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Guarantee
A contractual undertaking by one party to answer for specified obligations or losses of another, on defined terms.
Why the distinction matters
Identify the beneficiary, covered obligations, cap, duration and claim procedure. A guarantee of tenant rent is different from a guarantee of project notes.
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A guide to leases, guarantees, backstops and the claims they actually support.
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Guarantee in the filed documents
Where the term turns up in filed contracts and what is market, for the lender’s or the borrower’s side. Previews are open; the full text is free with InfraCompute Weekly.
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