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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
Aroundtown and Toyota tap private markets as public supply winds down
CEB plans to print more structured notes and may launch inaugural Sofr bond in 2026
GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the shortlist for its inaugural MTN Awards
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Companies may obtain fresh funding opportunities in euro commercial paper, as European money market funds move away from bank issuers, which are posting tighter and tighter levels and cutting issuance.
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Floating rate private placements in dollars have been catching on ahead of expected rates rises from the US Federal Reserve in the coming years, but bankers are divided on whether the trend will leach into an increase in benchmark issuance in the format in 2015.
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Short term debt opportunities are opening for public sector borrowers as European money market funds move to the asset class at the expense of banks, which are posting tighter and tighter levels and cutting supply in euro commercial paper.
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Santander has appointed a head of MTNs and structured notes, hiring a seasoned MTNs banker from a rival firm after its previous desk head moved elsewhere in the bank.
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A pair of French sub-sovereigns have printed medium term notes over the past week and more are expected to follow as they approve their budgets for 2015. Despite the upcoming capital markets debut from France’s answer to Municipality Finance, Agence France Locale, issuance from France’s local authorities is set to continue and even grow, according to MTN bankers. -
Private placement investors are having to confront negative yields up to five years on the maturity curve as the European Central Bank’s announcement of quantitative easing and a flight to safety after concerns over the stability of the euro drive spreads in Europe even tighter. While some investors are buying structured notes to gain a positive return, some may have no other option.
