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Tokyo’s First Social Bond
In June, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government made history when it sold the first municipal social bond ever issued in Japan—and saw a record-high participation rate from international investors. We spoke with Satoru Kawahito and Hiroaki Kasai from Goldman Sachs’ public sector and infrastructure team in the Investment Banking Division to discuss the transaction and what it means for the future of public sector funding space in Japan.
The Post-Pandemic Future of Work
As workers have started to return to the office, the extent to which pandemic-related shifts in work will persist—and the implications for workers, companies, cities and beyond—is Top of Mind.
M&A Outlook: How Companies Are Positioning For Growth
Can the record pace of M&A continue? Goldman Sachs’ Mark Sorrell and Stephan Feldgoise, co-heads of global M&A for the Investment Banking Division, discuss the outlook, drivers and structures of M&A activity on Exchanges at Goldman Sachs.
Jane Goodall, Ethologist and Conservationist
In this episode of Talks at GS, Jane Goodall, British ethologist and conservationist and famous for studying chimpanzees in Tanzania, discusses her groundbreaking research, her shift to environmental advocacy, as well as founding the Jane Goodall Institute and becoming a UN Messenger of Peace to fight climate change and preserve nature worldwide.
The Surge in Software Activity
What's driving the surge in M&A activity in the software industry? We sat down with Goldman Sachs’ Ryan Nolan and Nick Pomponi, global co-heads of the Investment Banking Division’s software business, to get the inside scoop.
David Olusoga, British Historian and Professor
In this episode of Talks at GS, writer and broadcaster David Olusoga discusses the significance of Windrush day, which celebrates of the contributions of the Caribbean community to British society, and his work exploring the Black experience in the UK and slavery in the British empire.