Lexington Partners Promotes Three to Partner, Expanding Team to 28 Members
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 14 2026
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Source: PRnewswire
- Partner Promotions: Lexington Partners announced the promotion of three investment professionals, Peter, Simon, and Mike, to Partner effective January 1, 2026, highlighting the firm's commitment to internal talent development and enhancing leadership across its global platform.
- Team Expansion: With these promotions, the Partner group expands to 28 members, averaging 20 years of private equity experience, reflecting the firm's deep expertise and talent pool in the industry.
- Global Presence: Lexington employs over 200 professionals across nine global offices, including 89 investment professionals, ensuring a competitive edge in the global private equity and alternative asset investing landscape.
- Market Leadership: As one of the world's largest managers of secondary private equity and co-investment funds, Lexington oversees more than $82 billion in capital, continuously providing customized liquidity solutions to global investors and private equity sponsors, solidifying its market leadership.
Analyst Views on BEN
Wall Street analysts forecast BEN stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BEN is 23.83 USD with a low forecast of 21.00 USD and a high forecast of 31.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
1 Hold
4 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 25.500
Low
21.00
Averages
23.83
High
31.00
Current: 25.500
Low
21.00
Averages
23.83
High
31.00
About BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management company with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Through its specialist investment managers, the Company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing capabilities in equity, fixed income, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. It provides its investment management and related services to retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors in jurisdictions worldwide. Its investment products include its sponsored funds, as well as institutional and high-net-worth separate accounts, retail separately managed account programs, sub-advised products, and other investment vehicles. Its funds include registered funds (including exchange-traded funds) and unregistered funds. It offers its services and products under its various distinct brand names, including, but not limited to, Alcentra, Benefit Street Partners, Brandywine Global Investment Management, Canvas, and others.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








