Can mezzanine instruments secure SMEs in East Africa?

The lack of access to venture and growth capital among SMEs in East Africa has bred curiosity toward mezzanine financial instruments. A relatively high-risk form of debt, can mezzanine vehicles offer stabilization and growth to companies in the absence of traditional loans, CNBC Africa’s Ridhima Shukla spoke to David Karnik from Vantage Capital to learn more.