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Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP took advantage of a surge in issuance in the final two months of 2017 to solidify advantages over rival bond insurers and counsel.
January 17 -
The par value of muni underwriting fell for the top five firms as volume receded from the 2016 record.
January 5 -
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Assured Guaranty retained their positions in third-quarter rankings, while Build America Mutual rebounded from a stint on negative credit watch to capture its typical market share.
October 16 -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch held its No. 1 ranking among municipal underwriters as the biggest firms battled for deals in a shrinking market for new issuance.
October 5 -
Regional bond issuance slipped by 31% in the first half and volume was down sharply in Florida.
August 23 -
Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP expanded their business even as muni volume shrank amid political uncertainty.
July 21 -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch used a big second quarter to overtake Citi at the top of the municipal league tables, while Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs moved up in the first half rankings.
July 7 -
Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP increased their leads in the municipal bond insurance and bond counsel rankings in the first quarter, as political uncertainty and higher interest rates cut into the volume of transactions.
April 21 -
Wells Fargo dropped to eighth place among municipal underwriters, hurt by last year's phony accounts scandal. Citi maintained its lead in the ranking.
April 10