In its coverage of Burford’s interim results, Australasia Lawyer states, “The demand for legal finance in the market has meant Burford made a record-setting amount of new legal finance commitments, reaching $540 million in the first six months of 2018,” and notes that, “75% of law firms for which Burford financed a single case later returned with additional opportunities, 40% of which have been for portfolio deals.” The article also mentions Burford’s Singapore office, which was launched in October 2017 to better serve the financing needs of the region.
