CRA was engaged by a mid-market global investment company to conduct analyses to support interest rates on ‘mezzanine’ loans (i.e., high-risk, unsecured, non-guaranteed, with no supporting covenants). The analyses included (i) determining a ‘synthetic’ credit rating on the loan recipient, (ii) identifying corresponding comparable bond yields, and (iii) conducting extensive third-party mezzanine loan interest rate research to derive industry norms for comparable mezzanine loans; including the identification of key parameters generally influencing the mezzanine interest rates
Highlights from 2025 and looking forward to 2026
In the United States, 2025 brought major activity in high profile transfer pricing disputes and reaffirmed how closely transfer pricing, tariffs, and customs...