Burford Capital Ltd (LSE:BUR) Share Price

Company Profile

Business description
Burford Capital Ltd provides capital against the underlying value of litigation and legal assets, known as legal finance, serving the legal industry with financial products and services. Its business is funding clients engaged in ongoing legal disputes to pay legal fees and monetize the expected future value of disputes, focusing on large, complex matters. The company has two reportable segments: Principal Finance, which earns maximum revenue and allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet and through interests in private funds managed by the company, and Asset Management and Other Services, which manages legal finance assets for third-party investors and provides other services to the legal industry.
Contact
Hirzel Street
Oak House
St Peter PortGY1 2NP
GGY
T: +44 1481723450
E: [email protected]
https://www.burfordcapital.com
Sector
Financial Services
Stock type
Cyclical
Industry
Asset Management
Fiscal Year End
31 December 2026
Employees
172

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