About Saber Partners, LLC


Saber Partners, LLC is a full-service financial advisory firm for corporate and public sector entities which specializes in the power industry and corporate and municipal finance issues.

Our senior management and advisors have decades of experience crafting creative solutions for clients. We pride ourselves on our independence and reputation for innovation, integrity and excellence.

From advising the SEC on the auction securities market, to uncovering the disparity in lending practices for municipal vs. investor-owned utilities, to developing innovative low-cost financing for utility infrastructure and environmental projects through securitization, Saber Partners is at the forefront for increased transparency, efficiency and fairness in the market.

Saber Partners provides confidential, independent, senior level analysis, advice and execution for Chief Executive Officers, Regulators, Elected Officials, Chief Financial Officers, Treasurers and others.

These services include:

  • Advice on capital market proposals, financing structures and offering strategies
  • Negotiation of terms and conditions with underwriters, lenders and institutional investors
  • Analysis of the actions of a competitor, regulated entity or an industry segment
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Special Topics: In-Depth Information


Auction Rate Securities ("ARS")
Problems and Solutions


ROC Bonds: Lowering the Cost
of Capital for Utilities and the Cost of
Power for Consumers



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Exotic Deals Put Denver Schools Deeper in Debt
The New York Times, August 5, 2010
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CEOs and Board Independence: Bloomberg Summit Discussion with Saber Partners and Wachtell Lipton
Bloomberg News, June 15, 2010
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The Red Flags in Municipal Bonds
Fox Business, July 16, 2010
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MSRB Files Change on ARS, VRDO Transparency
The Bond Buyer, July 12, 2010
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For MSRB, From Many to One
The Bond Buyer, July 7, 2010
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Public Pension Crisis in the States: "Laws Must be Upheld and a Comprehensive Solution Needed" says Saber's Fichera
Fox Business, June 28, 2010
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Boards Should Serve as Partner to Management, Panel Says -
Fichera, Rosenblum Discuss Corporate Board
Independence

Bloomberg News, June 15, 2010
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Institutional Investors Win Again in Auction Rate Securities Case
Saber Partners, Press Release, June 7, 2010
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Municipal Auction Disclosure Hampered, Adviser Says
Bloomberg News, April 15, 2010
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Louisiana Lawmakers Eye Bill to Allow Securitization Bonds
Platts, Electric Power Daily, March 30, 2010
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Pension Funds at Risk?
Fox Business, March 10, 2010
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Saber Partners Renews Call for Transparency in Auction Rate Securities Markets
Saber Partners, Press Release, March 9, 2010
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The Swaps That Swallowed Your Town
The New York Times, March 5, 2010
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States Planning to Review ARS Buy-Backs
The Bond Buyer, January 26, 2010
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Pollution Bonds Signal Funding for $50 Billion Utility Cleanup
Bloomberg News, December 16, 2009
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Agency Seeks ARS Exchange
The Bond Buyer, November 16, 2009
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Fichera Proposes Independent Staff for Corporate Boards: Discusses Reforms for Municipal Market
Bloomberg News, November 13, 2009
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Securitizing Green Investments
Public Utilities Fortnightly, October 07, 2009
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Utility Snubbed by Banks Shows States Pay Too Much
Bloomberg News, September 23, 2009
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Allegheny Energy and Customer Groups Unanimously Propose Retaining Independent Financial Advisor to Public Service Commission of West Virginia for New Environmental Bond Offering - Saber Partners LLC Chosen to Repeat Role from 2007 Bond Offering
Saber Partners, Press Release, September 10, 2009
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Utility Issues Face Marketing Hurdle
Asset-Backed Alert, August 7, 2009
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Municipal Services Rulelmaking Board ("MSRB") Files Disclosure Proposals
The Bond Buyer, July 15, 2009
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Saber's Fichera Discusses Corporate and Municipal Lending Markets
Bloomberg News, June 1, 2009
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Municipal vs Corporate Utilities
Gold Sheets, A Thomson Reuters LPC Publication,
June 8, 2009
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Call Options for BABs: Yea or Nay?
The Bond Buyer, May 6, 2009
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Fichera of Saber Partners Says Perhaps the Variable Rate Market "Should Shrink on the Municipal Finance Side"
DerivActiv MuniMarket Pulse, April 22, 2009
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Fichera of Saber Partners Suggests Creating a National "Municipal Exchange" to Increase Liquidity in Market
DerivActiv MuniMarket Pulse,
April 23, 2009
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Interview Auctions 2008
Bloomberg Radio, April 25, 2008

University of Virginia Suffers Too Little Credit With New Bonds
Bloomberg News, April 21, 2009
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MUNI WATCH: Swaps Backfire On Municipal Finance Officers
Dow Jones Newswires, April 8, 2009
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VRDNs May Not Be Viable: Bernanke
The Bond Buyer, April 6, 2009
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Corporate-Style Muni Liquidity? Calif. Issuers Seek Lower Costs, Risk
The Bond Buyer, March 27, 2009
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Wall Street's Customer's Man Fichera Unmasked Auction-Rate Debt in 1980's
Bloomberg News, May 30, 2008
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CEO Spotlight: Fichera of Saber Says Tax System Needs Restructuring
Bloomberg News, May 8, 2008
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It’s a Long, Cold, Cashless Siege
The New York Times, April 13, 2008
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Ex-SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Saber CEO Joseph Fichera, Top Regulators and Industry Representatives Discuss:
"Should Corporate Bond Pricing Transparency Be Applied to the Mortgage-backed and Asset-backed Markets?"

November 4, 2007
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