Announcements

Paul Brandley and Michael Abramo of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority accept the Northeast Deal of the Year for the country's first tax-exempt sustainability bonds.

Before being named the 2017 Deal of the Year, Kaiser Permanente’s Thomas Meier accepts the Healthcare award for the company’s $4.2 billion record-breaking transaction.

Missoula, Mont. chief administrative officer Dale Bickell called the deal the most complicated he's ever been a part of, one he's "proud will provide benefit to my hometown long after it's forgotten."

After its $300 million deal “almost blew up”, Bay Area Toll Authority pulled off its awarding-winning transaction in six weeks, said CFO Brian Mayhew when accepting the award.

John Hackbarth CFO of Owensboro Health talks about the Southeast Deal of the Year being 25-times oversubscribed, which drove down the cost of borrowing.

Scott Mahaffey, Chairman of Fort Worth Transportation Authority, accepts the Southwest Deal of the Year award for a project that “has been on our books for 20 years.”

Great Lakes Water Authority CEO Sue McCormick thanks investors, old and new, for the confidence in its management team and “for knowing a good deal when you see one.”

Rosemawr Management principal Julie Morrone shares a story about being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and the reassurance of hearing another woman say "if you go, I'll go."

Chicago CFO Carole Brown shares her hopes on what would happen "if some brave woman raises her hand and says 'me too.'"

Kaiser’s Thomas Meier discusses how the company’s core values resulted in consistent financial performance and a rating upgrade, factors that helped lead to a Deal of the Year award-winning transaction.

The deal was the largest aggregate financing and the largest taxable issuance by a 501(c)3 healthcare institution.

The MBTA’s $370 million deal includes the first tax-exempt sustainability bonds issued in the United States.

The $1.3 billion inaugural financing from the Great Lakes Water Authority unlocked substantial debt service savings.

Cambridge, Mass.’ $2 million minibonds allowed it to respond to an unmet need of its residents.

The deal was the largest aggregate financing and the largest taxable issuance by a 501(c)3 healthcare institution.

The Kentucky EDFA’s deal for Owensboro Health was the first use of bond insurance and a surety bond in place of a debt service reserve in the sector since the credit crisis.

Missoula, Mont.’s $138 million BAN sale was the culmination of over six years of legal battles to purchase a water system through eminent domain.

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority's first-ever transaction was a $325 million private placement.

The Bay Area Toll Authority’s $1.9 billion sale was part of its San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program.

Issuers were honored in eight categories, and all the award winners are also finalists for the national Deal of the Year award, which will be announced at a Dec. 6 ceremony held at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The winner will also be revealed online at BondBuyer.com later that evening.