L.E.K. Consulting

Financial Services

L.E.K. Consulting works with some of the world's leading financial services providers to develop strategies for long-term, sustainable growth. We combine the experience from more than 700 engagements in this sector with a highly analytical methodology to uncover fresh insights and devise innovative strategies for the competitive and operational challenges that lie ahead.

L.E.K. is renowned as one of the foremost advisers on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, having worked on over 100 financial services industry transactions in recent years (please click here for our complete M&A capabilities overview). Clients also rely on our expertise to identify and capture new opportunities as they enter their next phase of growth.

 

Capabilities Overview

Our offerings with particular financial services applications include:

  • Growth Strategy:  Use customer segmentation and market analysis to identify revenue enhancement opportunities, consider internal development options and strategic acquisitions.
  • Sales and Distribution Effectiveness:  Examine channel profitability, identify best practices and develop actionable recommendations to increase performance.
  • Commercial Due Diligence:  Apply our deep industry sector knowledge to analyze market, competitor and customer dynamics and identify opportunities that will yield true value. Also provide senior management with the reliable intelligence required to make the right decisions quickly and with confidence.
  • Regulatory Assistance:  Draw on extensive experience working with regulators across multiple industries to provide clients with the insight and direction to achieve optimal outcomes.

 

Industry Sectors

L.E.K.'s clients span every dimension of the financial services industry:

  • Asset management
  • Corporate banking
  • General insurance
  • Investment banking
  • Life insurance
  • Retail banking 
  • Retail investments
  • Service provision
  • Specialist lending
  • Securities and trading
  • Wealth management
  • Wholesale and capital markets

Please contact us at financialservices@lek.com for additional information.