Our firm provides North American, European and Asian institutions and corporate clients with a broad range of U.S. and international products and services across a range of industries. We pair a client-first approach with a regionally-focused sensibility, and have offices in leading financial centers across the U.S., in Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Japan, and Singapore. We are committed to serving the needs of a growing client base wherever they do business. The markets and our clients know no geographic boundaries.
North America
Jefferies is a leading investment banking advisor and underwriter to growing and mid-sized companies in the U.S., and a leading trader of equity, high yield and convertible securities, providing award-winning research to institutional investors.
Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, Jefferies has been serving the U.S. financial markets for nearly 45 years, with subsidiary offices in the U.S. and Canada including Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and Calgary. Jefferies Execution Services is a member of major North American exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, Boston Stock Exchange, and Toronto Stock Exchange and has a sales team dedicated to the trading of international securities for U.S. customers. Jefferies has particular expertise in the aerospace & defense, energy, financial & business services, gaming & leisure, healthcare, industrials, infrastructure, maritime & oil service, media & communications, private equity coverage, retail & consumer and technology sectors. Jefferies' primary operating subsidiary in the U.S. is Jefferies & Company, Inc.
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Europe
Jefferies offers leading investment banking services to U.K. and European growing and mid-sized companies, including M&A and corporate restructuring advisory, private placements, and high yield, convertible debt and equity placement. Jefferies is a leader in convertible securities, with active sales, trading, research & analysis and investment management and provides expertise in the trading of global equities and high yield securities. Jefferies International Limited (JIL) is a member of the London Stock Exchange and has Nomad status on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. JIL is also a member of the Frankfurt (Xetra), Euronext and Dubai exchanges and is connected electronically to all the major European exchanges. Jefferies' subsidiary, Helix Associates Limited, is a leading independent placement agent for private equity funds. In Europe, Jefferies has particular banking expertise across the aerospace & defense, energy, healthcare, media & communications, technology and maritime, infrastructure & logistics sectors. European equity research focuses on the consumer, energy, gaming, healthcare, media, telecommunications and technology sectors, and France country coverage.
London serves as the headquarters for Jefferies International Limited, Jefferies' primary operating subsidiary in Europe, as well as the hub for the activities of the European divisions of Jefferies Broadview and Jefferies Quarterdeck - Jefferies' technology and aerospace & defense investment banking groups, respectively. Jefferies has a U.K.-based sales team dedicated to providing U.S. securities and research to European clients.
Zurich-based Jefferies (Switzerland) Limited, a subsidiary of Jefferies International Limited focuses primarily on the sales, trading and investment management of global convertibles and have established a firm foothold in the Swiss market. Jefferies (Switzerland) Limited is one of the larger and more experienced providers of asset management services for global convertible bonds for institutional investors around the globe. Jefferies International Limited has in excess of $2 billion of investment assets under management.
Jefferies' Paris-based sales and research team provides French and pan-European equity research ideas to both domestic and international institutional clients.
Jefferies' Frankfurt-based team of experienced investment banking professionals manages corporate relationships for German and Pan-European clients, initiating and executing transactions and providing access to Jefferies full suite of investment banking services to achieve client objectives. Our team works closely with investment banking professionals in London and New York to provide growing companies with the spectrum of our Firm's deep industry expertise and broad product capabilities including advisory and underwriting services through M&A, leveraged finance, commercial lending, equity and equity-linked financing, fund placement and restructuring solutions. In addition, the team provides insight and access to opportunities in the German marketplace for global-minded corporations and investors.
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Asia
Jefferies provides clients with access and insight to the Asian markets and maintains a growing number of strong regional institutional and corporate relationships. Jefferies has a Tokyo-based team of professionals devoted to providing the sales and trading of Japanese equity, equity-linked and structured products, distribution of our U.S. and European equity research and execution services, and provides electronic connectivity throughout Asia. Jefferies (Japan) Limited is a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and JASDAQ.
With the tremendous growth and business opportunities in China, Jefferies has a team dedicated to it. We offer a range of product and industry expertise to Chinese companies, including U.S. public and private offerings and cross-border M&A advisory. In addition, Jefferies works with many of the leading China-focused private equity and venture capitalist funds, providing access and insight to global industry trends. Jefferies has a growing presence as an underwriter and advisor for China-based companies, particularly in the technology sector. Equity research coverage includes Chinese companies that are listed and traded in the U.S. India is also an area of increased focus, where Jefferies has a growing presence providing Indian domiciled companies with access to international equity and debt capital markets, in addition to cross-border merger and acquisition and advisory services. Jefferies has become a leader in the issuance of convertible bonds (FCC CBs) and provides for the issuance of ordinary equity shares through Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Jefferies also provides equity research on a significant number of Indian IT and business process outsourcing and offshoring companies that are listed and trade in the U.S. Jefferies has particular expertise in maritime, industrial and technology companies and is committed to continuing its expansion of services to India-based companies and India-centric investors.
The firm has particular expertise in maritime, infrastructure and logistics, serving clients in the Middle East and Asia.
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