Skylark Co. Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kiwamu Yokokawa (C) attends a news conference with the company President Yasutaka Ito (R) and Nomura Principal Finance Co. Ltd. CEO Akira Maruyama in Tokyo June 8, 2006. Nomura Holdings Inc. and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners said on Thursday they would lead a buyout of restaurant chain Skylark for up to $2.4 billion, marking Japan's biggest management buyout to date. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN)