After the demise of MF Global, one could call Jefferies and CEO Richard Handler survivors.

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Jeffries CEO Richard Handler will be the CEO of Leucadia after the deal closes.

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But Richard Handler is handling his own these days and it appears his Board is satisfied with his more recent performance.

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The 2012 bonuses were announced to employees in an internal memo by chief executive Richard Handler and picked up by Bloomberg.

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Chief Executive Richard Handler will remain CEO of the brokerage firm and add the same role at Leucadia to his title, while executive committee chairman Brian Friedman will maintain that role and become president of Leucadia.

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