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The Nomura Group (野村グループ Nomura Gurūpu) formerly Nomura zaibatsu (野村財閥) is a company headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo.[1]
Nomura is one of the major industrial and financial conglomerate groupings of Japan. Osaka Nomura bank was founded by Tokushichi Nomura II in 1919 after many successful business ventures; it was established on the Mitsui zaibatsu model. Like the majority of Japanese conglomerates and zaibatsu, its origins were in Osaka, but today operates out of Tokyo.
The group is involved in numerous industries, from oil and gas to construction, chemicals and foodstuffs, as well as what it is known for internationally, as a financial powerhouse.
Noteworthy group member Nomura Securities, Japan's most well-known stock brokerage firm, is an internationally known conglomerate of financial services. Nomura also has major offices at the World Financial Center in New York City, at the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, and at Angel Lane in The City of London. Other large group members are Resona Bank and Osaka Gas.
Nomura's Securities company was originally a bond trading firm that was spun off from Osaka Nomura Bank in 1925, it gained the authority to trade stock in 1938, and went public in 1961. It also has a number of international offices of its own. Nomura Securities has recently taken over the European and Asian operations of bankrupt Lehman Brothers.
Nomura Holdings, Inc. is the holding company of the Nomura Group. As a keiretsu, it does not directly run member companies, rather it keeps cross shareholdings and manages financial assistance among member companies which help to deflect hostile takeovers.
In 2008, Nomura Group was crowned Deal of the Year - Equity Market Deal of the Year at the 2008 ALB Japan Law Awards.[2]
Member companies
- Osaka Gas
- Resona Bank
- 東京特殊電線株式会社 Totoku Electric Co., Ltd.
- 新日本理化株式会社 New Japan Chemical co., ltd.
- 東洋テック株式会社 Toyo Tec Co., Ltd.
- 株式会社 日本触媒 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD
- 株式会社 日本触媒 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD
- CHOYA株式会社 CHOYA CORPORATION
- あおみ建設株式会社 AOMI CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.
- あいおい損害保険株式会社 Aioi Insurance Co.,Ltd
- Nomura Securities
- 野村トレーディング・ホールディングス株式会社 Nomura Trading Holdings Co., Ltd.
- 野村貿易株式会社 Nomura Trading Co.,Ltd.
- 北興化学工業株式会社 Hokko Chemical Industry
References
- ^ "Nomura Group." Nomura Group. Retrieved on May 30, 2010.
- ^ www.legalbusinessonline.com.au
External links
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