Burford Capital Ltd

BUR

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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