Anyone have any opinions on Nomura in US? They're retrenching from Europe (and US to an extent), but have grown considerably over the last few years in terms of no. of bankers. How would they feed into PE? Thanks all.

Hey Guys, am doing a Summer Analyst gig at Nomura in NY. Have looked quite a bit on WSO and Google, not to much avail, and was hoping to learn a bit more about the better groups at Nomura. I understand that dealflow is still in the building process, but i really liked the feel of the firm (small, lean teams and nice people). Any help would be much appreciated and thanks in advance.

Thought you guys might find this interesting: http://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/133061/the...

So I'm looking at info on Nomura Asset Management (http://www.topcareer.jp/inter/company_search/?id=0...), and the starting salary is 200k JPY/month, or 2600 USD/month. That's 31k USD/year...is this normal? There's further confirmation in a Bloomberg article from 2 years ago (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-30/nomura-sa...).

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-25/nomura-ce...

Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) Chief Executive Officer Kenichi Watanabe will step down as the firm seeks to resolve an insider-trading scandal, the Nikkei reported, without saying where it got the information.

Watanabe, 59, will take responsibility for incidents in which the Japan’s biggest brokerage leaked information used by insider traders, according to the report. Jonathan Hodgkinson, a New York-based spokesman for the company, declined to comment when reached by Bloomberg News.

From efinancialcareers:

Nomura confirms it: M&A and capital markets businesses are just not very profitable. Macquarie pays head of risk twice head of M&A

by Sarah Butcher

If you work in M&A or capital markets (collectively known as IBD), you may be a loss leader. Don’t, therefore, expect to get paid anything like your colleagues in sales and trading roles.

There have always been suspicions that M&A bankers aren’t great for the bottom line (RBS’s don’t appear to have been profitable, for example), Nomura’s results today confirm this to be so.

Unusually among banks, Nomura breaks out the profitability of its investment banking (defined as capital markets and advisory) division specifically. For three of the four quarters of the year ending March 2012, it made a loss.

I will be working in Nomura's Global Markets division this summer. I was wondering if anyone had advice on what I could do to prep for this internship in the months ahead of summer? Tips from any past SAs will be helpful (even if not in Nomura)

Did anyone intern at Nomura last summer? What was the full-time offer rate like? And any tips on how to be successful there?

Thanks!

I submitted my application for the Nomura HK Global Markets internship back in November and my status reads on hold after screening. I have yet to receive a rejection letter. Does this mean I'm just waiting to be rejected?

Hey guys,

I have a first round interview coming up with Nomura for a summer analyst position in their securities division. I was not able to find much on their culture, interview process, etc in the archives, so I was hoping someone could shed some light on them.

Thanks.

Is Nomura still looking to grow and pursue its ambitious move to expand in the Americas?

What's the latest news on Nomura? I understand there was a shake up in senior management...

Are they still growing in the US?.. Are they planning on acquiring any European Bank?

Hi,

I have a summer internship interview lined up with Nomura IBD in January. Can anyone please tell me what are the different coverage groups and product groups at Nomura and what is the current deal flow like at this bank.

Thanks

Speculation around Tokyo today that Nomura is on the blocks with two Japanese banks as possible buyers.

(1) What PE shops can handle Nomura's foreign operations and have appetite for financials?
(2) How fast does this deal get done? And at what price?

Considering the debt market is non-existent for leverage, doubt one buyer (PE or Corporate) could pull off a purchase.

If you had the choice between sales and trading at Nomura and public finance at Citi, which would you choose and why (same base salary & bonus)? And are the exit ops for public finance really as bad as everybody says?

Thanks!

Anyone in this forum working for Nomura IBD? Their online deadline is really late but I saw on the forum that someone already has superdays coming up. I'm applying for the analyst position and kinda wondering if I still have a chance. Is there someone working for the firm that I can talk to for some advice and insights? Thanks!!!!!

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Hey All,

I've read a lot of topics here and I know some of you guys are way more knowledgeable than I am when it comes to IBD vs AM and specific firms.

I've got a specific question I hope you guys could help me out with. What are your thoughts on compensation/exit opps/the street's view/etc. on these guys? I'm thinking of going HF or PE or maybe going an entrepreneurial route but would prefer taking one of these jobs first.

