Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (“Jefferies” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JEF) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.

IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. (JEF), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS.

Contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss your legal rights by email at howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, by telephone at (215) 638-4847 or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.

What Happened?

On September 29, 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported auto supplier company First Brands, had filed for bankruptcy, “amid accounting questions” and that “First Brands lenders are looking into possible irregularities stemming from the company’s billions of dollars of off-balance-sheet debt.”

Then, on October 8, 2025, Jefferies disclosed that its asset management fund, through its credit fund Point Bonita, held about $715 million in receivables linked to First Brands, and that its exposure was through a factoring arrangement. “In its bankruptcy filings, First Brands indicated that its special advisors were investigating whether receivables had been turned over to third-party factors upon receipt and whether receivables may have been factored more than once,” Jefferies said in its filing.

On this news, Jefferies’ stock price fell $4.66, or 7.9%, to close at $54.44 per share on October 8, 2025, thereby injuring investors.

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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith,

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