About Barclays Capital: Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. These solutions include the following products and services: bonds, commodities, convertible bonds, credit products, electronic trading, emerging markets, equity cash, equity derivatives, equity origination, foreign exchange, fund-linked derivatives, fund solutions, index products, inflation-linked products, interest rate products, leveraged finance, loans, market makers, mergers & acquisitions, multi-asset program trading, municipal finance, prime services, private equity, research, restructuring, securitisation and structured products. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, employs 20,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide. (source: Barcap.com)