Close Brothers

since 1878
  • 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Financial Services

Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading merchant banking group established in 1878, providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services, and securities trading.

We employ 3000 people, principally in the UK, and are one of the largest 250 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Our activities are straightforward. We remain focused on markets and services we know and understand, developing leading positions and unrivalled expertise.

Our approach is prudent and considered enabling us to grow sustainably, through all market conditions, building confidence among our depositors and investors.

Our businesses have remained local as we continue to provide bespoke services, and developing long-term relationships ensuring our success in the future.

We value our clients over everything else. What they do is important – they are the doers and makers of things, the wealth creators, the investors and the savers. We ensure our services meet their specific needs and invest to support them as they grow.

These principles, founded in our past but applied to the modern world today, represent what we describe as ‘modern merchant banking’ – values that are embedded in our culture and that underpin everything we do.

Our Business areas:

Our Banking division provides lending to small businesses and individuals, with an emphasis on specialist finance. We also offer deposit taking services to UK businesses and individuals.

In Securities, we provide trading services in the UK through Winterflood, a leading market-maker.

Close Brothers Asset Management provides a range of financial advice, investment management and on-line investing services, helping clients to secure their financial future.

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Expertise

Wealth Management, Securities, Lending, and Deposits

Trading tariffs
  • 12 days ago

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Trump’s tariffs - active management in a shifting landscape
  • 16 days ago

Our Head of Investment Specialists, Tony Whincup, expands on our initial response to US tariff announcements to more deeply explore how this period of uncertainty may affect investors.

Insight Talks - April 2025
  • 18 days ago

The latest edition of our Insight Talks podcast, featuring Senior Investment Specialist, James Tulloch and Head of Equities, Giles Parkinson with special guest, Deputy Head of Equity Research, Vale...

Tariff tantrum
  • 19 days ago

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Trump’s tariffs – perspective is key
  • 23 days ago

Our Head of Investment Specialists, Tony Whincup, explores the latest news on US trade tariffs, their worldwide impact and what this period of uncertainty might mean for the future.

Intellectual Capital: Shifting Demographics
  • 24 days ago

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Spring Statement 2025: Our breakdown
  • 24 days ago

Read our breakdown of Spring Statement 2025, as we explore core areas of this latest fiscal update from the government. Discover key nuances from the announcement to better understand the effects.

Statements of intent
  • 26 days ago

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Spring Statement 2025: Impact and opportunities
  • 1 month ago

Head of Financial Planning, Daniel Swift, takes stock of the updates from the Spring Statement and highlights the ongoing considerations for financial planning.