Nomura has tapped a senior banker to lead a new debt advisory business in Europe, part of a broader expansion of dealmakers at the Japanese bank.

Stewart Robinson has joined as head of debt advisory in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, it said in a statement. It is a newly-created role and he will report into Guy Hayward-Cole, Nomura’s head of advisory in Emea and Xavier Nicolaou, head of structured finance, client financing and solutions in the region.