Wulff, Hansen & Co

Wulff, Hansen & Co. is a full service investment banking and investment management firm, one of the oldest in California. Our Public Finance Group provides underwriting and municipal advisory services to public entities, private developers, and non-profit organizations. We are also a registered investment advisor offering fee-based portfolio management through our Wulff Capital Management division. Our history has been built on providing municipal advisory and underwriting services to state and local governments, agencies, schools, hospitals, special districts, and non-profit organizations throughout California. Wulff, Hansen’s transaction history as sole manager or municipal advisor spans many decades, and we have acted as advisor or managing underwriter in the successful placement of hundreds of financings for local communities. Our clients rely on our ability to help them identify the scope of the projects to be financed, coordinate every aspect of the approval of the financing, and structure and market the bonds. When retained in the role of Municipal Advisor, Wulff, Hansen provides public-entity and non-profit clients with detailed information and creative, tailored solutions that optimize the client’s resources while minimizing transaction and finance-related expenses. We are very conscious of protecting and enhancing an issuer's credit rating status. Our services range from developing bond structures, pricing, refunding and restructuring analysis to developing strategic advice for workouts. We assist clients in obtaining bond ratings and credit enhancement, and shepherd each competitive issue through the bidding process. We also have active practices in non-profit healthcare and the renewable energy fields. Our professionals are experienced in working with financially distressed issuers and have assisted in the development of reorganization plans accepted by bankruptcy courts and creditors.