Relationship Banking and Loan Syndicate Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors

48 Pages Posted: 29 Oct 2015 Last revised: 25 Sep 2020

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Rongbing Huang

Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

Donghang Zhang

University of South Carolina

Yijia (Eddie) Zhao

University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Management

Date Written: June 2, 2017

Abstract

Using a sample of syndicated loans to private equity (PE)-backed IPO companies, we examine how a third-party bank relationship influences the syndicate structure of a loan. We find that a stronger relationship between the lead bank and the borrower’s PE firm enables the lead bank to retain a smaller share of the loan and form a larger and less concentrated syndicate, especially when the borrower is less transparent. A stronger PE-bank relationship also attracts greater foreign bank participation. Our findings suggest that the lead bank’s relationship with a large equity holder of the borrower facilitates information production in lending.

Keywords: Third-Party Banking Relationship, Information Asymmetry, Private Equity, Syndicate Structure, IPO

JEL Classification: G21, G23

Suggested Citation

Huang, Rongbing and Zhang, Donghang and Zhao, Yijia, Relationship Banking and Loan Syndicate Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors (June 2, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2681949 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2681949

Rongbing Huang

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Yijia Zhao

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