Bank Debt and Corporate Governance

Posted: 3 Jan 2009

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Victoria Ivashina

Harvard University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Vinay B. Nair

University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

Anthony Saunders

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Nadia Massoud

Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne

Roger D. Stover

Iowa State University - Department of Accounting and Finance

Date Written: January 2009

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the disciplining role of banks and bank debt in the market for corporate control. We find that relationship bank lending intensity and bank client network have positive effects on the probability of a borrowing firm becoming a target. This effect is enhanced in cases where the target and acquirer have a relationship with the same bank. Moreover, we utilize an experiment to show that the effects of relationship bank lending intensity on takeover probability are not driven by endogeneity. Finally, we also investigate reasons motivating a bank's informational role in the market for corporate control.

Keywords: G10, G20, G21, G34

Suggested Citation

Ivashina, Victoria and Nair, Vinay B. and Saunders, Anthony and Massoud, Nadia and Stover, Roger D., Bank Debt and Corporate Governance (January 2009). The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 22, Issue 1, pp. 41-77, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1320563 or http://dx.doi.org/hhn063

Victoria Ivashina (Contact Author)

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Roger D. Stover

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