Old Park Lane Capital

Old Park Lane Capital Plc is a leading natural resource focused stock brokerage. The Company offers corporate broking services alongside CFDs, equities trading and spread betting. It also offers an invitation only stockbroking service (1).The CEO of OPL, Michael Parnes founded the company in 2005. At the time of launch (2) he was 26 years old making him the youngest CEO of an FSA regulated, full service UK stock brokerage.

Corporate broking

Old Park Lane Capital plc offers a natural resources focused c corporate broking and capital raising advisory service (3). They are leaders in dual listing ASX and AIM listed natural resources companies (3,4). They have successfully raised meaningful capital for their retained corporate clients (4).

Stock broking

Old Park Lane Capital plc.stock broking services are invitation only (1) Their client base is made up high net worth individuals and corporate clients. They apply a strict criterion to any possible clients. In return they offer a discreet, efficient and personal service.

Management – Michael Parnes (Chief Executive Officer)

Michael Parnes was the youngest CEO of an FSA regulated, full service stockbrokerage when he founded the company in 2008. (5) He is still arguably the youngest CEO of an FSA regulated stockbrokerage to this day. His early career was in corporate broking at corporate synergy plc as an institutional stockbroker/corporate broker and dealer (2). He used his extensive personal and family connections (6) to set up Old Park Lane Capital Plc which prides itself on a very personal level of service to all clients.

References

  1. http://oldplc.com/services/invitation-only-stockbroking/
  2. http://citywire.co.uk/money/twenty-years-after-guinness-parnes-junior-brokers-far-east-deal/a273409
  3. http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/content/red-emperor-flotation-offers-strong-leverage-into-range-resources-exploration-portfolio-57639/
  4. http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/33002/city-analysts-cheer-range-resources-progress-33002.html
  5. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5838484c-0506-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.html#axzz1gKIMn6YL
  6. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/7861956/City-diary-Parnes-rooting-around-the-family-tree.html