Articles from Mizuho Americas

NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced four of its exceptional women leaders were honored at the Markets Choice Women in Finance Awards, at an annual gala in New York City. Each award recipient was recognized for her career accomplishments, leadership, and unwavering commitment to advancing the industry.

NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced that Thierry Perrein has joined as Managing Director and Credit Strategist. He primarily covers REITs and Non-bank Financials, complementing Mizuho’s integrated offerings in these sectors. He reports to Brian Connors, Managing Director and Head of Investment Grade (IG) Trading within Mizuho Americas’ Fixed Income Division.

NEW YORK, June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces that it filed an annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2024.

NEW YORK, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of Steven Valiquette as Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst, covering Health Care Technology & Distribution. Based in New York, Valiquette reports to the Head of Americas Equity Research, Bill Featherston.

Mizuho to Announce Three College Scholarship Recipients

NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced its first loan to Grameen America, a certified U.S. Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) dedicated to helping low-income entrepreneurial women build businesses to enable financial mobility. Mizuho provided $5 million in debt capital to Grameen America and its microlending program as part of the firm’s ongoing commitment to CDFIs and financial inclusion. In past years, the Mizuho USA Foundation has awarded Grameen America with grant support for the non-profit’s financial education and other community programs.

Grant expands technology curriculum with new data analytics major to foster greater equity and opportunity

Zhang joins Legend Michelle Wie West and Rising Star Ayaka Furue to form Team Mizuho

Furue Joins Michelle Wie West as part of Team Mizuho

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced its strategic investment in DirectBooks®, the leading primary markets communications platform. Through this investment, Mizuho will join the board of directors and work directly with other top-tier investment banks to enhance capital markets globally.

NEW YORK, Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of Bill Featherston as Managing Director and Head of Americas Research. He will report to Darlene Pasquill, Head of Equity Division, Mizuho Americas.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced it is integrating the primary capital advisory services of Capstone Partners and the secondary liquidity solutions business of Greenhill Private Capital Advisory under a newly created Mizuho Private Capital Advisory platform, serving general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs) with a comprehensive set of solutions.

TOKYO and NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TSE: 8411 and NYSE: MFG) and Greenhill & Co., Inc. today announced that Mizuho Americas has completed the acquisition of Greenhill, adding complementary services to the firm’s existing capital markets, banking, and private capital advisory capabilities across the corporate and investment bank.

Mizuho Americas Open set for May 13-19, 2024 at Liberty National Golf Club

NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of John Roberts as Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst to cover the Chemicals sector ranging from commodity chemicals to specialty materials and Packaging. Based in New York, Roberts will report to the Head of US Equity Research, Susan Gilbertson.

NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced that Jeff Jaenicke has joined as Managing Director, Head of Private Equity LP Fund Financing within the Equity Division. In this role, Jeff will lead a team responsible for the sales, structuring, trading, and front office risk management for Private Equity LP financing transactions, focused on “Fund of Fund” Managers within Asset Management and Private Equity Funds. Jeff has a long track record of building and managing successful financing businesses, having worked at Credit Suisse for 25 years where he was the Global Head of Fund Financing business. He will be based in New York, reporting to Sandeep Sureka, Head of Structured Equity Finance & Swaps/D1 Trading.

NEW YORK, June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces that it filed an annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2023.

Invests in BBG Ventures Fund IV focused on women and diverse founders targeting historically underserved markets

NEW YORK, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas held its inaugural Neuroscience Summit and Mizuho Neuro Connections Dinner hosted by the Mizuho Biotechnology Equity Research team of Graig Suvannavejh, PhD, Salim Syed, and Uy Ear in Boston, a region widely recognized as a leader in advanced academic and medical research in neuroscience.

TOKYO and NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TSE: 8411 and NYSE: MFG) and Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSEGHL) today announced a definitive agreement for Mizuho to acquire Greenhill in an all-cash transaction at $15 per share, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $550 million, including assumed debt. Through this transaction, Mizuho will accelerate its investment banking growth strategy, building on Greenhill’s 27-year history of advising important clients on significant mergers & acquisitions, restructurings and capital raising transactions.

Mizuho Derivatives Risk Solutions Named Best in Derivatives

Inaugural Tournament Set for May 29-June 4 at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, NJ

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced that Jonathan Bass has joined Mizuho as Managing Director and Head of Relationship Management in Fixed Income. In this role, he will lead the division’s client development strategy for existing clients, as well as cultivate new relationships to help drive the firm’s growth in the Americas. John will be based in New York and report directly to Thomas Hartnett, Head of Fixed Income Division at Mizuho Americas.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of Nitin Kumar, CFA, as Managing Director and Senior Energy Equity Research Analyst. He will lead the U.S. Oil and Gas equity research team which includes Silvio Micheloto, Director and Vincent Lovaglio, Vice President, to cover U.S. Integrateds, Exploration and Production, Refining and Services. Kumar joins an experienced, global energy and power research team, which includes Utilities Senior Analysts Paul Fremont and Anthony Crowdell, Midstream & MLP Senior Analyst Gabe Moreen and analyst Robert Mosca, with energy trader Andrew Hooker in the U.S., and Energy Senior Analyst Norimasa Shinya in Japan. Kumar will report to Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equity Research, Susan Gilbertson.

NEW YORK, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced that Joseph O’Doherty has joined Mizuho as Managing Director, Head of Residential Mortgage Finance. O’Doherty is responsible for launching and leading Mizuho’s Mortgage Finance business practice, which will span the full suite of Agency and Non-Agency Mortgage products. In this role, he will work closely with the firm’s MBS Trading and Sales teams to create continuity in its originate-to-distribute business model. He reports to Head of Fixed Income Division Thomas Hartnett and is based in New York.