Awards & Rankings

Awards

Award （Publication）	Award details	Date
BEST DEALS OF 2024 （CAPIAL EYE）	＜Corporate Bond＞ BEST DEALS OF 2024 Sony Group series 42 Unsecured Bonds Sony Group series 43 Unsecured Bonds ＜Municipal Bond＞ BEST DEALS OF 2024 Aichi Prefecture Bond FY 2024 series 8 Special Award Nagasaki Prefecture Regular Redemption Bond FY 2024 series 4 ＜Foreign Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2024 Dai-ichi Life Insurance Subordinated Dollar Bond Special Award 2024 East Japan Railway Company EUR Bonds East Japan Railway Company GBP Bonds ＜Newly Listed Stocks＞ BEST DEAL OF 2024 Tokyo Metro ＜Publicly Listed Stocks Offering/Sale＞ BEST DEAL OF 2024 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ＜Investment Corporation Investment Units Issuance/Sale＞ BEST DEAL OF 2024 Invincible Investment Corporation	April 2025
DealWatch Awards 2024 （LSEG）	＜Bond＞ Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（5th consecutive year） Bond of the Year SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY series 3 Subordinated Bonds Innovative Debt Deal of the Year Japan Investment Adviser series 2 Unsecured Straight Bonds ＜Local Government Bond＞ Local Government Bond of the Year Joint Local Government Green Bond ＜Cross-border Bond＞ Cross-border Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（3nd consecutive year） Offshore Bond of the Year Rakuten Group US Dollar-denominated Undated Subordinated NC5 Fixed Rate Reset Notes(Mizuho International) Cross-border Yen Bond of the Year ROMANIA Japanese Yen Bonds First Series (2024) (Green bonds) ROMANIA Japanese Yen Bonds Second Series (2024) (Green bonds) ROMANIA Japanese Yen Bonds Third Series (2024) (Green bonds) ＜Sustainable Finance＞ Sustainable Finance House of the Year Mizuho Securities（5th consecutive year）＜Equity＞ Equity-linked Product of the Year Kasumigaseki Capital Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2029 (Mizuho International) J-REIT Deal of the Year Invincible Investment Corporation Innovative Equity Deal of the Year Astroscale Holdings	March 2025
Deals of the Year 2024 （J-Money）	＜Equity＞ Best IPO KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Best Equity Follow-on Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ＜Bond＞ Best Yen Bond Deal SoftBank Group Best International Bond Deal East Japan Railway Company	March 2025

Analyst Rankings

Publication	Award	Category	Date
Extel	Extel’s 32nd annual Japan Research Team survey	Ranking Voted #1 "This content was originally published by Extel on February 11, 2025 (EST) and is reproduced with their permission."	February 2025
Nikkei Veritas	37th Annual Survey on Most Popular Equity Analyst (Overall Company Ranking) of Nikkei Veritas	Overall Company Ranking Voted #3 Source：Nikkei Veritas, February 23, 2025 issue	February 2025
Nikkei Veritas	Nikkei Veritas 30th Annual Survey on Most Popular Bond/Forex Analyst/ Economist by company/group	Overall Company Ranking Voted #3 Source：Nikkei Veritas, March 27, 2025 issue	March 2025

