BUR — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BUR's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-08
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +132 | −94 | ~76 | 119 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +4 | −5 | ~5 | 5 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +3 | −2 | 0 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | −7 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
Total revenues decreased 42% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, partially offset by a 3% decrease in total operating expenses. The decrease in total revenues was primarily due to a decrease in capital provision income arising mostly from lower fair value adjustments as described below, while …
Total revenues decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2026, partially offset by a decrease in total operating expenses. The decrease in both total revenues and total operating expenses was primarily due to the YPF Judgment Reversal, which resulted in (i) with respect to total revenues, a capita…
case-related expenditures ineligible for inclusion in asset cost and an increase in compensation and benefits costs. The net result was $1.6 billion in net loss attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to net income of $119.2 million for…
Three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to three months ended June 30, 2025
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, net realized gains were $65.7 million, comprising $97.8 million of gross realized gains, offset by gross realized losses of $32.1 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, net realized gains were $40.3 million, comprising $53.1 million of gross real…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
Net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests(1,078)5,981 (7,059)NM
Net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders(1,632,069)30,929 (1,662,998)NM
Total revenues decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2026, partially offset by a decrease in total operating expenses. The decrease in both total revenues and total operating expenses was primarily due to the YPF Judgment Reversal, which resulted in (i) with respect to total revenues, a cap…
Plus/(Less): Third-party interests in capital provision assets771,895 (20,796)792,691 NM
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, net realized gains were $32.2 million, comprising $49.2 million of gross realized gains, offset by gross realized losses of $17.0 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net realized gains were $67.6 million, comprising $84.0 million of gross re…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
We only finance capital provision assets upon undertaking an in-house due diligence process. However, capital provision assets involve a high degree of risk, and there can be no assurance of a particular realization on any individual capital provision asset. Certain of our capital provision assets c…
grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mutual funds and certificates of deposit, all of which can be redeemed on short notice or sold on an active trading market.
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount of our debt securities outstanding was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, which were issued primarily for the purpose of raising sufficient capital to help mitigate liquidity risk. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31…
We are exposed to credit risk in various asset structures as described in note 2 (Summary of significant accounting policies) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q, most of which involve financing sums recoverable only out of successful capital prov…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
market variables, such as interest rates, credit risk, security and bond prices and foreign exchange rates. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, should the prices of the investments in corporate bonds and investment funds have been 10% higher or lower, while all other variables remained const…
We only finance capital provision assets upon undertaking an in-house due diligence process. However, capital provision assets involve a high degree of risk, and there can be no assurance of a particular realization on any individual capital provision asset. Certain of our capital provision assets c…
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount of our debt securities outstanding was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, which were issued primarily for the purpose of raising sufficient capital to help mitigate liquidity risk. As of March 31, 2026 and December …
We are exposed to credit risk in various asset structures as described in note 2 (Summary of significant accounting policies) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q, most of which involve financing sums recoverable only out of successful capital prov…
operations—Economic and market conditions—Party solvency” for additional information with respect to when a claimant or defendant in a matter we are financing becomes insolvent. We are also exposed to credit risk in respect of the marketable securities and cash and cash equivalents. The credit risk …
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the
Exchange Act as of June 30, 2026. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2026.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of March 31, 2026. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer a…
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the three months ended March 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financ…
Other information
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Travis Lenkner is being appointed as our Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), effective as of May 8, 2026. Mr. Lenkner currently serves as Chief Development Officer. As COO, Mr. Lenkner will be responsible for execution and operating performance across our business units while retaining oversight of glo…
Mr. Lenkner’s career has been defined by work across legal finance, complex litigation, and the management of law-related businesses. He entered the market in 2013 as a launch partner in Gerchen Keller Capital LLC. That firm grew to become the leading private fund manager focused on litigation finan…
Mr. Lenkner has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K other than the information in the section entitled “Related Party Transactions” in the definitive proxy statement relating to the annual general meeting of sh…
Craig Arnott, presently serving as Chief Investment Officer–International, will depart from Burford as of August 31, 2026 (the “Departure Date”). On May 7, 2026, Burford Capital Services Limited (“BCSL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a departure agreement with Mr. Arnott (t…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice