Academic Research on Mezzanine Financing Mezzanine Financing: Is It for You?, Bean, L. (2008). Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance,19(2), 33-35. In this paper, the author reveals the necessary things to know before committing to mezzanine financing for firms. It also explores the advantages and the disadvantages of this financing source, as well as gap between lowrisk collateralized debt, obtained from traditional lenders, and higherrisk equity interests. The influence of the financial crisis onmezzanine financingof European medium-sized businessesan empirical study, Amon, N. A., & Dorfleitner, G. (2013). Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship,26(2), 169-181. This article focuses on privately placed mezzanine capital as an alternative for medium-sized businesses to pure debt and pure equity financing. The authors empirically examine the European mezzanine market and analyze typical cost components of mezzanine loans in order to study whether the conditions for mezzanine takers have deteriorated during the financial crisis. It also analyze correlations and changes in correlations between the two interest components of mezzanine loans as well as between the share of senior debt and of subordinated debt. Mezzanine financingand land banks: Two unconventional methods of financing residential real estate projects in the 21st century, Calderon, J. A. (2001). Real Estate Law Journal,29(4), 283-283. ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:MEZZANINE FINANCING., Sazonov, S. P., Ezangina, I. A., Makarova, E. A., Gorshkova, N. V., & Vaysbeyn, K. D. (2016). Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice. Series D, Faculty of Economics & Administration,23(37). The purpose of the study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the nature of mezzanine financing, its pros and cons, role in the system of investment activity in the world practice, as well as to assess the degree of adoption of the tool at the national capital market in Russia. The study lists multiple options of realization and tools of mezzanine financing with private placement. It also describes the subjects of mezzanine financing. Making sense ofmezzanine financing, Sinnenberg, J. (2005).Financial Executive,21(10), 19-20. This paper explores the benefits of mezzanine financing in financing firms in times of need. It analyses the reasons why this source of finance should be picked above others, and documents necessary processes in obtaining mezzanine loans. Mezzanine financingfor hospitality property owners, Weissenberg, A. F., Cohen, J., & Culliney, P. (2003). Journal of Retail & Leisure Property,3(2), 115-121. This paper intends to familiarise owners of hospitality properties with an additional financing tool available to them which recently has become very popular. It describes mezzanine financing as a source between the equity ownership and the overriding primary debt on the property. The paper also discusses which type of lenders are active in this arena and which characteristics hospitality property owners should focus on as they look to pursue a lender to fit their individual needs. Finally, the paper briefly sets forth the different types of mezzanine financing and the various mezzanine financing structures. Mezzanine financinginstruments as alternative sources of financing industrial enterprises, Svedik, J., & Tetrevova, L. (2014, May). In23rd International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials METAL 2014(pp. 21-23). The paper deals with mezzanine financing instruments as a possible source of financing large industrial enterprises. The authors of the paper aimed to compare the advantages and disadvantages of individual mezzanine financing instruments, in particular of participating loans, participating bonds, subordinated loans, subordinated bonds, convertible bonds, bonds with warrants, silent participations and preferred stocks. Mezzanine financing-a feasible option of SME) s financing, Ying, Y. I. N. G., & Rula, S. A. (2011). InForum on Science and Technology in China(Vol. 3, pp. 67-72). Combining the financing situation of SMEs in China,this paper discusses in detail difficulties and obstacles of mezzanine financing as a feasible way of SME financing,and makes recommendations. Mezzanine Financingand its Application in China [J], Xing-yu, W., & Cun-bao, C. (2008).Financial Theory & Practice,7, 007. This paper analyzes the feasibility of the Mezzanine Financing after introducing it,and brings forward some questions about the Mezzanine Financing of China that are in dire need of resolutions. Mezzanine Financing: Bridging the Funding Gap, Sprink, T. H. (2003). ABFJournal, o. Jg,5, 1-2. Significance and Role ofMezzanine Financingin the Economy, Mihalcova, B., & Hvastova, J. (2008).Ekonomick asopis (Journal of Economics),10(56), 973-986. This paper focuses on definition, purpose and use of mezzanine finance in European region. In detail this article analyses the application of mezzanine finance for different classes of SMEs. Finally, it points out the significance and role of mezzanine finance and compares its advantages and possible disadvantages.