Nomura rebuilds Europe equities business in global push

LONDON — Nomura Holdings is moving to expand its equities business worldwide, particularly in Europe, where it is making a limited return after its 2016 pullback, Simon Yates, Nomura’s global head of equities, told Nikkei.

The Japanese financial group is expanding financing for private equity firms — a field where it has already established a presence in the U.S. — into Europe. It has also begun offering “delta one” financial products, which are customized derivatives that closely track the value of an underlying asset.