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LONDON and NEW YORK, 19 June 2007 -- Jefferies International Limited, the UK subsidiary of US-based Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), today announced the hiring of John Dean as a Senior Equity Research Analyst covering industrial companies in the UK and in Europe. Mr. Dean will be located in the Firm’s London office, where Jefferies has over 300 investment banking, sales, trading & research and asset management professionals.
Mr. Dean has 19 years of sell-side experience as a research analyst covering small and mid-cap industrial, engineering, and energy technology companies. He joins a team of 9 research professionals in New York, whose global coverage includes aerospace & defense, clean technology, construction & engineering, distribution, diversified industrials, electrical, electronic equipment, industrial services, machinery, manufacturing, metals, multi-industry, paper & packaging and chemicals among others.
In addition to this dedicated research effort, Jefferies’ broader focus on the industrial sector includes 6 securities traders and over 30 investment banking professionals, bringing to bear on the sector resources from all of the Firm’s major offerings.
"John Dean is a highly-rated analyst with strong relationships and a successful track record of covering small and mid-cap securities," commented Steve R. Black, Head of Equity Research at Jefferies & Company, Inc. "His expertise is complementary to our established and diversified coverage of growing and mid-sized industrial companies, and strengthens our efforts in the UK and Europe.”
"The industrials space is extremely broad and has changed dramatically over the past 20 years,” commented Mr. Dean. “I look forward to applying my knowledge and experience in both established and emerging sectors within the industrials space to bring valuable opportunities to the attention of Jefferies’ global investor base.”
As a leading provider of research to institutional investors, the firm’s broader equity research effort includes more than 130 professionals in the US and Europe following over 825 companies. Coverage focuses primarily on small and mid-cap companies in a range of industries, including aerospace and defense, business, financial and IT services, consumer, energy, gaming and lodging, healthcare, industrials, maritime, media and entertainment, technology, and telecommunications. The Firm’s equity research effort has recently received key industry accolades, earning the third-highest number of awards from The Wall Street Journal “Best on the Street” 2007 Analysts Survey with a total of seven accolades. Similarly, Jefferies analysts were recently recognized in the annual StarMine analyst rankings published by Forbes.com, The Sunday Times and Dagens Industri with a total of nine awards.
Mr. Dean was most recently an Industrials and Energy Technology analyst at Altium Securities. Previously, he was an Engineering Analyst with a focus on mid-cap securities at Bridgewell Securities. Mr. Dean covered small and mid-cap companies and served as Global Coordinator of the Energy Technology Research group at UBS Warburg. He was also Head of Engineering Research at Albert E. Sharp. He began his career focused on Engineering research at Wise Speke. He has a B.A. in Business Law from Heriot-Watt University and an S.I.E. Diploma (now UK SIP Investment Management Certificate).
About Jefferies
Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for 45 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). Jefferies International Limited, a UK-incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc., was established in London in 1985 and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA").
For further information, please contact:
- Tom Tarrant, Jefferies & Company, Inc., 203 708 5989, ttarrant@jefferies.com
- Todd Miller, Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek, 203 378 1152, x149, Todd@cjpcom.com
