Matthew Clarke
Chairman
Matthew Clarke practised as an international finance lawyer at Linklaters from 1988-1998 working in London, New York and Hong Kong.
From 1996-2001 he was a director at the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co. Limited, where he carried out numerous natural resource transactions in emerging markets.
Tim Dainton
Corporate Broking Partner
Tim started his career in fund management with Aetna in 1987, initially specialising in Financials and Real Estate before moving on to Special Situations and Smaller Companies. He went on to work for Natwest Investment Management and Gartmore before moving into Equity Sales at Peel Hunt in 2003.
Tim has led numerous complex transactions in challenging market conditions across diverse industrial sectors. As well as experience in equity sales Tim has achieved success in equity research and corporate broking roles with Credit Suisse, RBC, Arden Partners and Zeus Capital. Tim joined Oak Securities in February 2025.
+44 7976 830 453
tim.dainton@oak-securities.com
Hugh Rich
Corporate Broking Partner
Hugh has held senior roles in investment banking, corporate broking and sales in the UK and Europe with Charterhouse, ING and Panmure Gordon.
He is a specialist in Technology, Natural Resources and New Energy, and also worked as a generalist, covering most sectors. He holds a Masters in Property Valuation & Law from City University Business School.
+44 7581 286981
hugh.rich@oak-securities.com
Richard McGlashan
Corporate Broking Partner
Richard has significant bulge bracket experience, having spent the best part of a decade at UBS as an Executive Director of Equity Sales and Sales Trading.
Richard was a Director of Pan European Equity Sales at RBS Markets & International Banking, a Divisional Director of Pan European Equity Sales Trading at Macquarie Group and worked with Jerry Keen at Shore Capital on the £400m and $425m placings for Sirius Minerals.
+44 7879 646641
richard.mcglashan@oak-securities.com
Zac Philips
Oil & Gas Research
Zac Phillips has over 25 years of experience in oil & gas and finance, working for companies such as BP, Chevron, DB Petroleum, Merrill Lynch and ING Barings, where he undertook finance or finance-related roles.
His extensive oil & gas financial and technical experience has meant that he is a leading expert in the valuation of E&P assets at all stages of the E&P cycle, from exploration, appraisal and development, through to producing and late-stage development/redevelopment, as well as decommissioning.
+44 7810 187 826
zac.phillips@oak-securities.com
Jerry Keen
Corporate Broking Partner
Jerry Keen established OAK Securities with Matthew and Henry in January 2024 to raise capital and promote leading companies in the natural resources sector.
Jerry has a successful track record for raising capital for clients and building up the natural resources businesses for other firms. He has worked for Shore Capital, Deutsche Numis and UBS in London, New York and Hong Kong and has a Master’s in Finance from London Business School.
+44 7432 270 007
jerry.keen@oak-securities.com
Dr Ryan D. Long
Mining Research
Ryan Long has over 15 years of experience in the mining and exploration sector. He has a strong technical background in geology, having worked on various stage projects with leading mining companies such as Barrick Gold, Anglo American, and Xstrata. He also has extensive knowledge and expertise in equity research analysis, having previously held roles with Edison Group and Northland Capital Partners.
He has published multiple scientific papers in international journals, holds a PhD in Economic Geology, and is a fellow of the Geological Society of London. He is also the founder of Junior Mining Insights, a mining and exploration-focused newsletter.
Henry Clarke
Corporate Broking Chairman
Henry Clarke began his career at Kitcat and Aitken in 1982, prior to running the sales desk for Bank Sarasin in London for eight years. He later founded the highly successful distressed debt unit at Collins Stewart.
In 1996, Henry launched his own venture and private equity business, Trafalgar 1805 Ltd., investors in successful mining, engineering, software, manufacturing, biotech, med-tech, and oil & gas businesses, and served on the boards of many among them. In 2011, he co-founded Stone Drum Partners and managed its Resources Early Stage Opportunities Company.
+44 7775 672 425
henry.clarke@oak-securities.com
Dillon Anadkat
Corporate Advisory
Dillon Anadkat joined the Oak Securities team as an Analyst in 2024. Prior to that, he worked in investment management in New York.
Dillon has previously worked in both private and commercial banking. Through his experiences, he has developed a strong understanding of financial operations and client services. Dillon graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor's degree in 2021.
+44 7800 904 273
dillon.anadkat@oak-securities.com
Maria de Freitas
Corporate Finance & Compliance
While pursuing her legal career, Maria de Freitas specialised in public interest law. She has worked for both the European Court of Human Rights and The Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. Upon returning to the UK, Maria worked for Sage Pay and the Royal Mail Group, where she added financial and office administration to her portfolio of skills and knowledge.
She graduated in 2002 from Spiru Haret University in Bucharest with a BSc 2:1 in LLB Law. Maria continued her studies in the UK, graduating from the University of the West of England in 2011, earning a BSc (Hons) 2:1 in LLB Law.
Ashleigh Ruxton
Head of Advisory
Ashleigh Ruxton spent several years on the Institutional Equity Sales team at GMP Securities, specialising in mining, energy and agriculture. Prior to that, she worked in the interests of Close Asset Management as an analyst on the Pan-European Equity Fund, managing their collective investments and serving as their senior relationship manager.
In 2007, Ashleigh graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Chemistry and went on to do her Post-Graduate in Entrepreneurship, founding the Foldeez shoes company in Cape Town.
Peter Hitchens Bsc Eng (Hons.)
Oil & Gas Research
Peter has in excess of 35 years' experience in oil & gas equity research with a bias towards the Exploration & Production companies. Having trained as a chemical engineer, Peter was lured by the glamour of the city in 1986. He has worked for many forms including Lehman Brother, Williams de Broe, Panmure Gordon and HSBC. He has been rate on many occasions by Extel and Starmine. Peter Has witnessed many cycles in oil prices and investors sentiment through his long career.
Although his main focus has been equity research, he has also worked with corporate finance and been the broker for many companies such as Enterprise Oil, Faroe Petroleum and Broders & Southern.
+44 7921 262627
peter.hitchens@oak-securities.com
Damion Carruel
Corporate Broking Partner
Damion has enjoyed a 30-year career in financial markets in the City of London.
Starting in stockbroking, he then spent a decade trading financial futures on LIFFE on behalf of NatWest Bank, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank before moving back to the stock market and trading U.K equities as a broker and market maker for companies including Savoy Investment Management, Evolution Securities (now part of Investec) and Liberum.
Switching from trading to a more corporate role in 2014, Damion has raised capital for companies intending to IPO on the London Stock Exchange, including Levrett Plc, Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies PLC and Netherlands-based industrial hemp producer HempFlax International where he also previously served as a non-executive director.
+44 7775 516745
damion.carruel@oak-securities.com
Mungo Sheehan
Corporate Broking
Mungo Sheehan joined the Oak Securities team as a Corporate Broker in November 2024. Prior to that, he has had experiences at Shore Capital and Stifel.
Mungo has previously worked in commercial real estate. Through his experiences, he has developed a strong understanding of business operations and client services. Mungo graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Sport 2022. Furthermore, Mungo's hobbies include being a scratch golfer and a ski instructor.
+44 7788 266844
mungo.sheehan@oak-securities.com