FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2006/07 û Japan

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