Clyde leads our coverage of the sector. He has over 25 years’ experience as an equity analyst. He headed up the building team at both Citigroup and HSBC and has been consistently highly ranked in surveys. Clyde has ranked in the top 2 analysts in the sector in the 2017,2016 & 2015 Extel Surveys. He has an Economics degree from Bath University and joined Peel Hunt in 2013.

Gavin joined the team at Peel Hunt in 2014. He joined from Shore Capital where he was an analyst in the sector for eight years. Gavin has been consistently highly ranked in the Extel Surveys ranking 4th in 2017 & 2016. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a BA and a Masters degree from the University of Manchester.

Alex joined Peel Hunt in 2016. Prior to this he worked at investment banking firm Spayne Lindsay as an M&A analyst. Alex ranked in the Extel Survey 2017 in his first six months of coverage. He has a Biology Degree from Durham University, where he graduated in 2014 and is currently studying for his CFA level 2.

Andrew Nussey joined Peel Hunt in 2008 and has been consistently highly ranked in investor surveys for a number of years. In the 2017 Extel Survey Andrew was top ranked analyst in the UK Mid and Small cap market overall.

The team ranked 2nd in Construction in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Charles Hall leads our experienced Consumer team, which covers some 60 companies across the retail, agribusiness, consumer goods, food producers, and travel & leisure sub-sectors. As a team, we have considerable experience in the burgeoning online space as well as land-based businesses. The team was voted 2nd in the consumer sector, 2nd for leisure and 1st for the retail sector in the 2018 Extel Survey. 

Charles joined Peel Hunt as Head of Research in October 2008 as well as covering the consumer sector. His career includes nine years at Panmure Gordon as Head of Small & Mid Cap Research and nine years at Cazenove. In the 2018 Extel Survey Charles was ranked number 1 analyst for consumer and was the top ranked analyst in the UK Mid & Small cap market overall.. He also won Analyst of the year at the 2016 Small Cap Awards.  Charles read Politics and Economics at Durham University.

Leisure
Ivor Jones joined Peel Hunt in 2016. He started covering Leisure companies in 1998 and latterly his focus has been on gambling companies while maintaining research coverage across the sector. Ivor worked at Citigroup as head of the European Leisure team for 10 years. He left Citi in 2006, and subsequently worked for Panmure Gordon, Evolution Securities and most recently Numis Securities for 6 years. In the 2018 Extel Survey, Ivor was ranked the top analyst in Leisure, voted by corporates. Ivor read law at University College, London.

Douglas joined Peel Hunt in January 2017. He has covered Leisure companies since 1997 with a focus on pub and restaurant companies, while maintaining coverage across other parts of the sector. Douglas was ranked 2nd (by both corporates & institutions) in the 2018 Extel Awards. Douglas read Economics at Newcastle University, and also has an ACMA and IMC.

The Leisure team ranked 2nd in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Retail
John joined Peel Hunt in 2008 having covered the General Retail sector for eight years at Charterhouse and Shore Capital. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG before working in the retail sector at Matalan as a Stores Analyst. He has an Economics degree from Hull University. John ranked 2nd in the Retail sector in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Jonathan Pritchard joined Peel Hunt in 2015 with over 20 years’ experience in research as a UK and European Retail Analyst. Prior to this, he was a Retail Analyst at Stifel for 10 years and has also worked at UBS Phillips and Drew and Morgan Stanley. Jonathan has a Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree from Oxford University. Johnathan ranked 1st in the Retail sector in the 2018 & 2017 Extel Surveys.

The retail team ranked 1st in the 2018, 2017 & 2016 Extel Surveys. 

Ian Williams joined Peel Hunt in January 2012. He has more than 20 years’ stock market experience and is the most highly regarded mid & small-cap equity strategist working in the UK today. He produces a suite of regular economics & strategy publications: a flagship monthly publication; weekly market valuations and small cap index analysis products; daily morning notes and evening statistical small cap reports. Ian also puts together ad hoc notes on economics and small cap specific topics as well as macro and market commentary for corporate clients and contacts.

Ian consistently rates highly in surveys as voted for by key UK small-cap investors and has been the top-ranked individual for UK country analysis for the last 6 years in the Extel Surveys. Ian has a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol.

