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Burford Capital expands European footprint

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that it has expanded its European footprint while also continuing to add leading legal talent to its global operation. Expanded client demand for offerings such as corporate monetization and law firm portfolio financing, combined with a greater desire and need for legal finance in Europe due to legislative changes related to collective redress, have resulted in Burford's continued growth. In Europe, Burford now has an on-the-ground presence in London, Frankfurt, Zug, Paris, Rome and Stockholm.

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  • NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that it has expanded its European footprint while also continuing to add leading legal talent to its global operation.
  • Dr. Luca Weskott has joined Burford as a Vice President based in Frankfurt, Germany, and will originate and manage investments in the DACH region.
  • Christopher Bogart, CEO of Burford Capital, said: "As the global industry leader, Burford is constantly evolving to meet our clients' needs.
  • Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Singh was Chief Compliance Officer at 50 South Capital Advisors.

Pharmaron Acquires Commercial API Manufacturing Facility in the United Kingdom from Recipharm

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Monday, January 10, 2022
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The Cramlington Site in Newcastle, United Kingdom, has an established history of cGMP manufacturing services for an array of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), ranging from pilot scale to commercial metric ton scale.

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  • The Cramlington Site in Newcastle, United Kingdom, has an established history of cGMP manufacturing services for an array of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), ranging from pilot scale to commercial metric ton scale.
  • This acquisition expands Pharmaron's world-class chemistry and manufacturing services, which is an important component of its fully integrated platform.
  • The synergistic integration of the Cramlington Site with Pharmarons existing service capabilities of discovery, process development and early-stage cGMP API manufacturing at Hoddesdon will enable a complete end-to-end chemistry and manufacturing service offering in the United Kingdom.
  • Dr. Boliang Lou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pharmaron, commented, We are delighted to have the Cramlington Site join the Pharmaron Group.

XpertHR Acquires Gapsquare to Provide Advanced Pay Equity Solutions

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Monday, August 2, 2021
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Gapsquare provides HR and Reward professionals with actionable insights about their company's existing pay gaps through their flagship software FairPay Pro.

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  • Gapsquare provides HR and Reward professionals with actionable insights about their company's existing pay gaps through their flagship software FairPay Pro.
  • Dr. Zara Nanu founded Gapsquare after hearing the World Economic Forum's prediction that it would take 217 years before the Gender Pay Gap could be closed.
  • Gapsquare's valuable solutions and deep expertise will strengthen XpertHR's compliance, best practice and reward offerings in the U.K. and U.S. With the addition of Gapsquare, XpertHR is well placed to address the pay equity challenges faced by organizations by leveraging Cendex, its advanced, live reward-data solution.
  • Gapsquaredevelops software which analyses and tracks pay disparity, pay equality and pay gap data to produce instant reports for companies.