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The art of analysis.
The science of planning and advising.

Ponder & Co. is the leading financial advisor for capital formation in the not-for-profit healthcare industry. Since 1985, we have advised on more transactions than any of our competitors in both the number of transactions and the volume of capital raised for our clients. Our advisory services cover a broad base of not-for-profit healthcare service providers:
  • Hospitals and hospital systems
  • Academic medical centers
  • State finance authorities
  • Senior care and housing
  • Long-term acute care and specialty facilities
  • Behavioral health
Ponder & Co. offers a full complement of services that provide expert advice and transaction management. Ponder & Co. is not an underwriter of securities – so our advice is independent, objective, and free of conflict of interest. We tailor our services to your specific needs. In general, our services cover three major areas:

Plan of Finance Development

We analyze, assess and develop a complete plan of finance to meet our clients' needs.

Transaction Implementation

We are continually in touch with the capital markets, and have the knowledge and skills to get the best structure, covenants and execution for our clients' financings.

Ongoing Monitoring

We continue to monitor our clients' bond issues and interest rate swaps in order to identify opportunities to reduce interest costs through refinancing bonds, or to make a profit by terminating a swap.


For more information contact Terrence Shirey at 615-613-0211 or .