Nomura Lured by Instinet's Algorithms

NEWS ANALYSIS

NEW YORK—The Instinet brokerage's cache of algorithmic trading capabilities drove Nomura Holdings to acquire the brokerage last week, say industry observers.

In an all-cash transaction for an undisclosed amount, Nomura has secured Instinet from Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm that has majority ownership in Instinet. Last year, when the Nasdaq Stock Market bought Instinet, it kept the Inet ECN operations and arranged a separate transaction to divest Instinet of its institutional

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