Jefferies Opens Office in India, Continuing Global Expansion

New Delhi, Delhi, India and New York, United States

The Jefferies global investment bank today announced the opening of a representative office in New Delhi, India. This subsidiary office of US-based Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) will be staffed with an initial team of nine professionals led by Edward Males, a managing director at the Firm.

Jefferies is already a leading investment bank in raising capital for Indian companies in international capital markets, having completed over 20 transactions and raised over $1.4 billion in the global capital markets for Indian companies during the past 30 months. Jefferies' Indian clients have included NDTV Networks plc, Adani Enterprises Ltd, Radico Khaitan Ltd, Gitanjali Gems Ltd and Zenith Infotech. Many of these capital raisings have used innovative funding solutions to enable Indian companies to fulfil their growth imperatives.

As a full-service investment bank and institutional securities firm serving growing companies and their investors worldwide, Jefferies offers Indian companies access to an investment banking platform with seamless capital markets execution globally, and financial advisory services in sectors encompassing cleantech, consumer, energy, healthcare, industrials / aerospace & defence, and technology, media, & telecommunications.

Through Jefferies' new Indian office, clients will have access to the Firm's global resources and relationship-driven culture, which, combined with highly-experienced senior-level attention, can add significant value to Indian companies seeking to grow their business either through capital raising or M&A activity.

Mr Richard Handler, Chairman and CEO of Jefferies, and Mr. Brian Friedman, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Jefferies, jointly commented:

"Establishing our representative office in India is the next step in Jefferies' international expansion and underscores our commitment to serving growing companies and their investors worldwide. The multi-faceted needs of companies in India are well-served by the global capabilities of Jefferies, including our sector-based advisory expertise and a broad array of capital raising options we can offer worldwide. In addition, our presence in India will provide the Firm's global investor base with improved access to this high-growth market."

Mr Males, head of Jefferies Indian investment banking office, added:

"Throughout the world, we work with growth companies to realise their business goals. It gives us tremendous pleasure to be setting up an office in New Delhi which will allow us to be closer to our clients in India. Our success to date is due to our full-service capabilities, extensive experience and our unique ability to structure creative solutions for clients who benefit from seamless execution across Jefferies globally."

About Jefferies

Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for 45 years. Headquartered in New York, with more than 25 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management. The firm is a leading provider of trade execution in equity, high yield, convertible and international securities for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF; www.jefferies.com). Jefferies International Limited, a UK-incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc., was established in London in 1985 and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA"). Jefferies International Limited is a member of the London Stock Exchange and has Nomad accreditation on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), and is also a member of the Deutsche Borse (Xetra electronic trading platform), Euronext, Oslo Bors and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). Jefferies (Japan) Limited is a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Jasdaq Securities Exchange.

For further information, please visit www.jefferies.com.

Notes to Editors

Bloomberg Markets ranked Jefferies at number 4 among Issuers of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds for Indian companies in calendar 2006. Jefferies completed 8 Foreign Currency Convertible transactions for Indian companies during this period and raised over US$380 million for Indian corporates.

Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)

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