Jefferies Group
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Jefferies Group LLC is an American multinational
On November 12, 2012, Jefferies announced its merger with
On March 1, 2013, along with the closing of the merger, Jefferies & Company, Inc. was converted to a limited liability company and re-branded as Jefferies LLC. It is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC,[5] which itself is a subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group, formerly Leucadia.[6]
History
1962–1987
Jefferies was founded by Boyd Jefferies in 1962. The firm started with $30,000 in borrowed capital, which Boyd Jefferies used to purchase a seat on the
Jefferies was acquired in 1969 by Minneapolis-based
The period during which IDS owned Jefferies was tumultuous and ultimately in September 1973 Boyd Jefferies bought back the company, then based in Los Angeles.[11] By 1977, Jefferies had expanded with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, and Atlanta.
Jefferies went public on October 13, 1983, with an initial offering of 1.75 million shares at $13 per share. By 1984, according to
In 1987, Boyd Jefferies was charged by the government and the
1988–1999
Frank Baxter took over as CEO in 1987 and under his leadership the company focused on diversification, moving beyond its third market niche.[14] In 1990, Jefferies derived approximately 80 percent of its revenues from equity block trades. In that year, following the collapse of Los Angeles-based Drexel Burnham Lambert, the fifth largest investment bank at the time, Jefferies hired 60 of its bankers and traders, including Jefferies' current chairman and CEO, Richard B. Handler.[15][16] The hires marked the firm's entry into the high yield markets and investment banking. Three years later Jefferies launched its first sector-focused investment banking effort by hiring a group of bankers from Howard Weil, an oil and gas specialty boutique. In March 1994, Jefferies acquired a 25% stake in BBY, an Australian stockbroking and corporate advisory firm.[citation needed]
Baxter's expansion plans also included global expansion in electronic trading, corporate finance, international convertible sales and derivative sales. Jefferies also moved quickly into the fourth market: off-exchange, computer-based (electronic) trading. In the fourth market the broker's position was eliminated by the Portfolio System for Institutional Trading (POSIT) that traded portfolios and matched buyers and sellers automatically. The company created a wholly owned subsidiary, Investment Technology Group in 1987 to run POSIT. Investment Technology Group was eventually spun off as a separate public company in 1999.[17]
2000–2010
In January 2000 Frank Baxter stepped down as president of Jefferies and relinquished the CEO title later that year.[
- FS Private Investments, renamed Jefferies Capital Partners, 2001[citation needed]
- Lawrence Helfant, a NYSE Floor Broker Unit, August 2001[18]
- Quarterdeck Investment Partners, an aerospace and defense advisory firm, December 2002[citation needed]
- Broadview International, a technology-focused advisory firm, December 2003[citation needed]
- Randall & Dewey, an energy-focused advisory firm, February 2005[citation needed]
- Helix, a private equity fund placement firm, May 2005[citation needed]
- LongAcre Partners, a media advisory firm, May 2007[citation needed]
- Putnam Lovell, a financial services advisory firm, July 2007[19]
- Depfa First Albany Securities, municipal securities, March 2009[citation needed]
- Bache & Co., FX, commodities and options trading, July 2011[citation needed]
- Hoare Govett, corporate broking, February 2012
Beginning in 2008, Jefferies took advantage of the dislocation created during the credit crisis to enter several new business segments, including
Beginning in 2009 the firm expanded its European businesses. Its new European Rates unit, based in London, became an official member of the Federal Republic of Germany's bidding group in October 2009,
In June 2009 the firm hired more than 35 healthcare-focused investment banking professionals from UBS. UBS's health care group, then led by Benjamin Lorello, was a major moneymaker for the firm. The group had closed more than $567 billion in transactions since 2005, generating in excess of $1 billion in revenues for UBS. Since moving to Jefferies, the healthcare group has been ranked the #1 bookrunner in number of healthcare follow-on equity transactions and the #1 ranked financial advisor in number of healthcare M&A transactions.[25][26]
2010 onward
In November 2011, Jefferies was accused by Egan-Jones of having 77% of its shareholder's equity tied up in the same illiquid sovereign debt securities that just toppled MF Global.[27] This was accompanied by a concurrent large-scale short seller attack and a campaign of what turned out to be misinformation. Handler and the management team responded with unprecedented immediacy and transparency, collapsed 75% of the position to prove the bonds were hedged and highly liquid, sharply reduced the rest of Jefferies balance sheet and publicly addressed every false accusation. This aggressive and unconventional response resulted in an eventual 100% increase in Jefferies share price from the November lows. Leucadia, a 29% shareholder, later called this event Jefferies' "finest hour."[28]
On April 16, 2012, Jefferies CEO
On August 1, 2012,
On November 12, 2012, Jefferies announced its merger with Leucadia, its largest (28%) shareholder. Leucadia is often referred to as a Baby Berkshire because of its similarities to
In September 2014, Jefferies announced a $500 million deal with CircleBack Lending, which was the largest of its kind at the time. They aimed to leverage their experience with securitization markets to structure securities upheld by CircleBack Lending assets, which could then be rated and sold to an array of investors.[33] In June 2015, the first securitization from this deal took place, totaling $106 million.[34]
The Jefferies Group's 2019 third-quarter financial report indicated a fall in the net revenue and net income numbers, a potential consequence from the $146 million non-cash charge the company took to reflect its fair value reduction of its holdings in the
On December 9, 2019, the United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Jefferies to pay close to $4 million, for their inappropriate handling of American depositary receipts (ADR).[36]
On April 5, 2021, it was announced that Jefferies Group would be coordinating the GameStop Corporation at the market sale associated with their Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it will raise up to $1 billion by selling as many as 3.5 million new shares of common stock.[37]
Operations
Jefferies has coverage groups spanning across all industries including Aerospace & Defense, Business Services, CleanTech, Consumer & Retail, Energy, Financial Institutions Group, Financial Sponsors, Gaming & Leisure, Healthcare, Industrials, Maritime, Media, Public Finance, Real Estate & Lodging, Technology, and Telecommunications.[citation needed]
The firm also provides investors fundamental research and trade execution in equity, equity-linked, and fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, United States government and agency securities, repo finance, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, municipal bonds, whole loans, and emerging market debt, as well as commodities and derivatives. In addition, Jefferies provides asset management services and products to institutions and other investors.[citation needed]
The Group Global Headquarters is located in New York City, the European and Asian Headquarters are in London and Hong Kong, respectively.[38] Jefferies has over 30 offices worldwide including Boston, Charlotte, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago as well as in leading financial centers around the world that include Frankfurt, Zürich, Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Mumbai.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ Renton, Peter (September 23, 2014). "CircleBack Lending Secures a $500 Million Investment from Jefferies". Lend Academy. Lend Academy. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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External links
- Official website
- Historical business data for Jefferies Group Inc.:
- SEC filings