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.

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.

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. 

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.

Mizuho recently hosted its inaugural Growth Conference to showcase early-stage Israeli firms in the tech and healthcare space to investors. During the lunch panel, attendees heard from Mizuho and Greenhill & Co. experts on the outlook for monetization strategies in equity and private capital markets and M&A. Open windows in the IPO market followed by renewed interest in the private market are creating fertile ground for more investment. Megadeals in energy and healthcare have driven M&A volume so far in 2024, but headwinds continue persist for the remainder of 2024, highlighting the importance of creative financing strategies and structural considerations designed to bridge valuation gaps.

The future of renewables is vast with many opportunities for growth. We estimate the US will spend $50 to $90 billion dollars per year on the sector over the next few decades. Maheep Mandloi, Senior Clean Energy Equity Research Analyst, explores what’s driving the demand, emerging technologies, and potential risks in our recent series, “The Analyst.”

With the rapid pace of technological development and acceleration of AI integration, IT service providers are set to become major players in the AI revolution. Dan Dolev, Senior FinTech Equity Research Analyst, and Sean Kennedy, Payments & IT Services Equity Research Analyst, look at how IT services may play a transformative role across industries and the potential opportunities for investors.

Operating amidst steep headwinds and a period of rapid change, the clean energy industry faces an uncertain future, but 2024 is set to be a pivotal and clarifying year for the space. Maheep Mandloi, Senior Clean Energy Equity Research Analyst, looks at how new legislation and the political landscape will impact the already complex industry, and how analysts and investors can prepare going forward.

Mizuho won top billing as Investment-Grade Corporate Bond House of the Year in the 2023 IFR Awards for consistent leadership on behalf of our clients, taking market share from some of the U.S.’s top bulge-bracket banks.