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The top municipal bond underwriters of the first quarter of 2021 are well ahead of last year's record pace, as the country is starting to finally see the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel.
April 9 -
Acacia and Estrada grew substantially.
February 1 -
McCall Parkhurst & Horton and Norton Rose Fulbright moved up in 2020 to second and third.
February 1 -
The growth in issuance in 2020 spread out over the top 10 underwriters, with bulge-bracket firms sharing the wealth.
January 6 -
The top municipal bond counsel firms easily surpassed 2019's pace of par amount. Year-to-date, the top-ranked firms have totaled $326.46 billion compared with last year's number of $265.99 billion.
October 16 -
The two active municipal bond insurers wrapped $25.22 billion in the first three quarters of 2020, a 62% surge from the $15.57 billion of deals done in the first nine months of 2019.
October 16 -
Municipal bond issuers are coming market at a 26.2% faster pace than they were at this point last year.
October 8 -
Financial advisors in the municipal bond market accounted for $281.23 billion so far in 2020, more than the $225.54 billion in the first nine months of 2019. The top three spots remained the same, followed by some changes in the rankings from last year.
October 8 -
Municipal bond underwriters are on pace to easily surpass last year's total, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Top bookrunners have accounted for a total of $328.60 billion through the first three quarters of the year, up from the $267.91 billion in the first nine months of 2019. The top five saw small changes compared to a year ago, while spots six through 10 saw more of a mix.
October 8 -
COVID-19 has put large burdens on state and local coffers and new business for the municipal bond insurers, generally, has increased.
July 15