With respect to mezzanine-stage financing in venture capital investing
and mezzanine financing of a leveraged buyout:
A. mezzanine-stage financing refers to a type of security but
mezzanine financing does not.
B. mezzanine financing refers to a type of security but mezzanine-
stage financing does not.
C. both terms refer financing by issuance of securities that have both
debt and equity characteristics.