The Firm represented Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. in connection with a Regulation S offering of US$1.5 billion of 4.2% Subordinated Notes due 2022 by Mizuho Financial Group (Cayman) 2 Limited, a wholly owned finance subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho International plc, Merrill Lynch International, Goldman Sachs International, and J.P. Morgan Securities plc were the Joint Lead Managers for the offering. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is one of Japan’s largest banking groups.
The Simpson Thacher team for the offering included Taki Saito, Vincent Pace and Nirav Mehta (Capital Markets) and Rob Holo and Jonathan Cantor (Tax).
