The document discusses mezzanine finance, which provides financing that ranks between senior debt and equity. Mezzanine finance is used when project owners need additional funds but cannot use all equity, or when using mezzanine will enhance returns. It is typically more expensive than senior debt but less risky than equity. Mezzanine financiers are motivated by enhanced returns over senior debt and participation in asset management gains. Their position is secured like debt through charges and guarantees or like equity through loan stock and preferred shares. The future of mezzanine finance is growing with more providers but it remains an expensive option only suited to some projects.
2. Contents
What is mezzanine finance?
In what circumstances is mezzanine finance used?
What motivates a financier to provide mezzanine?
How is mezzanine finance priced?
How is the financiers position secured?
Typical providers
Typical cash flow
What is the prognosis/future for mezzanine finance?
2
4. What is Mezzanine Finance?
100%
80% EQUITY Total Return 15% - 25% p.a.
Cost of Funds
65% MEZZANINE plus 7.5% - 12.5% p.a.
RISK RETURN
Cost of Funds
SENIOR DEBT plus 2.0% - 3.0% p.a.
4
5. In what circumstances is Mezzanine Finance used?
Where the owner wishes to Where the use of
Where the owner has
share risk with a financing mezzanine will enhance the
insufficient funds/equity
partner return on invested equity
5
6. What motivates a Financier to provide Mezzanine?
Enhanced Participation
Lower risk Backing a
returns over in asset
than outright specialist real
and above management
ownership estate owner
Senior Debt gains
6
7. How is it priced?
Arrangement Interest payment
Exit fees
fees or coupon
7
8. How is the financiers position secured?
As debt would be secured As Equity
i.e. Charges and Guarantees i.e. Loan stock and preferred shares
8
9. Typical providers
Duet Private Equity Ltd
Ekistics Property Advisors LLP
Investec
LaSalle Investment Management
Longbow Real Estate Capital
M & G Investments
Maslow Capital
Matrix
Pacific Real Estate Capital Partners
Pluto Capital
Pramerica
Queen Anne Street Capital
QIB (Qatar Islamic Bank)
RBS
9
10. Typical Cash Flow
PURCHASE PRICE
Net Initial Rent 贈750,000 per annum
PURCHASE PRICE 贈10,000,000
Net Initial Yield 7.09%
FINANCING SUMMARY
INDEPENDENT OPEN MARKET VALUE 贈10,000,000
SENIOR DEBT 贈6,000,000
Loan to Value Ratio 60.0%
Income to Interest Cover 3.05 times
5 Year Swap Rate 1.85%
Margin 2.25%
Interest Charge 4.10%
MEZZANINE FINANCE 贈2,000,000
Loan to Value Ratio 80.0%
Income to Interest Cover 1.68 times
Arrangement Fee 3.0% 贈60,000
5 Year Swap Rate 1.85%
Margin 8.15%
Interest Charge 10.00% per annum
Exit Fee 3.00% 贈60,000
10
12. What is the prognosis/future for mezzanine finance?
Growing appetite from greater number of providers
New entrants to the market gaining an exposure to the UK Real Estate Market
Many are seeking to plug the gap between loans due for repayment and the amount
available today by way of Senior Debt
But
An expensive source of finance only suited to some projects
For some borrowers, there are few alternatives, therefore eroding their returns
Current providers could extend their activities to providing senior debt thereby increasing the capital needed to
repay an over-borrowed and over-lent market
12