Facilitator Guide
Types and Features of Loans
Facilitator Guide
Types and Features of Loans
- Topic
- Commercial Lending
- Duration
- Format
- Remote or in person
What’s Covered
- Loan size classifications
- Sublimits, including letters of credit and swingline loans
- Differences between bilateral, syndicated, and “club “deals
- Non-recourse v. recourse loans
- Term Loan A and Term Loan B Loans
- Cash-flow loans
- Mezzanine loans
- Contractual and lien subordination
- Unitranche loans
Before the Session
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Prepare Yourself
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Course
Types and Features of Commercial Loans
An introduction to the main types and features of loans, such as term loans and revolvers, bilateral and syndicated loans, secured and unsecured loans, and loan priority. Examples of these types of loans, such as asset-based loans, unitranche loans, and mezzanine debt are also covered.
During the Session
- Which loan markets are the most common for bilateral loans? What about syndicated loans and club loans?
- How do Term Loan A loans differ from Term Loan B loans?
- What’s the main difference between term loans and revolving loans? What kinds of projects are each type of loan used for?
- What’s the difference between a “non-recourse” and a “recourse” loan?
- What does it mean in practice for one lender to be subordinate to another? How might it happen?
- Anecdotes and war stories (e.g., about a near-disaster or a tough negotiation)
- General practice tips (dos and don’ts)
- Firm-specific guidance and practices
After the Session
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