Company Description
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific.
The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal debts, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services.
The company also offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research, sales, and trading services; wealth management services; and online foreign exchange trading services.
In addition, it provides investment grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, and interest rate and credit index derivative products; and manages and offers services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes.
The company serves to public companies, private companies, and their sponsors and owners, institutional investors, and government entities.
The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 7,822 |
| CEO | Richard Handler |
Contact Details
Address: 520 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York, New York 10022 United States | |
| Phone | (212) 284-2300 |
| Website | jefferies.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | JEF |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Fiscal Year | December - November |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| CIK Code | 0000096223 |
| CUSIP Number | 47233W109 |
| ISIN Number | US47233W1099 |
| Employer ID | 13-2615557 |
| SIC Code | 6211 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard Brian Handler | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Joseph Saul Steinberg | Co-Founder and Chairman |
| Brian Paul Friedman CPA, J.D. | President and Director |
| Matthew Scott Larson | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
| Michael James Sharp J.D. | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
| Mark L. Cagno | Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Jun Wu | Head of Health-Care Coverage - Asia |
| Peter Colwell | Global Head of Industrial, Energy and Infrastructure Banking |
| Ulrich Boeckmann | MD and Head of Coverage for Germany, Austria and Switzerland |
| Oliver Diehl | MD and Continental European Head of Equity Capital Markets |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |