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Ila Afsharipour will be based in San Francisco.

Its $1.5 billion unrated deal will be sold to qualified institutional buyers to finance Florida’s privately owned passenger train project.

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

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.96 from 3.99% the week before.

Federal transportation officials authorized another $950 million in private activity bonds for Brightline, also known as Virgin Trains USA.

The Bond Buyer will be rolling out some changes to how we cover and communicate with the professionals and the leaders who work in and around municipal finance.

Preston Hollow's accusations against Nuveen of bully tactics underscore the cutthroat competition for market share.

In the week ended March 14, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.99% from 4.04% the previous week.

D.A. Davidson will expand its presence in Oklahoma and Texas with the acquisition of Wells Nelson.

Chicago's CFO says investor outreach will stress fiscal controls that make it difficult for the city to backslide on its progress under Rahm Emanuel.