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Ex-Barclays investment bank chair Azar launches own firm

Makram Azar joins the ranks of senior bankers going it alone after leaving a large institution

Makram Azar
Makram Azar Photo: Getty Images

The former chair of investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Barclays, who left the UK lender in the summer, has become the latest high-profile banker to launch his own firm.

Makram Azar, who spent nearly eight years at Barclays in a number of senior roles, launched Full Circle Capital on October 18, according to filings with the UK's Companies House.

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