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Category: Trends
Equity capital markets - healthcare: Q1 2022 review
Issuers, for the most part, were willing to sit this quarter out, say Kevin Davies and Stephen Roney, Healthcare Investment & Corporate Banking. They provide a detailed look at the healthcare market’s rough Q1, and advice for issuers on the path forward.
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Category: Expert Opinions
Mizuho rating agency energy panel discussions 2022: Agencies exude calm through a geopolitical storm
With energy markets experiencing disruptions on a scale not seen in decades, there was plenty to talk about at Mizuho’s fourth annual rating agency panel, which focused on prospects for production growth and the adequacy of infrastructure investments to keep up with shifting energy flows. Michael Gorelick, Head of Ratings Advisory, provides key highlights.
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Category: Trends
Equity capital markets – tech, media & telecom: Q1 2022 review
Facing a multitude of macro headwinds ranging from ongoing inflationary pressures to geopolitical tensions, equity markets have been quite turbulent. Head of TMT ECM & SPAC Origination Andy Laszlo recaps the TMT market over the first quarter.
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Category: Trends
Equity capital markets – software: 2021 year in review
Despite pandemic headwinds, the software sector has been one of the best performing sectors over the past two years. Head of TMT ECM & SPAC Origination Andy Laszlo looks at the key trends benefiting the industry.
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Category: Trends
Equity capital markets – tech, media & telecom: 2021 year in review
TMT dethroned Healthcare for the most active sector in the market in 2021. Andy Laszlo walks us through the markets and Mizuho’s record ECM year, and shares his thoughts and themes looking ahead.
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Category: Trends
What’s driving investor demand in consumer IPOs?
Consumer & Retail made up the third largest sector of IPO volumes in 2021. Find out what is propelling this trend.
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Category: Trends
Four ways to engage millennials for company success and growth
In the midst of a tight labor market and bare-knuckle battle for talent, Head of Investment and Corporate Banking Michal Katz writes about what business leaders can do to recruit and retain best-in-class millennial talent.
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Category: Trends
Credit investor survey
Forget the magic eight ball. The Mizuho Fixed Income Syndicate Desk recently conducted a survey of 170 investors regarding their outlook on bond issuance for 2022, to help you navigate your way through the New Year.
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Category: Trends
Changing of the guard: Four tips for ensuring a successful leadership transition
Recent changes at the helms of major U.S. public companies have demonstrated the strategic importance of succession planning. But Michal Katz, Head of Banking Americas, says management teams too often treat succession as an afterthought – or eschew it entirely. She shares her insights on how to make succession planning foundational to a business’s long-term strategy.