David Kerstens

David Kerstens joined Jefferies in 2013 and oversees our Benelux coverage. With the addition of Adela Dashian, who covers the Nordic region, the Small & Midcap team comprises six experienced analysts covering a sector-agnostic universe of over 80 stocks across Continental Europe. Martin Comtessejoined Jefferies in 2019 to head and build up the European Mid-Cap research at Jefferies. Together with Constantin Hesse, Henrik Paganetty and Fabian Piasta the team reached #1 rank for German Midcaps in the last 3 consecutive surveys, and we continue to expand Jefferies’ footprint in Europe.

What We Are Know For

This year we hosted our fifth Pan-European Mid-Cap Conference in London (25-27th March) where we had over 200 corporates participating in person.

• Timely and actionable conviction ideas, with clearly articulated investment cases to capture alpha in one the broadest mid-cap coverages on the street.
• Deep-dive company reports providing differentiated analysis on ‘under-covered’ mid-cap names.
• Regular pan-sector idea pieces paired with thematic research on structural long-term trends.
• Clear, up-to-date and in-depth financial models. Regular and accurate company updates of valuations and forecasts.
• Strong relationships with corporate management, providing quick and reliable investor access.