Barclays Bank

The bank's headquarters are at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, in London's Docklands, having moved there in May 2005 from Lombard Street in the City of London.
. Today the bank is a global financial service provider operating in the UK, Europe, United States, and Africa. Pernod Ricard successfully completed acquisition of Allied Domecq on 26 July 2005. The name "Barclay" first arose in 1736. In early 2005, a takeover bid for the company was launched by French-based rival Pernod Ricard SA, which plans to sell off overlapping spirits brands to U.S.-based competitor Fortune Brands and British giant Diageo, and to sell the restaurant business to Blackstone, another British group. The bank can trace its routes back to 1690 in London. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Barclays Bank LSE: BARC NYSE: BCS (TYO: 8642) is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. The restaurants are:. Absa (South Africa). Their product portfolio includes:. Barclays Portugal. Allied Domecq's spirits division operates a combination of nine core global brands, plus a selection of local market leaders. Barclays Spain. Allied Domecq PLC is a company that operates spirits, wine, and quick service restaurant businesses.

Barclays Africa - To be 'sold' to Absa (South Africa). Togo's sandwich shops. Open Plan - Internet banking. Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops. Woolwich plc - UK mortgage and savings bank. Dunkin' Donuts. Barclays Global Investors - Institutional Asset Management. Harveys Bristol Cream sherry.

Barclays Capital - Investment banking. Cockburn's port. Barclaycard - Global credit card business. Tia Maria liqueur. Barclays Private Clients - Offshore and Private banking. Stolichnaya vodka. Barclays Bank plc - UK clearing bank. Sauza Tequila.

2005 - Barclays seals £2.6bn takeover of Absa, South Africa's largest retail bank, acquiring a 54% stake on July 27. Perrier Jouet champagne. 2001 - Barclays closes more than 170 rural branches in the UK. Mumm champagne. 2000 - acquisition of Woolwich Plc (formerly the Woolwich Building Society). Maker's Mark, a Kentucky bourbon whiskey. 1998 - BZW business broken up, parts sold to Credit Suisse First Boston. Malibu, a coconut-flavoured rum-based spirit.

1997 - "black hole" discovered in the accounts of BZW, Barclay's investment bank division. Kahlúa coffee liqueur. 1969 - acquisition of Martins Bank. Canadian Club whisky. 1967 - Barclays unveils the first ATM cash machine. Courvoisier cognac. 1966 - Barclaycard launched, the first credit card in the world. Laphroaig, a malt whisky from Islay.

1918 - Barclays amalgamated with the London, Provincial and South Western Bank. Teachers Highland Cream whisky. 1905-1916 - acquisitions of small English banks extends the branch network. Ballantine's whisky. 1896 - several small London banks unite under the banner of Barclays and Co. Beefeater gin.