RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Keeping the Doors Open JF Turnaround Management FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 91 OP 95 VO 2003 IS 1 A1 Warren H. Feder YR 2003 UL http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2003/1/91.abstract AB For investment bankers working in the restructuring and turnaround arena, innovation is a key tool. Each deal calls for creative ways to get the job done. This article looks at some of the alternatives to traditional financing when closing a deal is not an easy thing to do. It covers the state of the “traditional” financing market in late 2002 and early 2003, explores the role of mezzanine debt as an available alternative for troubled middle-market companies, and offers a few examples of financing that illustrate the creative solutions investment bankers have actually employed to obtain the needed financing to keep their clients alive.