Abstract:Mezzanine nance is ubiquitous. Traditional arguments describe the purpose of Mezzanine debt as completing the market, specically as plugging a nancing gap. According to that view, intermediate seniority claims add to the available menu of risk-return combinations hence helps cater to the needs of heterogeneous investors and generates additional sources of capital for productive investment projects. We describe a completely dierent yet equally fundamental role for Mezzanine debt which creates economic value eve… Show more
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