Florida Education Finance

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Our Public Finance platform makes Florida schools a priority – a focus that has created powerful results for schools and students and for our firm. Raymond James consistently ranks as one of the top senior managing underwriters for Florida school district issues, with 29 senior and co-senior managed issues totaling over $2.0 billion since 2017.* In addition, over this same period, Raymond James Capital Funding, Inc., (a non-bank subsidiary of Raymond James Bank) has served as lender on three Florida school district issues totaling approximately $200 million. The firm consistently ranks first as co-managing underwriter for Florida school district issues, participating as co-manager on 32 transactions for a total par amount of over $3.6 billion since 2017.**

Unlike other public finance investment banking firms working throughout the state, Raymond James is headquartered here, making us uniquely qualified and committed to serving local Florida issuers. Our platform enjoys a powerful distribution network and the largest underwriting desks in the Southeast, located in St. Petersburg, Florida.

*Source: LSEG, based on total par amount as of the end of February 2026
**Source: LSEG, based on total number of transactions as of the end of February 2026

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is affiliated with Raymond James Capital Funding, Inc. and Raymond James Bank.

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