Investment Banking

Diamond back in investment banking with Panmure Gordon buy

Former Barclays CEO teams up with the Qataris on a deal for one of the City's oldest names

Bob Diamond, founder and chief executive officer of Atlas Merchant Capital
Bob Diamond, founder and chief executive officer of Atlas Merchant Capital Photo: Getty Images

Bob Diamond is back on the City of London's investment banking scene.

The former Barclays chief executive's investment firm Atlas Merchant Capital has teamed up with the Qatari investment bank QInvest to acquire UK stockbrokers Panmure Gordon.

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