Clyde Lewis leads our coverage of the sector. He has over 30 years’ experience as an equity analyst including 23 years covering the Building sector. 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 3 analysts in the sector in the last six Extel/II Surveys. He has an Economics degree from Bath University and joined Peel Hunt in 2013.

Sam Cullen joined Peel Hunt in 2020. He has over 10 years’ experience as a UK housing and building analyst, having covered the sector at both Jefferies and Berenberg. He has a degree in Natural Sciences from Durham University. Sam was ranked #2 as Top Stock Picker in Household and Leisure Goods category (Europe) and #3 Top Stock Picker for Construction category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

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 2020, 2019 & 2018 Extel & II 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 1st in the consumer sector, 3rd for the retail sector and 1st for leisure in the 2020 Extel & II 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 2020 Extel & II Survey, for the 4th consecutive year, Charles was the top ranked analyst in the UK Mid & Small cap market overall. He was ranked Top Analyst of the year for 2019, 2018 and 2017. 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 & II Survey, Ivor was ranked the top analyst in Leisure, voted by corporates. Ivor read law at University College, London.

Douglas Jack 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 1st (by the 2020 Extel & II Survey. Douglas read Economics at Newcastle University, and also has an ACMA and IMC.

The Leisure team ranked 1st as voted for by corporates in the 2020 Extel & II Survey.

Retail
John Stevenson 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 1st in the Retail sector in the 2019 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 2019, 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 8 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 2nd for financials in the 2020 and 2019 Extel & II Survey. 

Stuart Duncan 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.

Andreas van Embden joined Peel Hunt as an Insurance analyst in May 2015, previously having been part of the Insurance team at Cazenove and subsequently J.P Morgan covering UK and European Life & Non-Life Insurers. Prior to this, he worked at MeesPierson covering Dutch banks and insurers. He has an Economics degree from the University of Amsterdam. Andreas was ranked #2 Top Stock Picker in the Insurance category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

Robert Sage has spent over 30 years as a financial sector research analyst. He joined Peel Hunt in 2020 having previously worked as the Head of European Financials Research at Macquarie. Prior to that he held senior sector research roles at a variety of firms including Cazenove and Bear Stearns and spent 5 years on the buy side with hedge funds Moore Capital and Bramshott Capital. Robert holds an MA in History and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse.

Mark Williamson re-joined Peel Hunt in 2017 having previously worked at Peel Hunt for 5 years. Prior to working at Peel Hunt, Mark held positions at Aberforth Partners and Execution Noble and has over 25 years’ experience across the financials sector having been an analyst, specialist sales person and fund manager specialising in the sector. Mark ranked 1st individually in the Financial sector, 3rd in the Insurance Sector and 5th overall as Top Individual in the 2019 Extel Survey. 

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 5 years.

Amy Walker 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 2019 & 2018 Extel Surveys and #2 Top Stock Picker in the Healthcare category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

Miles Dixon 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 Verma has been an Analyst at Peel Hunt, Research Division since 2017. Prior to this, Anchal worked in Pharma consulting and industry research. She has worked in Cancer Research laboratories at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge. Anchal holds a Hons Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Genetics from the University of Edinburgh and a Master’s in Finance & Accounting from the Warwick Business School.

Henry Carver 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, Industrial Engineers & Distributors. He holds a degree in Modern Languages from Bristol University. Henry was ranked #2 Top Stock Picker in the Equipment & Machinery category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

Harry Philips 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 2019 & 2018 Extel surveys. He has a degree in Politics from Reading University.

Afonso Osorio joined Peel Hunt in 2020, having previously been working at Russell Investments. He holds a BSc degree in Economics and an MSc degree in Finance from Nova School of Business and Economics. Afonso passed all three levels of the CFA Program.

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 1st in the 2019 Extel Survey. 

Markuz joined Peel Hunt in 2021 having covered UK listed Investment Companies since 2016 at previous sell side research analyst roles with N+1 Singer and Cantor Fitzgerald. Prior to this Markuz spent four years as a buy side fund analyst within the managed portfolio service team at FE fundinfo, contributing to the risk-targeted portfolio range and recommended funds list. Markuz is a CFA charterholder and has a degree in mathematics from the University of Bath.

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 Jack 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 1st in the 2020 Extel & II Survey. Douglas read Economics at Newcastle University, and also has an ACMA and IMC. Douglas was ranked #1 Top Stock Picker in the Hotel, Restaurants & Leisure category (United Kingdom and Ireland) and (Europe) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

The Leisure team ranked 1st in the 2020 Extel & II Survey.

