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First Southwest Company is a leading municipal underwriting firm with over 60 years experience in the financial markets. The firm provides underwriting services to clients in municipalities and governmental entities across the country in areas ranging from education and transportation to health care, water and sewer, public improvement, economic development and public power.
In 2006, First Southwest ranked among the top 20 long term underwriters nationally, and in the top twenty five for short-term underwriting, according to Thomson Financial Securities Data . During the last five years, First Southwest participated in 1,439 underwritings, as a senior or co-manager, for a total par amount exceeding $37 billion. We also act as remarketing agent and broker/dealer for variable rate and auction rate securities, with a combined book of over 2.5 billion.
Through the continuous commitment of firm capital, in a wide spectrum of fixed income securities, including taxable, alternative minimum tax, forward settlements, floating rate as well as traditional fixed rate issues, First Southwest enjoys a greater understanding of the increasingly complex demands associated with the role of an underwriter. First Southwest’s skilled team of seasoned professionals with years of industry knowledge allows the firm to design and implement market strategies for clients that are unmatched by its peers .
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