Firm Profile

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s (BBH) hands-on management style enables us to make timely, informed decisions and ensures that each client relationship receives the attention of senior management. The firm is owned and managed by 39 general partners who are responsible for its policies and hold unlimited liability for the firm. Many play an active role in day-to-day management and are readily accessible to our clients. Through this structure, BBH has been successfully anticipating and responding to changing economic and financial environments for over 180 years.

The firm has enjoyed a consistently high level of profitability throughout the last 20 years. BBH consistently earns top ratings from Fitch based on "a strong track record of performance, a long-standing reputation as a leading privately owned financial services company, a risk-adverse management team, and a strong capital position."

Our diversified business structure is one of our key organizational strengths. BBH has the unique ability to offer clients a range of financial services including custody of securities, brokerage, banking, corporate finance and trust services. Of particular interest to many of our insurance company clients is our award-winning custody service, which is offered free of charge to our investment management clients. BBH was named the Best Captive Asset Manager in Reactions’ 2006 Captive Survey. Similarly, we serve in a fiduciary capacity as trustee to many of our clients through the BBH Trust Companies.

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