MTFG Plaza is an office building of the Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group.

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. 三菱東京フィナンシャル・グループ;; MTFG) was one of Japan's largest banks ranked by assets (an estimated US$1 trillion), second only to Mizuho Holdings. On October 1, 2005, MTFG completed the acquisition of UFJ Holdings, Japan's fourth largest banking group, to form the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the world's largest bank ranked by assets with ¥190 trillion (approximately $1.7 trillion). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (667x1000, 195 KB) MTFG Plaza Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Nihombashi Tokyo Japan I took this photo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (667x1000, 195 KB) MTFG Plaza Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Nihombashi Tokyo Japan I took this photo. ... A bank is an institution that provides financial service, particularly taking deposits and extending credit. ... Mizuho Holdings, Inc. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as other assets. ... UFJ Holdings (UFJ) is a financial group, the weakest among the four major banking groups in Japan. ... Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ...

The MTFG financial group (prior to the acqusition of UFJ Holdings) consisted of: UFJ Holdings (UFJ) is a financial group, the weakest among the four major banking groups in Japan. ...

• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., formed in 1996 through the merger of the Bank of Tokyo with Mitsubishi Bank
• The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation
• Mitsubishi Securities Co., Ltd.
• UnionBanCal Corporation, holding company of Union Bank of California

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History

The financial group dates back to 1919, when the Mitsubishi Bank was founded to finance the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, most of which is today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Mitsubishi companies, or the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or the Mitsubishi Group is a large group (keiretsu) of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... Zaibatsu (Japanese: 財閥, lit. ... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (三菱重工業: MHI) is a Japanese company. ...

In July 2004, Japan's fourth-largest financial group UFJ Holdings offered to merge with MTFG. The merger of the two bank holding companies was completed on October 1, 2005. The trust banking and securities units of the two groups were merged on the same day. The core banking units of MTFG and UFJ, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank, respectively, will continue to operate seperately until January 1, 2006, when they will be merged to form The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UFJ Holdings (UFJ) is a financial group, the weakest among the four major banking groups in Japan. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. ... UFJ Bank Limited is a japanese bank. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. ...

External link

• Company website (in Japanese)
• Company website (in English)