The following award winners have been honoured for their performance in the April 2006 û March 2007 financial year. In a time of change for Japan, the awards identify the companies and deals which have most skillfully leveraged JapanÆs renaissance. The full write-up of the awards will appear in the Japan supplement of the April edition of FinanceAsia.
House Awards
Best Bank
Mizuho Financial Group
Best Investment Bank
Nomura Securities
Best Foreign Investment Bank
Goldman Sachs Japan
Best Equity House
Nomura Securities
Best Bond House
Nomura Securities
Best M&A House
Daiwa Securities SMBC
Best Securitisation House
Daiwa Securities SMBC
Deal Awards
Deal of the Year
Softbank's $17 billion acquisition of Vodafone Japan
Best IPO
Nippon Commercial Investment Corporation $1 billion offer
Best Secondary Offering
Elpida Memory $1.2 billion offer
Best M&A Deal
$17 billion Softbank acquisition of Vodafone Japan
Best International Bond
Norinchukin Finance $2.5 billion
Best Samurai Bond
Kaupthing Bank $419 million
Best Securitisation Deal
$12.5 billion Whole Business Securitization of Softbank Mobile
Most Innovative Deal
Toppan Printing Convertible Bond $603 million
¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved.