About Mark Lyttleton
Mark Lyttleton is a business mentor, speaker, angel investor and certified Associate Pranic Healer. Pranic healing involves the application of a concise, logical system of ancient energy techniques via a trained practitioner – or alternatively, an individual could learn these techniques themselves. This can have profound benefits in many areas of a person’s life, including their health, relationships, finances and spirituality. ‘Prana’ means life-force energy, and it is this invisible energy that not only keeps the body alive but maintains its good health.
As the founding partner of Prana Partners, Mr Lyttleton is keen to share his knowledge and experience in investment with companies that need help to grow and flourish. Bringing a degree of collaboration and humanity to business is the aim of Prana Partners, with a focus on people and trying to improve society.
Mr Lyttleton has invested in many early-stage businesses, specifically choosing those with the potential to have a positive environmental impact. Companies he has invested in to date include Skoot, which is a carbon footprint management solution, and sustainable packaging company Pulpex. The latter aims to deliver sustainability through renewable packaging via its first-of-a-kind, patented fibre packaging solution.
Career and Education
From 2007 to 2013, Mr Lyttleton was a managing director and fund manager for Blackrock. Here, he managed equity portfolios, raised assets and reported on a monthly basis, running both long-only and long-short portfolios. As a director and fund manager at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers from 1997 to 2007, Mr Lyttleton was responsible for managing institutional pension funds on the UK Specialist Team. He subsequently progressed to the Equity Retail Team, where his achievements included growing the portfolios’ assets from $250 million to over $7 billion during his time in post. In 2005, he was named the top performing UK fund manager across the entire industry.
Mr Lyttleton is a graduate of the University of York, holding a bachelor’s degree with honours in Chemistry that was awarded in 1992. He supports a range of charities on a regular basis, including Make-A-Wish, the Prison Reform Trust and Dogs Trust.
Hobbies and Interests
To relax, Mr Lyttleton enjoys playing golf and tennis, being out in nature walking his dog, reading and listening to music. With a love of travel and experiencing new cultures, he has visited Japan, Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Singapore and Greece.