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A Senior Secured Lender's Guide to the Risks Posed By Junior Secured Debt

In theory, a borrower's issuance of junior secured debt is a boon for its senior secured lender. The borrower obtains additional capital, and the claims of the junior lender against shared collateral, since "subordinated," don't diminish the senior lender's prospects for repayment. In practice, however, a senior secured lender should view proposed junior secured financing skeptically because the existence of such debt can become highly problematic for the senior lender. The key to protecting the senior lender lies in properly negotiating and documenting the intercreditor agreement with the junior lender to eliminate, or at least minimize, the myriad ways in which the junior lender's rights may, in practice, limit — or even trump — those of the senior lender.

26 minute read February 24, 2005 at 10:48 AM
By
Erica M. Ryland
A Senior Secured Lender's Guide to the Risks Posed By Junior Secured Debt

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