IBD:
Jefferies (Seems to get bashed alot...whats the deal w/ these guys?)
Nomura (What is Wall St.'s sentiment towards these guys right now? How are they performing, etc.?)

AM:
T Rowe Price (Prestigious? Kind of in B-more...not the most idealistic place to be)

Anyone have any idea of what Nomura IBD bonuses were like for this past year?

Anyone going for the Nomura networking event in Paris on the 29th of this month?? Any advice regarding networking would be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

There's a ton of info on here about BBs and the Evercore/Lazard/centerviews of the world but a lot of the info here on middle market and non-elite boutiques is either outdated or requires sifting through a ton of posts to find information. Can anybody offer any information on any of the following regarding things like their strengths/weaknesses, comp, culture, lifestyle, whether they're trending up or down, etc? Could be helpful to have all of this information compiled in one place for those of us who will be expanding our search outside of the usual banks. Mostly interested in their US/NY offices but feel free to share anything.

Oppenheimer
BMO Capital Markets
Stifel
RBC
Rothschild
RBS
Nomura
Miller Buckfire
Wells Fargo
Houlihan Lokey
Jefferies
Piper Jaffray

Hi,
I'm currently interviewing for Nomura IBD.
Any idea what the best groups in Nomura M&A are for salary/ dealflow/ atmosphere?
Cheers

U.S. bank indices fell 2% yesterday after fears that capital requirements would increase as much as 7%. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), fell below $11.00, the lowest since last year. The discussion came about after the Basel Committee on Banking revealed how levered large financial institutions still were, and tried to reconcile levels with future recession risks. A 7% equity capital raise for most banks would be catastrophic and dilute equity by 50%+, but a 3% raise seems manageable in a functioning economy. The problem is that the U.S. economy is on life support, and that life support is called Quantitative Easing 2. Once this support fades on June 30th, how will U.S. banks (at their already low valuations due to real estate risk and put backs) raise new equity capital?

So I will be interning at Nomura in Capital Markets and will be rotating through both fixed income and equities and working on a specific desk within each.

While they do not guarantee placement of groups or desks, they do take into consideration your preferences.

So my question is, what are the best desks and groups within Nomura?

Thanks!!

Hello,

I am an American MBA student in Europe who just secured 2 offers for summer associate Sales and Trading internships in London. The first is from Citi - global brand name, easy to move back to US, presence in emerging markets, high conversion rate from intern to full-time. The second is from Nomura - basically Lehman Europe, smaller more entrepreneurial, high-caliber people. I would like to work in London for the next couple years but perhaps would like to move back to New York after that. It seems that Nomura is better known in Europe but Citi is better known globally. Which would you pick?? Not sure about my personal desk/function interests.. open-minded but perhaps sales in commodities for example?

Advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

According to BBC News, Nomura made a very bold move this week by appointing its first female CEO. Junko Nakagawa joined Nomura Securities Co. in 1988, working at its underwriting and finance divisions before leaving the company in 2004. This could start a trend in upward mobility for women in the investment banking field:

I did 1st round for Nomura Asia fixed income division last friday. (kinda late..)
Anyone else waiting for this?

Does anyone have insight on the different groups at Nomura IBD in NYC? WSO searches haven't yielded many useful results.

I'm interested in which groups are seeing a lot of dealflow and have a good culture. This would be for a summer analyst position.

Thanks.

After a steep run-up in crude oil (both Brent & WTI) crude fell from $103 to $96 dollars in only two hours, a 7 standard deviation move. Over the past week, Colonel Qaddafi's violence in Libya had driven up prices to as high as $120/barrel (brent) and $103/barrel (WTI), as oil consuming nations feared that Libya could take 1.6mm barrels per day or 2% of global supply offline. Libyan oil is also sweet (low sulfuric content) versus other fuels, and is very valuable to Europe and Japan, which do not have the refining capabilities we have in the United States. As a result, analysts fear that if this supply is kept online for a prolonged period of time, prices could rise and have significant inflationary impact. Nomura (which has numerous problems of its own, i.e.