California Education Finance

Committed to building the future of education in California.

Our team brings experience, professionalism and integrity to financing K-14 school bond programs in the state of California. We pride ourselves on providing creative solutions, top-notch service and low borrowing costs, supporting our clients’ efforts to act as true stewards of taxpayer dollars. Our seven-person education team out of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County is backed by the power of Raymond James, which is consistently among the leading municipal bond underwriters in the nation. Our extensive distribution network reaches not only Tier 1 institutional buyers, but also Tier 2 and Tier 3 with the largest middle-market institutional sales force in the nation.

#1

underwriter of negotiated general obligation bonds for K-12 school districts in California*

7

public finance professionals dedicated to California K-12 financing

66

transactions priced in 2020 totaling $1.76 billion

719

employees in 200 offices in 115 cities statewide

414

retail brokers with 134,203 accounts and $35.1 billion AUM

*Source: Bloomberg, based on number of issues
Stats as of December 31, 2020
Past performance may not be indicative of future results.

Full-service Capabilities

  • General obligation bonds
  • Certificates of participation
  • Private placements
  • Tax-credit financings
  • Limited tax obligations
  • Rating agency strategy
  • Debt portfolio analysis

Enhancing the Classrooms of California School Districts

Team

Randy Merritt
Managing Director, Head of California Education Group
   
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John R. Baracy
Managing Director
   
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Parker Colvin
Managing Director, Municipal Underwriter
   
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Trennis Wright
Managing Director
   
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Alexzis Fuke
Director
   
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Alex Boutyrski
Alex Boutyrski
Vice President
   
Brett Lee
Vice President
   
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Brandon Bassell
Associate
   
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