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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jefferies Hires Head of Mergers & Acquisitions; John Huwiler to Extend Strong M&A Effort at Thriving Investment Bank NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2006--Jefferies & Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), today announced the addition of John E. Huwiler as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. As leader of this critical product area within the firm's Investment Banking Department, Mr. Huwiler will help to extend Jefferies' strong exclusive sale business, as well as the firm's overall focus on advising buyers and sellers of growing and mid-sized public and private companies. "John Huwiler's depth of knowledge and experience in M&A will help us take Jefferies' advisory practice to the next level," commented Chris M. Kanoff, Co-Head of Investment Banking at Jefferies. "As a product expert working with Jefferies' broad industry coverage groups and dedicated financial sponsors team, John will enable us to extend Jefferies' position as a leading middle market investment bank." Mr. Huwiler has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking. Prior to joining Jefferies, he was a Senior Managing Director in the M&A practice at Gleacher Partners. His previous positions were at Dillon, Read & Co. and Salomon Brothers. Mr. Huwiler has worked on a variety of mergers and acquisitions and other complex transactions, as well as special committee assignments, for clients including Arthur Andersen, British Airways, Indigo, JLG Industries, Tomkins, Tommy Hilfiger, RJR Nabisco and Union Pacific. Mr. Huwiler received an MBA with honors at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a BA from Williams College. Named the "2005 Middle Market Investment Bank of the Year" by Investment Dealers' Digest Magazine, Jefferies has evolved from a specialized institutional trading firm to a full-service investment bank for growing and mid-sized companies and their investors. The firm provides a more extensive product and service offering and broader industry coverage than other firms focused on the middle market. Over the past five years, Jefferies has accomplished significant growth and diversification through a series of key industry hires, acquisitions of outstanding specialty firms, joint ventures with world class partners and strategic organic growth. In 2005, more than 360 investment banking professionals contributed to record investment banking revenues of $495 million, nearly 40% of which was M&A-related. Total 2005 investment banking revenues were up from $353 million in 2004 and $91 million in 2000. About Jefferies Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for over 40 years. Headquartered in New York, with more than 25 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management. The firm is a leading provider of trade execution in equity, high yield, convertible and international securities for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF; www.jefferies.com). CONTACT: SOURCE: Jefferies & Company, Inc. |
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