Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively. Mizuho Capital has also made acquisitions of other companies, including of Vantec. Mizuho then sold its shares of Vantec in 2011.