Investment Banking

We provide a variety of advisory and capital-raising solutions to corporations, financial institutions, private equity, governments and public-sector organizations around the world. Collaborating across geographies, industries and products, we provide comprehensive and innovative financing, advisory and risk solutions to our clients.

Our Products

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

We act as a financial advisor to identify and facilitate strategic merger and acquisition, sale of business or alliance opportunities for our corporate, financial institutions and sponsor clients. Our dedicated M&A teams in Asia, EMEA and the Americas work across borders and time zones to deliver holistic support to our clients globally.

Capital Raising

Capital Raising

In Equity Capital Markets, we originate and execute equity and equity-linked transactions, including IPOs, rights issues, accelerated bookbuilds and convertibles.

Our Debt Capital Markets team helps clients execute local and foreign-currency debt transactions with specialized teams servicing financial institutions, corporates, public sector agencies and sovereigns.

In Acquisition and Leveraged Finance, we arrange financing for leveraged buyouts and corporate acquisitions along with on-going refinancing needs using a variety of debt products.

Solutions

Solutions

An integral part of Investment Banking, our Solutions teams apply a broad range of Fixed Income solutions, Equity related solutions and Insurance solutions to address the various risks faced by clients.

We are also dedicated to understanding the capital and risk management needs of insurance companies and developing cutting-edge Insurance Solutions to help them respond to these challenges. These include securitization products, structured reinsurance and derivative hedging solutions for complex insurance-specific asset and liability risks.

Sectors

Consumer / Retail

Consumer / Retail

Industrials

Industrials

Healthcare

Healthcare

Natural Resources & Power

Natural Resources
& Power

Telco / Media / Technology

Telco / Media /
Technology

Financial Institutions

Financial Institutions

Real Estate / Gaming / Lodging / Leisure

Real Estate / Gaming /
Lodging / Leisure

Financial Sponsors

Connecting Markets

  • DCM

    European Commission (European Union)
    NextGenerationEU Bond Offering

    €12.0bn

    September 2022

  • M&A

    Softbank Group's Sale of SB Energy to Toyota Tsusho

    Undisclosed

    February 2023

  • DCM

    Korea Development Bank

    $2.0bn

    February 2023

  • M&A

    Japan Industrial Partners' Takeover Bid for the Entire Share Capital in Toshiba Corp

    JPY2.1tn

    March 2023

  • M&A

    Sale of 50% Stake in X-Elio Energy (Spain)by KKR (US) to Brookfield Renewable Partners (Canada)

    Undisclosed

    March 2023

  • ECM

    Japan Post Bank
    Global Follow-on Offering

    JPY1.2tn

    March 2023

  • ECM

    SBI Sumishin Net Bank
    Global Initial Public Offering

    JPY57.2bn

    March 2023

  • M&A

    Pattern Energy Group (US) Sale of Green Power Investment Stock to JERA and NTT Anode Energy

    JPY300bn

    May 2023

  • ECM

    Agilon Health (US)
    Follow-on Offering

    $1.9bn

    May 2023

  • DCM

    Toyota Motor
    Sustainability Bond Offering

    JPY100bn

    May 2023

  • ECM

    Tokyu Corp.
    Euro-Yen CB

    JPY61.5bn

    June 2023

  • Acquisition & Leveraged Finance

    Hub International (US)
    Refinancing

    $6.9bn

    June 2023

  • ECM

    Socionext
    Global Follow-on Offering

    JPY185bn

    July 2023

Awards & Recognition

House of the Year

House of the Year

Refinitiv DEALWATCH AWARDS 2022

Investment Bank of the Year for Sustainable SSA Financing

Investment Bank of the Year
for Sustainable SSA
Financing

The Banker Investment Banking Awards 2022

Yen Bond House

Yen Bond House
of the Year

IFR Awards 2022

League Table

Japan M&A
  Financial Advisor Deal Value
($m)
Share
(%)
# Deals
1 Nomura 27,478 17.1 84
2 Morgan Stanley 25,206 15.7 40
3 UBS 23,158 14.4 14
4 JP Morgan 21,610 13.4 18
5 Sumitomo Mitsui Finl Grp Inc 19,969 12.4 61

Source: Dealogic (2022/1/1 - 2022/12/31)

JAPAN ECM
  Bookrunner Deal Value
($m)
Share
(%)
# Issues
1 Nomura 4,446 24.8 37
2 Daiwa Securities Group Inc 3,074 17.2 41
3 Morgan Stanley 3,015 16.8 19
4 Mizuho Financial Group 2,244 12.5 43
5 Goldman Sachs 1,828 10.2 2

Source: Refinitiv (2022/4/1 - 2023/3/31)

JAPAN DCM
  Bookrunner Deal Value
(¥bn)
Share
(%)
# Issues
1 Mizuho Financial Group 3,818 25.5 589
2 Nomura 3,508 23.4 622
3 Daiwa Securities Group Inc 3,423 22.9 567
4 MUFG 2,206 14.7 455
5 SMBC Nikko 908 6.1 150

Source: Capital Eye (2022/4/1 - 2023/3/31)