Underwriting
Financing the projects that bring communities to life.
As one of the nation’s leading underwriters of municipal bonds, Raymond James offers a comprehensive array of services to state and local governments, utilities, housing authorities, airports, healthcare providers, higher education institutions, corporations and other entities that issue taxable or tax-exempt debt.
In 2023, Raymond James once again ranked in the nation’s Top 5 municipal underwriters serving as senior manager on 461 negotiated and competitive new issues with a total par value of more than $15 billion.*
With nearly 170 experienced institutional sales people servicing over 5,000 accounts, we provide a fixed-income distribution network with retail and sales offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. These professionals are fluent in taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds and have expertise with all types of bond structures and credits under varied market conditions.
*Source: Bloomberg, based on total number of issues. Past performance may not be indicative of future results.
Full-Service Capabilities
- Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Private Activity
- Certificates of Participation
- Economic Development Bonds
- General Obligation Credits
- Industrial Development
- Lease-Backed Debt
- Pension/OPEB
- Refundings
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