Whatever your objective, we can help you reach it.

With Jefferies, you'll find there are many ways to accomplish your business goals. Our trusted banking professionals provide mid-sized and growing companies with advisory and underwriting services through creative and idea-driven M&A, leveraged finance, equity & equity-linked financing and restructuring & recapitalization solutions.

We have solid expertise in aerospace & defense, clean technology, energy, financial & business services, gaming & leisure, healthcare, industrials, maritime & oil service, media & communications, retail & consumer and technology, with a dedicated private equity coverage group. Jefferies has over 500 investment banking professionals serving companies in North America, Europe and Asia.

Clients benefit from our deep product and industry knowledge, our hands-on approach and extensive relationships, as well as our ability to help define and achieve goals.

Recent accomplishments include:

• Mid-Market Investment Bank of the Year¹
• #1 in the performance of lead-managed equity underwritings²
• #1 underwriter of single B debt under $150 million, five years running³
• #2 M&A advisor for transactions less than $500 million⁴
• #1 M&A advisor, Aerospace & Defense, Energy and Technology⁵
• Three "Deals of The Year" for Norway, Greece and Madagascar⁶

(1) April 2007, Buyouts Magazine. (2) Dealogic 2006. Average after-market performance weighted by deal value. SEC registered and US exchange listed deals only. Firms with greater than 10 deals. (3) Thomson Financial/SDC, 2001-2006. Excludes split-rated, mortgage and asset-backed securities. Full credit to lead manager, equal if joint. (4) Thomson Financial/SDC. US transactions announced in 2006. Includes mergers, acquisitions and minority investments with disclosed and undisclosed values. Excludes Tender Offers, Exchange Offers, Self-tenders, Repurchases, Remaining Interests, Privatizations. (5) Thomson Financial/SDC. Includes mergers, acquisitions and minority investments with disclosed and undisclosed values. Excludes Tender Offers, Exchange Offers, Self-tenders, Repurchases, Remaining Interests, Privatizations. Technology M&A transactions announced 1/1/06-12/31/06. Energy M&A transactions announced 1/1/06-12/31/06. Defense-related M&A transactions in North America and Western Europe reported 1/1/06-12/31/06. (6) May 2007, The Banker.