Barclays Capital has narrowly beaten its closest rival, Deutsche Bank, to claim the title of top European bookrunner of the decade, having lead arranged more international and domestic bond sales for issuers in the region than any other bank in the last 10 years.

Since 2000 Barclays Capital has lead arranged 5262 international and domestic bond sales, worth $1.27 trillion (€884bn), for European issuers, which equates to a 7.46% share of the market - some 0.16% more than Deutsche Bank. This is also over 2% more than the market-share of the rest of the pack, according to Dealogic, the financial data provider.