MZ provides clients with independent and objective advice on a broad range of strategic and tactical issues, from corporate and financial strategy to return on capital.
MZ takes a holistic approach because we consider corporate and financial strategy to be inherently interrelated and critical to generating shareholder returns. MZ works with clients to understand their objectives, balance competing demands, and then develop an overall strategy that seeks to optimize each client's outcomes. Areas of expertise include:
Capital expenditures
Share repurchases
Dividends
MZ advises private companies in the placement of senior debt, subordinated and mezzanine debt, convertible and equity-linked securities and private equity. Private companies seeking to raise capital can find expert advice and execution from our dedicated team of senior private placement professionals. Our clients benefit from our international network of relationships with traditional and non-traditional investors in the global private capital markets.
MZ provides advice and execution specific to convertible debt and preferred and other equity-linked securities, including new capital raising, refinancing and restructuring, and custom convertible structures addressing the issuer’s specific financing objectives. Our convertibles team has wide-ranging experience in sales/trading and new issue origination relating to convertible securities, as well as convertible-related equity derivatives.
We provide clients with strategic and tactical advice on all aspects of existing convertible securities, including:
MZ's structured credit and derivatives team consists of an experienced team of senior credit professionals with a long track record of advising clients on structured credit products and derivatives, including:
MZ's structured credit and derivatives team works alongside our professionals to advise a broad range of clients.
MZ advises clients and negotiates on their behalf regarding strategy, origination, structuring and execution of all types of acquisition financing. We offer them a team of senior bankers with deep expertise in capital structure and acquisition finance. We provide clients with independent, objective financing advice, free of the conflicts of interest inherent in traditional investment and commercial banking models. Areas of expertise include:
We provide clients with strategic and tactical advice on all aspects of existing convertible securities, including:
We work closely with clients seeking to sell assets, providing advice not only on staple financing alternatives but also on the financing packages presented by potential buyers.