Investment Banking Capabilities

Investment banking

Our team of more than 1,500 professionals around the world provide a full range of advisory and capital markets services through creative and idea-driven M&A, leveraged finance, equity & equity-linked financing, and debt advisory & restructuring solutions.

Mergers & Acquisitions

We advise on global transactions that include mergers, sales, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, corporate defense, spin-offs, divestitures, and other restructurings. Our capabilities include:

Corporate sales, divestitures and acquisitions
Cross-border transactions
Currency hedging strategies

Joint ventures
Corporate defense & contested situations
Corporate financing solutions

Equity Capital Markets

We provide primary equity products including IPOs, follow-on offerings, rights issues, block trades, accelerated book buildings, and equity-linked products. Our capabilities include:

144A offerings
Accelerated bookbuilds
At-the-market (ATM) programs
Block trades
Convertible bond and convertible preferred offerings
Corporate derivatives

Follow-on common stock offerings
Initial public offerings (IPOs)
PIPEs
Private placements
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
Wall-crossed follow-on offerings

Debt Capital Markets

We help clients raise capital, carry out refinancings, issue bonds, and access alternative and structured finance solutions that optimize terms and minimize risk. Our capabilities include:

Asset-backed debt
Emerging market debt
Global structured notes
High-yield bonds
Investment grade debt

Leveraged loans
Mezzanine debt
Municipal debt
Preferred stock
Project finance

Debt Advisory & Restructuring

We help our clients enhance their financial position by obtaining the best available capital and by implementing complex restructuring transactions. Our capabilities (both in and out of court) include:

Amend and extend negotiations
Debtor advisory
Creditor advisory
Debt exchanges and distressed financing

Distressed and post-reorganization M&A
Debtor-in-possession (DIP), IP and rescue financing
Valuation opinions

Private Capital Advisory

Jefferies Private Capital Advisory provides a full range of liquidity and fundraising solutions to sponsors and limited partners. We combine premier Secondary Advisory and Private Fund Advisory practices in an integrated, differentiated model—serving as an end-to-end provider of all financial sponsors’ and LPs’ needs. We advise leading financial sponsors and institutional investors on secondary market transactions. Our capabilities include: