Term Loan (TLA / TLB)

A fixed-amount loan with a set repayment schedule. Term Loan A (TLA) is typically bank-held with faster amortisation; Term Loan B (TLB) is institutional-investor-held, common in LBO financing, with minimal amortisation and a bullet repayment at maturity.

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