McDonald Financial Corporation

MFC is a financial services firm providing structured finance and leasing solutions for national and international corporate borrowers and lessees.

With over 25 years of experience in funding innovative financing structures, MFC has proven that it can complete complicated, time-sensitive transactions for its clients while providing them with the optimum terms available. The principals of MFC have established and managed capital markets divisions for some of the nation's largest banks and insurance companies, which experience insures that MFC's clients receive the highest level of professional support available.

MFC specializes in: structured transactions utilizing insurance enhancements; project financing; long-term fixed or variable rate bondable and credit tenant operating leases; sale/leasebacks; mortgages; portfolio acquisitions; receivables discounting; and several other forms of credit-enhanced transactions. MFC has financed equipment, real estate and other capital projects.

MFC has pioneered many innovative financing structures designed specifically to achieve its clients' financial, accounting and tax needs. MFC has utilized surety bonds, undertakings, and guarantees to provide the most favorable financing terms available for the client. Benefits to the client include lower total financing costs, greater market acceptance of the financing and higher loan to value proceeds that enable the client to purchase property with minimal cash investment.

Few other firms have the unique knowledge that MFC possesses with both banking and insurance to structure transactions that: (i) qualify as off balance sheet transactions for the client pursuant to accounting guidelines, (ii) satisfy the client's tax needs, (iii) qualify as qualified investments for the lender pursuant to National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC) guidelines, and (iv) appeal to the capital markets.

MFC staff have completed transactions for industries including energy, hospitality, retail, marine, medical, real estate and many others.

To date, MFC has funded or advised on over $5 billion of leases and loans.