Nomura has appointed Hajime Higuchi as its new head of M&A for Asia ex-Japan, according to an internal announcement today. A Nomura spokesman confirmed the contents.
Higuchi, who has worked at the firm for a decade, will transfer from London to Hong Kong in December. Prior to assuming his latest role, he was co-head of M&A for Europe, the Middle East and Africa since June 2011.
Before this, Higuchi was head of Japan M&A for consumer and healthcare, and before that, he was head of Japan M&A for automotive, industrials, natural resources and power. Higuchi has more than 20 years of banking experience and has advised on many M&A deals in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He replaces Nikhil Nath, who left Nomura in March this year.