Fairmount's financial advisory practice is recognized for its expertise in municipal debt issuance. We assist our clients through the bond issuance process by helping to establish the transaction team, setting agendas and timeframe, negotiating pricing, and preparing the most effective plan of finance. We essentially relieve the pre-issue and post-issue burdens of transaction management for our clients.

The firm's experience includes:

• General Obligation and Revenue Debt        
• Tax-Exempt and Taxable Issues
• Bond Anticipation NotesI
• Interest Rate Swaps;Other Derivative Products
• Commercial Paper
• Intergovernmental and Pooled Financings
• Fixed and Variable Rate Structures      
• Working Capital Financings
• Public Offerings and Private Placements      
• Leasing and Off Balance-Sheet Financing
• Competitive and Negotiated Sales       
• Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes

With regard to credit quality, Fairmount's experience includes:

• Rated and Non-Rated Issues
• Letters and Lines of Credit
• Municipal Bond Insurance
• Lease-Backed Financings
• FHA Mortgage Insurance
• Senior and Subordinate Debt