Our History

1986
Mar.
  • NBB established as a joint venture between Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and Babcock & Brown
  • First leveraged lease arranged for the Electricity Trust of South Australia.
1987
Sep.
  • Began syndication of U.S. real estate transactions.
1988
Mar.
  • 1988 Lease Circular issued
Sep.
  • First overseas lease financing
    arranged lease finance for plant and equipment for NUMMI (joint venture between Toyota Motor and General Motors) in the United States.
1989
Dec.
  • Began marketing of aircraft operating leases ; first lessee was GPA Group.
  • Arranged investment in a film production joint venture with Morgan Creek.
  • Arranged financing for wind power generation project in California (U.S.) led by Tomen.
1990
Sep.
  • Arranged investment opportunity for oil and gas investment in the United States.
1992
Feb.
  • Overseas lease financing
    arranged lease finance for engine assembly plant built by Toyota Motor in the United Kingdom.
1997
Mar.
  • Arranged a U.S. leasing transaction for a Japanese railway company.
1998
Mar.
  • Capital ties with Babcock & Brown dissolved
    NBB becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Group.
Oct.
  • 1998 revision of lease taxation
1999
Apr.
  • effective shutdown of new leveraged leases to overseas lessees
2000
Mar.
  • Arranged first ship operating lease.
Jun.
  • Arranged first rolling stock operating lease.
Jul.
  • Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. acquires all shares in NBB; NBB becomes a wholly-owned and consolidated subsidiary of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2001
Oct.
  • Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. changes its name to Nomura Holdings, Inc. and became the holding company of Nomura Group including NBB.
2003
Jun.
  • Adoption of committee system for corporate governance
2005
Apr.
  • 2005 revision to taxation of partnerships and associations
2007
Apr.
  • Shutdown of leveraged leases to domestic lessees
2008
Feb.
  • Registration as a Type II Financial Instruments Business Operator
2011
Apr.
  • Adoption of statutory auditor system for corporate governance
2015
Mar.
  • Joined the Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association
2021
Nov.
  • Registration of Investment Management Business
Dec.
  • Joined the Japan Investment Advisers Association