Leveraged Credit

We provide deep talent and integrated sales, trading, capital markets and strategy. Our leading Debt Capital Markets team offers distribution and issuance expertise to corporate clients and institutional investors in conjunction with Jefferies Investment Banking. Our primary and secondary market capabilities include:

  • Par loans
  • High-yield finance
  • Issuance of loans and high-yield bonds
  • Structured finance transactions
  • Mezzanine
  • High-yield preferred stock
  • Bank and bridge loans
  • Trading of high yield bonds, par loans, distressed and special situations
  • Trade claims
  • Litigation claims
  • Equity of companies exiting bankruptcy

Investment Grade Corporates

Our Investment Grade desk is a market maker across a variety of investment grade corporate bonds, including senior and subordinated debt, hybrid debt and preferred products. We provide corporate clients with strong execution in a broad range of financial products by offering capabilities across the capital spectrum, including public and private placements, debt, preferred stock, structured notes, derivatives, and other liability management solutions.

Macro Credit

Our US Index desk is a market maker in Investment Grade Index (CDX IG) and High Yield Index (CDX HY). Our Credit E-Trading desk provides algorithmic, ETF and portfolio trading across single security and portfolio liquidity to Jefferies Investment Grade and High Yield clients.

  • The group uses its significant market share in bond ETFs to drive liquidity across numerous electronic platforms and venues.
  • Our proprietary algorithms allow us to stream prices to clients, respond to electronic inquiries, and price large portfolios of risk of varying size.