Lane Clark & Peacock

About 

Inflexion’s Partnership Capital enabled the partners of financial consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock to return the business to independence and grow revenues by 50% before a sale to Charterhouse Capital Partners.  

Founded in 1947, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) provides expert investment and general consulting advice to c. 650 corporate and pension trustee clients that include almost half of the FTSE 100 as well as insurance companies and charities. It was formerly part of Alexander Forbes, a large pan-African financial services group. We exited in 2021 to another investor, which facilitated the partners in enabling them to further increase their majority stake. 

Value acceleration 

During the partnership, LCP consolidated its market position as the leading independent provider of pension and investment consulting services. Inflexion then helped the business through providing access to the Inflexion network and supporting initiatives such as new business development and investment into organic growth, as well as assisting them with evaluating acquisition opportunities. Expert headcount increased from c. 600 to nearly 800. LCP also increased its investments into broader revenue streams such as insurance, energy and analytics. Four years of strong growth together resulted in revenues increasing by over 50% and pension scheme assets under advice increasing from c. £100bn to c. £245bn.