An investment firm acquired 16.8% of Jefferies.

Templeton, Galbraith & Hansberger Ltd., which is headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas, said it held a stake of 1,374,100 shares in the Los Angeles brokerage as of Dec. 31. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Templeton said the shares in Jefferies Group were acquired “in the ordinary course of business” and were not acquired for the purpose of “influencing the control” of Jefferies.