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White & Case, A&O Shearman act as Nomura inks $1.8 bln deal to buy Macquarie units
by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》
White & Case has advised Japanese investment bank Nomura on its $1.8 billion agreement to acquire the U.S. and European public asset management businesses of Macquarie Group, which was represented by A&O Shearman.
The Macquarie assets deal, which Nomura said is its largest acquisition ever, comes as companies in Japan face a shrinking domestic market and are increasingly seeking growth opportunities abroad, Reuters reported.
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