A Message from the Management

We are serving major corporations (such as those listed on the first section of domestic stock exchanges) and their group companies, financial institutions, public sector entities, and Japanese and foreign companies overseas. Prior to conducting a legal merger with Mizuho Bank in July 2013, we implemented the "substantive one bank" structure in April 2012, offering services that mobilize capabilities of the two banks.

We are collaborating with group companies to strengthen and combine commercial banking and traditional investment banking, including M&A advisory services and the underwriting of bonds and equities. This is enabling us to take our place as a "top corporate finance provider" and offer optimal global financial solutions that meet the needs of our customers in Japan and overseas.

Our overseas strategy is to fully utilize our overseas network, which comprises 68 offices located in 32 countries and regions, and leverage business alliances with financial institutions around the globe, to meet the needs not only of Japanese corporations but also non–Japanese companies in a timely manner.

In addition to accurately grasping various structural changes and drawing on our knowledge and understanding of industries and all of our other capabilities, by strengthening the collaboration among the trust banking and securities businesses within the group, we aim to become the "number one financial services provider." At the same time, we will continue to further enhance our expertise and advantages with an eye to the upcoming merger with Mizuho Bank.