Barclays Capital

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Barclays Capital
Type	Investment Bank
Founded	1997
Headquarters	London, UK, Canary Wharf
Industry	Finance
Products	Financial Services
Net income	▲$4.077 billion USD (2006)
Employees	15,700 (2006)
Parent	Barclays Plc
Website	http://www.barcap.com/

Barclays Capital is a leading global investment bank. It is the investment banking division of Barclays plc which has a balance sheet of over £1.2 trillion (2008 BARCAP figures). Barclays Capital provides financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients. It is a primary dealer in U.S. Treasury securities and various European Government bonds.

Barclays Capital is led by CEO Robert (Bob) Diamond, an American who had been vice-chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston prior to joining Barclays. Barclays Capital had 2004 income of GBP 3.4 billion/USD 6.4 billion primarily driven by the structured tax and rates businesses. Barclays Bank as a whole had 2004 income of GBP 13.9 billion/USD 26.4 billion.

Barclays Capital has offices in 29 countries and employs over 16,200 people.

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List of investment banks

ABN AMRO • Banc of America Securities • Bank of Montreal • Barclays Capital • BNP Paribas • Commerzbank • CIBC World Markets • Citigroup • Credit Suisse • Deutsche Bank • Dresdner Kleinwort • Goldman Sachs • Greenhill • Houlihan Lokey • HSBC • JPMorgan Chase • JP Turner & Company • Lazard • Lehman Brothers • Macquarie Bank • Mediobanca • Merrill Lynch • Mizuho Corporate Bank • Morgan Stanley • N M Rothschild & Sons • Nomura Securities • Oppenheimer & Co. • Rabobank • Raymond James • Royal Bank of Scotland • RBC Capital Markets • Société Générale • Thomas Weisel Partners • UBS • Wachovia

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Barclays Capital official web site

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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