Barclays Capital
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Barclays Capital hires 150 Asia bankers, to hire 100 more
MarketWatch | 5 days 12 hours 3 minutes ago
Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays PLC /quotes/comstock/13!bcs/quotes/nls/bcs (BCS 21.35, +0.01, +0.03%) , has hired about 150 bankers in Asia this year and is on track to hire around 100 more, people familiar with the situation said.
Barclays Capital Takes Equity Stake in Tradeweb [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 21 hours 24 minutes ago
Barclays Capital Takes Equity Stake in Tradeweb PRNewswire...online markets, today announced that Barclays Capital, the investment banking division...income and derivatives markets. Barclays Capital's investment reflects the continued...
Barclays Temporarily Suspends Further Sales and Issuance of iPath Dow Jones-UBS Platinum Subindex Total ReturnSM Exchange Traded Notes [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 22 hours 10 minutes ago
Barclays Bank PLC announced today that it has temporarily suspended any further sales from inventory and any further issuances of iPath® Dow Jones-UBS Platinum Subindex Total ReturnSM Exchange Traded Notes (the “Notes”). The Notes trade on the NYSE Arca stock exchange under the ticker symbol “PGM”. This suspension may cause fluctuations in the trading value of such Notes. Daily redemptions at the option of the holders of the Notes will not be affected by this suspension. Barclays Bank PLC’s l...
Xcel Energy Subsidiary Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota Announces Debt Financing [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) subsidiary Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota (NSP-Minnesota) today announced that it closed its offering of $300 million 30-year first mortgage bonds with an annual interest rate of 5.35 percent. The bonds are redeemable at any time subject to certain “make whole” provisions.
Actel to Present at 2009 Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference [Press Release]
MarketWire | 11 days 11 hours 16 minutes ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/12/09 -- Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) today announced that Maurice Carson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the 2009 Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference, to be held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California, on December 9, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. PT. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available.
TD AMERITRADE Announces Pricing of $1.25 Billion Senior Notes Offering [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 21 hours 35 minutes ago
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) announced today that it has agreed to sell the following in an underwritten public offering:
U.K. Oct. retail sales rise - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 5 hours 28 minutes ago
In a busy day for U.K. data watchers, the ONS separately reported that public borrowing hit an October record. Also, the Bank of England said businesses continued to pay down debt while many firms continued to complain about a lack of available credit.
HealthSouth Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 19 hours 9 minutes ago
...such notes. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. will act as joint...P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 800-245-8812, Barclays Capital Inc. at 888-603-5847 or Goldman, Sachs & Co...
Tech Data Corporation to Participate at Investor Conferences [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 27 minutes ago
Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) today announced plans to participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:
U.S. corporate-bond issuance to slide in 2010, BarCap says
CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief | 15 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
...in the U.S. is expected to drop 29% next year, according to Barclays Capital. Issuance this year is already at $950 billion, but it is expected...financial crisis, but companies will not need as much cash next year, Barclays said.
Asia stocks mixed, equity issuances drag on Tokyo - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 7 hours 3 minutes ago
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average of 225 companies closed down 0.6% at 9,676.80 and South Korea's Kospi rose 1.1%.
AMD shares rise on moves to ease debt burden - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 2 hours 32 minutes ago
Meanwhile, a Barclays analyst said AMD's next move could likely be to fully spin off GlobalFoundries into an entirely separately entity, paving the way for "a financially sounder AMD Product Co."
Daily Economic Indicator: Leveraged-loan market comes back
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | 14 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
...the market for leveraged loans is growing, bankers said Monday. The Barclays Capital Loan Index is up a record 48.9% for the year. "Investors are increasingly...Pibl, managing director of high-yield and leveraged loans at NewOak Capital.
Starwood Announces Early Tender Results of its Cash Tender Offer for up to $300,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Certain of its Outstanding Notes [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 2 hours 13 minutes ago
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announced that, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 19, 2009 (the “Early Tender Date”), $193,652,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7⅞% Senior Notes due 2012 (CUSIP No. 85590AAD6/U85650AB2) (the “2012 Notes”) and $132,107,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6¼% Senior Notes due 2013 (CUSIP No. 85590AAK0) (the “2013 Notes” and, together with the 2012 Notes, the “Notes”) have been tendered and not validly withdrawn i...
Fitch Confirms 'A+/F1+' on DC GO Ser 2001D; Upgrades L-T to 'AA-' and Confirms S-T 'F1+' on 2002D [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 54 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings has confirmed the 'A+/F1+' long-term and short-term ratings assigned to the $67,195,000 District of Columbia multimodal general obligation refunding bonds (variable-rate demand obligations) series 2001D. Fitch has also upgraded to 'AA-' the long-term rating and confirmed the 'F1+' short-term rating assigned to the $124,995,000 District of Columbia multimodal general obligation refunding bonds (variable-rate demand obligations) series 2002D.
Company Overview
| Company: | Barclays Capital |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Large-Market Investment Banking |
| Website: | http://www.barcap.com |
Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of venerable European bank Barclays. It provides financing and risk management services for corporate, institutional, and government clients around the world. Barclays Capital is one of the world's most prolific underwriters of fixed-income securities; it provides services for all asset classes. Barclays Capital is also active in private equity, typically committing between £10 million and £200 million per transaction; it has invested in more than 350 companies. Barclays established its investment banking division in 1986; today, Barclays Capital has offices in more than 30 countries around the world
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 6.4 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 3,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |