an original mascot character called Midosuke, which imitates an otter. The body of the character is green in color, the neck of it is covered by a scarf with the color similar to SMBC group's rising mark logo. The character was designed by Tsuneo Goda (Dwarf Co., Ltd.). Originally, it was used mainly for official LINE accounts but later it has been used as commercials character, face design of cash cards or debit cards, and merchandise for bank customers. Global operations SMBC Group has offices in: Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates The overseas subsidiaries and affiliates of SMBC Group are as follows: European Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation SMBC Bank EU AG Sumitomo Mitsui Banking (China) Co., Ltd. Manufacturer's Bank Brazil Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation PT Bank BTPN Tbk Russia Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Malaysia SMBC Capital Markets Company UK SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Company SMBC Aviation Capital SMBC Lease Finance Company SMBC Rail Services LLC SMBC Nikko Security America Corporation SMBC Financial Services Company SMC Cayman Elsie Limited S.F.V.I Company SMBC International Finance N.V. SMC Leasing Investment LLC SMC Capital Partners LLC SMBC MV ISPC SMBC DIP Limited SMBC Derivative Products Limited SMBC Capital India Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Sakura Finance Asia Acquisitions SMBC Nikko Securities The history of SMBC Nikko Securities can be traced back to Nikko Cordial Corporation, which was the holding company for Nikko Cordial Securities. The company was Japan's third largest brokerage until 2008, when Nikko Cordial Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup; upon completion of share exchange, it merged with Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd. to form Nikko Citi Holdings Inc., before changing its name to Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp. in 2009. In October 2009, all of the operations of Nikko Cordial Securities and certain businesses of Nikko Citigroup, such as the domestic stock and bond underwriting business among others, were sold to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, before being reorganized into a new subsidiary company, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., in April 2011. SMBC Nikko Securities becomes investment banking arm of SMBC group and offers equity and debt financing, trading, and merger and acquisition advisory services worldwide with the main base in Japan. SMBC Aviation Capital SMBC Aviation Capital, formerly RBS Aviation Capital, is one of the world's largest aircraft leasing companies. Headquartered in the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin and with locations in Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kyiv, Moscow, New York,