Barclays

Barclays, established in 1690, is a British multinational bank with a global presence. It offers a wide range of financial services, including retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management. The company serves a diverse client base, from individuals and small businesses to large corporations and governments, across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Barclays' services span deposit accounts, lending, credit cards, transaction banking, securities trading, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and wealth management. With over 147,500 employees and a customer base of 48 million, Barclays moves, lends, invests, and protects money for clients worldwide.

Naohiko Baba

Chief Japan Economist, Managing Director and Head of Japan Research

Gordon Beck

Managing Director

James Binns

Managing Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital

Andrew Challis

Managing Director of Principal Investments

Paul Compton

President of Barclays Bank PLC

Kester Keating

Director and Head of US Principal Investments

Ian Rand

COO of Corporate Development

Jes Staley

Group CEO

Past deals in TMT

Job&talent

Debt Financing in 2024
Job&Talent is a leading marketplace for essential work, specializing in matching individuals with companies through its advanced platform. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Madrid, the company utilizes technology to simplify the hiring process, offering services that include messaging, in-application hiring, staffing, and payroll management. This innovative approach leverages big-data matching technology to enhance recruitment efficiency and quality. In 2022, Job&Talent successfully placed over 340,000 workers in more than 2,500 companies, generating €1.9 billion in revenue. Operating in ten countries across Europe, the U.S., and Latin America, Job&Talent is recognized as the highest-valued unicorn in Spain, with a valuation of $2.4 billion and support from prominent investors. The company is committed to expanding its reach and continuing to deliver reliable, flexible work solutions for both job seekers and employers.

Community Fibre

Debt Financing in 2024
Community Fibre Ltd. is a broadband provider based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2010. The company specializes in delivering ultra-fast fibre-optic broadband services directly to homes and small to medium-sized businesses. Community Fibre offers various internet packages tailored to meet diverse customer needs, including options based on speed, value, and data limits. In addition to broadband services, the company provides home phone line rental and unlimited streaming, with free standard installation and a wifi router included. Community Fibre also participates in the UK Government’s Broadband Connection voucher scheme, allowing eligible small and medium businesses to access super-fast broadband at no cost. The company operates under the Community Fibre and CFL Business brands, focusing on enhancing connectivity across London.

FMX

Venture Round in 2024
FMX is committed to providing best-in-class solutions that satisfy all of our clients' needs.

TapTrip

Venture Round in 2020
TapTrip is a technology-driven company that aims to simplify business travel through its self-serve managed travel and expenses platform. The platform automates reporting, centralizes travel booking, and synchronizes availability and bookings, allowing businesses to efficiently manage their travel and expenses in one place. With a strong focus on enhancing traveler booking compliance and providing valuable data insights, TapTrip caters to travel management companies and businesses, particularly in the marine and energy sectors. The company stands out for its user-friendly interface and affordability, making it accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises. TapTrip has received recognition in the industry, including awards for its innovative self-booking tool and being named as a noteworthy startup in the travel management space.

Capital Markets Gateway

Series B in 2020
Capital Markets Gateway Inc. is a financial technology firm based in Chicago, Illinois, with additional locations in New York and Seattle. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on modernizing equity capital markets by providing a platform that delivers real-time information and analytics to investors, underwriters, and issuers. This platform enables users to monitor capital raising activities, conduct due diligence, and make informed investment decisions while facilitating collaboration among participants. Since its launch in 2017, Capital Markets Gateway has garnered the trust of over 100 buy-side firms, managing a combined $20 trillion in assets under management, along with support from 10 investment banks. The platform emphasizes transparency and workflow efficiencies, serving as a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity.

Simudyne

Series A in 2019
Simudyne Ltd., established in 2007 and headquartered in Shoreditch, UK, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence simulation platform tailored for financial institutions. The company's core product, Providence, leverages real-world data, AI, and machine learning to deliver simulation results, enabling clients to test-drive decisions and understand potential market instabilities. Simudyne's platform can scale models using Cloudera EDH and Microsoft Azure, and it allows organizations to maintain data privacy by running the platform on their own systems. The company's client base includes global banks, regulators, and exchanges, and it was founded by simulation expert Justin Lyon in 2016.

TapTrip

Seed Round in 2019
TapTrip is a technology-driven company that aims to simplify business travel through its self-serve managed travel and expenses platform. The platform automates reporting, centralizes travel booking, and synchronizes availability and bookings, allowing businesses to efficiently manage their travel and expenses in one place. With a strong focus on enhancing traveler booking compliance and providing valuable data insights, TapTrip caters to travel management companies and businesses, particularly in the marine and energy sectors. The company stands out for its user-friendly interface and affordability, making it accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises. TapTrip has received recognition in the industry, including awards for its innovative self-booking tool and being named as a noteworthy startup in the travel management space.

