Capital Planning Services
- Deliver custom solutions to meet the unique needs of clients we serve
- Bring a wide range of finance and hands-on experience together to deliver quality outcomes
Planning process:
- Perform debt management studies (including analysis of credit and debt capacity)
- Develop project financing plans
- Explore and evaluate funding alternatives
- Analyze and advise on the refinancing of existing debt
- Assist with long-range capital planning and implementation
- Deliver financial presentations to elected officials and the public
- Help clients select underwriters and other finance professionals
- Provide expert advice on credit rating preparations, including pursuing credit enhancement where beneficial
Areas of expertise include:
- Tax-Exempt Bonds
- General Obligation Bonds
- Transportation Bonds including Transit and Ports
- Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds
- Lease Revenue Bonds / Certificates of Participation
- Sales Tax Revenue Bonds
- Appropriation Backed Bonds
- Electric Utility Revenue Bonds
- Special Assessment Bonds
- Tax Increment Bonds
- Direct Placements
- Short-Term Products
- Bond Anticipation Notes
- Revenue Anticipation Notes
- Tax Anticipation Notes
- Taxable and Structured Debt
- Taxable Municipal Bonds
- Project Financings
- Federal Lending Programs (TIFIA)
- Public-Private Partnership Transactions (P3’s)
- Payments-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILOTs)
Debt Issuance Services
- Dedicated to serving clients without restriction or conflict of interest
- A municipal financial advisory firm providing representation and advice
- Help prepare official statements and other offering documents
- Develop and organize credit rating presentations
- Solicit and evaluate bond insurance and other credit enhancement opportunities
- Able to conduct competitive bond sales and other electronic bidding requests
- Manager negotiated bond sales and direct placements
- Coordinate bond closings
Debt Maintenance Services
- Perform debt service studies & benchmarking
- Execute refunding & repayment analyses
- Review and manage calls & defeasances
- Assist with short-term and long-term planning
- Develop custom debt management policies