On the Record · Mizuho Financial
Mizuho Financial acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Mizuho Financial bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Greenhill & Co., Inc.Word for word“On May 22, 2023, we and Greenhill & Co., Inc. (“Greenhill”), a U.S. M&A advisory firm, announced a definitive agreement for Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. to acquire Greenhill in an all-cash transaction at $15 per 67 Table of Contents share, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $550 million, including assumed debt.” 20-F for 2024 | agreed acquisition | May 22, 2023 | approximately $550 million, including assumed debt |
Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.Word for word“In May 2009, Mizuho Securities and Shinko Securities Co., Ltd. conducted their merger, with the aim of improving our service-providing capabilities to our clients and to offer competitive cutting-edge financial services on a global basis.” 20-F for 2024 | merger | May 2009 | — |
former Mizuho Bank, Ltd.Word for word“On July 1, 2013, a merger between the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. came into effect with the former Mizuho Corporate Bank as the surviving entity, which was renamed Mizuho Bank upon the merger.” 20-F for 2024 | merger | July 1, 2013 | — |
GreenhillWord for word“Outside Japan, we are also helping to move forward cross-border M&A deals, leveraging the greater global coordination that came out of our acquisition of Greenhill, a U.S. M&A advisory firm, in December 2023.” 20-F for 2025 | acquisition | December 2023 | — |
Defined Contribution Plan Services Co., Ltd.Word for word“On November 29, 2024, Mizuho Bank, as the surviving company, and Defined Contribution Plan Services Co., Ltd. entered into a merger agreement, subject to approval from the relevant authorities.” 20-F for 2025 | agreed acquisition | November 29, 2024 | — |
Upsider Holdings, Inc.Word for word“On July 28, 2025, Mizuho Bank entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire Upsider and completed the acquisition of 76.9% of Upsider’s shares for approximately ¥46 billion on September 19, 2025.” 20-F for 2026 | acquisition | September 19, 2025 | approximately ¥46 billion |
Augusta & Co LimitedWord for word“On July 25, 2025, we and Mizuho Securities announced that Mizuho International plc, a consolidated subsidiary of Mizuho Securities, agreed to acquire Augusta & Co Limited, a leading European financial advisory firm serving the renewable energy and energy transition sector, and the transaction was completed on October 31, 2025.” 20-F for 2026 | acquisition | October 31, 2025 | — |
Global custody and related businesses outside of JapanWord for word“On October 2, 2025, we announced with State Street Corporation the completion of our transaction to transfer our global custody and related businesses outside of Japan to State Street Corporation.” 20-F for 2026 | divestiture | October 2, 2025 | — |
Avendus Capital Private LimitedWord for word“On December 17, 2025, Mizuho Securities entered into an agreement with the majority shareholder of Avendus Capital Private Limited (“Avendus”), an Indian financial services firm, to acquire more than 60% of shares of Avendus for up to 47 billion Indian rupees.” 20-F for 2026 | agreed acquisition | December 17, 2025 | up to 47 billion Indian rupees |
Read from Mizuho Financial’s annual reports (20-F for 2026, 20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-06-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.