What are the benefits in this scenario?
Equity provides more advantage to the investors. In terms of the sponsor, it depends on what you're looking for. From the investor point of view, only equity is eligible for the OZ incentives, so any form of debt would be ineligible. Preferred equity could bridge the gap; it has debt-like features but could participate in the upside, giving it some chance to capture OZ benefits.
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