Key facts
- Mizuho Financial Group will underwrite the IPOs of Anthropic and SpaceX.
- The roles build on Mizuho's experience with SoftBank-related deals.
Japan's Mizuho Financial Group has secured underwriting roles for the upcoming initial public offerings of AI company Anthropic and rocket maker SpaceX. The Japanese financial group's New York office will leverage its experience from previous SoftBank-related deals. The bank group entered the investment banking sector later than its domestic peers.