Lindsell Train was established in 2000 by Michael Lindsell and Nick Train and specialises in the management of UK Equity, Japanese Equity and Global mandates for institutional clients. The business was founded on the shared investment philosophy that developed while the founders worked together during the early 1990s and which underlies their business today.
The “purpose” of Lindsell Train is to provide a professional environment that enables us to achieve strong investment results for their clients. Both Michael and Nick were concerned about their ability to deliver such returns within the confines of the major institutions where they were employed previously. The organisational structure is designed to allow the investment professionals to concentrate on investment issues and to give them the freedom to invest in line with their investment principles, which they believe will maximise returns to their investors over the longer term.
The company continues to be majority owned (73%) by the two founders. This is important because it allows us to maintain the integrity of the business principles on which the firm was founded, as outlined below. A further 2% is owned by staff and the remainder is held by a London-listed investment trust, the Lindsell Train Investment Trust, which was the first investment mandate established by the company.