Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Hires Ellenbogen as Managing Director and Senior Credit Analyst

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group hired Robert Ellenbogen to its leveraged finance team as a managing director and senior credit analyst.

March 21, 2023 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Robert Ellenbogen | Todd Bondy Ian Koplin

MUFG Outlines ‘New Macro Supercycle’ in 2023 Capital Markets Outlook

According to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s capital markets strategy team’s 2023 outlook, the decade ahead will be characterized by several prevalent themes, including shorter economic cycles, more rigorous investor scrutiny and long-term supply constraints for commodities.

January 24, 2023 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Tom Joyce Ian Koplin

US Restaurants Still on Rebound from Pandemic

According to Nick Cole, the head of restaurant and hospitality finance at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the number of U.S. restaurants has not yet rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and is still significantly lower than what it was before COVID-19.

January 5, 2023 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Nick Cole Ian Koplin

Akulaku Receives $200MM Investment from MUFG

Akulaku, a banking and digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, received a $200 million investment from Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

December 29, 2022 Akulaku | Kenichi Yamato | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Ian Koplin

US Bank’s MUFG Union Bank Acquisition to Close Dec. 1

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) reported that the final required regulatory approvals for the sales of MUFG Union Bank to U.S. Bank have been obtained, with the acquisition now expected to close on Dec. 1.

October 19, 2022 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | MUFG | MUFG Union Bank | U.S. Bank Ian Koplin

US Bank Receives All Required US Regulatory Approvals for MUFG Acquisition

U.S. Bank has received all required U.S. regulatory approvals to complete its previously announced acquisition of MUFG Union Bank’s core regional banking franchise from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

October 17, 2022 Andy Cecere | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | MUFG Union Bank | U.S. Bank Ian Koplin

US Bancorp and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Extend Purchase Agreement

U.S. Bancorp and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group extended the outside termination date of the purchase agreement for U.S. Bank’s acquisition of MUFG from Sep. 30, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2022.

September 19, 2022 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | U.S. Bancorp Ian Koplin

MUFG Expands Financing Platform to Hospitality Industry

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) expanded its restaurant-finance platform to cover hotel franchises with the hiring of two veteran bankers to its restaurant and hospitality finance team, which is part of MUFG’s corporate and investment banking division.

September 13, 2022 Brian Geraghty | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Nick Cole | Quinn Hall | Steven Getty | Tracy Vasquez Ian Koplin

MUFG Expands Direct Lending Team by Hiring Mattessich and McCarthy

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) expanded its newly formed direct lending business and hired Claude Mattessich and Will McCarthy as managing directors and senior originators.

September 8, 2022 Christopher Freeman | Claude Mattessich | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Will McCarthy Ian Koplin

MUFG Launches Direct Lending Group, Maley to Lead

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) launched a direct lending group that will focus on providing loans to the bank’s private equity sponsor clients to support their portfolio company LBO and recapitalization transactions. Matt Maley will lead the team.

August 12, 2022 Jon Lindenberg | Matt Maley | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Ian Koplin