Education

K-12
Raymond James' primary and secondary school underwriting experience is extensive, serving as senior manager on transactions in 40 states since 2006. We were the nation's sixth leading underwriter of K-12 transactions in 2015, serving as senior manager on 152 negotiated issues totaling over $4 billion in par amount.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Raymond James consistently ranks as a top 10 underwriter of bond issues for both public and private institutions of higher learning throughout the United States. Since 2006, the firm has managed 580 issues for colleges and universities with a par value of $43.9 billion. We have extensive experience in the area of privatized student housing, serving as underwriter on more than 60 issues with a total par value of $1.4 billion since 2000.

Our team of public finance professionals provides underwriting services for various types of bond issues, including:

  • Auxiliary revenue bonds
  • Educational facilities revenue bonds
  • Lease revenue bonds
  • Student housing revenue bonds
  • Privatized housing revenue bonds
  • Tuition and fee revenue bonds
  • Student loan bonds
  • Taxable bonds
  • Refunding bonds
  • Deficit funding bonds



In addition to underwriting, our broad range of services includes:

  • Credit analytics
  • Ratings due diligence
  • Structuring analytics
  • Capital planning
  • Financial modeling
  • Asset/liability management

Representative clients include:

  • Bentley University
  • Clark University
  • Coastal Carolina University
  • East Stroudsburg University
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Iowa State University
  • Le Moyne University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Milton Academy
  • Mississippi State University
  • New York Law School
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Rowan University
  • Shippensburg
  • Texas Christian University
  • Tulane University
  • University of Alabama
  • University of California
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Louisville
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of Texas
  • University of Richmond
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Tech

 

Rankings compiled by Thomson Reuters