NOMURA, hoping to ride the wave of a Nikkei surging for the fourth week in a row, will shortly lead Japan's first global IPO, to be followed by a large international second share placement by the end of February. Next week Nomura Securities and Nomura International plc will together lead manage the domestic and international tranches for the country's biggest printer of business forms, Toppan Form, with a Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance placement to follow.
February 06, 1998