Goldman Taps Koizumi for ‘Japan Rising’ Investor Conference

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. tapped former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to speak to investors in Tokyo as global investment banks look for business opportunities in the country following a record earthquake.

Goldman Sachs invited 300 institutional investors to the “Japan Rising” conference on June 2-3, according to an invitation obtained by Bloomberg News. Morgan Stanley will hold an investor forum on May 30-31 to discuss the nation’s recovery prospects, an invitation obtained by Bloomberg shows.