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Jefferies Financial Group

JEFFinancial ServicesNew York City, United States

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as a diversified global financial services firm, primarily focused on investment banking, capital markets, and asset management. Its extensive operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company organizes its activities into distinct segments: Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management, Merchant Banking, and Corporate. Jefferies delivers a comprehensive suite of investment banking services, offering strategic advisory for mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, recapitalizations, and private capital transactions. This also includes underwriting for both equity and debt issuances, as well as corporate lending. Beyond advisory and underwriting, the firm provides financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage solutions. It further supports clients with equities research, financing, and wealth management services. In its capital markets segment, Jefferies engages in the sales and trading of a wide array of fixed-income products. This encompasses investment-grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, leveraged and consumer loans, high-yield and distressed debt, and emerging markets debt. The firm also deals in interest rate and credit derivative products, performs foreign exchange trade execution, and offers securitization services. Within asset management, Jefferies is involved in the management, investment, and servicing of diverse alternative asset management platforms, covering numerous investment strategies and asset classes. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation until it officially changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018.

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Jefferies Financial Group at a glance

Jefferies Financial Group is a financial services company headquartered in New York City, United States. It is publicly listed (JEF) with a market capitalisation of $11.1B. Xcout tracks 20 named people at Jefferies Financial Group, including Richard Brian Handler (Chief Executive Officer & Director). Xcout recorded 4 job postings from Jefferies Financial Group in the last 90 days.

Industry
Financial Services
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Market cap
$11.1B
Employees
7,787
Ticker
JEF
Job postings recorded (90 days)
4

Jefferies Financial Group leadership

  • Richard Brian HandlerChief Executive Officer & Director
  • Brian Paul FriedmanPresident & Director
  • Matthew Scott LarsonExecutive VP & CFO
  • Joseph Saul SteinbergCo-Founder & Chairman
  • Michael J. SharpExecutive Vice President & General Counsel
  • Haim Jimmy HallacManaging Director

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Hiring at Jefferies Financial Group

Xcout recorded 4 job postings from Jefferies Financial Group in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

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Jefferies Financial Group competitors

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Oppenheimer HoldingsOPY · Financial ServicesNew York City, United States
70% matchPublic

Headquartered in New York since its founding in 1881, Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. serves as a prominent middle-market investment bank and full-service broker-dealer, extending its operations across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company provides a comprehensive suite of financial services to a diverse clientele, including affluent individuals, corporate executives, public and private enterprises, institutions, governmental bodies, financial sponsors, and investors globally. Its extensive brokerage offerings cover a wide range of assets, from exchange-traded and over-the-counter corporate equities and debt to money market instruments, options, futures, municipal bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and unit investment trusts, complemented by financial planning and wealth management advice, as well as margin lending. Oppenheimer's asset management division delivers tailored investment solutions, encompassing separately managed accounts, discretionary portfolio programs, advisory and consultation services, alternative investments, and specialized fixed income strategies. For businesses and institutions, the firm provides robust investment banking services, including strategic guidance, capital market products, merger and acquisition facilitation, and equity and debt capital market offerings. Additionally, it offers institutional equity services such as sales, trading, research, derivatives, and convertible bond expertise, alongside institutional fixed income sales, trading, research, public finance, and municipal trading. The company's capabilities are further augmented by repurchase agreements, securities lending, proprietary trading, underwriting, market-making, trust, and discount services.

Market cap$964.4M
Employees2,947
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StoneX Group Inc.SNEX · Financial ServicesNew York City, United States
66% matchPublic

StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services provider, connecting a diverse range of entities, including corporations, organizations, traders, and investors, to the worldwide market ecosystem. Its Commercial division offers a comprehensive suite of services, such as risk mitigation, hedging strategies, execution and clearing for both exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) products, voice-based brokerage, market intelligence, physical commodity trading, and specialized commodity financing and logistics solutions. The Institutional segment provides equity trading capabilities to its institutional clientele. It also plays a key role in originating, structuring, and distributing debt instruments across global capital markets. This segment handles a variety of international securities, including unlisted American Depository Receipts (ADRs), Global Depository Receipts (GDRs), and foreign ordinary shares. Furthermore, it functions as an institutional dealer in fixed-income securities, serving asset managers, the trust and investment departments of commercial banks, broker-dealers, and insurance firms. The segment is also engaged in asset management, and delivers clearing and execution services on futures exchanges, alongside foreign exchange brokerage for financial institutions and professional traders, and a range of OTC products. For its Retail customers, the company provides trading platforms and solutions across global financial markets, encompassing spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences (CFDs). It also offers wealth management and investment advisory services. Additionally, it sells physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through its online platforms, coininvest.com and silver-to-go.com. The Global Payments division specializes in foreign exchange and treasury services for banks, commercial enterprises, charitable organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and government bodies, in addition to general payment services. Formerly recognized as INTL FCStone Inc., the company officially rebranded to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was established in 1924 and maintains its corporate headquarters in New York, New York.

Market cap$6.8B
Employees5,251
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ORIX CORPIX · Diversified Financial ServicesTokyo, Japan
65% matchPublic

ORIX Corporation, a diversified global financial services firm, traces its origins to Tokyo, Japan, where it was founded in 1950. Originally established as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., the company adopted its current name in 1989. Its operations extend worldwide, covering Japan, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. The company's extensive portfolio of services is structured across several key segments: Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing: This division encompasses various financial and fee-based offerings, alongside the leasing and rental of assets such as vehicles, electronic measuring devices, and information and communication technology (ICT) equipment. It also includes life insurance and products/services related to environmental and energy sectors. Real Estate: ORIX is deeply involved in property development, leasing, and management, including the oversight of facilities, residential complexes, and commercial office spaces. Its services further include construction contracting, real estate brokerage, and advisory for property investments. PE Investment and Concession: This segment is dedicated to private equity investments and managing concession-based projects. Environment and Energy: Focused on sustainable solutions, this area provides renewable energy initiatives, energy service company (ESCO) solutions, retail electricity, the distribution of solar panels and battery storage systems, and comprehensive recycling and waste management services. Insurance: The company distributes a range of life insurance products through multiple channels, including independent agents, banking partners, and direct sales, both online and face-to-face. Banking and Credit: This segment delivers traditional banking services alongside consumer lending and finance options. Aircraft and Ships: ORIX specializes in aircraft leasing and management, in addition to providing financing and investment opportunities within the maritime industry. Regional Operations (ORIX USA, ORIX Europe, Asia and Australia): These segments primarily offer tailored financial, investment, and asset management services specific to their respective geographical markets.

Market cap$39.6B
Employees33,807
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