Loan guarantees

Some energy and other projects that obtain government loan guarantees could truly treat the equity as their total investment in the project. 

Students who are convicted of using or possessing amyl nitrite can be denied federal scholarships and loan guarantees, which may affect their ability to get a college education. In 2001, about 14,000 high school graduates were denied federal aid, at least temporarily, because of prior drug convictions. 

Furthermore it is not just submarine patents on IP that can cause problems. There may also be issues relating to manufacture, obligations secured against product rights which may include leases, covenants for loan guarantees and similar structures which can lurk in a company behind a product as an unseen liability. In certain cases a product or other assets of a company may not even be divested without the permission of a financial institution or equity holder who holds such a covenant or lien. This can mean a requirement to make a settlement with that institution outside the terms of an acquisition and can add considerably to the costs of a transaction both in time and in money. 

Earlier in the project, the sponsors tried to get federal loan guarantees but this failed and then a plan was devised that would have guaranteed that in the event the project failed to be completed, lenders would be repaid with cash raised by increasing the monthly bills of millions of retail customers served by the sponsoring companies. The five companies involved—pipeline units of American Natural Gas Co., Peoples Gas Co., Transco CO.,... 

High Btu gas only. Assumes suitable financing assistance (such as loan guarantees) for first few projects. 

Loan guarantees, in which the government agrees to underwrite loans for the project, making it easier to secure financing on advantageous terms. 

Financial incentives can help reduce the uncertainty and risk of volatile world oil prices and improve commercial deployment opportunities for synthetic fuel production. Options such as price floors, price ceilings, loan guarantees, product off-take agreements, or other incentives could have a positive impact on the ability for industry to move forward with synthetic fuel projects. 

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