Investment Banking

Investment Banking provides a broad range of services such as underwriting and advisory activities to a diverse group of corporate clients, financial institutions, sovereigns, investment funds and others. We underwrite offerings of debt, equity and other financial instruments in Asia, Europe and other major financial markets. We have been enhancing our M&A and financial advisory expertise to secure more high profile cross-regional and intra-regional deals. We focus on building long-term relationships with clients by offering them a seamless approach using our extensive resources to deliver bespoke solutions.

Business models in the investment banking business can be divided into four groups based on geographic breadth and product range: regional leaders, boutiques, mega boutiques, and global leaders. Nomura has traditionally been considered a regional leader. In the past, our global expansion and international offices were designed to support our Japan-related businesses. However, with our newly acquired business operations, we have quickly built a platform to deepen our global coverage.

We are expanding our businesses by providing high value-added, bespoke solutions such as financing and provision of currency and derivative hedging instruments to address the individual needs of each client in each geographic region capitalizing on our execution and industry expertise. With the acquisition of parts of Lehman Brothers' operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, we aim to enhance our presence as a global investment bank and synchronize our established Japanese client base with this global network to provide world-class services, while continuing to build our businesses in Japan.

Equity Capital Markets Bookrunner League Table

Japan Equity & Equity-Related

M&A Financial Advisors League Table

Any Japanese Involvement Announced (Value base)

Source: Thomson Reuters for M&A Dealogic for equity capital markets