Close Brothers

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

Established in 1878, we believe our traditional merchant banking values, based on service and integrity, continue to be relevant today:

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. This enables us to grow sustainably, through all market conditions, building confidence amongst our depositors and investors.
Our businesses have remained local. We continue to provide bespoke services, developing long-term relationships to ensure 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.

Today, Close Brothers Group plc employs 2,700 people, principally in the UK. We are one of the largest 250 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.