{ "crd_number": 167365, "slug": "burford-capital-investment-management-llc-chicago-il-167365", "primary_business_name": "BURFORD CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC", "legal_name": "BURFORD CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "16980", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "16980", "common_name": "Chicago", "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN", "path": "/advisors/il/chicago" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2014-04-03", "years_registered": 12, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-16", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 3172206405.0, "raum_discretionary": 3172206405.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 170, "advisory_employees": 79, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 3172206405.0, "count": 19 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "AZ", "CA", "DC", "FL", "ID", "IL", "NH", "PA", "TX" ], "websites": [], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/167365", "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/burford-capital-investment-management-llc-chicago-il-167365", "display_name": "Burford Capital Investment Management LLC", "summary": "Burford Capital Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC (CRD 167365): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Burford Capital Investment Management LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Burford Capital Investment Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees." }, { "q": "Where is Burford Capital Investment Management LLC located?", "a": "Burford Capital Investment Management LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Burford Capital Investment Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Burford Capital Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 167365." }, { "q": "How much does Burford Capital Investment Management LLC manage?", "a": "Burford Capital Investment Management LLC reports $3,172,206,405 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Burford Capital Investment Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Burford Capital Investment Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,656,960,278 in the October 2021 data and $3,172,206,405 in the October 2026 data, up 19%. Total employees: 117 in October 2021 and 170 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Burford Capital Investment Management LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (19)." }, { "q": "Does Burford Capital Investment Management LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/167365" }, { "q": "What changed in Burford Capital Investment Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2656960278.0, "total_employees": 117, "filing_date": "2021-05-05" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2834747567.0, "total_employees": 134, "filing_date": "2022-09-13" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3308107604.0, "total_employees": 151, "filing_date": "2023-06-02" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3430425467.0, "total_employees": 149, "filing_date": "2024-04-16" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3435827307.0, "total_employees": 153, "filing_date": "2025-04-29" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3172206405.0, "total_employees": 170, "filing_date": "2026-07-16" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-08-01", "period_label": "August 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 71 to 79.", "Changed its office addresses in Dubai.", "Registered or notice-filed in NH, PA.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/burford-capital-investment-management-llc-chicago-il-167365.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 19, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 3172206405.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/167365", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }