Nomura Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company which provides the investment and financial services. The company is headquartered in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo-To and currently employs 27,242 full-time employees. The firm has three business segments. The Sales segment provides investment consultation services to individual clients in Japan. The Investment Management segment provides investment management services and investment solutions, including the establishment and management of investment trusts, discretionary investment services for domestic and foreign investors, fund management and administration for investment corporations and institutional investors, and silent partnership management. The Wholesale segment is engaged in the sale and trading of bonds, equity securities, derivatives, and foreign exchange, as well as investment banking services such as the bonds and securities underwriting business, merger and acquisition (M&A) business and financial advisory services. The firm operates in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania.