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Category: market-trends Market Trends
Key themes from SFVegas 2023
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.
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Category: community Community
Wall Street Bound: Not just preparation, but access to Wall Street for young people of color
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.
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Category: community Community
Genesys Works NYC interns are teammates at Mizuho
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.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The private debt market alternative
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
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What is ahead for healthcare investing in 2023?
Last year, economic concerns drove investors to some of the most defensive stocks in healthcare research and services, including managed care organizations. But Senior US Healthcare Analyst Ann Hynes expects the tide to turn in 2023, with last year’s laggards poised to lead.
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Category: community Community
Pathways to prosperity: expanding our commitment to banks supporting underserved communities
Mizuho Bank (USA), a subsidiary of Mizuho Americas, has expanded its efforts to support Minority Depository Institutions and U.S. Treasury-designated Community Development Financial Institutions, which provide affordable credit, capital, and financial services to historically underserved communities. In total, Mizuho has deposited $45 million in three New York City mission-based financial institutions, an increase of $30 million over the previous year.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The SPAC roller coaster – is a renaissance coming?
Andy Laszlo, Head of ECM TMT and SPAC Origination, Investment & Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas, examines the SPAC Boom and its repercussions in the market. Andy makes the case for the SPAC comeback when hundreds of SPACs totaling over $65 billion are set to mature within sixty days.
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Category: market-trends Market Trends
Fanatics CFO Glenn Schiffman discusses the need to put customers - and partners - first, and how collaboration is key to growth
In our series Blindspots, which examines the evolving role of the CFO, Glenn Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer of Fanatics, sat down with Andy Laszlo, Managing Director, Head of TMT ECM and SPAC origination at Mizuho Americas Investment & Corporate Banking. Glenn and Andy discuss the importance of adapting to change and what it takes to succeed in today's market
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The impact of macro trends on consumer & retail
How do the macro trends impact Consumer & Retail and what are the implications for deal making and capital raising? Read about our takeaways from the ICR Conference 2023.