Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) announced today that it has established full-service investment banking and capital markets in Canada.
With this expansion, Jefferies will now provide clients with in-depth expertise in advisory services, M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, risk solutions, equity research and sales and transactions across all sectors in Canada.
The Investment Banking team in Canada will be led by Bruce Rothney as CEO, along with the Honorable John Manley as Chairman, Ron Lloyd as Deputy Chairman and Trond Lossius as Deputy Chairman and Head of M&A, Erik Charbonneau as Head of Investment Banking, Jacquelyn Titus as Group Head of Financial Institutions and James McKenna as Head of TMT and Diversified Industrials.
Rich Handler, CEO and Brian Friedman, Chairman of Jefferies commented:
“Canada is one of the largest and fastest growing economies in the world and as we enter 2024, we will have critical mass serving Canada, with more than 40 people involved in investment banking, equity research and sales and trading.
Working with Jefferies’ existing global platform, our team in Canada will offer the full suite of advisory and capital markets capabilities. We are fortunate to have a leadership team that brings such a deep and distinguished track record in the Canadian market, and we look forward to continuing to expand our capabilities and talent in the region to ensure we can better serve our customers.”
Today, Jefferies has 44 offices in more than 20 countries around the world, including recent expansion further into France, Spain, Australia, Brazil and the Middle East. Earlier this year, Jefferies also announced a significant expansion of its partnership with SMBC, which broadened the scope of the two firms’ collaboration in M&A advisory and each firm’s equity and debt capital businesses.