Tagged: barclays

April 25, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, marketplace lender CommonBond announced that it has completed its $150 million of student loans assets, which was co-led by Barclays and Goldman Sachs. Morgan Edwards, CFO of CommonBond, stated: “The strong reception in the capital markets to our second securitization is a further testament to the… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 9:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Venture for America Fellows announced its 5th Innovation Fund crowdfunding campaign in partnership with Indiegogo and sponsored by Barclays, gives access to $50,000 per year in grants for eleven Fellow-led projects. “We are grateful to Barclays and Indiegogo, who have offered up their expertise and resources to… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Rich Ricci, a former senior banker at Barclay’s who spent almost 20 years at the bank, has migrated over to the future of finance by joining freemarketFX, a fintech startup that offers currency exchange.  The FT called the former head of Corporate and Investment Banking… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 6:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Anthony Jenkins, is a former CEO of Barclay’s Group having managed the global firm from 2012 to 2015. He was sacked by John “Mack the Knife” McFarlane in the summer of 2015. Jenkins had set out to tackle a “culture of self-enrichment” and to refocus… Read More

October 23, 2015 @ 1:42 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Part II: Seen & Heard at Lendit Europe If you missed attending Lendit Europe, you missed a great event. You can catch up on a selection of presentations on Lendit . For short skimming, we’ve selected a few thought-provoking quotes from day 2. You may also… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CAN Capital, a player in alternative small business finance, announced today that it secured a $650 million credit facility from a dozen leading lenders. Led by Wells Fargo Capital Finance, the transaction includes new commitments from Morgan Stanley, Barclays, UBS, J.P. Morgan, SunTrust Bank and First… Read More

June 18, 2013 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Emerging markets are accruing wealth at a faster pace then the developed world.  The importance of entrepreneurs is highlighted as today wealth is created more by entrepreneurship than inheritance. These are facts revealed by Barclay’s 17th Volume of Wealth Insights: Origins and Legacy:  The Changing… Read More