Step Baird

Service Providers: Bond UnderwriterFinancial Consultant
227
schools supported
$ 7,200,000,000
in financings

  • National

  • less than 1 year of operating history
  • more than three years of operating history or one charter renewal
  • charter management organizations
  • stand-alone schools
  • single-site schools

For more than 100 years, we’ve been helping schools, municipalities, counties, special districts, states and other publicly-funded entities secure their financial future.  Whether we’re exploring bond issuance or refinancing, addressing cash flow concerns or presenting to your board or broader community, you can rely on Baird to be a trusted financial partner who’s personally invested in your success.

Baird’s National Charter School Finance Group is a leader in charter school facility financings across the country having assisted charter schools and CMOs/EMOs on over 275 charter school financings nationwide, obtaining more than $7.2 billion in funding for projects.  Charter school financing is a specialized sector and the Baird Charter School Finance group has been at the forefront of structuring financings for charter schools since 2003.  As a national leader in charter school financing, we have considerable experience assessing a school’s financing needs and accessing a variety of financing sources to provide appropriate solutions.  

  • Construction and renovation
  • Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
  • Land and facility acquisition
  •  Leasehold improvements
  • Project development costs
  • Refinancing of prior debt
  • Technology
Portfolio Statstics 
Total Historic Financing 275+
Number of Schools/Projects Supported 200+
Minimum Transaction Size $5,000,000

Portfolio Performance 
Total Number of Transanctions 275+
Original $$ Amount of Defaults 0
Number of Defaults 0
Deafault Rate (% of Original)0
Default Rate as % of total number of originations0

Last Updated: January 2022

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