Barclays Capital's convertible bonds team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is Financial News's investment banking team of the week for its work on the largest convertible sale from the region's technology sector in over a year.

BarCap clinched the prize of sole bookrunner on Dialog Semiconductor's $201m senior convertible note. The deal was popular with investors and was the first convertible deal in two years on which buyers accepted a lower yield than initially offered, according to the bank.