Akira Maruyama

Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd. (NPF) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). NPF was established in 2000 and is located in Tokyo. The firm specializes in private equity investments in Japan, investing the parent group's capital and leveraging the private investment experience acquired by the Nomura group overseas. NPF also actively invests risk capital, with the aim to contribute to the development of the Japanese economy. They cooperate with fellow subsidiaries to provide specialized services such as risk management and business management consulting services.

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 company is based in Tokyo, Japan.