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Tight funding levels and an abundance of investor cash made for brisk MTN issuance in 2025. The story may change in 2026, with public market issuance named as one factor that could crowd out private placements. But a broadening Asian bid for MTNs offers hope for the market, writes Diana Bui
Investors show demand for short-dated FRNs from FIG and corporate credits in private and public formats
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MTN issuers have had a lot of grief updating their EMTN programmes this year as they deal with the impact of the changes to the EU Prospectus Directive, according to MTN dealers. But those who put in the effort will reap the rewards as investors are hunting structured notes.
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BBVA will print more medium-term floating rate notes in the coming months after returning to the market with a €100m four year note, said MTN dealers. But the borrower’s second private placement of the year held an unusual 18 month tenor that has left dealers scratching their heads.
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Fleet management firm LeasePlan, which had been busy at the long end of the curve, sold a five year Norwegian krone MTN this week as it targets the three-to-five year segment amid a diversification push. Meanwhile, France's BPCE was active in Swedish kronor.
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LeasePlan’s goal to diversify its investor base and smooth its redemption profile means the issuer will target small private placements over the coming months. It has also been expanding its currency mix and sold its third ever deal in Norwegian kroner this week.
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A flurry of banks may print private placements in Swedish kronor in the coming weeks as Swedish investors look to diversify. BPCE benefited from that drive as it sold its third deal in the currency this week.
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Investors in privately placed MTNs are searching far and wide for yield. Bank issuers from Asia and the eurozone periphery are finding strong demand and will send a spate of notes in the coming weeks, medium term note dealers say.