bridge loan
noun
: a short-term loan used to finance an enterprise, investment, or government pending the receipt of other funds
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With a cooler luxury market that’s tipped in favor of buyers, 2026 might be a good time to score a deal, said Zack Simkins, a managing director at Vaster, a private lending firm that offers bridge loans for luxury real estate buyers and developers.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
The company added that the new 500 million euros bridge loan was underwritten by Santander Corporate & Investment Banking.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Such bridge loans, a type of facility that’s usually replaced with permanent financing like bonds, are a crucial step for banks in building relationships with companies to win higher-paying mandates down the road.
—Natalie Harrison, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Netflix, the streaming industry leader, is working on a bridge loan that totals tens of billions of dollars, one of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
The company added that the new 500 million euros bridge loan was underwritten by Santander Corporate & Investment Banking.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Such bridge loans, a type of facility that’s usually replaced with permanent financing like bonds, are a crucial step for banks in building relationships with companies to win higher-paying mandates down the road.
—Natalie Harrison, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Netflix, the streaming industry leader, is working on a bridge loan that totals tens of billions of dollars, one of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Bridge loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridge%20loan. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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