Barclays Private Equity
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Barclays Capital is the Private Equity division of Barclays plc. They have seven offices across four countries. Started in 1982 they invested in over 350 businesses including Admiral Group and Dial-a-Phone. Typically €500m is invested per annum in 10-15 transactions. Individual transactions usually range between €10m and €150m.
The team also invests in infrastructure projects sponsored predominantly under the Government's Private Finance Initiative and Public Private Partnerships (PPP). From the launch of the first infrastructure fund in 1997, Barclays Private Equity has raised in excess of £1 billion across five dedicated infrastructure funds.
Barclays Private Equity was voted the “Fund of the Year” in 2006 by the Private Equity Awards.
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Brands: Barclaycard • Barclays Capital • Barclays Global Investors • iShares • The Woolwich • Absa (South Africa)
Corporate Directors: Marcus Agius(Chairman) • John Varley • Naguib Kheraj • Paul Idzik • Gary Hoffman • Robert Diamond • Frits Seegers • Sir Nigel Rudd • Fulvio Conti • Sir Richard Broadbent • Richard Leigh Clifford • Dame Sandra Dawson • Sir Andrew Likierman • Stephen Russell • Sir John Sunderland • Danie Cronjé
Annual Revenue: 
£17.3 billion GBP (2005) | Employees: 113,300 | Stock Symbol: LSE: BARC | Website: www.barclays.com
