Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- After a strong run of QIPs, block deals and IPOs, Nomura's investment banking arm expects public-market activity to remain robust through the rest of the year, while global buyout funds continue to explore opportunities to expand their footprint in India, the firm's top executives said.

"Over the last couple of months, we have concluded several transactions across equity capital markets, and we expect a similar supply coming in the next few months," Nomura's India head of investment banking Amit Thawani told Mint in an interview.

Earlier this year, Nomura was among the advisors in Ather Energy's $135 million QIP and Sterlite Technologies' $158 million QIP. It was also involved in two block deals worth $272 million in ...