Municipal Finance Group

    Since the early 1980's project lease finance has been an important model for developing
infrastructure projects around the world. Municipal Finance Group project financing provides access to more and lowers cost, long-term debt financing, which allows the private sector to increase its involvement in  managing and operating long-term energy assets and public infrastructure.

The key to project finance lies in the future cash flows of a stand-alone project. By mitigating the risk of an interruption to the project's cash flows, the borrower can achieve a higher level of funding and better financing terms. Key fundamentals include redundant supply sources, long-term off-take agreements, and qualified builders and operators.

Transactions can be customized according to an existing set of cash flows or structured to meet a new client's contract specifications.  Depending upon the scope of work, terms up to 30 years may be available.  Some transactions may qualify for tax-exempt financing, which could result in a significantly lower interest rate.

Targeted projects:

   1. Facility modernization projects for hospitals, schools and government entities.

   2. Outsourcing projects for utility plants including steam, chilled water, compressed air, water      and wastewater.

  3. Distributed generation and on-site power.

  4. Renewable energy (Solar, Wind, Wave, Geothermal, Biomass, Landfill Gas, Biodiesel, Ethanol, etc.)

  5. Performance contracts the federal government including ESPCs, shared energy savings agreements, and area-wide utility contracts.