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Lawrence Guthrie

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Managing Director at Stephens
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Lawrence Guthrie is a Managing Director at Stephens London office, focusing on advising European and UK specialty finance businesses. With over 35 years of advisory experience, he has a history of building financial services practices, having co-founded them at both Hawkpoint and Quayle Munro. He holds a Masters degree in Natural Sciences from St Johns College, Cambridge.

He serves as a Non-Executive Director for H&T Group plc, the UKs largest pawnbroker, where he also chairs the Remuneration Committee.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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European Specialty Finance
His primary focus at Stephens is advising European and UK specialty finance businesses, including specialist banks, consumer finance, and receivables management companies.
Financial Services M&A
Has dedicated over 25 years to financial services advisory, leading numerous transactions including the sales of Bluestep Bank, Foundation Home Loans, and a £6bn government mortgage portfolio.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Managing Director
Stephens
7-2023 - 8-2025
Non Executive Director
H&T Group plc
4-2018 - 7-2023
Managing Director
Houlihan Lokey
1-2015 - 4-2018
Managing Director
Quayle Munro
1-2015
Managing Director
Hawkpoint Partners Limited (which became Canaccord in 2013)
In the press

Media appearances

Stephens hires Houlihan Lokey duo to bolster UK investment bank. Featured in Financial News London
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Education
1981 - 1984
Master's Degree
St John's College, Cambridge
1968 - 1980
Education details unavailable
The Glasgow Academy
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