubled to a record level of $447 million • Strong 2021 new business and Covid
Slide 17: Asset management
Burford-only asset management income At year end Asset management ($ in millions) 26 26 24 • With $2.8 billion of AUM at December 7 31, 2021, we believe we are the largest 6 9 investment manager focused on legal 1 16 16 finance 3 2 6 • Improves our ability to pursue 6 financing opportunities and ena
Slide 18: Robust liquidity, low leverage and laddered maturities
Robust liquidity, low Liquidity At year end 336 leverage and laddered ($ in millions) 16 315 maturities • Cash and marketable securities of 206 175 $315 million at December 31, 2021 38 320 • Net debt to tangible assets ratio of 19% at December 31, 2021, as adjusted for: 168 140 • The issuance of 6.8
Slide 19: Key investment themes
Key investment themes ✓ Established market leader in rapidly expanding legal finance industry ✓ Outsized, uncorrelated returns and significant barriers to entry ✓ Proven platform and track record of strong cash flow generation ✓ Diversified portfolio across strategies, cases, clients and geographies
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