U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Argentina on YPF Shareholder Suit
- Decision paves way for lawsuit after 2012 nationalization
- Burford firm sells another 10% of the case for $100 million
Photographer: Walter Morneo/Bloomberg
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Argentina and its state-run oil producer YPF SA, clearing the way for a shareholder lawsuit to go forward over the 2012 nationalization of the company.
The rebuff is a victory for Burford Capital Ltd., which is financing Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U.’s suit. Petersen, which held a 25% stake in YPF at the time of the nationalization, says that company breached a contractual promise in its bylaws to make a tender offer to shareholders.