Throughout much of the pandemic, industrial REITs experienced a boom as ecommerce drove demand for warehouse space. At least until last year, when major companies paused growth. Today, industrial REITs look solid once more, but many REITs investors see big variations among geographic sub-markets. Vikram Malhotra, Senior REITs Equity Research Analyst, dissects why the time is now for a renewed focus on large, well-diversified industrial REITs.

Last month, Mizuho was excited to host our Fifth Annual Rating Agency Energy Panel Discussions at the Calgary Petroleum Club. The event once again featured a lineup of analysts from S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and DBRS Morningstar focused on the Canadian energy sector across an upstream panel, a midstream panel and a one-on-one discussion with a leading expert from Moody’s on Environmental, Social and Governance considerations in the rating process.

What’s happening on Wall Street? What can we expect moving forward? Our DCM experts discuss the trends affecting the capital markets.

With commodity prices predicted to ebb and flow in the coming months, energy investors may need to be more selective and search for new opportunities. Against the challenging backdrop, Nitin Kumar, Senior U.S. Energy Analyst, discusses how shale producers can offer investors unique investment opportunities, presenting capital discipline, a commitment to rewarding shareholders, and good visibility into inventory.

Grace Institute has worked for nearly 125 years to empower women in New York City to achieve employment and economic self-sufficiency. In partnership with Grace Institute, Mizuho has helped further strengthen the knowledge these women have gained, through professional workshops and resources aimed at developing their skills and accelerating their careers.

All eyes were on the consumer at this year’s Structured Finance Association SFVegas Conference, where ABS investors probed near- and non-prime originators on how they are faring in light of increased cost of funds and compressing margins in an environment with limited ability to increase collateral APRs. Richard Burke, Co-Head of Securitized Products Origination, Mizuho Americas, provides the key takeaways.

Wall Street Bound is quickly emerging as a source to find well-trained talent from unexpected places, helping create avenues of opportunity on Wall Street for Black and Brown students. Read more about Mizuho's support of this emerging nonprofit.

Mizuho Americas is a founding partner of Genesys Works NYC, a non-profit that pairs students with corporations for year-long, paid internships in business operations and information technology. Learn about the program and hear from Genesys Works interns about their experiences at Mizuho.

Larger deals and new players are just some of Sameer Kishore’s takeaways from the 2023 Annual Private Placement Conference in Miami. Click to read his entire insight