Burford Capital Ltd (BUR): debt financing — Burford Capital issues $500M 7.50% senior notes due 2033 to refinance 2025 bonds

Burford Capital Ltd

Issued $500M aggregate principal of 7.50% senior notes due July 15, 2033; interest payable semi-annually.
Guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Burford Capital and two wholly owned subsidiaries.
Net proceeds to repay the 6.125% bonds due 2025 at maturity; remainder for general corporate purposes including potential repayment of 5.00% bonds due 2026.
Indenture includes restrictive covenants on incurring additional debt, dividends, liens, mergers, and affiliate transactions.
Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, issuer must offer to repurchase notes at 101% of principal plus accrued interest.

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

Burford Capital Ltd incurred senior notes of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount with investors at 7.50% per annum maturing July 15, 2033.

Instrument: senior notes
Principal: $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount
Counterparty: investors
Rate: 7.50% per annum
Maturity: July 15, 2033
Event: incurrence

Exact text from the filing

On July 11, 2025, Burford Capital Global Finance LLC (the “ Issuer ”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Burford Capital Limited (“ Burford Capital ”), closed its previously announced private offering (the “ Offering ”) of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 7.50% senior notes due 2033 (the “ Notes ”).

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