Brown Shipley

Brown Shipley was founded in Liverpool in 1810, with early roots financing shipping merchants. It became part of KBL in 1992; KBL later rebranded as Quintet Private Bank in 2020, making Brown Shipley the UK arm of the wider European group.

The firm provides private banking, wealth planning, investment management and lending to high-net-worth individuals and families. It also serves financial intermediaries and institutional clients through services connected to Quintet Private Bank.

Its clearest strength is an integrated, planning-led approach: investment portfolios are built alongside retirement planning, inheritance-tax mitigation, estate structures and intergenerational wealth transfer. The investment team covers asset allocation, fund and stock selection, and portfolio construction, while the firm’s UK network supports a relationship-driven service model.