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Yesterday Michal Katz, Head of Investment and Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas, spoke at Reuters NEXT in New York. During her conversation with Dawn Kopecki, Corporate Finance Editor of the Americas & ESG, Reuters, Michal shared her viewpoint on the “fertile” dealmaking environment, which she expects to extend into 2026: “Companies want to lean into some of those multi-year, multi-decade, secular investments, and so we are very much talking to clients today about setting themselves up for 2026.” Regarding the year ahead for M&A, Michal predicts a broadening beyond the megadeals and tech sector activity that dominated 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eghqGvj6

Mizuho was proud to serve as Presenting Partner at the FII Institute’s FII PRIORITY Asia Summit in Tokyo. At the Summit, Mizuho Financial Group President & Group CEO Masahiro Kihara held an in-depth conversation with His Excellency Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan on the growing partnership and collaboration between Saudi Arabia and Japan. The conversation explored opportunities for Saudi investment in a transforming Japan, spanning critical minerals and renewable energy, and for Japanese companies to invest across sectors in Saudi Arabia, underscoring optimism for deeper collaboration. Hiroki Kurakagi, CEO of Mizuho EMEA, also participated in a panel discussion on the future of cross-border finance, highlighting the role of financial institutions in enabling global transactions, the importance of talent development, and Mizuho’s role as a trusted global partner that is positioned to excel in the evolving global financial landscape.

Generative AI is spreading rapidly across retail, but its most transformative applications are emerging in the form of AI agents – technology designed to act on behalf of the user. David Bellinger, Senior Equity Analyst, breaks down what this shift means for the future of the industry and what he’s watching for next. Read his insights here: https://lnkd.in/eanMMcjq

The race for AI dominance is no longer decided by computing power, but by physical infrastructure – the substations, transmission lines, gas pipelines, and cooling systems that fuel large servers and data centers. For the Engineering and Construction industry, the buildout of large-scale infrastructure projects represents more than a short-term opportunity. Maheep Mandloi, Mizuho Senior Clean Energy Equity Research Analyst, explains that it’s the foundation of a multi-decade growth cycle as technology and industrial development converge. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ePbspm9p

According to Senior Enterprise Software Analyst Gregg Moskowitz, the broader economic implications of AI adoption are still taking shape, but humans remain firmly in the loop and will be for the foreseeable future. Explore Gregg’s insights on how AI is reshaping the software industry here: https://lnkd.in/etDxz9zt

How will AI reshape the economics of software? Senior Enterprise Software Analyst Gregg Moskowitz shares why even in the face of market pressure and AI advances, the software industry should not be disregarded. Read more of Gregg’s insights here: https://lnkd.in/etDxz9zt

Earlier this week, we celebrated four of our colleagues who were recognized by Markets Media at the 2025 Markets Choice Women in Finance (WIF) Awards gala in NYC for their standout achievements, leadership, and impact on the financial industry. 🏆 CMO of the Year – Cheryl Gilberg, Chief Marketing Officer 🏆 Excellence in Fixed Income Trading – Inga N., Managing Director, Securitized Product Sales 🏆 Excellence in Syndicate and DCM – Katie Karoll Lavino, Managing Director, IG Debt Syndicate 🏆 Rising Star – Chelsea Jiang, CFA, Director, Risk Solutions Americas In its 11th year, the WIF Awards honors some of the most talented and accomplished women across the financial sector, including sellside and buyside firms, asset managers, exchanges, fintech providers, venture capital firms, and all areas involved in capital markets. Thank you, Markets Media, for recognizing the remarkable women advancing the future of financial services. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJcx_iNt

This week, Michal Katz, Head of Investment & Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas, joined Romaine Bostick, CFA and Katie Greifeld on Bloomberg's "The Close." Michal opined on the driving factors behind the return of dealmaking in 2025, lender and investor pushback in private credit, her take on capacity concerns regarding AI, global sentiment on dealmaking and a few of her predictions for what’s to come in 2026. Watch the full interview now: https://lnkd.in/eBrynTjV #ThisIsMizuho

Mizuho is proud to be a signatory to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Statement of Support for Energy Transition Credits, an initiative to advance transition credits to accelerate the phase-out of coal-fired power plants with renewable energy sources. Since 2023, Mizuho has been a partner in the Transition Credits Coalition (TRACTION), a multi-stakeholder initiative convened by Singapore’s central bank at COP28 to promote high-integrity carbon credits across Asia. The TRACTION Final Report was launched at COP30 this year, marking a significant milestone in the establishment of transition credits as a mechanism to drive coal-to-clean transitions. Through the development of financing solutions for transition credits, Mizuho will continue to support both economic growth and energy transition in Asia. See the report summary below and read the statement of support here: https://lnkd.in/eP4NDGJ3

We’re proud to congratulate Cheryl Gilberg, Chief Marketing Officer, Mizuho Americas, on being named CMO of the Year by Markets Media at the Markets Choice Women in Finance Awards. This award recognizes Cheryl’s vision and leadership in elevating Mizuho’s presence and her commitment to shaping the future of our brand through bold initiatives. Her empathetic leadership and dedication to Mizuho continue to inspire excellence. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJcx_iNt