New York, March 15, 2019 – Mizuho Americas today announced that it won a total of nine IJGlobal Awards for its work on large infrastructure finance deals throughout North America and Latin America in 2018. The IJGlobal Awards celebrate best-in-class transactions across the international infrastructure and energy sectors.
“Public private partnerships and non-recourse funding arrangements are great ways to get costly and critical infrastructure projects done,” said Chris Stolarski, managing director and head of Americas Project Finance. “And they are well-aligned with Mizuho’s product offerings across project finance and capital markets. It is gratifying to get such important projects funded for our clients and to be recognized for it by IJGlobal.”
Mizuho won the following awards:
North American Energy Storage Deal of the Year - Pinal Central Energy
North American M&A Deal of the Year – NextEra Western Renewables
North American Oil & Gas Deal of the Year – Corpus Christi LNG Train 3
North American PPP Deal of the Year - LAX Automated People Mover
North American Roads Deal of the Year - Gordie Howe International Bridge
North American Rail Deal of the Year - Finch West LRT
Latin American Midstream Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - Fermaca El Encino Pipeline refi
Latin American Water Deal of the year – Spence mine desal
Latin American Upstream Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - Sepia MV30 FPSO
About Mizuho Americas
Mizuho Americas is a leading financial institution comprising several legal entities, which together offer clients corporate and investment banking, financing, securities, treasury services, asset management, research and more. With professionals in offices throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Chile, Mizuho’s operations in the Americas connect a broad client base of major corporations, financial institutions and public sector groups to local markets and a vast global network. Learn more at mizuhoamericas.com.
Mizuho Americas is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MFG). Mizuho Financial Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and strategic services including private banking and venture capital through its subsidiaries. The group has over 900 offices and 60,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. As of December 31, 2018, its total assets were $1.8 trillion. Learn more about Mizuho Financial Group at www.mizuho-fg.com.
For inquiries, please contact:
Jim Gorman, Mizuho Americas
+1-212-282-3867
jim.gorman@mizuhocbus.com
Laura London, Mizuho Americas
+1- 212-282-4446
laura.london@mizuhocbus.com
P.J. Kinsella, Paragon Public Relations
+1-646-558-6226
pj@paragonpr.com
