S.B. Clark Companies is a national, woman-owned public finance consulting firm located in Denver, Colorado. Since its formation in 2001, S.B. Clark Companies has grown a significant practice representing clients in affordable housing, New Markets and Housing tax credits, and tax-exempt finance transactions. Our expertise includes but is not limited to: – Facilitating successful New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for commercial projects in low-income communities, including: securing tax credit allocation from community development entities (CDEs), negotiating an advantageous financing structure for the project, and working with investors and lenders to secure investment and leverage debt; – Applying for and using both 4% and 9% competitive low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) to finance affordable housing developments. Our firm provides financial modeling and follow-through support in securing debt and equity for these projects; – Creating proforma financial modeling and facilitating closings for HUD housing developments, including Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) projects, Mixed Finance, disposition/disposal of public housing, and Choice Neighborhood projects; – Advising on tax-exempt and taxable bond issues, including advertised public sale, competitive direct placement and negotiated public offering formats; and – Evaluating and recommending refinancing opportunities including defeasance of existing bonds prior to call date. Our clients include state and local governmental entities, public housing authorities, not-for-profit corporations such as affordable housing and human service providers, educational institutions, and healthcare providers as well as for-profit developers working in low income communities.