The group will provide alternative financing solutions across a variety of sectors, particularly energy, and will be headed by Yves Soyfer and Alfonso de Leon Castillejo.

Mizuho says that the AIG’s focus on non-typical, complex lending will be a first for companies in emerging markets, particularly those holding strong contracts with credit-worthy entities.

“Our brand of investing will be focused on helping clients, particularly in emerging markets, gain access to competitively priced financing