Barclays Capital further strengthens its commitment to Qatar

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank Plc, has announced plans for a permanent capability in Qatar situated at the Qatar Financial Centre. His Excellency Yousef Hussain Kamal, the Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar unveiled a Barclays Capital logo at the World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference being held in the capital, symbolising the firm’s new commitment to the area.

Barclays Capital provides risk management and financing solutions to a number of clients in Qatar and the GCC. The firm is a market leader in this area of investment banking in Qatar, where it has led a number of landmark transactions for Qatari clients. Barclays Capital is ranked by Bloomberg as the top book runner for Qatari syndicated loans executed since January 2006.

This year alone Barclays Capital has been involved in a number of benchmark transactions including:
• US$ 2.5 billion syndicated term loan for QTEL
• US$ 1.85 billion syndicated loan for Qatar National Bank
• US$ 2.25 billion syndicated project financing for Qatar Aluminium
• US$ 2.39 billion syndicated project financing for Qatar Gas Transportation Company (Nakilat)

Cyrus Ardalan, Vice Chairman of Barclays Capital said:
“We are delighted to announce our intention to establish a permanent presence in Qatar and thank His Excellency for unveiling the Barclays Capital corporate logo.”
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About Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC which has an AA long-term credit rating and a balance sheet of over £1.1 trillion. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices in 26 countries, employs over 15,700 people and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.

For further information about Barclays Capital, please visit our website www.barclayscapital.com.