We cover a broad range of financial companies, including asset managers, Lloyds insurers and specialist lenders. The team ranked 3rd for financials in the 2018 Extel Survey. 

Stuart joined Peel Hunt in 2010 and the team has been consistently highly ranked in Extel Surveys for the last six years. With 16 years’ experience covering the sector, he specialises in the asset and wealth managers as well as having experience of the wide range of companies in the sector. Stuart has a first class Honours degree in Accounting from the University of Strathclyde and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC.

Anthony joined Peel Hunt in 2011. Prior to working at Peel Hunt, Anthony was at KBC Financial Products specialising in valuation of derivative products. Anthony has a Business Science (Finance Honours) degree from the University of Cape Town.

Andreas joined Peel Hunt as a financials analyst in May 2015, previously having been part of the Insurance team at JP Morgan Cazenove covering UK/ European Life & Non-Life Insurers. Prior to this, he worked at MeesPierson covering banks and insurers. He has an Economics degree from the University of Amsterdam.

Our team has established a reputation for independence and for identifying companies that they are confident will deliver. We have a high level of technical expertise and an ability to explain complex technology and science across the sector. The team has ranked in the top 2 in the Extel Surveys for the last 4 years.

Amy joined Peel Hunt in 2016, prior to which she co-led European pharmaceuticals equity research as an executive director at Morgan Stanley. Amy began her career as an equity analyst at Credit Suisse in 2007 where she covered the chemicals sector. Before this, Amy spent a number of years in industry as a consultant and chemical engineer at international operating companies including Shell and Sasol. Amy has extensive experience working with many of the largest institutional investors across Europe, the UK and the US, and holds a doctorate in process technology from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Amy was ranked 2nd in the 2018 Extel Survey. 

Miles joined Peel Hunt in 2017 after several years working for FTI Consulting’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring vertical where he specialised in operational turnaround for strained healthcare organisations. Prior to that he worked at Serco Group, initially in business development for their healthcare interests but latterly in a wider strategic capacity for their Local & Regional Government division in UK&E. Miles also has a number of years’ experience in life science research, completing postdoctoral positions in Cell Signalling & Immunology – working with both Academia and Pharma in a novel collaboration – after a bachelors in Biochemistry, a masters in Cell Biology and a doctorate in Molecular Physiology.

Anchal joined Peel Hunt in 2017. Prior to this, Anchal worked as a Senior Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Industry Analyst at Visiongain. Anchal has worked in Cancer Research laboratories at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge. Anchal holds an Hons Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Genetics from the University of Edinburgh and a Master’s in Finance & Accounting from the Warwick Business School.

Dom joined Peel Hunt in 2004 and has focused on the UK Industrials sector since 2007. He has been consistently ranked in Extel surveys for Capital Goods, Support Services & Chemicals. Dom ranked 3rd in the 2018 & 2017 Extel Surveys. Dom has an Economics from the University of Southampton.

Henry joined Peel Hunt in 2008, having previously been a support services analyst at Panmure Gordon. Before that he was a Market Research Analyst with the Business Research Group. He now principally covers Electronics & Electrical Equipment & Distributors. He holds a degree in Modern Languages from Bristol University.

Harry joined Peel Hunt in 2016 from Canaccord Genuity having spent much of his career at Panmure Gordon and Evolution. He has covered UK Industrials since 1988 and has been consistently highly ranked in surveys – he ranked 1st in the 2018 Extel survey. He has a degree in Politics from Reading University.

Anthony Leatham joined Peel Hunt in 2015 from Investec Wealth & Investment to help build the growing Investment Companies arm. Anthony was at Investec for 10 years, working for the last eight years in the Funds Research team, where he covered global, sector specialist, US, European and emerging market equity open and closed ended funds. Prior to this Anthony was a regulatory consultant at Deloitte, a position he held for five years, giving advisory services to a range of asset managers and investment banks. Anthony ranked 3rd in the 2017 Extel Survey. 

Priyan joined Peel Hunt in 2016 as a research analyst on the Investment Companies team. Prior to this, Priyan was at Killik on the fund research team, with experience of fund selection, due diligence, and fund of fund portfolio construction. Priyan has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cambridge and is a CFA Charterholder.

In the 2018 Extel Survey, the Investment Trust team were ranked 1st with analysts Anthony & Priyan ranking 1st and 2nd respectively. 

