Since the beginning of the global financial crisis in 2008, mid-tier and junior mining companies have faced significant challenges in raising development funding for projects. For the past five years, there has been a persistent funding gap. In "Finding Finance," Shearman & Sterling partners  Cynthia Urda Kassis and  Patricia Hammes discuss financing sources and products once rarely tapped – commonly referred to as "alternative financing" – and their effects, both subtle and not so subtle, on the ability of a company to raise capital.

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