Burford Capital
About: Burford Capital Ltd is a finance firm providing litigation finance, insurance, and risk transfer, law firm lending, corporate intelligence and judgment enforcement, and a wide range of investment activities. It operates in two segments: Principal Finance, which allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet, primarily as capital provision assets and in limited scope through interests in private funds managed by the company; Asset management and other services, which includes the provision of services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance; and other corporate. The geographical segments include the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and, Australia.
Employees: 160
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Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
126% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 19
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.55M | Put options by funds: $2.67M
45% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.92B [Q4 2024] → $5.69B (+$1.77B) [Q1 2025]
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 [Q4 2024] → 201 (+23) [Q1 2025]
2.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.94% [Q4 2024] → 54.52% (+2.58%) [Q1 2025]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 62
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2024] → 13 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$18
40%
upside
Avg. target
$18
40%
upside
High target
$18
40%
upside
1 analyst rating
1 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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Wedbush Jay McCanless | 40%upside $18 | Outperform Assumed | 11 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about BUR published over the past 30 days
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for July 29th
BUR, CRSP and CNL have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on July 29, 2025.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
Burford Announces Date for Release of 2Q25 Financial Results and Results Call Registration and Participation Details
NEW YORK , July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that it will release its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 ("2Q25") on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 8.00am EDT / 1.00pm BST. Burford will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 9.00am EDT / 2.00pm BST on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Burford Capital Announces Successful Completion of $500 Million Debt Offering
NEW YORK , July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or "Burford Capital"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, announces the successful completion of its new issuance of $500 million of senior notes on Friday, July 11, 2025. Burford CEO Christopher Bogart commented: "We're very pleased with the results of this latest debt offering, which added a half-billion dollars in capital, building on our momentum and strengthening our position to achieve our growth targets.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
New Burford Quarterly Highlights Strategic Shift: Litigation as a Driver of Corporate Value and Capital Efficiency
NEW YORK , July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases its latest Burford Quarterly, a journal that explores the top trends at the nexus of law and finance. As legal finance increasingly serves as a transformative tool for corporations and law firms alike, this edition offers data-driven insights, in-depth analysis and expert commentary on key industry developments.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Burford Capital: A Conviction Buy Of A Future Industry Giant
Burford is the dominant player in litigation finance, with a proven model, strong track record, and a massive, expanding addressable market. Our long-term thesis is driven by Burford's unique data, underwriting expertise, and entrenched relationships, which create a widening moat versus competitors. Short-term earnings volatility masks true value, but historical ROIC and IRR are outstanding, and management is strongly aligned with shareholders.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
BURFORD CAPITAL ANNOUNCES PRICING AND UPSIZING OF PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES
NEW YORK , July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or "Burford Capital"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the pricing of its private offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior notes due 2033 (the "Notes") by its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, which represents an increase from the previously announced offering size. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Burford Capital as well as Burford Capital Finance LLC and Burford Capital PLC, both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Burford Capital (such guarantees, together with the Notes, the "Securities").
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
BURFORD CAPITAL ANNOUNCES PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES
NEW YORK , July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or "Burford Capital"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the planned private offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the "Notes") by its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, subject to market and other conditions. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Burford Capital as well as Burford Capital Finance LLC and Burford Capital PLC, both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Burford Capital (such guarantees, together with the Notes, the "Securities").
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 weeks ago
US Senate Adopts Budget Reconciliation Bill Without Litigation Finance Provisions
NEW YORK , July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today issues the following update to its June 17, June 30, and July 1, 2025 statements in connection with proposed tax provisions relating to litigation finance included within the US Senate's draft of the budget reconciliation bill. Based on the Senate Parliamentarian's ruling that those provisions were not eligible for inclusion in the bill, they were removed.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Update Re US Budget Reconciliation Bill and YPF Turnover Decision
NEW YORK , July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today issues the following update on two significant developments yesterday. US Budget Reconciliation Bill With reference to Burford's prior June 17 and June 30, 2025 statements in connection with proposed tax provisions relating to litigation finance included within the US Senate's draft of the budget reconciliation bill: The Senate Parliamentarian ruled that those provisions are not eligible for inclusion in the bill.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Further Statement Re US Budget Reconciliation Bill
NEW YORK , June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today issues the following update to its June 17, 2025 statement in connection with proposed tax provisions relating to litigation finance included within the US Senate's draft of the budget reconciliation bill. In revisions to the bill over the weekend, the proposed tax rate has been reduced to 31.8% (instead of 40.8%) and the withholding tax rate has been reduced to 15.9% of gains (instead of 50% of the tax rate applied to gross proceeds).
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