Jefferies Hires Kerry as Co-Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance

  • Arnaud Collas also hired for EMEA levfin from Citigroup
  • Bank is hiring ahead of a wave of anticipated LBO financing

FILE - This May 23, 2019, file photo shows the logo for the Jefferies Financial Group in New York

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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. hired Tim Kerry from Barclays Plc as the bank builds up its ranks to prepare for a wave of M&A-related financings.

Kerry will join Jefferies as co-head of EMEA leveraged finance and run the division with Bala Ramesh, who is also head of EMEA debt capital markets within fixed income, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Spokespeople for Jefferies and Barclays declined to comment.