Mr. Lasaath’s primary responsibilities are to provide quantitative and banking support for the firm’s western and southwestern regional bankers. His quantitative support entails structuring new money bond issues, identifying refunding opportunities, modeling clients’ debt structures, and analyzing derivative structures. Some of the types of bond financings he has worked on include utilities, airports, seaports, transportation, education, and redevelopment.Since joining the firm in February 2004, Mr. Lasaath has worked on over $74 billion in negotiated bond transactions. This includes 25 senior managed transactions with an aggregate par amount of $1.8 billion.Mr. Lasaath is a graduate of UCLA with a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics/Economics. NASD securities licenses held are Series 7, 52, and 63.