Sovereign bonds: Nomura’s Gulf samurai

Philip Lynch, Nomura’s Middle East and Africa chief executive, tells Euromoney his firm has been mandated on a yen-denominated sovereign debt issue from the Middle East, which will come to market in the next few months.

Philip Lynch, Nomura’s Middle East and Africa chief executive, tells Euromoney his firm has been mandated on a yen-denominated sovereign debt issue from the Middle East, which will come to market in the next few months.

The mandate is a sign of the Japanese bank’s growing intent in the Middle East following its acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ European and Middle East business in September.

New licence
Nomura gained a licence from the Saudi Capital Markets Authority last month.

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