Nomura Acquires a Minority Stake in Calliva Group Limited
Sydney, June 25, 2007 – Nomura Asia Holding N.V. today announced that it has acquired a minority stake in Calliva Group, a specialist investment manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Calliva was established in 2003 and manages $130 million in assets. Under the agreement, Nomura will work with Calliva in the development of products relevant to the rapidly growing Australian superannuation market.
In commenting on the investment, Hiroyuki Nishikawa, Managing Director of Nomura Australia said, "This transaction underscores our continued commitment to expanding in Australia. It is part of Nomura's strategy globally in partnering with strong local incumbents to strengthen our presence in local markets."
Vince Scully, CEO of Calliva Group, added, "This involvement with Japan's largest securities company is an exciting opportunity for the Calliva Group and we believe that it will lead to us offering several new financial products to the marketplace in 2007."
Pat Handley, Chairman of Nomura Australia Advisory Committee, and John Keith, Deputy Managing Director of Nomura Australia will join as Chairman and Director of Calliva's Board Committee respectively.
About Nomura Group
Nomura is a global financial services group dedicated to providing a broad range of financial services for individual, institutional, corporate and government clients. The Group offers a diverse line of competitive products and value-added financial and advisory solutions through its global headquarters in Tokyo, over 150 branches in Japan, and an international network in 30 countries; with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York. The Group's business activities include investment consultation and brokerage services for retail investors in Japan, and, on a global basis, brokerage services, securities underwriting, investment banking advisory services, merchant banking, and asset management. Nomura Asia Holding N.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Inc.. For further information about Nomura please visit our website at www.nomura.com.
About Calliva Group
Calliva Group is a highly focused boutique financial services group delivering quality advice, innovative products and premier customer service. Calliva manages in excess of $130 million of assets spread across equities, hybrids, fixed interest and property. The Group is focused on the creation of innovative investment products and the provision of high quality investment advice designed to enhance our clients' investor wealth. This strategy is applied to our core business activities, which encompass Funds Management and Client Advisory Services.
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For further information please contact:
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| John Keith | Nomura Australia Limited | + 61 (2) 9321 3522 |
| Makoto Matsuda | Corporate Communications Nomura International Hong Kong |
+ 852 2536 1022 |
| Icy Chua | + 852 2536 1606 | |
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