UK boutique private bank Duncan Lawrie has acquired Hill Martin, a strategic financial planning, employee benefit and asset management firm ...

UK boutique private bank Duncan Lawrie has acquired Hill Martin, a strategic financial planning, employee benefit and asset management firm with offices in London and Bristol. Founded in 1981, Hill Martin has over 1,400 clients and 32 staff. “Duncan Lawrie’s banking services will now be available to Hill Martin’s clients. Both firms have long-serving staff and loyal clients so a broader range of services from a wider spread of offices will be highly attractive to existing and potential clients. "At a time when high street banking is impersonal and some of the larger private banks have lost their personal touch, we are confident Duncan Lawrie’s style and services are what people want,” said Peter Field, managing director of Duncan Lawrie. Following the acquisition of Hill Martin, Duncan Lawrie has over £0.5 billion ($0.93 billion) in client assets under management.