Senior Term Debt
What is a Senior Term Debt? Senior term debt is a loan with a priority repayment status in case of bankruptcy, and typically carries lower interest rates and lower risk. The term can be for several months or years, and the debt may carry a fixed or variable interest rate. To reduce repayment risk, fixed...
Mezzanine Fund
What is a Mezzanine Fund? A mezzanine fund is a pool of capital that invests in mezzanine finance for acquisitions, growth, recapitalization, or management/leveraged buyouts. In the capital structure of a company, mezzanine finance is a hybrid between equity and debt. Mezzanine financing most commonly takes the form of preferred stock or subordinated and unsecured...
Investor Influence
What is the Significance of Investor Influence? The level of investor influence a company holds in an investment transaction determines the method of accounting for said private investment. The accounting for the investment varies with the level of control the investor possesses. What are the Varying Levels of Control? An investor can hold majority ownership or...
Investment Methods
What is an Investment? A financial investment is any asset or instrument purchased with the intention of selling said asset for a price higher than the purchase price at some future point in time (capital gains), or with the hope that the asset will directly bring in income (such as rental income or dividends). This...
Settlement Period
What is Settlement Period? Settlement date is a term used in the securities industry to refer to the period between the transaction date when an order is executed to the settlement date when the security changes hands and payment is made. When the seller and the buyer enter into a trade, each party in the...
