The PFM Group's professional staff is among the best in the public finance industry. We provide our clients with financial, industry and regional expertise needed to craft customized solutions to their problems.

Experience
Our professionals have extensive experience and expertise in government and financial markets. Included among PFM's professionals are former finance directors, city managers, county administrators, transit agency CFOs and school business managers.

In addition to government service, many of our professionals previously worked as attorneys, commercial and investment bankers, portfolio managers, controllers, accountants, city planners, systems managers, architects and engineers. This broad experience provides perspective for our work and an understanding of the unique pressures that often weigh on our clients.

Financial Expertise
Our team possesses the advanced financial skills needed to negotiate aggressive business terms for transactions, structure complex debt issues, analyze issuer credit quality, negotiate bond pricing levels, develop customized computer models, conduct disclosure reviews, invest available moneys, meet federal tax laws and otherwise optimally complete any transaction.

Our clients benefit from our expertise in debt refinancings, derivative products, lease transactions, fixed-income portfolio management, accounting and governmental budgeting.

Furthermore, PFM’s professionals have a record of developing innovative financing techniques designed to meet our clients' needs at the lowest possible cost of capital. We operate at the high end of the public finance industry, providing advice and counsel based on sound financial principles and sophisticated technical analysis.

Industry Expertise
Many PFM professionals, while experts in general public finance, have also gained expertise in specific governmental businesses. Various PFM staff members are experts in managing and financing facilities for airports, electric power plants, water and wastewater systems, toll roads, solid waste disposal systems, health care and higher education facilities, economic development projects, stadium facilities and local school facilities, among others.

Geographic Diversity
PFM professionals are located in every region of the country. This diversity gives us a better understanding of the local issues and problems affecting our clients, as well as the day-to-day contact needed to properly meet their needs.