Barclays Capital
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Cisco Announces Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes [Press Release]
MarketWire | 14 days 31 minutes ago
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/09 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, senior notes under an automatic shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Retail stocks rise, led by RadioShack, Abercrombie - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 14 days 5 hours 19 minutes ago
Lear emerges from bankruptcy
Asian Shares Mixed; Oil, Mining Stocks Weak - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 14 hours 23 minutes ago
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WORLD FOREX: Euro Gains As Rising Gold Fuels Risk Appetite - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 12 hours 24 minutes ago
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- The euro gained more ground against the dollar in Asia Monday as signs of strong demand for commodities including gold added to hopes that the world's economy is recovering, prompting traders to buy high-risk currencies.
Asian Shares Mixed; Financials Weigh On Nikkei - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 14 hours 39 minutes ago
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UK Businesses Demonstrate Confidence in Current Economy; Barclays Commercial Bank Survey Reveals [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 12 hours 17 minutes ago
LONDON, August 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly three quarters of UK businesses surveyed in a recent Barclays Commercial Bank poll now describe their attitude towards the economy as either 'hopeful' or 'excited', while a similar amount are either continuing to grow or predict they will return to growth within the next 12 months.
Israel stocks steady; Cellcom off after report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 4 hours 29 minutes ago
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's benchmark TA-25 Index closed 0.09% higher at 1064.78, while the TA-100 Index /quotes/comstock/!ta100 (XX:TA100 989.90, +0.41, +0.04%) advanced 0.32% to 999.83.
Palm shares push up following upgrades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 1 hour 52 minutes ago
By midday trading Tuesday, Palm shares were up nearly 5% at $12.41. They've slumped by more than a third since peaking above $18 in late September.
TPG Capital to Purchase Majority Stake in Valerus Compression Services [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 1 hour 19 minutes ago
Valerus Compression Services (“Valerus”) and TPG Capital (“TPG”) jointly announced today that investment funds managed by TPG will purchase a majority stake in Houston-based Valerus. Valerus is a privately held provider of natural gas handling services, including natural gas compression, processing, and treating. TPG will invest $500 million in the company’s debt and equity. Proceeds from the transaction will be used to provide capital for the company’s growth plans and to refinance the compa...
NuStar Energy L.P. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Units [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 days 6 hours 22 minutes ago
NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) announced today it has priced a public offering of 5,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $52.45 per common unit. Net proceeds from the offering, including the general partner’s proportionate capital contribution, are expected to be used by NuStar Energy L.P. for general partnership purposes, including potential future acquisitions and growth capital expenditures. Pending the use of the proceeds for other purposes, the partnership intends...
Appeal of gold broadens as U.S. dollar weakens
CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief | 13 days 14 hours 19 minutes ago
...will worsen. "It's a structural shift we're seeing on the investing side, from Asian central banks right down to individual investors buying ingots and coins," said Suki Cooper, a strategist for precious metals at Barclays Capital.
BoE faces tough call on bond-purchase programme
SIFMA Global SmartBrief | 18 days 14 hours 19 minutes ago
...pound;25 billion or add £50 billion. "We believe the decision on QE is finely balanced and see the odds as 60-40 in favour of an extension versus the announcement of a halt," said Barclays Capital economist Simon Hayes.
William Ortner to Join UBS as Managing Director and Co-Head of Structured Equity Capital Markets, Americas [Press Release]
Business Wire | 28 days 2 hours 53 minutes ago
UBS Investment Bank announced today that William Ortner will join the firm's Investment Banking Department as a Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets, where he will co-head Structured Equity Capital Markets for the Americas. He will be based in New York and report to Mary Ann Deignan, Head of Equity Capital Markets for the Americas.
Rick Hillier Joins CEOs, Regulatory Experts and Economists in Addressing Canada's Investment Managers at Annual ICAC Meeting [Press Release]
MarketWire | 5 days 21 hours 21 minutes ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- The Investment Counsel Association of Canada (ICAC), the official voice of the country's money management community, today announced that Rick Hillier, the former Chief Of Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces is the keynote speaker at its annual meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in Toronto.
IMS Health to be Acquired by TPG and CPP Investment Board [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 5 hours 49 minutes ago
IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by TPG Capital (“TPG”) and the CPP Investment Board (“CPPIB”) in a transaction with a total value of $5.2 billion, including the assumption of debt.
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 |