London stockbroker Numis Securities has recruited a mergers and acquisition specialist who left Barclays over summer in the latest hire to its recently merged corporate broking and corporate finance team, as part of a push to become more sector-focused.

Stuart Ord was among the investment bankers who moved to Barclays from Dutch bank ABN Amro in 2008 to kickstart the UK bank's M&A advisory push. He left Barclays in August and resurfaced at Numis in November as a director in corporate broking and advisory.