Award （Publication）	Award details	Date
DealWatch Awards 2023 （LSEG）	＜Bond＞ Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（4th consecutive year） Debut Dept Deal of the Year Japan Investment Adviser series 1 Unsecured Straight Bonds ＜Cross-border Bond＞ Cross-border Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（2nd consecutive year） Offshore Bond of the Year Rakuten Group US Dollar-denominated Senior Notes due 2027（Mizuho Securities USA） Cross-border Yen Bond of the Year NAVER Corporation Japanese Yen Bonds Series 1 NAVER Corporation Japanese Yen Bonds Series 2 NAVER Corporation Japanese Yen Bonds Series 3 NAVER Corporation Japanese Yen Bonds Series 5 ＜Sustainable Finance＞ Sustainable Finance House of the Year Mizuho Securities（4th consecutive year）＜Equity＞ Equity Deal of the Year Asahi Group Holdings（Mizuho International） IPO of the Year KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION Innovetive Equity Deal of the Year Softbank Series 1 Bond-Type Class Shares	March 2024
Deals of the Year 2023 （J-Money）	＜M&A＞ Best M&A Deal Japan Industrial Partners' tender offer for Toshiba Corporation’s shares ＜Equity＞ Best IPO KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Best Equity Follow-on Japan Post Bank ＜Bond＞ Best Yen Bond Deal NTT FINANCE Best Samurai Bond Deal Republic of Korea	March 2024
BEST DEALS OF 2023 （CAPIAL EYE）	＜Bond＞ BEST DEALS OF 2023 Seven & i Holdings series 16 unsecured domestic straight bonds Seven & i Holdings series 17 unsecured domestic straight bonds Seven & i Holdings series 18 unsecured domestic straight bonds Seven & i Holdings series 19 unsecured domestic straight bonds ＜Municipal Bond＞ BEST DEALS OF 2023 Chiba Prefecture bond FY2023 series 1 Chiba Prefecture bond FY2023 series 2 ＜Equity＞ BEST DEAL OF 2023 SoftBank Series 1 Bond-Type Class Shares ＜initial public offering＞ BEST DEAL OF 2023 KOKUSAI ELECTRIC ＜Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust＞ BEST DEAL OF 2023 Invincible Investment Corporation ＜convertible bond-type bonds with subscription rights to shares＞ BEST DEALS OF 2023 Daiwa House Industry Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2028 Daiwa House Industry Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2029	April 2024

Award （Publication）	Category	Date
DealWatch Awards 2021 （Refinitiv）	＜Bond＞ Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（2nd consecutive year） Bond of the Year The Kansai Electric Power Company series 1 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds The Kansai Electric Power Company series 2 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds The Kansai Electric Power Company series 3 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds Debut Debt Deal of the Year GMO Internet series 1 Unsecured Straight Bonds GMO Internet series 2 Unsecured Straight Bonds Innovative Debt Deal of the Year ANA HOLDINGS series 42 Unsecured Straight Bonds Offshore Bond of the Year NTT FINANCE CORPORATION Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2025 NTT FINANCE CORPORATION Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2028 Note: Cases involving Mizuho International plc. ＜Cross-border Yen Bond＞ Cross-border Yen Bond of the Year BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 9th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 10th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Senior Non-Preferred Bonds 11th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Senior Non-Preferred Bonds 12th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Bonds 25th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Bonds 26th Series ＜Sustainable Finance＞ Sustainable Finance House of the Year Mizuho Securities（2nd consecutive year）＜Equity＞ Equity-linked Product of the Year Mercari Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2026 Mercari Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2028 J-REIT Deal of the Year GLP J-REIT	March 2022
Deals of the Year 2021 （J-Money）	＜Bond＞ Best Yen Bond Deal Panasonic Best International Bond Deal NTT Finance Best Samurai Bond Deal Republic of Indonesia ＜Equity＞ Best Equity follow-up JAPAN POST	March 2022
BEST DEALS OF 2021 （CAPIAL EYE）	＜Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 NTT FINANCE CORPORATION series 20 Unsecured Straight Bonds NTT FINANCE CORPORATION series 21 Unsecured Straight Bonds NTT FINANCE CORPORATION series 22 Unsecured Straight Bonds SPECIAL AWARD Nippon Yusen series 43 Unsecured Straight Bonds SPECIAL AWARD Mitsubishi Corporation series 7 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds ＜FILP agency bonds＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 Japan International Cooperation Agency series 61 Unsecured Straight Bonds Japan International Cooperation Agency series 62 Unsecured Straight Bonds ＜Municipal Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 Aichi Prefecture series 17 Unsecured Straight Bonds Chiba Prefecture series 8 Unsecured Straight Bonds BEST ISSUER OF 2021 Tokyo ＜Cross-boder Yen Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 9th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 10th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 11th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 12th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 25th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 26th Series ＜Securitization＞ BEST ISSUER OF 2021 Japan Housing Finance Agency ＜Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 GLP J-REIT（Public Offering: 142,513 units）	April 2022