Nomura set to make Chinese acquisition

Japanese bank on verge of buying Shanghai-based GE Capital Finance

TOKYO - Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's largest investment bank, is set to buy a Chinese unit of GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric Co.

The acquisition would be a key step toward Nomura building a solid footing in the fast-growing financial markets of the Chinese mainland, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.