Formerly | Leucadia National Corporation (1979-2018) [1] Talcott National Corporation (1968-1979) |
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Company type | Public |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1979 |
Founders |
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Headquarters | New York City |
Key people | Richard B. Handler, CEO Brian P. Friedman, President Joseph S. Steinberg, Chairman [2] |
Revenue | US$4.7 billion (2023) |
US$1.06 billion (2023) | |
US$262 million (2023) | |
Total assets | US$57.9 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$9.7 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 7,564 (2023) |
Website | jefferies |
Footnotes /references [3] |
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The company's major holdings are as follows: [2]
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