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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Ace Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of Ace Securities Co., Ltd. in Japan. Established in 1914, the firm is headquartered in Osaka and provides a range of security brokerage and investment advisory services.

Ace Securities Co., Ltd. provides security brokerage, investment advisory and banking services. The firm offers corporate research, asset management, management consulting and corporate advisory services. It caters information technology and biotechnology industries. The company was founded by Ginzo Ito on February 1, 1914 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Ace Keizai Kenkyusho KK provides research services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.