As it seeks to overtake its rivals in the mergers and acquisitions rankings, Nomura Holdings Inc. is looking to hire more U.S. bankers to help it capture a greater share of overseas deal-making by Japanese firms.
The brokerage is looking "once again" to hire bankers to expand its M&A business in the Americas, Nomura Securities Co. President Toshio Morita said in an interview Wednesday.
"I have to face the league tables as a reality, and that will be a challenge," said Morita, 55, who became president this month. "We will have to expand in the Americas once again as Japanese companies are increasingly doing global M&A in the region, and the region will generate the biggest fees."