Corporate Acquisitions and Bank Relationships

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2021-082/IV

68 Pages Posted: 20 Sep 2021 Last revised: 25 Sep 2021

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Steven Poelhekke

University of Auckland

Razvan Vlahu

Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank)

Vadym Volosovych

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR); Tinbergen Institute

Date Written: September 16, 2021

Abstract

Using a large dataset of firm-bank and ownership information for 23 European countries over 2008-2015, we study the dynamics of bank relationships after corporate acquisitions and the effects of changing banks on firm performance. Foreign acquirers do not rely on internal capital markets but keep targets' domestic banks. With more domestic banks, firms increase fixed capital and trade credit. In contrast, domestic acquirers remove domestic but add foreign banks. The latter mainly help reduce the cost of financing. We further explore firm and bank heterogeneity and confirm cost of financing and information asymmetry as plausible reasons to change bank.

Keywords: Acquisitions, Firm-bank relationships, Firm financing, Operating performance

JEL Classification: G34, D82, E51, F36, G21

Suggested Citation

Poelhekke, Steven and Vlahu, Razvan and Volosovych, Vadym, Corporate Acquisitions and Bank Relationships (September 16, 2021). Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2021-082/IV, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3924990 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3924990

Steven Poelhekke

University of Auckland ( email )

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Razvan Vlahu

Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank) ( email )

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