Corporate Banking Solutions for Technology, Media and Telecoms Sectors

Technology, Media & Telecoms

Our Technology, Media and Telecoms team can offer your business dedicated Relationship Directors with wide-ranging knowledge and experience.

Over half of our Relationship Directors have at least 20 years’ experience working closely with Technology, Media and Telecoms companies.

    1st UK bank to have a Technology, Media and Telecoms Team.¹

As one of our Technology, Media and Telecoms clients, we can also offer you:

  • valuable contacts through our relationships with leading trade associations, major industry bodies and the trade press 
  • regular networking opportunities, industry events and sponsorships such as Tech Track 100
  • in-depth analysis of industry trends from our in-house research team2


Learning from the industry's leading names

Our relationships with the leading businesses across Technology, Media and Telecoms ensure our understanding of your needs and enable us to stay ahead of this continually evolving sector:

  • over 60% of software and computer service businesses in the FTSE3503
  • 80% of the leading European data centre businesses4
  • the top five broadcasters5
  • 45% of the Broadcast 2012 top independent TV companies6
  • the majority of the global Marketing Services networks7

Read the UK Telecoms, Media and Technology Sector outlook PDF† (176KB)

 

Specialist expertise across the sector

We recognise that this sector is diverse, and that the businesses within it have different needs. To be more closely aligned to your specific requirements, our Relationship Directors have a dedicated focus:

Cleantech

We are the only UK bank to offer a dedicated Cleantech team.

Technology

Our Technology team’s wide-ranging expertise covers Software, Data Centres, IT Services and Computer Gaming.

Media

We offer Relationship Directors who specialise in Television Production, Film, Publishing, Marketing Services and Music.

Telecoms

Within Telecoms we have dedicated Relationship Directors who support Network Operators, Service Providers and Hosting.


Contact our Technology, Media and Telecoms team

Sean Duffy – Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms

Sean Duffy – Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms

Sean has been at Barclays for more than 10 years and has spent most of his time in corporate banking. He leads the Technology, Media and Telecoms team for Barclays.

Sean graduated with a 1st class honours degree in Physics and a PhD in Mathematical Physics. On leaving academia he trained as an actuary before moving across to banking. Sean held a number of strategic and operational roles before he moved into corporate banking over 10 years ago. Sean has spent his career at blue-chip companies including Prudential and AON.

To find out what our Technology, Media and Telecoms Team can do for your business, email Sean or call our dedicated team on 0800 015 4242*

1Source: Barclays, August 2012
2Source: Please note that this in-house research team is not the research department of Investment Banking and the materials used are not investment research
3Source: FT 27/07/12
4Source: The Broad Group July 2012
5Source: Broadcast magazine, March 2012
6Source: Broadcast magazine, March 2012
7Source: Broadcast magazine, March 2012

How can we help?

If you are new to Corporate Banking at Barclays, call us on: 0800 015 4242*

Existing client?

Barclays sponsors The Sunday Tiimes Tech Track 100 since 2008