Private placements

Private placements and direct bank loans allow more direct investor communication for issuers of all stripes, advocates say.

Recent upheaval in senior management at Michigan State University won’t impact the timeline to sell bonds to fund sex-abuse settlements.

S&P Global Ratings cut Coralville to speculative grade citing the added debt burden and financing risks.

The city’s incentive plan supports a $5 billion proposal to fill a 40-acre low-lying hole in downtown with a mixed-use development.

After years of struggling, Columbus-based Ohio Dominican University is showing signs of turning around enrollment declines.

The placement carries a maturity of up to two years, and a Michigan State spokeswoman said the school will eventually issue long-term bonds.

The not-for-profit university closed on a $195 million privately placed refunding that eases debt service demands.

Sterling National Bank has a new municipal group focused on an array of non-public financing services during a time when loans to bond issuers are on the decline.

The clinic will privately place the debt with buyers internationally and in the U.S.

S&P said a state law de-annexing a major portion of one city to create another may affect all of its Georgia municipal rating assessments.