Burford Capital Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Burford Capital's CEO is Christopher Bogart, appointed in Oct 2009, has a tenure of 16.08 years. total yearly compensation is $11.75M, comprised of 11.9% salary and 88.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 4.37% of the company’s shares, worth £63.57M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.1 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Christopher Bogart
Chief executive officer
US$11.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 11.92% |
| CEO tenure | 16.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 4.4% |
| Management average tenure | 5.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$242m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$207m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$12m | US$1m | US$146m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$260m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$396m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$321m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$12m | US$950k | US$611m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$592m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$261m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$234m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$6m | US$950k | US$31m |
Compensation vs Market: Christopher's total compensation ($USD11.75M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Christopher's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Christopher Bogart (60 yo)
Mr. Christopher Peter Bogart is a Co-Founder of Burford Capital LLC and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Borgat serves as Director at Burford Capital LLC since 2020. Mr. Bogart serves as the Chie...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 16.1yrs | US$11.75m | 4.37% £ 63.6m | |
| President | 1.2yrs | US$3.12m | 0.13% £ 1.9m | |
| Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer | 16.1yrs | US$11.55m | 4.33% £ 62.9m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.2yrs | US$2.61m | 0.023% £ 335.6k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | 6.3yrs | US$3.01m | 0.016% £ 230.9k | |
| Co-Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 7.8yrs | no data | 0.0086% £ 125.3k | |
| Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel | 8.2yrs | no data | 0.037% £ 539.3k | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Public Relations | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 4yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: BURL's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 5.5yrs | US$11.75m | 4.37% £ 63.6m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.5yrs | US$125.00k | 0.0087% £ 126.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 5.5yrs | US$209.84k | 0.016% £ 227.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman | 3.5yrs | US$172.10k | 0.017% £ 246.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | US$119.37k | 0.0037% £ 54.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.3yrs | US$125.00k | 0.0040% £ 57.6k |
Experienced Board: BURL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/24 07:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Burford Capital Limited is covered by 10 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alexander Bowers | Berenberg |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Randy Binner | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |