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JENNIFER HELPS GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFITS FINANCE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND MISSION SUPPORT THROUGH THE EFFICIENT USE OF DEBT AND GRANT FUNDING.
Jennifer has served public finance clients at Dorsey & Whitney LLP since 2002. In addition to acting as bond counsel for over 75 local government clients in the upper Midwest, Jennifer has served as regular bond or borrower’s counsel for large and small health care systems and as underwriter's, borrower’s or special tax counsel in health care and charter school financings nationwide, advising on structuring for taxable or tax-exempt purposes; initial and ongoing disclosure; drafting of and compliance with financial covenants and post-issuance tax procedures; refundings and workouts.
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Representative Transactions
Recent Representative Transactions
- $182,620,000 City of Minneapolis and Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 (Children’s Health Care)
- $32,135,000 California Public Finance Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project)
- $16,965,000 City of Eagan, Minnesota Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds (Great Oaks Academy), Series 2025
- $500,000,000 Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (HealthPartners Obligated Group), Series 2024
- $151,525,000 University of Minnesota General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2024
- $51,745,000 City of Fargo, North Dakota Refunding Improvement Bonds, Series 2024H
- $27,720,000 City of Edina, Minnesota General Obligation Capital Improvement and Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2024B
- $19,945,000 Olmsted County, Minnesota General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025
- $13,500,000 City of Alexandria General Obligation Tax Abatement Bonds, Series 2024AB
- $150,000,000 City of Grand Forks, North Dakota Health Care System Revenue Bonds (Altru Health System), Series 2023
- $363,000,000 City of Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Series 2023 (Allina Health System)
- $298,650,000 Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Arizona Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Mayo Clinic), Series 2022
- $288,545,000 City of Rochester, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Mayo Clinic), Series 2022
Industries & Practices
Healthcare & Life Sciences
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- Development & Infrastructure
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Nonprofit & Tax Exempt Organizations
- Public Finance
- Public-Private Partnerships
