Korea M&A Corporation

Tokyo, Feb 2, 2007 (JCN) - Nomura Holdings announced on February 2 that it closed its acquisition of Instinet Inc. for a final price of US$1.2 billion. Nomura also announced a new board of directors at Instinet. Nomura said the acquisition is part of ongoing strategy to strengthen its capabilities in this area, and comes as hedge funds and other institutional investors increasingly look to place..