Japan's Daiwa aims to be top-tier bank for mid-cap M&A advisory, says CEO

Japan's Daiwa aims to be top-tier bank for mid-cap M&A advisory, says CEO

A logo of Daiwa Securities is pictured at the company's lobby in Tokyo December 21, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Japan’s Daiwa Securities Group Inc aims to join the top league of investment banks in the merger-and-acquisition (M&A) advisory business by focusing on midcap deals, its chief executive told Reuters.