Offering cutting–edge investment banking services of the highest–quality to clients around the world

Our Global Investment Banking Division comprises "coverage" units, which directly interface with clients, and "product" units which create highly advanced solutions for them. These units work in harmony to provide tailored investment banking services, including equity and bond financing through capital markets and M&A advisory services, as part of global management strategies.

To meet the increasingly sophisticated and diverse needs of our clients, we are building strategic partnerships with them by offering customized solutions based on our business and financial strategy expertise, our knowledge of industry and production, and our investment banking track record.

Bond Underwriting

Mizuho Securities has earned a first–class reputation as an industry leader in bond underwriting operations backed by proven skills in proposing solutions inherently–suited to market conditions and issuer needs, an ability to determine prices that accurately reflect investor demands, an incomparable responsiveness to market changes, and a strong track record in bond sales.

Equity Underwriting

Mizuho Securities has achieved sector–leading performance in equity underwriting operations, serving as a lead underwriter in a number of large finance deals thanks to superior underwriting knowhow and strong equity selling power both in Japan and overseas. We also provide extensive support to companies transitioning from private to public.

M&A Advisory

Our M&A advisory business leverages the latest insights and expertise to provide personalized advice tailored to each client's business strategy. We have achieved industry-leading results in Japan as well as a growing pipeline of cross-border deals in recent years thanks to our personalized global services in collaboration with Greenhill.

Structured Finance

Our structured finance business is widely regarded as a frontrunner in Japan's securitization market having achieved an exceptional track record as a specialist in the securitization of a broad range of assets including real estate and receivables. This reputation stems from our ability to provide bespoke structuring services customized to each client's business and asset portfolio.

We provide investment products and services to meet the diverse needs of clients

Our Global Markets Division offers a wide variety of investment products and services, including domestic and foreign bonds, equities, structured bonds, securitized products, and derivatives. Clients include institutional investors, financial corporations, business corporations, and others in Japan as well as overseas. In this challenging investment environment, where volatility is on the rise, we offer clients round-the-clock sales and trading services in conjunction with our global bases including Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and New York. This seamless, international network enables us to connect investors and issuers worldwide and offer high value-added solutions customized to client investment policies and risk preferences.

Fixed Income

Mizuho Securities has established itself as the market leader in government bonds, having secured top market share. We are dedicated to delivering products expertly tailored to our clients' investment strategies, proactively engaging in market making, and providing timely and insightful information.

Furthermore, we are strengthening cross-border transactions through fully-integrated domestic and overseas operations to effectively leverage global markets in responding to our clients' diverse needs.

Source: Prepared by Mizuho Securities based on Crisil Coalition Greenwich's Voice of Client (Japan Fixed-Income Quality survey) 2013–2023.

Equity

In the equity business, Mizuho Securities is committed to accurately satisfying the increasingly sophisticated needs of clients not only by providing top-class research, but also by enhancing execution services(such as electronic trading),expanding IR services for clients both in Japan and overseas, and by strengthening our product lineup(including derivatives and equity finance).

Furthermore, we constantly strive to offer state-of-the-art transaction methods and provide information useful to both corporate and individual clients.

We continue to strengthen groupwide collaboration not only across our Japan-based operations, but also with each of our overseas entities throughout the US, Europe, and Asia to ensure unified, seamless operations.