France Telecom A force in the bond market
	One of Barclays Capital’s many achievements this year was to complete a massive bond issue for France Telecom. The challenge for the issuing houses was to place £950 million in sterling-denominated bonds (the largest corporate sterling issue in history) along with 3.8 billion in euros. Barclays Capital has consistently dominated the sterling bond market and placed the lion’s share of the sterling issue. But it also demonstrated its growing strength in euros by placing over 25% of the euro issue. Its success is testimony to its powerful distribution capability in both markets.
			Barclays Capital's successful placing of a large bond issue for France Telecom is testimony to its powerful distribution capabilities.

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