Company Overview

Since 1993, McDonald Financial Corporation ("MFC") has been providing comprehensive structured finance solutions for national and international property developers, owners, and users. MFC has completed complicated, time-sensitive transactions for some of the nation's largest corporations utilizing structures designed to meet the client's specific needs while providing the most cost effective funding.

MFC offers numerous forms of financing and leasing of assets, including structured finance transactions, long term bondable and credit tenant operating leases, sale/leasebacks, mortgages, portfolio purchases, receivables discountings, and credit enhanced structures.

MFC provides advisory services and funding by structuring and underwriting transactions for an investor pool consisting of 35 major life insurance companies and other institutional investors. Products are structured to achieve the client's specific financial, accounting and tax requirements. MFC's services are comprehensive throughout the funding process and include structuring, underwriting, presentation to the investor pool, and legal documentation. This continued involvement insures that the client receives the most favorable terms and that the transaction is managed by the most qualified professionals from start to finish.

MFC is unparalleled in its experience in structuring and funding lease transactions. Senior management averages over 25 years experience in structured finance, insurance enhancements and leasing. Senior management is comprised of accounting, legal and finance professionals who have managed a select group of the nation's largest life insurance company and bank leasing entities.

To date, MFC has funded or advised on over $5 billion of lease and loan transactions.

Proven Experience as a Leader in its Field

MFC has a history of creating innovative methods to meet its clients' specific needs:

Many of MFC's fundings have combined the construction loan and term loan into a single loan.
MFC has created numerous debt structures to replace the purchaser/borrower's traditional equity requirements.
MFC has been a leader in applying innovative structured finance techniques to real estate.
MFC was the first firm to utilize bond reinsurers to enhance leases in the healthcare industry.
MFC created unique documentation structures to replace master leases, thereby improving documentation efficiency and mitigating associated risks.
MFC structured and funded for General Motors the first bondable lease completed in Mexico.
MFC was the first firm to achieve an investment grade rating for a Mexico company; this rating exceeded Mexico's sovereign rating.
MFC was the first firm to fund a ground lease portfolio as a bond for a U.S. real estate developer.
MFC has monetized all forms of lease obligations and has enhanced many leases containing deficiencies in order to transform them into a bondable transaction.