Wireless Infrastructure Group

Debt Financing in 2018
Wireless Infrastructure Group is an independent company that specializes in the development and operation of wireless communication infrastructure in the United Kingdom and beyond. Established in 2006, WIG focuses on building and managing communication towers and other wireless assets through a shared model supported by a robust fiber backbone. The company has enhanced competition in the telecom sector, which is typically dominated by a few large players, by introducing innovation and efficiency. WIG has expanded its portfolio to include over 2,000 shared communication infrastructure assets, acquired from a diverse array of sources such as utilities, mobile operators, and police forces. Recently, the company has also initiated operations in the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, further extending its reach in the wireless infrastructure market.

Hyperoptic

Debt Financing in 2018
Hyperoptic Ltd. is a London-based provider of fiber-to-the-building broadband services aimed at residential, business, and property sectors. Established in 2010, the company distinguishes itself by delivering true superfast broadband through direct fiber connections to premises, in contrast to many UK internet service providers that rely on hybrid systems involving outdated copper cables. This approach allows Hyperoptic to offer high and reliable internet speeds, addressing the UK's lag in hyperfast broadband availability compared to countries like Japan and the United States. The company collaborates with property owners, developers, and professionals to install fiber infrastructure in both new and existing buildings, while also providing services such as installation, billing, telephony, technical support, and various business broadband solutions. With a robust expansion strategy, Hyperoptic is positioned to significantly enhance broadband access across the United Kingdom.

Olive Communications

Debt Financing in 2016
Olive Communications is a provider of managed cloud communication services, catering to corporate, small, and mid-sized organizations across the UK. The company partners with major network operators, carriers, IT vendors, and infrastructure providers, including long-standing collaborations with Microsoft, Mitel, and Virtual 1. Recognized as Vodafone Platinum Partner of the Year in 2015, Olive consolidates and manages communication networks and services for over 7,000 businesses. Its offerings include secure, consistent, and seamless communication solutions that enhance information technology infrastructure, improve workforce accountability, and support flexible working arrangements, ultimately delivering cost efficiencies to its clients.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Debt Financing in 2015
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is an independent data, voice, and IP provider focused on building a digital future for Africa. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, the company has developed an extensive fiber network that spans over 18,000 kilometers across several African countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, and South Africa. Liquid Intelligent Technologies offers a variety of services such as broadband, leased lines, private networks, telecommunications connectivity, and web hosting. These services are designed to support both public and private sector enterprises in enhancing their digital experiences and navigating their digital journeys effectively.

euNetworks

Post in 2014
euNetworks is a European provider of broadband infrastructure services, focusing on scalable, fiber-based solutions for various industries, including wholesale, content, media, mobile, and finance. The company operates extensive metropolitan networks linked by a high-capacity intercity backbone, enabling it to offer a range of services such as dark fiber, metro wavelength, Ethernet, and colocation. By delivering these services, euNetworks supports the growing bandwidth demands and performance needs of its diverse customer base, positioning itself at the forefront of technological transformation in the telecommunications sector.

Upstream

Private Equity Round in 2014
Upstream S.A. is a mobile marketing technology company that operates the MINT platform, designed for mobile operators, agencies, e-commerce brands, and application developers. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, with offices in key cities worldwide, Upstream focuses on enhancing mobile commerce in high-growth markets. The platform facilitates mobile interactions and customer engagement, enabling users to access and pay for digital subscription services seamlessly. Upstream partners with over 50 mobile operators across 43 markets in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, CIS, and Southeast Asia, allowing it to reach more than one billion consumers. The company provides a range of solutions, including marketing promotions, loyalty programs, and direct carrier billing, and has successfully converted 65 million consumers into paying customers through subscription micro-payment models.

Looking Glass Networks

Debt Financing in 2001
Looking Glass Networks, Inc. is a provider of data transport services that specializes in fast provisioning of SONET, wavelength, and Ethernet-based lit services, as well as high-capacity dark fiber and carrier-neutral colocation services for both carrier and enterprise customers. As a facilities-based company, it builds, owns, and operates metropolitan fiber optic networks across major U.S. metropolitan areas, covering approximately 2,000 route miles and connecting to around 215 buildings. Looking Glass Networks utilizes flexible optical and operational support systems to ensure rapid delivery and high-capacity connectivity. Its physically diverse infrastructure enables reliable connections to primary carrier hotels, ILEC Central Offices, and key enterprise buildings. With its protocol-agnostic platform, the company focuses on delivering tailored local network connectivity and flexible service options to address the substantial bandwidth requirements of its customers.
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