burford capital: That partly explains the thumping 46% fall in Burford Capital's share price after one of the hottest stocks on London's alternative investment market received the Muddy treatment, according to The Guardian. Over 24 pages, the hedgie alleged aggressive accounting practices. Carson Block, its founder, doesn't get it right every time, but he has a big following. Burford Capital reacted with fury and, perhaps inevitably for a company that makes its living by funding other people's court cases, said it had summoned lawyers and experts to investigate possible market manipulation . It should calm down. These creatures may be unlovely but they've always been part of the stock market. Grumbling about short-sellers is pointless.
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