Investment Banking Capabilities

Investment banking

Our team of more than 1,800 professionals around the world provide a full range of advisory and capital markets services through creative and idea-driven M&A, leveraged finance, equity & equity-linked financing, and capital structure solutions solutions.

Mergers & Acquisitions

We advise on global transactions that include mergers, sales, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, corporate defense, spin-offs, divestitures, and other restructurings. Our capabilities include:

Corporate sales, divestitures and acquisitions
Cross-border transactions
Currency hedging strategies

Joint ventures
Corporate defense & contested situations
Corporate financing solutions

Equity Capital Markets

We provide primary equity products including IPOs, follow-on offerings, rights issues, block trades, accelerated book buildings, and equity-linked products. Our capabilities include:

144A offerings
Accelerated bookbuilds
At-the-market (ATM) programs
Block trades
Convertible bond and convertible preferred offerings
Corporate derivatives

Follow-on common stock offerings
Initial public offerings (IPOs)
PIPEs
Private placements
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
Wall-crossed follow-on offerings

Debt Capital Markets

We help clients raise capital, carry out refinancings, issue bonds, and access alternative and structured finance solutions that optimize terms and minimize risk. Our capabilities include:

Asset-backed debt
Emerging market debt
Global structured notes
High-yield bonds
Investment grade debt

Leveraged loans
Mezzanine debt
Municipal debt
Preferred stock
Project finance

Capital Structure Solutions

We help our clients enhance their financial position by obtaining the best available capital and by implementing complex restructuring transactions. Our capabilities (both in and out of court) include:

Amend and extend negotiations
Debtor advisory
Creditor advisory
Debt exchanges and distressed financing

Distressed and post-reorganization M&A
Debtor-in-possession (DIP), IP and rescue financing
Valuation opinions

Private Capital Advisory

Jefferies Private Capital Advisory provides a full range of liquidity and fundraising solutions to sponsors and limited partners. We combine premier Secondary Advisory and Private Fund Advisory practices in an integrated, differentiated model—serving as an end-to-end provider of all financial sponsors’ and LPs’ needs. We advise leading financial sponsors and institutional investors on secondary market transactions. Our capabilities include: