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Category: perspectives Perspectives
A Post-COVID World: What “New Normal” Holds in Store
Few events in the past century have so quickly disrupted human society. What will a post-COVID world look like? Michal Katz, Head of Banking Division, explains.
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Category: community Community
Mizuho Providing National Relief to Strained COVID-19 Charities
Early on in the burgeoning COVID-19 crisis, the Mizuho USA Foundation began reaching out to its community partners to assess emergency relief needs. Since then, Mizuho Tokyo and other Mizuho entities in the US have expanded their scope nationwide to provide much-needed funding to overwhelmed nonprofits.
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How Oil Went Negative
Last month, oil went negative for the first time in history. We trace back how it happened, and what to expect moving forward.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The Three Phases of Private Equity in the Age of Covid-19
How are private equity firms and their portfolio investments reacting to Covid-19? So far, quite well, says Gopal Tampi of Mizuho's Financial Sponsors Group.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
LIBOR Transition: Mizuho Experts Weigh In
Hear from our team of LIBOR experts to find out how Mizuho is approaching the transition.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
The SPAC Attack: U.S. Issuance Activity
For many private companies finding themselves handicapped by current capital market dynamics, SPACs are once again the star of the show. Andy Laszlo, Head of TMT Equity Capital Markets, explains.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
Mizuho Americas Tech, Media, and Telecom: First Quarter 2020 in Review
Q1 2020 was a quarter of records, but they weren’t the type of records anyone hopes for. Andy Laszlo, Head of TMT Equity Capital Markets, looked at the quarter’s results for TMT and convertibles, as well as what we expect for Q2.
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Category: market-trends Market Trends
How Does Distributed Ledger Technology Work? A Simple Guide
Reviewing the concepts embedded in DLT, we break it down and look at a real-life example of where it's already being put to use.
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Category: perspectives Perspectives
Whiplash: Historic Volatility Causing Waves in the Investment Grade Market
We’ve seen remarkable volatility in the investment grade market over the past month. Can the current pace of new issues continue or did Friday’s results hint at a reversal?