Barclays Investment Bank offers comprehensive financial advisory, capital raising, financing and risk management services for corporations, governments and financial institutions worldwide. The firm offers service related to mergers and acquisitions, defense, divestitures, fairness opinions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs and takeovers. In addition to this, the bank also provides leveraged loans, high yield bonds, bridge financing, research and mezzanine debt products. The firm provides services to the consumer retail, financial institutions, healthcare, industrials, natural resources, power and utilities, real estate, technology, media and telecommunication industries