Pillsbury advised Capital Impact Partners, a leading nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), on its issuance of $122,750,000 in taxable bonds (Series 2025-1), marking one of the largest bond offerings ever completed by a CDFI.

Capital Impact Partners offers a continuum of financial products, including various loan types and impact investment opportunities, improving access to affordable housing, quality health care, education and healthy foods. It also offers training and business advising programs that advance locally-led solutions to enhance the communities it serves.

The bond sale, which closed on July 30, 2025, received a strong A+ credit rating from S&P Global and was issued in two parts: $54 million at a 5.335% interest rate, maturing in August 2030; and $68.75 million at a 5.999% interest rate, maturing in August 2035.

According to a press release, the transaction allows Capital Impact Partners to expand its lending, investments and programmatic efforts to better support the creation and expansion of small businesses and community facilities in communities nationwide.

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The Pillsbury deal team was led by Corporate partner Jeffrey Grill and included counsel Christopher Wing and associates Mackenzie Pantoja, Jordan Wimbish, Nathan Lewko and Dana Kim, and Finance associate Sacha Urbach.