Operator

Hello, and welcome to Burford Capital First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call and Audio Webcast. Please note that this call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I'd now like to hand the call over to Josh Wood, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Josh Wood
Head of Investor Relations of Americas

Thank you, Ali, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us to discuss Burford's First Quarter 2026 results. On the call, we have our Chief Executive Officer, Chris Bogart; our Chief Investment Officer, John Molot; and our Chief Financial Officer, Jordan Licht.

Earlier this morning, we posted a detailed earnings presentation, which we'll refer to during the call, and we also filed our Form 10 Q. If you've not already, you can find these materials on our Investor Relations website at investors.burfordcapital.com.

Before we get started, just a reminder that today's call may contain forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed during the call. For information regarding these risk factors, please refer to our earnings materials relating to this call posted on our website and our filings with the SEC. We will also be referring to certain non GAAP financial measures during the call. Please refer to today's earnings materials and our filings with the SEC for