Canada
With offices in Toronto and Calgary, Mizuho's Canadian banking team provides financial and strategic advice to clients in a range of sectors, including Energy, Power + Utilities + Infrastructure, Real Estate, Diversified Industries, Consumer + Retail, and Telecom, Media + Technology.
Our Canadian specialists have wide experience in M&A, corporate lending, hedging, securitization programs and project finance; as well as originating, structuring and placing equity and debt issues. We specialize in domestic and cross-border activities.
Through Mizuho Securities Canada Inc., we offer Canadian clients in-depth market expertise, global resources and seamless deal execution in underwriting debt and equity issuances.
Notable Transactions
- Syndication Agent to Cedar LNG’s $4.5 billion financing package, Canada’s first indigenous majority owned-LNG project
- Joint Financial Advisor and Sole Lead on acquisition financing for Brookfield Infrastructure on their $13.3 billion acquisition of Triton International Limited
- Financial Advisor to Strathcona Resources Ltd. on its reverse takeover of Pipestone Energy Corp., creating a new ~C$11.5 billion Canadian public energy company
- Active Bookrunner (Billing & Delivery Agent) on Enbridge Inc.’s $1.2 billion Junior Subordinated Notes offering
- Initial Coordinating Lead Arranger on a $14.3 billion financing to support Brookfield’s 49% investment in the construction of Intel Corp.’s leading-edge semiconductor lab
Latin America
We have a long history of advising Latin American clients on a host of financial and strategic issues. Operating from Bogotá, Mexico City, Santiago and São Paulo, our experienced Latin American corporate and investment banking specialists work closely with our New York banking teams and product specialists to build partnerships with key clients throughout the region.
Highlights
- Infrastructure Bank of the Year: Central America*
- Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Central America: Panama 4th Bridge financing*
- Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Southern Cone: Aconcagua Desalinization Project Financing*
- Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Mexico: Mayakan pipeline expansion financing
*Source: LatinFinance Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards
Notable Transactions
- JBS/PPC full debt structure reprofiling from HY to full Investment Grade, leading $10 billion+ new bond issuances, $4 billion + Liability Management exercises and $2 billion RCFs in the last 3 years
- United Mexican States and related entities (Pemex, CFE) new issuance and Liability Management transactions for $12.5 billion + in the last 3 years; Pemex Jumbo loan refinancing for $6.5 billion
- Debt Capital Markets / LM operations (Tender/Exchange/OMRs) for Grupo Bimbo, Nexa, Petrobras, Saavi, CMPC, ENAP, Suzano, Cemex, Gerdau, Vale, Braskem, Natura, among others (2020-2024) and Sustainability-linked credit facilities for Cemex, Grupo Bimbo, CMPC, Klabin, and Suzano
- Comprehensive, multi-product acquisition financing solutions for clients such as Saavi & Suzano
- Sole Global Coordinator/Bookrunner and Structuring Agent of the $1.5 billion Panama Infrastructure Receivable Purchaser project bond offering, financing the construction of the 4th bridge over the Panama Canal
- Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger, Hedge Coordinator and Swap Provider on a $2.5 billion financing of Energia Mayakan D. de. R.L. de C.V.
- Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner, International Facility Agent and Swap Provider on a $2 billion financing of Transportadora Associada de Gas S.A.