Capabilities & Sector Expertise

Jefferies is a valued partner for corporate clients globally. Our talented professionals provide a full range of advisory and underwriting services through creative and idea driven M&A, private capital advisory, leveraged finance, equity and equity-linked financing and restructuring & recapitalization solutions.

Our industry expertise spans a range of sectors and we have one of the largest and most experienced groups dedicated to serving the private equity community.

Capabilities

Debt Capital Markets

Principal Capabilities:

High Yield Bonds
Leveraged Loans
Investment Grade Debt
Preferred Stock
Emerging Market Debt
Global Structured Notes
Mezzanine Debt
Municipal Debt
Asset-Backed Debt
Project Finance

Notable Facts:

60 professionals worldwide
Bookrun over 98% of our high yield offerings and leveraged loans¹
Completed 755 bookrun high yield bonds and leveraged loans since the beginning of 2016 valued at approximately $500 billion
A leader in the syndicated leveraged loan and high yield bond market
- Jefferies has underwritten over $275 billion of leveraged loans since 2017
Jefferies ranks #1 by total deal value proceeds for all sponsor-backed dividend recapitalization transactions²

Sources:

1. Jefferies – January 2016 to July 2020
2. Dealogic – January 2017 to July 2020

Equity Capital Markets

Principal Capabilities:

Initial Public Offerings
Follow-On Common Stock Offerings
Wall-Crossed Follow-on Offerings
Accelerated Bookbuilds
Block Trades
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
At-The-Market (ATM) Programs
144A Offerings
Convertible Bond and Convertible Preferred Offerings
Private Placements
PIPEs
Corporate Derivatives

Notable Facts:

Over 40 professionals worldwide
Completed over 800 bookrun transactions globally valued over $205 billion, since the beginning of 2016
Jefferies acts as a bookrunner on over 95% of its equity transactions globally¹
Highest percentage of lead-left or sole bookrun equity offerings among all major investment banks²
#1 ranked bookrunner of U.S. wall-crossed follow-on offerings ³

Sources:

1. Dealogic: January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2020

2. Dealogic: January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2020

3. Dealogic and Private Raise. U.S. Ranking by apportioned amount credited to lead left bookrunner from January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2020

Mergers & Acquisitions

Principal Capabilities:

Corporate Sales, Divestitures and Acquisitions
Cross-Border Transactions and Currency Hedging Strategies
Takeover Defense
Joint Ventures

Notable Facts:

Completed more than 805 M&A transactions valued over $780 billion since the beginning of 2016
Highest percentage of sole-advised M&A transactions of any major investment bank¹
One of Wall Street's leading sell-side advisors, ranking #1 for U.S. Sponsor Sell-side Transactions by revenue¹:
- 207 M&A transactions greater than $1 billion since 2016
- Approximately 70% of our M&A transactions are sell-side transactions
- Approximately 60% of sale assignments completed with strategic acquirers
- Over 25% of sale assignments completed with cross-border counterparties

Source:

1. Dealogic: Since 2016

Private Funds

Principal Capabilities:

Jefferies private funds group actively covers over 1,000 investors worldwide, including Asset Managers, Banks, Consultants / Gatekeepers, Corporate & Public Pension Plans, Endowments, Foundations, Family Offices, Funds of Funds, Insurance Companies, Sovereign Wealth Funds. Our private funds group focuses on both fundraising for private equity funds and private capital raising for corporations across all industries.
Team based in New York and London provides global coverage
Raised over $40 billion for clients over the past decade

Private Funds

Established GPs, first-time funds and spin-out teams

Private Financings / Direct Investments

Private Equity
- Buyout
- Growth Equity
- Sector Focused
- Special Situations
- Turnaround
Private Credit
- Direct Lending
- Distressed Debt
- Opportunistic Credit
- Special Situations
- Specialty Finance
- Platform Companies
- Follow-On Financings
- Joint Ventures
- Equity Syndications
- Co-Investments

Debt Advisory & Restructuring

Principal Capabilities – Both in and out of court:

Company / Debtor Advisory
Creditor Advisory
Amend and Extend Negotiations
Debt Exchanges and Distressed Financing
Distressed and Post-Reorg M&A
Special Situation, DIP and Rescue Financing
Valuation Opinions

Notable Facts:

Over 20 professionals based in New York
Over 75 restructuring transactions with an aggregate value of over $180 billion announced or completed since 2016
Ranked as one of the top 5 restructuring advisors for bankruptcy cases for 23 of the last 34 quarters by The Deal – more than any other firm

Sector Expertise

Consumer & Retail

Principal Sector Focus:

Apparel and Footwear
Automotive Aftermarket
Beverages
Consumer Products
Food Service Distribution
Grocery Retail
Mass and Discount Retail
Packaged Food
Protein & Produce
Restaurants
Specialty Retail

Notable Facts:

Over 40 professionals worldwide based in New York, Charlotte, London and Hong Kong covering over 335 companies
Completed over 240 transactions since the beginning of 2016 valued over $155 billion
#1 bookrunner for all Consumer & Retail IPOs since 2014¹
#1 Issuer of Consumer Institutional Leveraged Loans Since 2014 and #1 Underwriter for Sponsor-Backed LBO Financings²³
One of Wall Street’s leading M&A advisory firms in the consumer & retail space, completed over 120 transactions valued over $110 million since 2012

