Jefferies LLC

The financial institutions bond market is showing no signs of fatigue in Europe, with US financial services company Jefferies Group preferring euros over dollars for the first time since 2014 on Friday. There was some debate about fair value for its €500m deal, given the lack of outstanding comparables.

By offering top level relationships and niche sector coverage, Jefferies has become a pillar of stability in corporate finance, writes David Rothnie. Now it is playing a more active role in public company takeovers.

The prospect of a blockbuster bond deal from US pharmaceutical group AbbVie was welcomed by dollar bond investors this week, after corporate issuance tumbled to its lowest monthly tally this year.

The board of BCA Marketplace, a UK secondhand car dealer, announced on Wednesday that it would recommend a £1.9bn offer from TDR Capital to take the company private. The deal marks a coup for Jefferies, which is lead financial adviser to BCA, a role it won following the hire of a UK M&A team from HSBC last year led by Philip Noblet.

The board of BCA Marketplace, a UK second hand car trading website, announced on Wednesday that it would recommend a £1.9bn offer from TDR Capital to take the company private. BCA owns the WeBuyAnyCar.com website.

Jefferies has hired CLSA's Christopher Wood as global head of equity strategy.

Tritax Eurobox, the UK real estate investment trust focused on continental European logistical properties, has completed its latest €135m growth capital raise, despite a tough equity market backdrop.

Metro Bank completed its long awaited equity capital raise on Thursday night, providing a rare bit of good news to UK bankers and investors despondent over a tortuous Brexit process.

Eagle Hospitality Trust extended bookbuilding for its Singapore IPO twice because of market jitters following US president Donald Trump’s tweet this week about Chinese trade tariffs, according to a source close to the deal.

Eagle Hospitality Trust has cut the floor of the initial price guidance for its Singapore IPO, hiking up the yield for investors while delaying the end of its roadshow, according to a source close to the deal.

Jefferies is nearing the completion of its EM sales and trading team started 2.5 years ago, with two more hires in London.

US-property backed Eagle Hospitality Trust has begun bookbuilding for its Singapore listing, looking to float for a market capitalisation of up to S$957.4m ($703m).