Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Limited is the wholly owned European subsidiary of Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd., a joint venture headquartered and regulated in Japan. The joint venture company, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd, is 60% owned by Daiwa Securities Group Inc and 40% owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
This award winning investment bank, with offices throughout Europe and the Middle East, maintains strong ties with its Asian roots, working closely with colleagues across the region.
In mid 2009, Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Limited acquired Close Brothers Corporate Finance Holdings Limited - a London-based advisory house with offices in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Poland. For more information on the company see here.