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Burford Capital Executive Compensation (FY25)
BUR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Christopher Bogart | Latest say-on-pay support = May 13, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Bogart: $11,747,782 → $11,424,139 (2.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 66.8% → 72.9% (6.1 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Burford Capital's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Christopher Bogart, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,424,139 in fiscal 2025. Bogart's total was 2.8% lower than the $11,747,782 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Burford Capital's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 72.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Burford Capital's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Blue Owl Capital Inc., Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. and Houlihan Lokey, Inc., among others.
What is Burford Capital's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 37:1, against median employee compensation of $308,625.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Aviva Will President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth O’Connell Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jordan Licht Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth O’Connell Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Aviva Will President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jordan Licht Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Aviva Will President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth O’Connell Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jordan Licht Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth O’Connell Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Craig Arnott Chief Investment Officer -- International | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jordan Licht Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Christopher Bogart Co-Founder and | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Craig Arnott | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Craig Arnott | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth O’Connell | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth O’Connell | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth O’Connell | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Molot Co-Founder and | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jordan Licht | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jordan Licht | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jordan Licht | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jordan Licht | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jordan Licht | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Arnott | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jordan Licht | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Elizabeth O’Connell | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Christopher Bogart
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
Jonathan Molot
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Sievwright Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Halmy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert Gillespie | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pamela Corrie | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rukia Baruti Dames | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Bogart served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Ordinary Shares.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. AMG
- Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. APAM
- Blue Owl Capital Inc. OWL
- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. ESQ
- Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI
- Janus Henderson Group plc JHG
- LegalZoom.com, Inc. LZ
- Moelis Company MC
- PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI
- PJT Partners Inc. PJT
- SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFI
- The Carlyle Group Inc. CG
- TPG Inc. TPG
- Walker Dunlop, Inc. WD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 13, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 14, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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- Christopher Bogart (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $11,424,139 (base salary $1,400,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001714174-26-000055, filed 2026-04-02]What this page does not include
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Documents cited
- 0001714174-26-000071Resolution 12 To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement under Executive compensation , including the compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables and the related narrative discussion included therein (the Say-on-Pay vote ).
- 0001714174-26-000055CEO PAY RATIO · Director compensation · Grants of plan-based awards · Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end · and 2 more sections
- 0001714174-25-000104Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001714174-25-000070Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Burford Capital discloses
The companies named in BUR's own disclosed peer group.
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.Blue Owl Capital Inc.Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.Houlihan Lokey, Inc.Janus Henderson Group plcLegalZoom.com, Inc.Moelis CompanyPennyMac Financial Services, Inc.PJT Partners Inc.SoFi Technologies, Inc.The Carlyle Group Inc.TPG Inc.Walker Dunlop, Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}