Liontrust Asset Management

British fund management company

Liontrust Asset Management plc

Formerly|

* 206th Shelf Investment Company Limited (August–October 1994)[1]
* River & Mercantile Asset Management Limited (1994–1999)[1]
* Lionheart Asset Management plc (June–July 1999)[1]

Company type| Public limited company

Traded as

* LSE: LIO
* FTSE 250 Component

Industry| Investment management
Founded| 2 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-02)[1]
Headquarters| London, England[1]

Key people

* Luke Savage
(Chairman)
* John Ions
(Chief Executive)

Products| Asset Management services
Revenue|  £197.9 million (2024)[2]

Operating income

|  £(1.8) million (2024)[2]

Net income

|  £(3.5) million (2024)[2]
Website| liontrust.co.uk

Liontrust Asset Management is a British fund management company that specialises in investments for European and South American clients.[1] It manages open-ended funds domiciled in the UK and Ireland, multi-asset portfolios, the Edinburgh investment Trust and segregated accounts. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Liontrust handles investments for clients in Europe and South America.[3][4] Liontrust is headquartered in London and also has offices in Edinburgh and Luxembourg.[5]

## History

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Liontrust was established in 1994 and launched in 1995, and had an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 1999 as Liontrust Asset Management PLC.[6] Liontrust became a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap in 2014[7] and entered the FTSE 250 in 2020.[8]

Adrian Collins became non-executive chair in early 2009.[9] John Ions became chief executive in May 2010.[10][11] Vinay Abrol became the CFO/COO while Alastair Barbour took over from Adrian Collins as non-executive Chair in 2019.[12]

The Economic Advantage team was formed in 1997,[13] the Cashflow Solution team in 2006[14] and the Global Fixed Income team in 2018.[15]

## Acquisitions

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Liontrust acquired North Investment Partners Multi Asset team and portfolios in 2013.[16] In 2017 Liontrust completed their £30 million acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments, creating the Sustainable Investment team.[17][18]

The £40 million acquisition of Neptune Investment Management completed in 2019,[19] bringing UK, global and emerging markets equity funds to Liontrust.[20][21]

In 2020, Liontrust bought Architas Advisory Services and Architas Multi-Manager from Axa in a deal worth £75 million, merging the Architas UK Fund Management team with the multi asset investment team at Liontrust and bringing multi-asset funds to Liontrust.[22] After announcing a deal in December 2021.[23]

Liontrust completed the £120 million takeover of Majedie Asset Management in April 2022. Majedie’s fund managers became the Global Fundamental team at Liontrust.[24]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Liontrust Asset Management plc overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 2 August 1994. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
2. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Liontrust Asset Management. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. ^ "Our funds | Liontrust Asset Management PLC". www.liontrust.co.uk.
4. ^ "Liontrust extends GAM offer deadline as John Ions responds to shareholder group". Investment Week. 4 August 2023.
5. ^ Dimitrov, Steve (26 September 2014). "London's Liontrust opens Luxembourg office". Funds Europe.
6. ^ "Liontrust joins FTSE 250 in latest reshuffle". FT.com. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
7. ^ Jones, Dan (4 June 2014). "Liontrust set for boost as five-year All Share absence ends". Investment Week.
8. ^ Tew, Imogen. "Liontrust joins FTSE 250 in latest reshuffle". www.ftadviser.com.
9. ^ Cobley, Mark. "Liontrust chair Adrian Collins to retire". www.fnlondon.com.
10. ^ "Directors' Deals: Will Liontrust regain its roar?". www.ft.com.
11. ^ Ricketts, David. "Liontrust CEO on dealmaking streak: 'You don't go jogging when you've got indigestion'". www.fnlondon.com.
12. ^ "LIO.L". Reuters.
13. ^ "FactSheet Automated ALTERNATIVES 06". www.squaremileresearch.com.
14. ^ "Liontrust GF EurpSmlrComs A3 Acc € (0P00019LH1.F) company profile & facts – Yahoo Finance". uk.finance.yahoo.com.
15. ^ Lafferty, Catherine (10 January 2018). "Liontrust hires to new global fixed income team". Funds Europe.
16. ^ Lawrie, Eleanor (15 October 2013). "Liontrust hires Husselbee and Kim for multi-asset team". www.ftadviser.com.
17. ^ Newlands, Chris; Fedor, Lauren (15 December 2016). "Alliance Trust to sell investment management arm to Liontrust". Financial Times.
18. ^ "Liontrust completes acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments". Portfolio Adviser. 3 April 2017.
19. ^ Philipps, James (31 July 2019). "Liontrust to acquire Neptune for £40 million". citywire.com.
20. ^ Rach, Sonia (9 January 2020). "Liontrust AUM hits £19bn with boost from Neptune deal". Money Marketing.
21. ^ Gard, James. "Liontrust to Buy Neptune for £40m". Morningstar UK.
22. ^ Habergham, Harriet (23 March 2021). "Architas duo exits after Liontrust acquisition". Portfolio Adviser.
23. ^ Farr, Emma-Victoria (7 December 2021). "Liontrust to buy UK's Majedie Asset Management for up to $160 mln". Reuters.
24. ^ Hickey, Sally (1 April 2022). "Liontrust completes £120mn Majedie takeover". www.ftadviser.com.

## External links

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* Official site