MSP Recovery Announces Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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MSP Recovery, Inc.
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MIAMI, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MSP Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPR) (“MSP,” or the “Company”), a Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, and secondary payer reimbursement recovery and technology leader, announced financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024.

“MSP Recovery has overcome significant industry challenges to become the leader in enforcing Medicare Secondary Payer laws, protecting the Medicare Trust Fund, and paving the road for healthcare reimbursement recoveries,” said MSP Recovery Founder and CEO John H. Ruiz. “We’ve made legal and technological progress, holding primary payers accountable. Through pioneering legal strategy and healthcare innovation, we’ve exposed systemic flaws and secured meaningful settlements from Primary Payers. Our restructuring efforts and proprietary technology position MSP Recovery to scale recovery efforts with greater efficiency and impact.” Ruiz continued, “With deep expertise at the intersection of law, healthcare, and technology, we are uniquely equipped to combat systemic waste in the private and public sector, making a positive impact on the nation’s healthcare system and ultimately, helping improve patient care.”

Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights

Strategic Restructuring and Capital Initiatives

  • Debt Reduction and Liquidity Enhancement: In April 2025, MSP entered into a term sheet with Virage Capital and Hazel Partners to reduce debt, streamline operations, and refocus on core Medicare and Medicaid recoveries. The agreement provides:

    • $9.75 million in bridge funding ($6.5 million available through July 2025);

    • Up to $25 million in working capital for a new, independently managed and operated servicing entity;

    • $144 million debt-to-equity conversion by CEO John H. Ruiz and CLO Frank C. Quesada (collectively, the “MSP Principals”) to significantly reduce leverage, subject to shareholder approval and other conditions;

    • A $25 million collateral pledge by MSP Principals to support future funding for the Company; and

    • Release of MSP Recovery’s corporate guarantee approx. $1.1B in obligations ($1.2B as of March 31, 2025), shifting liability away from the Company.

The transactions remain subject to final agreements, third-party and regulatory approvals, and other closing conditions. More information can be found on page i of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2025 (the “Annual Report”).

  • Extension of Debt Maturity: The Company amended its agreement with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), extending the maturity date of its convertible notes and deferring the first monthly payment to November 30, 2026. This amendment also waived certain limitations, potentially enabling the Company to raise capital by selling shares to Yorkville over time.