Ivor Jones joined Peel Hunt in 2016. He started covering Leisure companies in 1998 and latterly his focus has been on gambling companies while maintaining research coverage across the sector. Ivor worked at Citigroup as head of the European Leisure team for 10 years. He left Citi in 2006, and subsequently worked for Panmure Gordon, Evolution Securities and most recently Numis Securities for 6 years. In the 2018 Extel Survey, Ivor was ranked the top analyst in Leisure, voted by corporates. Ivor read law at University College, London.

Douglas joined Peel Hunt in January 2017. He has covered Leisure companies since 1997 with a focus on pub and restaurant companies, while maintaining coverage across other parts of the sector. Douglas was ranked 2nd (by both corporates & institutions) in the 2018 Extel Awards. Douglas read Economics at Newcastle University, and also has an ACMA and IMC.

The Leisure team ranked 2nd in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Malcolm brought his significant experience to Peel Hunt in 2008. He previously headed up Investec’s Media team after a decade as a Fund Manager specialising in the Small & Mid Cap Sector. He has a rigorous approach to analysing the sector & a high level of knowledge of the media sub-sectors. He has a Law (LLB) degree from Birmingham University.

Jessica joined Peel Hunt in 2017. Prior to joining, she covered Pan-European Media and Internet at Berenberg. Before that, she was a Quantitative Research Analyst at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management. Jessica is a CFA Charterholder and has a MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School.

The Media team ranked 3rd in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Our mining team, led by Peter Mallin-Jones, blends experience from industry with technical expertise in engineering and geology in order to bring insight to mid & small-cap mining.

Peter joined Peel Hunt in May 2015 with 15 years of broking experience with both Goldman Sachs and latterly Canaccord Genuity. He led mining focused research teams at both houses. Peter has covered a wide range of metals and mining companies over that time from bulk commodities, base and precious metals through to specialty steel manufacturers. A chartered accountant, Peter holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge.

Tim joined Peel Hunt in December 2018. Tim has over 25 years’ experience in equity research, having led the research and analysis effort for the large cap mining and steel companies at RBC and RBS. Tim joins us from Canaccord where he was Director of equity research covering a variety of companies in the small and mid-cap mining space. Tim holds an Accounting & Finance Bachelors degree from Lehigh University. 

Prior to joining Peel Hunt, John was an Associate Director at Macquarie as Specialist Energy Sales. John has been a specialist salesman in the Energy and Mining sectors for the last 12 years, working at specialist resources firms including FirstEnergy Capital, Libertas Capital and Fox-Davies Capital. John has a BSc in Economics & Sociology from the University of Bristol.

The team ranked 1st in the 2018 Extel Survey. 

Given significant lead times, technological risk and the influence of policy, analysis of New Energy is a complex undertaking that offers great rewards. Andrew heads our team and has the required experience to understand evolving technology, new paradigms and the new generation of emerging “New Energy” companies.

Andrew joined Peel Hunt in 2001. He has experience of a number of sectors and particular expertise in Clean Energy. In the past, he has run equity Research teams at ABN Amro and Dresdner Kleinwort, where he was the number one rated individual analyst on France. He studied Economics at Exeter University.

Werner Riding leads our Oil & Gas coverage and has been ranked 1st in the 2018, 2017 & 2016 Extel Surveys. He joined Peel Hunt in October 2011 to start the Oil & Gas franchise, having previously been at Ambrian Partners. He brings strong industry knowledge and his detailed company analysis results from a solid technical background having completed an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College. This has proved invaluable to both corporate and institutional clients.

Matt Cooper joined the team in December 2018. Prior to joining, Matt worked at UBS as an Associate Director in Oil Equity Research. Matt started his career at BP where he worked as a Geoscientist for 7 years. Matt has also worked at the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and has a Masters in Geology and Geophysics from Imperial College. 

Prior to joining Peel Hunt, John Gilbert was an Associate Director at Macquarie as Specialist Energy Sales. John has been a specialist salesman in the Energy and Mining sectors for the last 12 years, working at specialist resources firms including FirstEnergy Capital, Libertas Capital and Fox-Davies Capital. John has a BSc in Economics & Sociology from the University of Bristol.

