LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - February 01, 2016) - Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced that Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, its wholly-owned European broker-dealer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ISM Capital LLP ("ISM"), an independent investment bank focused on international debt capital markets. The acquisition of ISM adds significantly to Stifel's debt capital markets origination, sales and research capabilities in Europe, including an end-to-end platform for convertible securities and other equity-linked debt instruments.