SMFG to buy Nikko Cordial, bulk of Nikko Citigroup for 545 bil. yen

SMFG to buy Nikko Cordial, bulk of Nikko Citigroup for 545 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Teisuke Kitayama (L), president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., along with Citigroup Vice Chairman Stephen Volk (R), announces at a Tokyo hotel on May 1 that SMFG has reached an agreement with Citigroup to acquire Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. and the bulk of Nikko Citigroup Ltd. for 545 billion yen.

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