Winners or Losers? The Effects of Banking Consolidation on Corporate Borrowers
Winners or Losers? The Effects of Banking Consolidation on Corporate Borrowers
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赢家还是输家?
DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01220.x
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
8
通讯作者:
G. Gobbi
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作者:
Emilia Bonaccorsi di Patti;G. Gobbi
We estimate the impact of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on outstanding credit, credit lines, and the sensitivity of investment to cash flow using a large sample of Italian corporate borrowers. We distinguish between firms that experienced relationship termination as a consequence of bank M&As and those that did not. Our findings are consistent with bank M&As having an adverse effect on credit, particularly when the M&A is followed by relationship termination. The effect persists 3 years and then is absorbed, suggesting that firms are able to compensate for the negative shock. Copyright 2007 by The American Finance Association.