Barclays PLC is an international financial services group engaged primarily in banking, investment banking and asset management. The Company operates through branches, offices and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and overseas. Barclays operates in many other countries worldwide and is a provider of coordinated global services to multinational corporations and financial institutions in the worlds main financial centers. Worldwide, the Company has 2,579 branches. Barclays is organized in strategic business units (SBUs), which are supported by shared services. Each SBU has been tasked with identifying and implementing value maximizing strategies and achieving these by creating advantage for customers through superior products and services. The SBUs have been organized into the business groups including Personal Financial Services (including Woolwich), Barclays Private Clients, Barclaycard, Business Banking, Barclays Africa, Barclays Capital and Barclays Global Investors.