The Oil & Gas team ranked 1st in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Our Real Estate team is highly experienced and respected in the industry. The team enjoys a reputation for getting behind the numbers and helping to focus on what is really driving company performance. This reputation has been recognised at the 2018 Extel Survey where the team ranked 1st.

Keith has been with Peel Hunt since 1998. He has immense experience of the Real Estate sector and has been associated with many of its most successful businesses as well as consistently ranking at the top in Extel Surveys. Keith is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and has an MSc from the London Business School.

James Carswell joined Peel Hunt in 2011. Prior to working at Peel Hunt, James was at Barclays Capital in the Market Risk department. James was ranked 4th in the 2017 Extel Survey. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Durham where he graduated in 2009. In the 2018 Extel Survey James was ranked number 1 analyst for Real Estate.

Matthew joined Peel Hunt in 2017. Prior to joining Peel Hunt, Matthew was a partner at The Lazarus Partnership where he established their real estate research business. He has over 15 years of experience in researching UK and European public real estate companies, including roles at ABN AMRO, AEW, and Citigroup. Matthew has a Masters degree in Financial Economics from the University of St Andrews, and is a CFA charterholder.

The retail team ranked 1st in the 2018, 2017 & 2016 Extel Surveys.

John joined Peel Hunt in 2008 having covered the General Retail sector for eight years at Charterhouse and Shore Capital. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG before working in the retail sector at Matalan as a Stores Analyst. He has an Economics degree from Hull University. John ranked 2nd in the Retail sector in the 2018 Extel Survey.

Jonathan Pritchard joined Peel Hunt in 2015 with over 20 years’ experience in research as a UK and European Retail Analyst. Prior to this, he was a Retail Analyst at Stifel for 10 years and has also worked at UBS Phillips and Drew and Morgan Stanley. Jonathan has a Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree from Oxford University. Johnathan ranked 1st in the Retail sector in the 2018 & 2017 Extel Surveys.

Peel Hunt has the broadest coverage in the support services sector. This helps the team understand the sectors key themes and provide clients with analysis of the sub-sectors and individual companies. 

Andrew joined Peel Hunt in 2008 bringing more than 15 years of experience in Equity Research including Head of Support Services Research at Altium Securities and Deutsche Bank. He has been consistently highly ranked in investor surveys for a number of years. In the 2017 Extel Survey Andrew was top ranked analyst in the UK Mid and Small cap market overall. Andrew holds a degree in Accounting from Aberdeen University.  

Chris joined Peel Hunt in 2010. He previously spent 8 years as an Investment Director at Scottish Widows managing UK focused Small & Mid Cap funds and 3 years with Deutsche Bank where he was part of their Top 3 rated sector research team. In the 2017, 2016 & 2015 Extel Surveys he ranked 3rd for Support Services. He read Law at Edinburgh University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Henry Carver joined Peel Hunt in 2008, having previously worked as an analyst at Panmure Gordon. He now principally covers Electronics and Electrical Equipment and Distributors. Henry holds a degree in Modern Languages from Bristol University.

Clyde Lewis joined the team in 2013 and is responsible for covering the builders' merchants. He has over 25 years’ experience as an equity analyst. He headed up the building team at both Citigroup and HSBC and has been consistently highly ranked in surveys. Clyde has ranked in the top 2 analysts in the sector in the 2017, 2016 & 2015 Extel Surveys. He has an Economics degree from Bath University.

The team has consistently ranked highly in major investor surveys. In the 2018 Extel Survey our Support Services team ranked 2nd with Andrew Nussey ranking 2nd.

The technology team has a deep understanding of all technology sectors and has long-standing relationships with many of the sector’s leading companies.

Prior to joining Peel Hunt in 2017, Damindu worked at Jefferies in the European Technology Research team for 10 years, having previously co-founded Microimage, an independent software provider. Damindu has a Physics degree from Imperial College, London. 

James also joined the team in 2017 having previously worked at Jefferies in the European Media & Internet Equity Research team, and prior to this James was at Sky as a Financial Analyst. James has a Master of Philosophy in Finance from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Mathematics.

Ash joined Peel Hunt as a Technology Equity Research Analyst from Grant Thornton where he was an Auditor. Prior to Grant Thornton, Ask worked in the Oil & Gas Research team at Goldman Sachs and has a degree in Accounting & Finance from Bristol University. 

The team ranked 3rd for Technology in the 2018 Extel Survey.