There are three principal components of the Primary Debt Markets business at Mizuho International namely Corporate & Public Sector Debt Capital Markets (‘C&PS DCM’), Financial Institutions Debt Capital Markets (‘FI DCM’) and Debt Syndicate.
The C&PS DCM team’s primary role is to provide debt financing solutions for Mizuho Financial Group’s global corporate, sovereign and supra sovereign agency client base, in both public and private markets. C&PS DCM is responsible for leveraging off the Debt Syndicate Team and Liability Management teams’ advice and communicating it to borrowers in the most effective way possible. C&PS DCM is responsible for knowing the short and long-term funding plans of their issuer clients, their appetite for deleveraging and early refinancing, their need for M&A-related liability and capital management solutions, the issuers’ business strategies, and an in-depth knowledge of their credit metrics and dynamics. C&PS DCM is also responsible for seamless co-ordination with Mizuho Bank on mutual clients. The team is highly focused on identifying cross-selling opportunities and enhancing the development of group-wide synergies.
The FI DCM team’s primary role is to provide debt financing solutions and balance sheet strategic and advisory services for Mizuho Financial Group’s global financial institution (banks and non-banks) client base, in both public and private markets. FI DCM is responsible for leveraging off the Debt Syndicate and Treasury Strategy and Advisory teams’ advice and communicating it to borrowers in the most effective way possible. FI DCM is responsible for knowing the short and long-term funding and capital plans of their issuer clients, the issuers’ business strategies, and an in-depth knowledge of their credit and interest rate metrics and dynamics. FI DCM is also responsible for seamless co-ordination with Mizuho Bank on mutual clients. The team is highly focused on identifying cross-selling opportunities and enhancing the development of group-wide synergies.
The Debt Syndicate team’s primary role is to provide pricing, execution strategy and tactics for specific proposed transactions for Mizuho clients. The team also liaises with other Mizuho group syndicate teams, underwrites debt transactions, executes medium term notes and private placements, manages risk positions and communicates with other banks’ syndicate desks to provide seamless execution for clients’ bond issues. Debt Syndicate is responsible for liaising between traders, sales, DCM and derivatives’ teams, and engages both investors and issuers in the pursuit of cutting-edge market intelligence to provide appropriate execution advice to clients. Debt Syndicate is also required to execute swaps and to provide direct coverage for certain frequent borrowers.
The Primary Debt Markets team is responsible for marketing and originating fixed income products across various currencies to their issuer client base which consists of global sovereigns, supranationals and agencies, as well as global financial institutions and corporates (IG, HY and EM).
The Primary Debt Markets team in conjunction with Mizuho’s European Loan Capital Markets department is part of an integrated primary markets platform that provides a cohesive Loan and Bond offering to Mizuho’s clients and valuable insight into Bridge-Bond opportunities.
To join our team, you must have a passion for financial services and preferably have demonstrated this via your chosen field of study. We also accept applications from candidates with strong academics in any degree discipline who can demonstrate an aptitude for financial services. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate our core values of winning spirit, inspiring trust and diversity of thought.
Our interns will gain experience in debt capital markets solutions and origination over a 10 week period with a view to being offered a position on the Mizuho 2025 Graduate Programme, commencing September 2025.
Applicants to the Mizuho 2024 Intern Programme will ideally be in their penultimate year of undergraduate study and be available for permanent employment from September 2025.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to supporting equality and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive.
Applicants must have the permanent right to work in the UK.
Mizuho Bank provides financial and strategic solutions for the increasingly diverse and sophisticated needs of international clients, focusing its efforts on serving major corporations, financial institutions, individuals and public sector entities. A relationship management approach to serving clients enables Mizuho Bank, together with group companies including Mizuho Trust & Banking and Mizuho Securities, to develop customised solutions in areas such as corporate, structured and project finance, transaction banking and risk management.
With 81 offices outside Japan, Mizuho Bank offers both local experience and the ability to progress careers across its global business network. Mizuho Bank is a subsidiary of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc, one of the largest financial services companies in the world, with total assets of approximately US $1.8 trillion (as of March, 2016). Mizuho London Branch has over 850 employees, Mizuho Bank employs over 27,000 employees and is part of the Mizuho Financial
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