Chatham Financial began by helping companies manage their interest rate and foreign exchange risks and is now the largest independent interest rate and foreign currency risk management advisor and service provider. In addition, Chatham is quickly becoming a leading and more comprehensive capital markets advisor and service provider with very advanced offerings in valuations, capital advisory, defeasance and debt management systems.

Since 1991 we have been providing companies access to hedging sophistication typically only found at the largest banks. As an independent capital markets and risk management advisor, we began offering expertise to assist companies in determining and executing appropriate hedging strategies at the best possible prices and terms. As a result of our early involvement in the industry and significant transaction volume, we know the major players from rating agencies to attorneys, lenders to servicers. Additionally, our reputation for integrity has won us the confidence of derivative traders, marketers and bankers.

Over the past 19 years, we have expanded our service offering to address other significant needs of our clients, such as defeasance, debt valuations and loan advisory. We've also grown to become the largest, independent, comprehensive hedge accounting advisor with a dedicated team of accounting professionals who all previously worked at the FASB, the Big 4 accounting firms and several leading investment banks.

Just as we have grown our services, we have also expanded the industries we serve in. In addition to our long history in commercial real estate, we are a leading advisor for financial institutions, private equity investment firms, and retail, health care, telecom/industrial and media/entertainment corporations.

Chatham Financial has grown into a diverse company of nearly 200 professionals in five offices worldwide.