What a night!

A record turnout, £6,000 raised for children’s charities and even the voice of Apple’s Siri all helped mtn-i’s 14^th Annual MTN Awards night on Thursday go off with some extra fizz!

The Republic of Poland, the EBRD, EDF, ESM, KfW, the IFC and Qatar National Bank were among the illustrious list of borrowers recognised among over 40 institutions represented by nearly 200 attendees.

Jon Briggs (aka Siri) announced the winners while Nick Martland’s band played them onto the stage – the lucky ones got Bond themes!

Click here to see pics of the night!

Dealers, Issuers and Investors of the Year!

Recognition this year ranged across private placement markets, embracing Euro PPs, Schuldscheine, N-Bonds and Green Bonds as well as traditional MTN and structured notes.

Citi and HSBC were MTN and Private Placement Houses of the Year, respectively, while the IFC scooped the Issuer of the Year award.

JP Morgan won Structured MTN Dealer of the Year, while our Editor’s Award honoured Credit Suisse for its cross-asset structuring platform. Central Bank of Algeria scooped our Investor of the Year Award.

Our Rising Stars, Deals of the Year and Investor Solutions categories spotlighted a diverse range of entrepreneurial dealership, innovative structuring, investor discovery and intrepid issuing in MTN and private placement markets.

Click here to see all of our award-winners!

Inspirational showcase!

During the lunch and Showcase that preceded the awards dinner, market strategists unpacked the various possible outcomes of Trump, Brexit and the upcoming European elections on markets…

The mtn-i editorial team picked out a dozen of the private debt market’s hot spots poised for further growth in 2017!

Nine issuers and dealers pitched their credits and trade ideas…

…and to wrap things up the market’s leading private market dealers, issuers and investors considered the future of private debt markets.

£6,000 for CATS and Free To Be Kids!

The generous donation of auction items and bidders on the night raised £6,000 for two children’s charities.

CATs, the charity founded by ex-Dresdner MTN Trader Daniel Lewi who was there on the night, supports families and children affected by Tay-Sachs disease.

We were also honoured to be joined by Free To be Kids founder Rachel Nichols. Free to be Kids provides residential therapeutic adventures and activities for vulnerable children.

As a start-up ourselves (now 15 years old) mtn-i is proud to be supporting innovative charity start-ups and give them long-term support.

Since our award dinners started we’ve raised over £80,000 for vulnerable and sick children.

What’s next?

11^th Americas Structured Note Showcase & Awards – 6^th April, Miami
CLICK HERE to see our draft agenda with speakers TBC.
Take advantage of our 10% early-bird discount until 24^th February!
Save the date & email shannon@mtn-i.com to book your pass!

8^th Asia Pacific Showcase & Awards – 19^th October, Hong Kong
Save the date & email shannon@mtn-i.com to book your pass!

WOW what a collection! Get your funding ready!

Amazing and unique items up for auction all in aid of:

Here is a preview of what we have available so get your funding lined up for this Thurday’s 14th mtn-i MTN Awards Charity Auction in aid of Free to Be Kids and CATS Foundation:

A NIGHT ON THE TOWN

Donated by RBC, we have a great night out for 2 with tickets to ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead‘ press night at the Old Vic on Tuesday 7th March 2017.
Prior to the show, you will enjoy a pre-show reception before curtain-up at 7.30pm. Post show, mix and mingle with the stars of the play at an exclusive after party.

SPORT

Donated by BNP Paribas we have: 2 x tickets for the Queens Final, Sunday 25th June 2017.

Donated by Barclays we have: 4 x general admission tickets to see Manchester United v Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th March 2017.

MEMORABILIA

US Open Tennis Ball

Signed by Roger Federer
Donated by Credit Suisse.

PLUS

Official ‘RF‘ Tennis cap with Roger Federer printed signature.

Manchester United Football

Signed by the players
Donated by Barclays.

Liverpool Football Shirt

Signed by Roberto Firmino
Donated by Standard Chartered.

Glasgow Celtic Football

Signed by the players
Donated by Ross O’Daly.

Les Miserables Poster

Signed by the cast
Donated by the team at Les Mis.

Donated by JLA we have:
‘The Experiments’ DVD signed by Derren Brown.
‘Would I Lie to You?’ board game signed by Rob Brydon.
‘Pointless’ board game signed by Richard Osman.

OTHER ITEMS UP FOR GRABS

Chanel Sunglasses Donated by Colin Allen we have a pair of top of the range Chanel sunglasses.

Heartcore Fitness

2 x 5 class vouchers
Donated by Heartcore Fitness, we have a 2 x 5 class vouchers for their addictive and results driven workouts which sculpt your physique in ways traditional exercise simply can’t match.

We have a magnum of Dom Perignon.
Donated by AV Projections we have 2 bottles of Veuve Clicquot Champagne.

Bottomless Eastway Brunch for two is up for grabs, donated by The Andaz team.

PLUS MORE TO COME… Watch this space!

Free To Be is a new charity established to support children & young people who are struggling with social or emotional difficulties, and to help create lasting change for vulnerable children’s emotional health.

Skilled volunteers work with disadvantaged children & young people across London to rebuild self-esteem, boost resilience and to help explore challenging emotions and ways of managing via one to one mentoring, after school groups and therapeutic adventures & residentials.

Click here to find out more about Free to Be.

Cure & Action for Tay-Sachs Foundation is dedicated to providing awareness of Tay Sachs and Sandhoff diseases and supporting the families affected.

In 2016, CATS Foundation are launching their ‘Race for the Cure’ campaign, as they begin clinical trials for a possible cure. The charity provides a support network, respite trips and vital equipment so that a sufferer’s quality of life is as high as possible. The CATS Foundation also provides funding to the research team who are investigating a potential treatment for both Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff disease.

Click here to find out more about CATS.