The top municipal financial advisors wrote a total of $85.973 billion in 1,837 transactions in the first three months of 2021, up from the $74.881 billion in 1,513 deals the same period last year.

"There's a tremendous amount of teamwork, both within an organization and then among all of the working group members," Eileen Heitzler said. "And the end result is a project with a public purpose."
Dan Hartman of PFM attributed the drop to fewer prepaid gas deals, one-time large transactions last year like Jefferson County's and normal timing variations.
Hastedt says the city plans two bond sales this fall.
FOMC meeting minutes "clearly show why they didn't cut rates," said Northlight Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Chris Zaccarelli.
The 10-campus public university system apparently scrapped plans to price $1.5 billion in debt this week.
Attorneys with expertise in municipal disclosure say issuers who land on the list of "sanctuary" jurisdictions need to at minimum do an analysis of how it may impact their obligations.