The San Francisco Airport Commission refunds $110 million in fixed-rate revenue bonds with new variable-rate bonds to lower its overall interest cost.  •  The San Dieguito Union High School District responds to the turbulent auction-rate market by converting $90 million in ARS bonds to fixed-rate securities.  •  De La Rosa & Co. generates $41 million of retail orders to reduce yields and save the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority significant interest costs on a $25-million Sales Tax Revenue Bond issue.  •  The L.A. Community Redevelopment Agency obtains a strong investment-grade rating on a $12.5-million Taxable Tax-Allocation Bond issue for the Westlake Recovery Project.  •  Despite a tough market, Beverly Hills successfully refunds $31 million in water revenue bonds and $17 million in wastewater revenue bonds for economic savings.  •  The Gridley Redevelopment Agency clears various hurdles caused by tightening credit in the municipal market to successfully execute its first tax-allocation bond financing.  •  Riverside issues unenhanced Bond Anticipation Notes to mute the effects of the collapse of auction-rate securities and prudently control interest costs.  •  The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District restructures $50 million in auction rate securities with better performing, direct pay variable-rate bonds backed by letters of credit.  • 
 

Scotte Carter
Senior Vice President, Taxable Fixed Income
Los Angeles Office
Tel: (310) 775-8210
scarter@ejdelarosa.com
Scotte Carter is a 20-year veteran of institutional sales with taxable products, and has extensive experience with U.S. Treasury, agency and corporate debt. Carter's primary focus at De La Rosa & Co. is on California municipal entities. He is well versed in GASB rules and regulations.

Before joining De La Rosa in March 2007, Carter was a Senior Vice President with Wachovia Securities, and previous to that, a Senior Vice President with Jefferies & Co.

Carter earned degrees in Finance and Marketing from the University of Denver, where he also minored in Economics and Statistics. He is registered with the NASD and holds Series 6, Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. His personal interests include cycling, chess and enology.
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