mizuho securities

A trio of benchmark issues are expected this week as falling US Treasury yields underpin credit spreads.

Private equity firm Bain Capital will divest nearly a third of its stake in the Japanese restaurant chain operator, which it acquired for $2.1 billion in 2011.

The company, Japan's second-largest private-sector life insurer, will use the proceeds to fund its acquistion of US company Protective Insurance Company.

Yet another Japanese mega-bank succeeds in raising capital, despite a bumpy ride.

Former Morgan Stanley investment banker John Paul Armenio joins the Japanese securities firm as it expands its capital markets and M&A franchise in Asia.

Mizuho Securities veteran Eiji Nasu moves to UBS where he will build on the bank's reputation as a top bond arranger.