Christopher J. Winters - Principal
Christopher J. Winters is based in the Los Angeles office of Winters & Co.
Advisors, LLC. Prior to the inception of Winters & Co.
Advisors, LLC in March of 2001, he was a founding partner at Feld
Winters Financial Inc. in Sherman Oaks, California. Chris
Winters has been continuously employed in the municipal finance
industry since 1985.
Background
Chris Winters has been responsible for the successful completion
of hundreds of transactions. These include bond proceeds
investments of all types including construction and project funds,
reserve funds and revenue funds. The products utilized include
investment agreements, forward delivery agreements and repurchase
agreements. Many of these completed financings include unique,
creative or innovative structures, which resulted in significant
benefit to the municipal clients. These include a flexible
amortizing cross-currency swap, escrow options to reduce negative
arbitrage, interest at closing transactions and early termination
options to increase yield.
Chris Winters brings 22 years of experience in competitively bidding
interest rate risk management products, and is a past member of
the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (CDIAC)
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
CDIAC provides guidance to municipal bond issuers throughout the
State of California on a number of debt and investment related
issues including the use of derivative products in municipal financings.
Education
Chris earned a Bachelor of Science (with honors) in Business Administration
(Economics) from the University of Florida and was a member of
the economics honors society.
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