Sources:

1. Dealogic, January 2014 - August 2020

2. Bloomberg, represents rankings based on all Institutional leveraged loan less than $1 billion in the consumer & retail verticals

3. Dealogic. Deal Value is calculated on an apportioned basis, allocated equally among all bookrunners per tranche. Rankings represent deals sized less than $1.75bn from January 2017 to December 2019

Energy

Principal Sector Focus:

Exploration and Production
Upstream
Midstream
Oil Field Services

Notable Facts:

One of the largest energy investment banking teams in the world, with over 80 professionals worldwide and the deepest technical bench
Unrivaled leader in Energy M&A, having advised on over 255 transactions involving total consideration of over $360 billion since 2016
- Advised on over $25 billion in strategic and financial joint ventures
- Served 40 of the 50 largest worldwide energy companies
- Foremost advisor in oil and gas transactions in unconventional basins
Robust financing business, active in both the public syndicated capital markets (high yield, leveraged loan and equity offerings), and the private capital markets, with over $35 billion in private capital raised in the last three years and #1 market share

Financial Institutions

Principal Sector Focus:

Asset Managers
Broker Dealers
Business Development Companies
Commercial Finance
Depositories
Consumer Finance
Financial Technology
Insurance
Market Structure and Technology

Notable Facts:

Over 20 professionals worldwide based in New York and London covering over 140 companies
Completed over 170 bookrun financings and advisory transactions since the beginning of 2016 valued in excess of $75 billion

Financial Sponsors

Principal Sector Focus:

Sell-Side M&A
Acquisition Financing
Staple Financing
Dividend Recap Financing
IPO and Secondary Share Monetizations
Buy-Side M&A

Notable Facts:

One of the largest dedicated financial sponsor coverage groups in the world, with over 15 senior professionals worldwide
Completed over 1,265 transactions with an aggregate value over $970 billion since the beginning of 2016
Active coverage of nearly 500 private equity firms
Completed over $90 billion of advisory transactions for companies owned by financial sponsors in 2019
Raised over $85 billion in debt and equity for financial sponsor portfolio companies, across over 130 leveraged finance transactions and equity financings in 2019
Strong momentum in Europe, with over 45 transactions completed for financial sponsors in 2019

Healthcare

Principal Sector Focus:

Large-Cap Pharmaceuticals
Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Generic Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Services
Biotechnology
Diagnostics
Life Science Tools
Medical Devices
Healthcare IT
Healthcare Providers
Managed Care
Healthcare REITs

Notable Facts:

One of the largest healthcare investment banking teams in the world
Over 110 professionals worldwide based in New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong covering over 915 companies
Completed over 825 bookrun financings and advisory transactions since the beginning of 2016 with an aggregate value over $368 billion

Industrials

Principal Sector Focus:

Automotive
Automotive Aftermarket
Aviation, Aerospace & Defense
Building Products
Business & Industrial Services
Chemicals
Distribution
Diversified Industrials
Maritime & Shipping
Metals & Mining
Logistics & Transportation
Paper & Packaging
Power, Renewables & Infrastructure

Notable Facts:

170 professionals worldwide based in New York, Boston, Chicago, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Atlanta, Houston, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai and Toronto covering over 570 companies
Completed over 500 bookrun financing and advisory transactions since the beginning of 2016 valued over $280 billion

Media, Communications & Information Services

Principal Sector Focus:

Data and Information Services
Advertising and Marketing Services
Content and Entertainment
Media, Publishing and Broadcast
Cloud and Internet Infrastructure
Wireless and Satellite
Wireline and Cable
Towers, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and Small Cell

Notable Facts:

15 professionals worldwide based in New York and London covering over 80 companies
Completed over 120 bookrun financings and advisory transactions since the beginning of 2016 valued over $80 billion

Public Finance

Principal Sector Focus:

Airports
Economic Development
General Obligation Bonds
Healthcare
Higher Education
Housing
Public Power
Public Private Partnerships
Renewables
State Revolving Funds
Transportation
Water and Sewer

Notable Facts:

Over 45 professionals located in nine cities throughout the United States
Completed 375 bookrun underwriting transactions with aggregate value of more than $73 billion since the beginning of 2016

Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging

Principal Sector Focus:

Residential: Multifamily / Single Family
Industrial
Office
Retail
Net Lease
Data Centers
Self Storage
Lodging & Leisure
Real Estate Owners, Land Developers, Service Providers
Real Estate Private Equity Funds
Gaming Operators, Online Gaming, Tribal Gaming
Lottery Services and Gaming Equipment Manufacturers

Notable Facts:

Over 30 professionals worldwide based in Charlotte, Frankfurt, London, and New York covering over 200 companies
Completed over 225 bookrun financings and advisory transactions since the beginning of 2016 in excess of $150 billion

Technology

Principal Sector Focus:

Cloud Infrastructure
Communications Technology
FinTech & Payments
Internet
Mobility Technology
Semiconductors & Electronics
Software
Tech Enabled Services

Notable Facts:

Over 130 professionals across every vertical of technology in every major geography
Completed over 340 Technology transactions since beginning of 2016 valued in excess of $240 billion
Category leader in technology leveraged finance with over 60 lead-left transactions since 2016
36 Bookrun IPOs globally since 2016