The Tokyo-based banking group is teaming up with a firm located in New Zealand and Australia.

Jarden, an investment and advisory firm, and Nomura, the banking group, have partnered in Australia and New Zealand to build business in the countries.

Under the terms of the alliance, Jarden – based in New Zealand and Australia – will bring long-term relationships and expertise. With deep local connections, Nomura will provide its global network, product capabilities and balance sheet to support clients across equity and debt capital markets, and acquisition and leverage finance. 

Both firms will continue to run standalone corporate advisory and capital markets businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

“Jarden has a proud history of 60 years and Nomura brings substantial balance sheet support to our clients across the breadth of capital markets activity. We are pleased to further strengthen our global connections moving forward with Nomura,” Bill Trotter, executive chairman of Jarden Group, said.

Kenji Teshima, head of investment banking, Asia ex-Japan, Nomura, said: “Australasia is an important market for Nomura. Strong forecast deal activity in a post-pandemic environment across all products will favour investment banks that can support clients across the capital structure. Jarden’s strength in ECM and its relationships with leading Australasian companies will be complementary to our business, which has traditionally been strong in cross-border transactions and debt financing.”

Jarden was founded in 1961 and serves clients operating in wholesale and retail markets, including family offices, individuals, charitable trusts and wealth managers, along with corporations and institutions.