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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The SPAC roller coaster – is a renaissance coming?
Andy Laszlo, Head of ECM TMT and SPAC Origination, Investment & Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas, examines the SPAC Boom and its repercussions in the market. Andy makes the case for the SPAC comeback when hundreds of SPACs totaling over $65 billion are set to mature within sixty days.
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Category: market-trends Market Trends
Fanatics CFO Glenn Schiffman discusses the need to put customers - and partners - first, and how collaboration is key to growth
In our series Blindspots, which examines the evolving role of the CFO, Glenn Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer of Fanatics, sat down with Andy Laszlo, Managing Director, Head of TMT ECM and SPAC origination at Mizuho Americas Investment & Corporate Banking. Glenn and Andy discuss the importance of adapting to change and what it takes to succeed in today's market
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The impact of macro trends on consumer & retail
How do the macro trends impact Consumer & Retail and what are the implications for deal making and capital raising? Read about our takeaways from the ICR Conference 2023.
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Equity capital markets – healthcare: 2022 year in review
2022 was a turbulent year for the healthcare and biotech sectors. Mizuho’s Equity Capital Markets team reflects on the macro headwinds, liquidity crunch, and their expectations for 2023.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
Equity capital markets – tech, media & telecom: 2022 year in review
It was an eventful 2022 with equities suffering their worst year since the 2008 Financial Crisis. Andy Laszlo takes us through the markets and shares some thoughts on what’s ahead.
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Category: research Research
5 questions with Dan Dolev
Senior Fintech Equity Research Analyst Dan Dolev answers questions about crypto and the fintech industry.
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Category: community Community
Driving Authenticity: Inclusion and Allyship at Mizuho
What is the ERG experience at Mizuho? Watch as members of M-WIN, PRIDE, MADE, MAAP, and UNIDOS talk about why they joined.
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For opportunities in the medtech sector, look for high barriers to entry and disruptive technologies
Investors have historically found the healthcare sector attractive during times of economic uncertainty. After all, we need access to healthcare solutions regardless of macroeconomic conditions. Still, not all healthcare stocks are the same, and Senior Equity Research Analyst Anthony Petrone believes that medtech might offer greater resilience compared to other stocks.
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Category: market-trends Market Trends
Equity capital markets - Healthcare: Q3 2022 review
This quarter, Mizuho’s Equity Capital Markets team looks at the external macro forces affecting the biotech and healthcare sector, state of volatility and risk-off sentiment and how convertibles are holding up in the space.