Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Founded in Osaka on December 25, 1925, Nomura is headquartered in Tokyo and operates as a diversified financial-services group. Its businesses span wealth management, investment management, wholesale activities—Global Markets and Investment Banking—and banking.

Nomura serves individuals, institutions, companies and governments through brokerage, advisory, capital raising, trading, research, structured products and asset-management services. Its main differentiator is the ability to connect Japanese and wider Asian markets with international clients and capital, making cross-border work and Asia-focused market expertise central to the firm’s positioning.

For students, the most relevant entry points are Investment Banking, Global Markets, Technology and Risk. Nomura’s European platform is centered in London, with investment-banking activity covering advisory, capital raising, debt financing, structured solutions and sector coverage across EMEA.