Malcolm Morgan 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 Mid & Small 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. In the 2019 Extel Survey, Malcolm was ranked number 1 analyst for media and #3 Top Stock Picker in the Media Category (Europe) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

Jessica Pok 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 an MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School.

The Media team ranked 2nd in the 2020 and 2019 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. In the 2019 Extel Survey, Peter was ranked #1 analyst for Metals & Mining and ranked #1 Top Stock Picker in the Metal & Mining category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards. 

Tim Huff 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 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 team ranked 1st in the 2020, 2019 & 2018 Extel Surveys. 

Werner Riding leads our Oil & Gas coverage and has been ranked 1st in the 2020, 2019, 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 2020, 2019 & 2018 Extel Surveys.

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 2020, 2019 & 2018 II (Extel Surveys) where the team ranked 1st.

James Carswell joined Peel Hunt’s real estate research team in 2011. The team has ranked first in the Extel survey for three years in a row and James has been individually ranked 2nd in the 2020 and 2019 surveys. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Durham where he graduated in 2009.

Matthew Saperia 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. He was recently ranked #3 Top Stock Picker for the Real Estate category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

Sebastian joined Peel Hunt in May 2017. Prior to working at Peel Hunt, Sebastian spent four years at Deloitte as a management consultant. 

The Renewable Energy, Cleantech & Sustainability team focuses on companies engaged in the commercialisation, mass deployment and operation of technologies and business models that provide solutions to the challenges presented by global warming and climate change.

Nick has >20 years of experience analysing companies in renewable energy, cleantech, waste-to-value & circular economy, sustainable agriculture and water technology as a sector-specialist investment analyst, new business originator and market educator. He heads up Peel Hunt’s team in this space.

Areas of focus include fuel cells (for stationary, mobility, rail, maritime and aerospace applications); hydrogen production, storage and distribution; wind, solar PV and geothermal renewable energy generation; wave and tidal energy; carbon capture, storage and usage technologies; energy storage technologies; decarbonised home heating and efficient building management; EV charging and hydrogen fuelling infrastructure; waste-to-energy / waste-to-value / circular economy recycling technologies; sustainable materials (e.g. non-fossil fuel replacements for plastics, concrete, combustible fuels, bio fuels, yarns for apparel manufacture); sustainable agriculture, vertical farms and forestry and water technologies (including drinking water purification technologies and industrial water remediation and reuse).

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.

The retail team ranked 1st in the 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016 Extel Surveys.

John Stevenson 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. He has an Economics degree from Hull University. John ranked 1st in the Retail sector in the 2016 & 2019 Extel Surveys, with the team no1 ranked over the four years from 2016-9 and retaining the UK’s no1 team ranking in 2020. John was also named in the UK’s top 20 small & midcap analysts.  

Jonathan Pritchard joined Peel Hunt in 2015. Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience in research as a UK and European Retail Analyst, previously on the food side, now focussing on a wider remit. He previously worked at Stifel, UBS Phillips and Drew and Morgan Stanley. Jonathan has a PPE degree from Oxford University.

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 Nussey 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.  

Christopher Bamberry 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 2020, 2017, 2016 & 2015 Extel Surveys, he ranked 3rd for Support Services. In the 2020 Extel Survey the Support Services team were ranked Second, maintaining their long term record. Chris 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, Electrical Equipment, Industrial Engineers 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 2020 & 2019 Extel Survey, our Support Services team ranked 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 Jayaweera worked at Jefferies in the European Technology Research team for 10 years, working on IPOs like Worldpay and Softcat. Damindu aslo co-founded Microimage, an award winning Asian HR SaaS company and sits on the board of Antyra, a digital marketing agency. He has a Physics degree from Imperial College, London, and an MBA from ESLSCA, Paris. Damindu is well known in the institutional investor community for his deep domain expertise across Software to Semis, global perspectives and his ability to unbundle complex topics such as Quantum Computing and Neural Networks.

James Lockyer 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. James was ranked #1 Top Stock Picker for the Entertainment category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.

Oyvind Bjerke joined Peel Hunt in April 2019, previously working at Berenberg as a Thematics Equity Research Associate. Oyvind has an MSc in Behavioural Finance from the Warwick Business School. He founded an esports startup. 

The team ranked 2nd for Technology in the 2019 Extel Survey.

Alex Paterson CFA joined Peel Hunt in September 2019. Prior to joining, Alex worked at Investec as a Research Analyst primarily covering Transport stocks. Alex has more than 23 years’ experience in equity markets, a BSc degree from Bristol University in Economics and Economic History, in addition to being both a CFA Charterholder and AIIMR. Alex was ranked #1 Stock Picker for the Transport category (United Kingdom and Ireland) in the 2020 Refinitiv StarMine Awards.