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Jefferies Group
Jefferies Group is one of the largest independent, global middle market investment banks in the U.S. The firm also offers financial services including research and wealth management.
In July 2022, Jefferies announced a spinoff of Merchant Banking portfolio company Vitesse Energy in order to focus on its core investment banking and capital markets businesses.
Remember that in order to craft a great answer to the common question "Why this Firm?", it's your responsibility to read articles and speak with employees. If you are interviewing with Jefferies Group, you should make sure you know:
1 deal that the investment banking group has done
1 person at the firm (ideally someone who would have influence over your recruiting process)
1 business model-specific detail to mention
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Selected Transaction
Jefferies Group provided financial advisory services to home healthcare company LHC Group during its sale to UnitedHealth.
Transaction Description: UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) entered into an agreement to purchase LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG), which will be merged with UnitedHealth's Optum subsidiary.
Transaction Value: US$5.4B, all cash
Transaction Date: Announced March 2022
Fact Sheet
Company Name: Jefferies Group
Description: Jefferies Group LLC is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company providing clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research, and asset and wealth management products and services
Bank Category: Middle Market
Ticker: NYSE:JEF
Founded: 1962
Employees: 2,900
Chief Executive Officer: Rich Handler
Headquarters: New York City, USA
Resources
Based on the H1B Database, the average base salary for an Investment Banking Analyst at Jefferies Group is $96k - $110k.