09:32 AM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( SMFG ) is considering investing more than 100 billion yen ($677 million) in Jefferies Financial Group ( JEF ) , increasing the Japanese lender's stake in the US investment bank to about 20% from 15%, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Jefferies did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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