Founded in 1990, The Bridgeford Group, Inc. is a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm based in New York City. Bridgeford is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mizuho Securities USA, and a member of the Mizuho Financial Group.

Bridgeford was created to provide value-added advisory services to Japanese, U.S. and European multinational corporations in the following areas:

Bridgeford is unique in the way it mobilizes banking executives from both Japan and top U.S. investment banks to work jointly on financial advisory projects. This ensures that its clients business deals are strategically relevant and actionable, whether these enterprises are operating abroad or in their home markets.

With regard to Japanese cross-border transactions, Bridgefords credentials are unmatched. Together with its parent company, Bridgeford has advised on some of the most significant cross-border transactions by Japanese acquirers in the U.S. and abroad. Additionally, Bridgeford has represented many U.S. and European companies whose strategic goals reach into Japan. In this respect, Bridgeford is the investment bridge for East-West transactions.