Nomura reels in Robson

Citi names two senior Japan IB appointments

Citi has named Hajime Higuchi as head of M&A and Yoshinobu Agu as head of sponsor coverage for Japan.

October 04, 2026

Goldman-backed GO makes Tokyo’s largest 2026 IPO debut

Japan’s largest taxi-hailing app operator opened 21.25% above its offer price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with Nomura, Goldman Sachs and BofA Securities acting as joint global coordinators.

June 16, 2026

Nomura's Patrick Kwan leaves amid Asia leadership reshuffle

Patrick Kwan, Nomura’s head of investment banking, Asia ex-Japan, is leaving the Japanese bank “to pursue other interests", according to an internal company memo.

July 17, 2024

Hamzah Kahloon joins Nomura as co-head of global markets sales, Asia ex-Japan

Hong Kong-based Kahloon will work alongside Corrinne Teo, and will be responsible for driving innovation and growth of Nomura’s solutions business.

December 07, 2023

Nomura helps price GlobalWafers' 'unique' exchangeable units issuance

The deal involved the chipmaker's German subsidiary and was the first ever public exchangeable issuance out of a Taiwan group issuer into a non-Taiwanese listed underlying.

January 23, 2024

Reel Lessons: How to train your dragon

A movie about Vikings and dragons or a modern parable about corporate strategy?

May 10, 2011