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What is mezzanine financing?

Capital between senior debt and common equity used to fill a funding gap, secured by a pledge of equity interests and priced higher (often low- to mid-teens) than senior debt.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.