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David Barker

David Barker - Investment Manager


David Barker, Investment Manager, is responsible for the management of European Equity funds at GAM.

Before joining GAM Investments in May 2025, he was a Research Analyst on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he had held since 2021. Prior to this, he was Research Analyst specialising in Aerospace & Defence and Industrials at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he started in 2017. David graduated with a BA degree in History from Somerville College, University of Oxford. He is based in London.

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European Equities Blog
Beyond SpaceX: The overlooked European companies benefitting from the global space boom
04 June 2026 | David Barker

The excitement surrounding a potential SpaceX IPO has triggered a rush into anything linked to the space economy.

European Equities Blog
What has Iran changed, if anything?
07 May 2026 | Tom O'Hara

Since February's textbook "de-grossing" event in the run up to the Iran conflict, leadership has already re-concentrated into semiconductors, AI infrastructure and energy-related capital expenditure (capex), consumer sectors, airlines and defence lagged.

European Equities Blog
The New Energy Order - the thematic embrace of Oilfield Services
15 April 2026 | Tom O'Hara

Thematic Baskets are an important part of risk management frameworks; newly emerging themes can quickly change the nature of relationships between stocks and sectors, in a way that traditional multi-factor risk models are slow to capture.

European Equities Blog
Oilfield services and Middle Eastern conflict: possible short-term pain but clear long-term gain
12 March 2026 | Tom O'Hara

The backdrop is well-trodden by now: according to various industry estimates compiled by Morgan Stanley, global oil and gas capital expenditure (CapEx) has recovered by up to 60% from its 2020 lows and is expected to stay strong.

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Introducing GAM Invesments' European Equities Team
May 2025

Introducing GAM Invesments' European Equities Team