SMBC Group, a global financial group headquartered in Tokyo, offers a wide range of products and services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. With a 400-year history, the Group has more than 150 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group. In the Americas, we are more than 5,000 employees strong with a presence in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Our Japanese heritage affirms a sense of honor and commitment that is increasingly rare in the financial services world. Our deeply held values of service, respect, and integrity are present in everything we do. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships throughout Asia, SMBC Group in the Americas offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to our corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd