AFO · Debt
Mezzanine Debt
Second-lien or subordinated debt when senior capacity is exhausted.
Program status and primary actions
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- Size range
- $2,000,000 — $25,000,000
- Cost / pricing
- 12–18% all-in (coupon + PIK + warrant). Usually unsecured or second-lien.
- Typical speed to close
- Months
- Capital type
- Mezzanine / subordinated debt
Eligibility
Who this program is for.
Established business with credible coverage path. Common in leveraged buyouts, MBOs, and acquisition stacks.
Use of proceeds
What this capital can fund.
Outside these categories the program either isn’t a fit or requires a non-standard structuring conversation. The screener cross-references your specific use of proceeds against the full catalog before recommending an instrument.
What Capital Toolkit does
CPA-led engagement, not lead generation.
Whether the answer is Mezzanine Debtor something else in the catalog, the engagement starts the same way: a CPA reviews the use of proceeds, the balance sheet, and the projections to confirm the right structure. Only then do we build the package and approach providers. The catalog page's screener exists to triage cleanly; this page exists so you can read the program in detail before that conversation.
If Mezzanine Debtis the right fit, you’ll get a normalized financial package, a coverage or eligibility analysis appropriate to the program category, and provider / program outreach handled by a CPA with the engagement still under one roof.
Where this program shows up
The hubs that feature Mezzanine Debt.
This program is curated into the hubs below — industry verticals where it’s a typical fit, business stages where it’s the right answer, and funding stacks where it combines with others.
Head-to-head
Compare Mezzanine Debt against another option.
The comparisons below answer the “should I do this or that?” question with a side-by-side matrix plus the scenarios where each option wins.
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See every option side by side.
The full catalog groups debt, grants, equity, and alternative structures by family so you can compare like with like before booking a conversation.