Nomura Babcock & Brown

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| name = Nomura Babcock & Brown Co. Ltd.
野村バブコックアンドブラウン株式会社

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| type = Public

| foundation = March 3, 1986

| location = Tokyo, Japan

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| industry = Finance

| products = Financial services
Investment banking

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| homepage = http://www.nbb.co.jp/nbb/english/

| parent = Nomura Group

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Nomura Babcock & Brown Co. Ltd. (NBB) is a Japanese investment firm and subsidiary of the Nomura Group. It was established in 1986 as a joint venture in 1986 between Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (now known as Nomura Holdings, Inc.), Japan's largest security firm, and Babcock & Brown, an American investment and advisory firm. During the 1990s, the company became involved in a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company and Interscope Communications. It produced several films that were released between 1992 and 1995.

History

Nomura Babcock & Brown specializes in international leasing of aircraft, ships and other large equipment. It works in collaboration with BBAM Aircraft Management LLC (BBAM) to create investment programs tailored to Japanese investors. Nomura Babcock & Brown was established on March 3, 1986.{{Cite web| title = Corporate Profile - NOMURA BABCOCK & BROWN CO., LTD.| publisher = Nomura Babcock & Brown Co. Ltd| url = http://www.nbb.co.jp/nbb/english/corporate/profile.html| accessdate = 21 April 2011}} as a joint venture between Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (now known as Nomura Holdings), Japan's largest security firm, and Babcock & Brown, an American investment and advisory firm.{{Cite web| title = What is Nomura Babcock & Brown - NOMURA BABCOCK & BROWN CO., LTD.| publisher = Nomura Babcock & Brown Co. Ltd| url = http://www.nbb.co.jp/nbb/english/corporate/what.html| accessdate = 21 April 2011}}

In 1990, Nomura Babcock & Brown invested $250 million in a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company and Interscope Communications.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-14-fi-348-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Alan Citron |title=Japanese Will Invest Up to $250 Million in Disney Filmmaking|date=September 14, 1990}} The deal called for NBB to co-produce and finance{{Cite web| title = Polygram to Buy 51% Stake in Interscope's Film Division - New York Times|work = The New York Times| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/11/business/polygram-to-buy-51-stake-in-interscope-s-film-division.html|author = Geraldine Fabrikant|date = 11 August 1992|accessdate = 31 January 2013}} films for Interscope and Disney for four years. NBB produced five films between 1992 and 1995, all of which were marketed and released under two of Disney's production banners, Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures.

Filmography

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Year ! Film ! Co-production company ! Distributor
rowspan=2\|1992 \|The Hand That Rocks the Cradle \|rowspan=2\|Interscope Communications \|Hollywood Pictures
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag \|Touchstone Pictures
rowspan=2\|1994 \|The Air Up There \|rowspan=3\|Interscope Communications / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment \|rowspan=3\|Hollywood Pictures
Terminal Velocity
1995 \|Roommates

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Year

! Film

! Co-production company

! Distributor

rowspan=2|1992

|The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

|rowspan=2|Interscope Communications

|Hollywood Pictures

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

|Touchstone Pictures

rowspan=2|1994