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The sixth #JEFAsiaForum is off to a great start! We kicked-off with opening remarks from Raphael Bejarano, our Global Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, followed by presentations by Chris Wood, our Global Head of Equity Strategy and author of GREED and Fear, Mohit Kumar, Jefferies’ Chief European Economist, and Mahesh Nandurkar, our India Equity Strategist & Head of India Research. We were also delighted to welcome a number of external experts in their fields, including Sir Robin Niblett, Distinguished Fellow, Chatham House, who recently published The New Cold War, and Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore and author of Techno-Nationalism: How It's Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society.   Special thanks to CNBC, our exclusive broadcast media partner, who has conducted live interviews from the event venue, and will be hosting our speakers in-studio over the next two days. Thanks also to members of the press from the Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Economist, and Reuters, to name a few, who have joined us so far. Looking forward to what the rest of our event brings!

Jefferies India Head of Research Mahesh Nandurkar joined CNBC’s Editors' Roundtable to share his point of view on markets given global uncertainty and bullishness on the US. http://spklr.io/60484qPn

We are excited to kick off Jefferies 6th Asia Forum taking place on March 18 – 20 in Hong Kong. This year marks the sixth year of Jefferies Asia Forum, one of the most comprehensive events of its kind in the region, bringing together institutional investors, leading public and private companies, and pre-eminent thought leaders, to offer original content, comprehensive corporate access, and actionable investment insights. In 2024, over 1000 attendees met with 200 corporate and expert speakers in presentations and private meetings over three days. See highlights from our 2024 Forum below. Stay tuned for updates from the event this week and join the discussion using the hashtag #JEFAsiaForum.

In the last three months, 19 Jefferies offices partnered with local charities to organize volunteer events focused on hunger and holiday relief. We want to thank our program Ambassadors and all who volunteered their time and dedication to great causes and the organizations we partnered with: Children’s First Fund, Hackney Foodbank, Hunger Busters, One Warm Coat, Food Angel by Bo Charity Foundation, The Food Bank Singapore, Foster Love, God's Love We Deliver, Opera San Francesco per i Poveri, Project Open Hand, Rise Against Hunger, Rosie’s Place, The Salvation Army, Second Harvest, Serve the City Amsterdam, Stockholm Stadsmission. #JefferiesDoingGoodAlways

Aditi Venkatram, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, and our client, Eben Upton, Founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi, are guests on the latest episode of the renowned podcast ‘IPO Stories’, hosted by the CEO of Amundsen Investment Management, Per Einar Ellefsen. Jefferies was joint Global Coordinator on the London IPO of Raspberry Pi in 2024. Eben refers to how working with the Jefferies team on the IPO was a “peak experience” and there are some enjoyable quips on the IPO process throughout, including some shared admiration for Douglas Adams in the final few minutes! https://lnkd.in/eecpzHvC

Delighted to share that Jefferies India has been awarded the country’s ‘Best Investment Bank’ award by Global Finance. Global Finance’s comprehensive criteria considers market share, number and size of deals, service and advice, structuring capabilities, distribution network, efforts to address market conditions, innovation, pricing, after-market performance of underwritings and market reputation. Jefferies’ win in India reflects the team’s strong momentum and pivotal role in some of the most significant transactions in the country. http://spklr.io/60442ueA

Jefferies is pleased to have served as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Apax, acting through Nordahl BidCo, on a public tender offer to the shareholders of Norva24 Group. This marks the 10th consecutive take-private in EMEA business services advised on by Jefferies since 2019, with a total combined deal value of EUR 16bn+, underpinning our leading advisory position in business services in EMEA and expertise in advising on high-profile public M&A transactions in the Nordic region.

We are pleased to congratulate Garda World Security Corporation (GardaWorld) on their ~C$14bn recapitalization, the largest private buyout in Canadian history. Jefferies proudly served as GardaWorld’s Financial Advisor in connection with its recapitalization led by its Founder, Chairman, President and CEO, Stephan Crétier, and HPS Investment Partners. The closing of this transaction strengthens GardaWorld's ability to continue transforming and shaping the global security landscape. This transaction further underscores Jefferies sector expertise and the strength of our global platform. Congratulations to GardaWorld.

Jefferies is pleased to have served as Sole Financial Advisor to Benefit Systems on the acquisition of MAC Group. MAC Group is the leader in Turkish fitness market, with 121 clubs across the MAC Fit, MAC One and MAC Studio chains. This represents Jefferies' 16th successful transaction in the global fitness industry since 2021, reinforcing our position as a leading advisor in the space, and is also the REGAL team's 6th deal for a European public company over the past 12 months.

Birger K. Berendes, Jefferies' Head of M&A in Continental Europe, spoke to Bloomberg News, citing increasing sense of urgency by politicians and “a strong valuation discount relative to the US, numerous PE portfolio companies from a vintage prone to transact in the near-term, active portfolio management of larger listed companies and an increasing openness by family-owned companies to bring in outside capital" as the driving forces behind the recent M&A momentum in Germany. Read the full article here: http://spklr.io/6041NFzH