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The energy sources powering the AI revolution
Generative AI applications are scaling at a very fast pace, driving new processor demand which requires significant growth in the supporting infrastructure, e.g., physical datacenters, power generation, datacenter cooling, and others. This cross-sector piece looks at the growth potential.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
Storytellers in Business, Episode 1: Barbara Byrne
Mizuho | Greenhill is excited to launch our new podcast series, Storytellers in Business, where we sit with industry icons and leaders to learn about their fascinating stories, anecdotes and lessons. In this first episode, host Michal Katz, Head of Investment & Corporate Banking at Mizuho Americas, speaks to her friend and mentor, longtime Wall Street veteran, Barbara Byrne.
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Mizuho Technology Conference: Insights from our experts
We caught up with Mizuho Equity Research Analysts and Bankers in the halls of the Mizuho Technology Conference. Listen to some of their insights on the trends that impact our world today and the next cycle of innovation and growth.
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Mizuho Technology Conference Keynote Speaker: Arvind Krishna, IBM Chairman and CEO
Mizuho Americas Head of Investment & Corporate Banking Michal Katz and Chair of Technology Banking Richard Gallivan, sat down for a fireside chat with Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM, to discuss the state of technology, regulation and the future of quantum computing and AI during the Mizuho Technology Conference.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
Forbes Iconoclast: Mizuho’s Michal Katz discusses public vs private markets
Head of Investment & Corporate Banking for Mizuho Americas, Michal Katz, joined the panel discussion “Dealmaking for the Next Decade: Going Public, Taking Private, and Everything In Between” at the Forbes Iconoclast Summit in New York on June 20, 2024
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Category: research Research
Navigating market fluctuations: gauging emergent opportunities within consumer hardlines
Sluggish sales activity from key firms in consumer hardlines – a $3 trillion subsector that encompasses durable goods ranging from appliances, to tools, to electronics - along with certain negative economic indicators, have led some analysts to question the financial health of the industry. But a closer look at consumer hardlines through our team's holistic lens – covering both traditional retail and emerging digital platforms – reveals a more nuanced picture.
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Ratings agencies weigh in on Canada’s energy outlook
On April 9th, Mizuho’s Head of Ratings Advisory for the Americas, Michael Gorelick, led panel discussions on Canadian upstream and midstream energy companies with a group of senior analysts from S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and Morningstar DBRS during Mizuho’s 6th annual Rating Agency Energy Panel Conference at the Calgary Petroleum Club.
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Category: community Community
Grameen America: microlending, macro impact
Grameen America focuses exclusively microlending to low-income women running small businesses in The United States and recently surpassed $4 billion invested in 190,000 entrepreneurs.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
An analysis of Q1 activity in Equity Capital Markets
Following an active first quarter in the Equity Capital Markets, what can we expect for IPO, secondary and convertible issuance going into the rest of the year? Our latest Markets Mindset features Mizuho Investment & Corporate Banking’s Andy Laszlo and Ivana Rupcic-Hulin, providing their viewpoints on Q1 trends, what they’ve learned and what we can expect going forward.