Claire Lenoir
Founding partner
Twelve years in private banking before founding the firm in 2009. Chartered Financial Planner. She handles succession work.
The firm
Three partners, fifty-two families
We have chosen not to grow beyond this: past a certain point you stop really knowing the files.
Our story
The firm was founded in 2009 by Claire Lenoir after twelve years in private banking. The founding idea fitted in one sentence: advise without selling anything.
There are now three partners and an office manager. We advise fifty-two families — business owners, professional practices, a few senior executives — and we have decided to stop there.
That ceiling is not an affectation. Past roughly twenty files per partner you stop remembering the children's names and the date of the trust deed, and advice turns generic.
The partners
Paul Anselme
Partner
A former tax solicitor, partner since 2014. He leads business sale work and the firm's technical monitoring.
Rachid Benali
Partner
A chartered accountant by training, partner since 2019. He runs the wealth reviews and annual reviews.
2009Established
3Partners
52Families advised
11Times we said 'do nothing' in 2025
Come and meet us
Devonshire Place, a minute from Marylebone High Street. The first meeting is free of charge.