Mergers & Acquisitions

Our strength resides in collectively leveraging unique insights gleaned from global relationships across industry sectors and our ability to work with stakeholders to develop bespoke solutions for the most complex and challenging transactions, all delivered with a high-touch, client-focused approach.

A complementary suite of solutions

Mizuho’s team of expert bankers and their deep industry knowledge is complemented and enhanced by the addition of Greenhill's premier M&A professionals. Leveraging this core of specialists, we’ve created a holistic, multi-pronged platform that enables us to execute transactions and orchestrate comprehensive financing and monetization strategies across public and private markets. We listen to and guide our clients through an informed process and act collaboratively to achieve optimal results in their best interest.

Notable Transactions

Exclusive Financial Advisor to Velcro Companies on its majority-stake sale to Arsenal Capital Partners from the Cripps Foundation
Financial Advisor to Traverse Midstream Partners, LLC on its $2.25 billion sale to ePointZero and Staple Financing Advisor to the buyer
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Uber Technologies, Inc. on its announced acquisition of Blacklane GmbH
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Pyramid Analytics on its announced sale to ServiceNow, Inc.
Financial Advisor to Bending Spoons S.p.A. on its agreement to acquire AOL from Yahoo Inc. and Lead Arranger on the $2.8 billion debt financing package
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Evernorth Health Services, a subsidiary of The Cigna Group, on its $3.5 billion investment in Shields Health Solutions
Exclusive Financial Advisor on NorthWestern Energy’s $15.4 billion merger with Black Hills Corporation (Pending)
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Skechers U.S.A., Inc. on its ~$10 billion sale to 3G Capital
Financial Advisor to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on its $9.0 billion acquisition of Colonial Enterprises, Inc., which includes the Colonial Pipeline
Financial Advisor to the Special Committee of Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and provided fairness opinion on its $10 billion CAD sale to La Caisse (formerly CDPQ)

Product Expertise

Sell Side
Special Committee Advisory
Buy Side
Spins, Splits and Divestitures
Restructuring
Merger Advisory
Fairness Opinions
Shareholder Activism and Defense

Mizuho's 2023 acquisition of Greenhill brings a world-class organization with reputation and decades of expertise in M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory. Serving large companies and investors across industries, our highly specialized team of professionals have extensive experience in buy side, sell side, special committee, defense and activism.

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