When Nomura acquired the European and Asian arms of Lehman Brothers in 2008, a major objective was to secure the Wall Street bank’s talented bankers and their connections around the world to hedge funds and decision makers at blue chip companies.

About 8,150 Lehman staff joined Nomura from Lehman as part of its acquisitions, around 5,500 in the Asia Pacific region and 2,650 across Europe and the Middle East.