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Nomura Holdings (HD), a major Japan financial company, has announced that it will acquire the U.S. asset management subsidiary of Australia's Macquarie Group for approximately 250 billion yen. This acquisition is a symbolic step in Nomura's evolution into a global asset management company.
✅ Overview and Objectives of the Acquisition
Nomura HD acquires the following acquisitions: Macquarie Management Holdings, a subsidiary of the Macquarie Group in Australia, and some active management businesses in Europe (50% equities and 40% bonds) Are.
- Acquisition price ： Approximately 258.4 billion yen ($1.8 billion)
- Balance of assets under management after acquisition The Increased from $ 590 billion (about 88.5 trillion yen) to $ 770 billion (about 115.5 trillion yen)
(Approximately $180 billion = an increase of approximately 27 trillion yen) - purpose : Strengthen overseas asset management operations and expand global presence
- CEO's Comment (Kentaro Okuda):
"We will strengthen our investment operations, which are growth areas, and increase our corporate value over the long term."
Asset management is one of the future growth drivers for Nomura Group. In order to capture the world's pension and insurance money, it was essential to increase our presence in the United States.
🏢 What is Nomura Holdings?
| item | substance |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Nomura Holdings, Inc. |
| establishment | 1925 (Founded as Nomura Securities) |
| Head office location | Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Principal Businesses | Retail Securities, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Research |
| Overseas Expansion | Locations in North America, Europe, and Asia |
| feature | It is the largest securities company in Japan. Positioning operations as the next growth engine |
For many years, Nomura has established a strong position in the securities business for individual investors in Japan, but as the Japan market matures due to the declining population, Urgent need to expand overseas business It has become.
🌍 What is the Macquarie Group?
| item | substance |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Macquarie Group Limited |
| establishment | 1969 |
| head office | Sydney, Australia |
| Principal Businesses | Infrastructure investment, asset management, investment banking, commodity trading, etc. |
| Assets under management | Approximately more than $800 billion (one of the world's best) |
| feature | Known as "the world's largest infrastructure investor" |
Macquarie has an international presence in aggressive infrastructure investment and asset management, with particular strengths in the renewable energy and transport infrastructure sectors.
🔍 What to watch in the future
- Nomura's International Competitiveness ：
Can you beat the competition from the U.S. and European investment giants?
→ Integration strategies based on M&A will be put to the test. In particular, development of ETFs and investment trusts in the U.S. and expansion of sales channels is likely to be the focus. - Implications for Domestic Investors ：
The globalization of investment products may increase investment options for individuals - Macquarie's side of the move ：
The sale was made by Macquarie Strategy to focus on private assets from traditional asset management It's part of moving forward. In the background, there is a capital shift to alternative investments (real estate, infrastructure, renewable energy, etc.), which can aim for higher returns than stable earnings.
📌 Summary: Toward an era in which Japan's finance competes with the rest of the world
This acquisition by Nomura Holdings is not just business expansion, but a step toward realizing our vision of becoming a global asset management company from Japan.
From the Japan market, which has limited room for growth due to the declining birthrate and aging population, The era of managing the world's money It was a takeover drama that symbolized the full-fledged beginning of the event.
