Burford Capital celebrates its 15th anniversary

Burford Capital celebrated its 15th anniversary last week and announced several executive promotions:

Aviva Will was promoted from Co-Chief Operating Officer to President. In her new role, Ms. Will’s focus will be predominantly on high-value, client-facing activities as we continue to expand our global relationships and the business evolves yet more towards complex financings with sophisticated corporate counterparties.
David Perla, was promoted from Co-Chief Operating Officer into a new market-facing role of Vice Chair, focusing globally on Marketing, Public Policy, Industry Affairs and Public Relations, drawing on Mr. Perla’s experience and relationships in past leadership roles, including as President of Bloomberg Law.

Burford has gone from a single $130 million investment fund to a $7.4 billion industry leader.