Underwriting

Financing the projects that bring communities to life.

As one of the nation’s leading underwriters of municipal bonds, Raymond James offers a comprehensive array of services to state and local governments, utilities, housing authorities, airports, healthcare providers, higher education institutions, corporations and other entities that issue taxable or tax-exempt debt.

In 2023, Raymond James once again ranked in the nation’s Top 5 municipal underwriters serving as senior manager on 461 negotiated and competitive new issues with a total par value of more than $15 billion.*

With nearly 170 experienced institutional sales people servicing over 5,000 accounts, we provide a fixed-income distribution network with retail and sales offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. These professionals are fluent in taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds and have expertise with all types of bond structures and credits under varied market conditions.

*Source: Bloomberg, based on total number of issues. Past performance may not be indicative of future results.

Full-Service Capabilities

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Private Activity
Certificates of Participation
Economic Development Bonds
General Obligation Credits
Industrial Development
Lease-Backed Debt
Pension/OPEB
Refundings
Revenue Bonds
Special Tax Revenue Bonds
Taxable
Tax-Exempt
TIF
Tobacco Securitization
Variable Rate