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Mizuho Corporate Bank

By: EconomyWatch Content Date: 30 October 2009

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Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd is a Japanese bank with a large global presence. The Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd is an investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho is popularly known as MHCB in the financial services industry.

Mizuho Corporate Bank was established in Japan in 2002, following a merger between Fuji Bank, Industrial Bank of Japan and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank. The bank is situated in the Otemachi district of Tokyo. The revenues of the bank as of 2008-2009 stand at more than $14 billion.

Mizuho Corporate Bank serves large corporate institutions and corporations globally. Moreover, it serves many clients from the governmental and public sector institutions.

Mizuho Corporate Bank: Services

Mizuho Corporate Bank offers its clients the following range of financial services.

· Asset management
Trust-related business
Asset management business
Investment trust-related business

· Deposit and lending

· Market products
Sales and trading

Various derivative-related services

· Financial products
Investment banking and custodial services
Securitization of client assets
Real estate finance
Acquisition finance
Syndication
Custody services
Project finance

· Financial services
Settlement and foreign exchange
Yen clearing services
Yen custody services
Next-generation supply chain management CMS
Various EB services

Mizuho Corporate Bank: Products

Relationship Management: The Relationship Management group of Mizuho works with various corporate finance and management issues through approximately 40 departments in Japan. The group has many overseas offices to address client needs. The Mizuho Relationship Management network operates through 16 offices in Japan and 82 overseas offices. The group also comprises of MHCB subsidiaries, such as Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Securities and Mizuho Trust & Banking to offer maximum quality financial service.

Financial Products: The Mizuho Corporate Bank Financial Products group comprises of:

· Investment Banking and Custodial Services

· Securitization of Client Assets

· Real Estate Finance

· Mergers and Acquisitions

· Corporate Restructuring Business

· Syndication

· Bond Administrative Services

· Project Finance

· Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) Management Business

Market Products: Mizuho Corporate Bank’s Market Products group offers risk management services, advisories and transaction management services through an extensive network of overseas operations in New York, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Mizuho also has 24-hour market-making capabilities in foreign exchange.

Financial Services: This group is core to Mizuho Corporate Bank’s banking paradigm. It consists of two operational entities:

Settlements and Foreign Exchange Division

· Yen Clearing

· Yen Custody

· Mizuho e-business site

· Mizuho Advanced Cash Management Services (CMS)

· Mizuho Global CMS

· Mizuho e-Market Financial

· Mizuho Web-ANSER Service

Asset Management Department

· Trust related services

· Asset management services