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
CRA strengthens its Transfer Pricing Practice
“We are excited to welcome Arin to CRA,” said Paul Maleh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles River Associates. “He has more than three decades of...