Burford Capital Closes New York Office, Expects Results Delay

Burford Capital says it has closed its New York office in response to the coronavirus outbreak and says it anticipates a delay in the release of its fiscal year 2019 results, according to a filing.

• Current events together with the closure of its New York office “will inevitably take a toll” on finance and in-house legal teams
  • Says two employees “key to our results process” have had to self-isolate at home
• At present, expects the delay to be two or three weeks, and will announce a firm date for results “as soon as we are able”; as things stand ...