Public Finance

Overview

At Acuity Knowledge Partners, we help investment banking teams scale up their public finance underwriting and advisory practices and drive value for their clients. By leveraging dedicated teams of experienced analysts in our offshore delivery centers, clients benefit from operational efficiency and cost optimization. Our team of public finance experts are well versed in covering municipal financing and public sectors and are vested with state-of-the-art modelling capabilities. Many of our clients working with our specialized public finance investment banking teams have benefitted from our integrated suite of services along the investment banking advisory value chain.

Who we serve

Public Finance support we offer

Municipal bond market updates
Proposal/RFP support
Underwriter discount analysis/bond pricing analysis
Bond comparable analysis
Research on county and municipal authorities
Marketing decks for bond sale marketing decks
Bondholder analysis
Bond portfolio tracking and performance analysis
Screening for upcoming projects/deals (database management)

RFP support
Project-specific response to proposals
Research on county and municipal authorities
Project viability studies
Creation of marketing material
Bond sales marketing decks
CIM
Creation of meeting materials

Bond structuring
Structuring and pricing
Refinancing and underwriting discount analysis
Building indicative rating models
Credit rating analysis/shadow rating models
Rating presentations
Due diligence
Munis comparable analysis
Bondholder analysis

Financial modelling
Cash flow and scenario analysis
Model-building for projects and public-private partnerships
Credit evaluation and reporting
Public finance credits – issue reviews
Repayment analysis and reporting
Documentation
Tombstones, term sheets, case studies and others

State and local governments
Water and sewer
Higher education
Energy and renewables
Healthcare
Housing and senior living
K-12 education
Hospitality
Transportation
Social infrastructure
Cultural and social service non-profits
Federal lease
Pension obligation

Public Finance support we offer

Municipal bond market updates
Proposal/RFP support
Underwriter discount analysis/bond pricing analysis
Bond comparable analysis
Research on county and municipal authorities
Marketing decks for bond sale marketing decks
Bondholder analysis
Bond portfolio tracking and performance analysis
Screening for upcoming projects/deals (database management)

RFP support
Project-specific response to proposals
Research on county and municipal authorities
Project viability studies
Creation of marketing material
Bond sales marketing decks
CIM
Creation of meeting materials

Bond structuring
Structuring and pricing
Refinancing and underwriting discount analysis
Building indicative rating models
Credit rating analysis/shadow rating models
Rating presentations
Due diligence
Munis comparable analysis
Bondholder analysis

Financial modelling
Cash flow and scenario analysis
Model-building for projects and public-private partnerships
Credit evaluation and reporting
Public finance credits – issue reviews
Repayment analysis and reporting
Documentation
Tombstones, term sheets, case studies and others

State and local governments
Water and sewer
Higher education
Energy and renewables
Healthcare
Housing and senior living
K-12 education
Hospitality
Transportation
Social infrastructure
Cultural and social service non-profits
Federal lease
Pension obligation

How we are different

ONE-STOP SHOP FOR PUBLIC FINANCE SUPPORT

Comprehensive support across public finance advisory, underwriting and consulting services

STRONG INTEGRATION AND HIGH BUSINESS VALUE

Strong analytical capabilities and industry expertise, coupled with high integration with client teams, helping bring high business value for customers

STRONG PUBLIC FINANCE DOMAIN EXPERTISE TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS

Highly experienced and effective analysts who do the heavy lifting across the public finance value chain, including RFP, thematic research and cash flow models