William Vereker

UBS Hires Nomura’s Vereker as Orcel Overhauls Lender

UBS AG hired Nomura Holdings Inc.’s former co-head of investment banking, William Vereker, to help oversee its merger advisory and capital markets operations in Europe.

Nomura Investment Bank Co-Head Vereker Named Vice Chairman

Nomura Holdings Inc. appointed investment banking co-head William Vereker as vice chairman of the business, leaving Kentaro Okuda to lead the unit as Japan’s biggest brokerage deepens cost cuts.

Nomura Reeling From Lehman Hangover as Shibata Vows No Retreat

At 8 a.m. on Jan. 10, Takumi Shibata, chief operating officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., walked into the firm’s London boardroom overlooking the River Thames to try to salvage the 2008 acquisition of the European and Asian units of bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Davos Dealmaking Shifts as BRIC Influx Heralds New Influence

The balance of power among dealmakers is shifting, and this year’s World Economic Forum is proof: A record number of executives from emerging markets will attend the Alpine conference, a networking mecca for the global business elite.

Wall Street Partying in Davos as Crisis Angst Fades

As Wall Street chief executive officers flock to the World Economic Forum, they’ll be breathing a sigh of relief along with the Swiss mountain air: There are no panels on compensation or redesigning financial regulation.

Nomura’s Meissner Quits; Jotwani Named European CEO

Nomura Holdings Inc. ’s deputy global investment banking head, Christian Meissner , quit less than two years after he arranged the sale of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s European unit to the Japanese brokerage.

Nomura's Meissner Quits Less Than Two Years After Negotiating Lehman Sale

Nomura Holdings Inc.’s deputy global head of investment banking, Christian Meissner, quit less than two years after he helped negotiate the sale of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s European unit to the Japanese brokerage.

Glencore, Xstrata Enlist 18 Senior Bankers to Seal $90 Billion Merger Deal

Xstrata Plc and Glencore International Plc enlisted 18 senior bankers, from firms that advised both companies through a decade of deals, to seal their agreement to create a $90 billion mining and commodity-trading powerhouse.

Nomura Said to Focus on Fewer Industries Amid Europe Job Cuts

Nomura Holdings Inc. will start cutting jobs in Europe this month as it pares ambitions to be a full-service, global investment bank and takes a narrower focus on four or five industries in the region, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

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"We were trying to do too many things, with too many clients, in too many places too much of the time."

- William Vereker on Feb 27, 2012

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