Expertise

Scott Balice Strategies offers to all our clients (1) relevant expertise and specific knowledge; (2) innovative ideas; (3) unsurpassed finance expertise; (4) responsive service and (5) competitive fees.

Following is a list of our specific areas of expertise.

Strategic Financial Advisory Services

- Perform quantitative analyses of cash flows, alternative financial structures, including extensive modeling and sensitivity analysis

- Provide operating budget and long-range capital planning assistance

- Review and stress test feasibility studies and provide cash flow forecasts

- Develop and manage project timelines and deliverables for key projects

- Advise on federal, state and local funding opportunities and considerations

- Review cost allocation strategies and compliance with applicable regulations

- Prepare financial and operating data reports to meet bond compliance and other financial reporting requirements

- Develop and make presentations to key stakeholders

- Manage the credit rating process

- Support referenda and legislative initiatives including program development, public outreach campaigns and debt authorization

Capital Market Strategies and Debt Management

- Design debt structures, analyze debt capacity, evaluate refunding/restructuring opportunities, recommend lien structure alternatives, identify opportunities to develop and leverage new revenue streams

- Execute complex fixed and variable rate capital market transactions

- Advise on method of sale

- Manage competitive bidding process, including TIC verifications and awards

- Develop and manage tasks and responsibilities on bond sales, drive issuance process and coordinate work of bankers and attorneys

- Prepare rating agency and investor presentations

- Review bond documents, brief finance leaders and participate in legal drafting sessions

- Develop RFP’s, RFQ’s and RFI’s as needed; evaluate and score responses

- Capitalize on credit enhancement and market timing opportunities

- Develop and maintain issuance calendar to track debt needs on a long range basis

- Advise on market positioning and assist with investor development

- Assist with all closing requirements, including securing proper signatures and opinions

Swap and Derivative Advisory Services

- Evaluate derivative structures and develop customized structures to meet specific needs

- Guide clients through legal and award process for derivative transactions

- Provide interest rate swap opinions on reasonableness of pricing and “mark to market” valuations

- Advise on method of sale

Public-Private Partnerships

- Advise governments on P3 strategies, preliminary asset valuations and bidding process

- Advise equity investors on P3 opportunities, navigating government procurement process, modeling cash flows and developing capital structures

- Provide independent valuation of P3 assets for sponsors, investors and other parties

- Track developments in the P3 industry, maintaining extensive database of such projects nationwide

Reinvestment Structures and Advisory Services

- Recommend investment strategies and bid out placement of bond proceeds

- Perform arbitrage rebate calculations to assure compliance with IRS regulations

- Track investment performance and advise on maximizing investment returns

- Restructure refunding escrows to capitalize on market opportunities and the tax code

- Structure and bid float contracts to maximize future interest earnings