mezzanine finance

mezzanine finance
1) Finance, usually provided by specialist financial institutions, that is neither pure equity nor pure debt. It can take many different forms and can be secured or unsecured; it usually earns a higher rate of return than pure debt but less than equity. Conversely, it carries a higher risk than pure debt, although less than equity. It is often used in management buy-outs
2) A form of finance used by venture capitalists after seed capital has been provided.

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