Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) - Stock & Dividends

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is a prominent investment banking and capital markets firm that operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company is structured into two main segments: Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management.

Within these segments, Jefferies provides a wide range of financial services, including investment banking, advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings, and private capital advisory transactions. They also offer underwriting and placement services for various types of securities, corporate lending, equities research, sales, trading, wealth management, and online foreign exchange trading services.

Moreover, Jefferies specializes in managing investment-grade distressed debt securities, government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, and derivative products such as interest rate and credit index derivatives. The company caters to diverse alternative asset management platforms with varied investment strategies and asset classes.

Initially known as Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. rebranded in May 2018. The company has a rich history, being founded in 1962, and is headquartered in New York, New York. For more information, you can visit their website at https://www.jefferies.com.