Macquire aims to focus its European and US strategy on alternative investments
Japan’s financial services giant Nomura said it acquired Australian Macquarie’s asset management unit that handles US and European listed instruments. The vendor has aum worth in the region of 180 billion US Dollars and fetched 1.8 billion in cash (subject to adjustment at closing) out of this sale (Nomura and Macquarie).
Nomura acquired Macquarie Management Holdings Inc (Delaware), Macquarie Investment Management Holdings (Luxembourg) and Macquarie Investment Management Holdings (Austria) GmbH. The vendor will keep its am unit that handles Australian listed instruments. The transaction’s closing may take place by the end of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.
After such a deal, Nomura’s aum will grow from 590 to 770 billion and manage 35% of them on behalf of clients based outside Japan.
Macquarie AM signed a partnership with Nomura for granting US clients an ongoing access to its alternative investiments channels. Nomura committed to providing seed capital for Macquarie Asset Management’s alternative funds tailored for US clients. In February 2025, the firms launched Japanese Nomura Macquarie Private Infrastructure Fund.
Ben Way, Senior Managing Director & Head of Macquarie Asset Management, said: “This transaction will allow MAM to consolidate its position as a global leader in the private markets and its leading position in the Australian public markets, focusing on providing solutions for its institutional, insurance and asset management clients.”
Kentaro Okuda, the chairman and ceo of Nomura, added: “Such a deal will be transformational for our investment management division’s presence outside Japan, as it will add significant scale in the US, strengthen our platform and provide opportunities to build our public and private capabilities. We look forward to welcoming all of the more than 700 employees who will be joining the Nomura Group.”
