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Leucadia Asset Management Announces Strategic Relationship with Tephra Digital

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Leucadia Asset Management, part of Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF), has announced a strategic partnership with Tephra Digital LLC, a new investment firm focused on digital assets. This collaboration involves a long-term capital investment into Tephra's liquid token strategy. Tephra aims to provide investors with exposure to the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem through a disciplined investment approach. The partnership is led by experienced professionals Ryan Price and Raghav Chopra, promising substantial operational support for scaling Tephra Digital's growth.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leucadia Asset Management, the asset management division of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), today announced a strategic relationship with Tephra Digital LLC (“Tephra Digital”), a newly-formed digital assets investment firm. In connection with the transaction, Leucadia Asset Management will invest long-term capital into Tephra Digital’s liquid token strategy.

Co-led by Managing Partners Ryan Price and Raghav Chopra, Tephra Digital will pursue a long-term and scalable strategy of investing in digital assets. Tephra Digital seeks to enable investors to achieve comprehensive exposure to the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem through a thematic and disciplined approach.

“Ryan Price and Raghav Chopra bring decades of public and private market investing acumen to this nascent but increasingly important asset class. Our strategic relationship will differentiate Tephra Digital in the marketplace, provide substantial operational support, and enable it to scale efficiently to achieve long-term success,” said Nick Daraviras and Sol Kumin, Co-Presidents of Leucadia Asset Management.

“There is no better validation of our strategy than the vote of confidence from Leucadia Asset Management and its accomplished and experienced team. Leucadia’s resources and insight will be a game-changer for Tephra Digital’s growth trajectory and will enable us to be even more firmly devoted to our investing process,” said Ryan Price and Raghav Chopra, the founding Managing Partners of Tephra Digital.

About Leucadia Asset Management

Leucadia Asset Management offers institutional clients an innovative range of investment strategies through its affiliated asset managers. LAM is a division of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), a diversified financial services company.

About Tephra Digital LLC

Tephra Digital LLC (“Tephra Digital”) is a privately-held investment firm that focuses on digital assets. It employs a long-term investing philosophy and has partnered with best-in-class service providers. It is co-led by Ryan Price, who was a Managing Principal of Riposte Capital, a division of Leucadia Asset Management, where he invested across numerous sectors including financial technology and financial services, and Raghav Chopra, who was most recently a Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein LP, where he managed a global technology hedge fund strategy with an emphasis on enterprise software and internet businesses. Earlier in their careers, Chopra and Price were investors at Steadfast Financial LP, a renowned hedge fund in New York. Both have been personally investing in digital assets for a number of years.

Media Inquiries:

Leucadia Asset Management / Jefferies Financial Group

Jonathan Freedman

212-778-8913

jfreedman@jefferies.com

Tephra Digital LLC

Media Relations

917-565-9636

media@tephradigital.io

Source: Leucadia Asset Management

FAQ

What is the recent partnership involving Jefferies Financial Group (JEF)?

Leucadia Asset Management announced a strategic partnership with Tephra Digital LLC, focusing on digital assets.

What will Leucadia Asset Management's investment support in Tephra Digital?

The investment will support Tephra Digital's liquid token strategy and operational scaling.

Who are the key leaders at Tephra Digital LLC?

Tephra Digital is co-led by Managing Partners Ryan Price and Raghav Chopra.

What is the focus of Tephra Digital's investment strategy?

Tephra Digital focuses on long-term investing in digital assets and the blockchain ecosystem.

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