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Mezzanine finance

Meaning in finance & banking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In finance & banking, mezzanine finance means: Financing positioned between senior debt and ordinary equity, often combining debt with equity-linked features.

In Turkish: ara katman finansmanı

How it is used

Use for a financing layer; its ranking and conversion or participation rights depend on the instrument.

Example sentences

  1. Mezzanine finance filled the gap between the senior loan and the sponsors' equity.

    The additional layer completes the project's financing structure.

  2. The acquisition's mezzanine finance included warrants for the lender.

    Equity-linked rights can supplement the lender's debt return.

Common collocations

  • mezzanine finance package
  • provide mezzanine finance
  • equityThe owners' share of a company: what is left when liabilities are taken away from assets. It includes paid-in capital and retained profits.
  • project financeLong-term financing for a large project, such as a power plant or motorway, in which the loan is repaid mainly from the project's own future cash flows.

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