Public Finance Group

William Blair & Company's public finance clients include states, counties, municipalities, school districts, forest preserve districts, park districts, public building commissions, special purpose authorities, for-profit and nonprofit housing developers, colleges and universities, independent schools, museums, hospitals, and other nonprofits. The firm has a strong and growing commitment to serving public sector and nonprofit clients as well as the municipal bond market via our Sales and Trading Group. William Blair & Company prides itself on developing long-term relationships with municipal issuers as well as those who purchase municipal securities.

The Public Finance Group serves its Midwest clients from its headquarters, located in Chicago. In addition, issuers in Indiana and New England are covered by our Indianapolis and Hartford offices, respectively. The department's sales efforts originate in Chicago, where both the Sales & Underwriting Group (institutional buyers) and Private Client Advisors (retail buyers) are located.

With one of the largest sales and trading staffs in the Midwest, our Trading and Underwriting Group gives us the ability to deliver superior distribution and pricing results for our issuing clients.

Additional information concerning our dedicated client service groups is provided at the links for Governmental Issuers, Infrastructure and Housing, New England Office, Not-for-Profits, School Districts, and Swap Advisory Services.