Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
George Spritzer submits: Today is shaping up to be a down market, and it may be a good day to start scaling into Leucadia National Corp . (LUK). Leucadia is an eclectic investment company that is somewhat similar to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), which I posted on a few weeks ago. LUK was founded in 1854. It engages in manufacturing, telecommunications, property management and services, gaming entertainment,...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
CHICAGO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch has affirmed the following ratings of Leucadia National Corp. (Leucadia; NYSE: LUK): --Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BB+';
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leucadia National Corp , a holding company engaged in an eclectic mix of businesses, disclosed on Monday it had boosted its equity stake in U.S. investment bank Jefferies Group Inc to 30 percent.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Leucadia National (LUK) - Notes of the Annual Shareholder Meeting
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leucadia National Corporation (LUK – NYSE) today announced its operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2008.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Well respected investment company Leucadia National has been buying large stakes of AmeriCredit Corp (ACF) and Jefferies & Company (JEF), Inc. With this article we would like to review the company and these deals.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Jefferies Group, an investment bank that services middle-market companies, on Monday said Leucadia National Corp. has taken a roughly 14% equity stake in the firm.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Shares of Jefferies Group, an investment bank that services middle-market companies, rise after it says Leucadia National is taking an equity stake in the firm.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Shares of Jefferies Group, an investment bank that services middle-market companies, rise after it says Leucadia National is taking an equity stake in the firm.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Jefferies Group Inc , an investment bank that serves mid-sized companies, said on Monday it agreed to sell a 13.7 percent equity stake to Leucadia National Corp , raising more capital following a second straight quarterly loss.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Jefferies Group agreed to sell a 14% stake to Leucadia National, who will also receive two seats on the investment bank's board, and reported a first-quarter loss amid "brutal market conditions."
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Leucadia National Corp said it is taking a 13.7% stake in Jefferies , and that its Chairman Ian Cumming and its President Joseph Steinberg will get seats on Jefferies' board. Jefferies will sell 26.6 million of its shares to Leucadia. Jefferies has agreed to purchase 10 million of Leucadia's common shares in exchange for the 26.6 million Jefferies shares and $100 million...
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
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Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Visible World , a tech company that allows TV advertisers to target set-top boxes, raised a $25 million C round led by new investors Adams Street Partners and AllianceBernstein. Existing investors Dawntreader Ventures, Grey Ventures, Leucadia National, Marketing Services Risk Surety, Time Warner and Viacom all participated, while Comcast Interactive Capital increased its stake. The New York-based...
