Kentaro Okuda

Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Nomura Holding America, Inc. provides investment banking and securities services. It operates in North and South America and deals with equities, fixed income, asset management, venture capital and private equity investing. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Founded in 1959 as Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., the firm became Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 1997 when they merged with Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, NAM provides investment advisory services globally to a broad range of institutional investors as well as pooled investment vehicles, including private funds and Japanese investment trusts.

OpTier, Inc. provides software as a service application performance management solution. Its patented active context tracking technology captures and tags every business transaction across the entire IT infrastructure, much like FedEx closely tracks packages from origin to destination. The firm's integrated data source that allows businesses to generate instant business value without the need for a data warehouse. The company was founded by Yori Lavi, Amri Alon, Dov Gal, Israel Mazin, Ori Mazin and Motti Tal in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (BofA Securities Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Merrill Lynch International, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (MLJS) and changed their name to BofA Securities Co., Ltd. in line with grobal re-branding from BofA Merrill Lynch to BofA in 2020. They subsequently became BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BofA Securities Japan provides stock and bond trading, capital markets, investment banking and other advisory services to corporate clients, financial institutions and government agencies.

Nomura Bank International PLC operates as an investment banking. The company was founded on January 22, 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Asia Holding NV is a holding Dutch company that provides financial services. The private company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The CEO of the company is Toshiyasu Iiyama.

Nomura Singapore Ltd. (Nomura SG) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd, itself a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TK: 8604, ADR: NMR) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1972 as Singapore Nomura Merchant Banking Ltd. and became Nomura Singapore Ltd. in 1989. Headquartered in Singapore, Nomura SG provides a range of brokerage services to institutional and private clients and are supported by Nomura Securities Singapore Pte Ltd. and Nomura Futures (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. operates as a trust bank. It operates through the following business divisions: Trust Business, Banking Business, and Securities Business. The firm’s Trust Business division specializes in specified money trusts and specified pecuniary trusts; individually operated designated money and pecuniary trusts; jointly operated designated money trusts; composite trusts; pension trusts; investment trusts; securities trusts; and outsource services for investment trusts. Its Banking Business division engages in deposit taking, lending, domestic exchange business, and foreign exchange business. The firm’s Security Business division handles the investment trust, over-the-counter sales, and account administration business; corporate bond administration business; fiscal agent for corporate bonds; investment advisory and agency business; and investment management business. The company was founded on August 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas SA (Jersey Branch) operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The private company is based in Jersey, UK.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Europe Holdings Plc is a holding British company with interests in asset management businesses. The private company is based in London, UK. The CEO of the company is Jonathan Wayne Lewis.

The Japan Securities Dealers Association operates as its name suggests, serving as an association for securities dealers in Japan. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (NFASPL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. NFASPL provides stock broking, merchant banking and research to various investors.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Instinet International Ltd. is a leading agency-model securities trading firm. The private company is based in London, UK and offers equity research and market structure insights to drive sophisticated investment and securities trading strategies. Instinet provides high-touch, electronic, and direct low-latency securities trading services, solutions, and technology. Additionally, the British company offers research, trading, and data analytics solutions for institutional investors and securities traders across every phase of the investment lifecycle. Founded in 1979, the company helps institutional clients create, preserve, and capture alpha in a changing world.

Nomura Capital Markets Ltd. provides financial intermediation services. The company was incorporated on June 15, 2007 and is headquartered London, the United Kingdom.

Nomura Funds Research & Technologies Co., Ltd. provides fund evaluation; investment advisory, agency and management services. It also engages in the planning, evaluation, information, and consulting services associated with investment products management and administration of financial instruments. The company was founded on June 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Founded in 2004, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research is a Japanese market research company that provides market research services. Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., the private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. provides data analytic solutions. It offers surveillance and customer insights, security and intelligence, and healthcare. The company was founded by Kenneth G. Elzinga, Dorothy Currey and Timothy W. Estes in 2000 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Instinet Europe Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Instinet International Ltd., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet Europe offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via the firm’s array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. (Broker) (Daiwa Broker) is the brokerage division of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., which is ultimately held by Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601). The firm is headquartered in Tokyo and was founded in 2012. Daiwa Broker provides brokerage services to their clients.

Symphony Communication Services LLC engages in the design and development of cloud-based work platforms. It is an open source, secure communication and workflow platform that help to improve workplace productivity, and connects users to community. The company was founded by David Gurle in October 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of CME Group, Inc., Traiana Ltd. provides sales, marketing and information technology services. The private company is based in London, UK.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH is a financial services provider. The private company is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The German company was founded in 2017. Hirofumi Misawa has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides investment services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., BOOSTRY Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that develops platforms for securities trading using block chain technology. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Toshinori Sasaki.

Uk Fintech Growth Partners LLP (Uk Fintech Growth Partner) is a private equity firm founded in 2023. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.