Barclays has appointed Peter Luck as Chairman of UK Investment Banking, the group announced on 14 July 2026. Luck joins from Bank of America, where he was Head of UK Investment Banking and Head of EMEA Corporate Broking; before that he spent 13 years at UBS.
Barclays said his track record includes Comcast's £30bn acquisition of Sky, Just Eat's £9bn combination with Takeaway.com, GSK's $25bn Haleon share sale and HSBC's $15bn privatisation of Hang Seng, and that he led IPOs including Rightmove, Auto Trader, Helios Towers and Baltic Classifieds.
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Barclays said the appointment builds on its momentum from a series of high-profile client transactions this year, including Rosebank's $3.05bn acquisition of Components and CPM and Nuveen's acquisition of Schroders.
Luck is expected to join later in 2026, with a remit to deepen Barclays' relationships with large-cap corporates and financial sponsors and to support further integration across the Investment Bank. Tom Johnson, Barclays' Co-Head of Investment Banking EMEA, said Luck "brings extensive experience in advisory, equity capital markets and corporate broking, particularly in complex, high-value transactions" and that his appointment "will build on the inherent strengths of our home market and further emphasise Barclays' leadership in the UK with domestic and global clients."
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