Burford Capital names Travis Lenkner as COO

Burford Capital (BUR) announces the appointment of Travis Lenkner as COO. Currently serving as Burford’s Chief Development Officer, Lenkner will continue to be based in London, and, as COO, will be responsible for execution and operating performance across the firm’s business units. He will continue to oversee global business development and marketing, corporate development and enterprise initiatives focused on long-term growth, and will also join Burford’s Commitments Committee. Lenkner has extensive experience across legal finance, complex litigation and the management of law-related businesses. He entered the legal finance market in 2013 as a launch partner of Gerchen Keller Capital, which became a leading private fund manager focused on litigation finance prior to its acquisition by Burford in 2016. Following that acquisition, he served as a Managing Director at Burford.