Creditor rights, claims enforcement, and bond performance in mergers and acquisitions

Luc Renneboog, Peter Szilagyi and Cara Vansteenkiste ()
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Cara Vansteenkiste: Tilburg University

Journal of International Business Studies, 2017, vol. 48, issue 2, No 3, 174-194

Abstract: Abstract This article shows that country-level differences in creditor protection affect bond performance around cross-border M&A announcements. Using Eurobonds and a global sample of 1,100 cross-border M&As, we find that the bondholders of bidding firms respond more positively to deals that expose their firm to a jurisdiction with stronger creditor rights and more efficient claims enforcement through courts. Positive creditor protection spillovers are enhanced by now-global jurisdictional cooperation in multinational insolvencies and creditors’ ability to do insolvency arbitrage. The spillover effects we observe are stronger for firms with higher asset risk, longer maturity bonds, and a higher likelihood of financial distress.

Keywords: bondholder value; cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As); creditor rights; legal enforcement; event study; Eurobonds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G12 G14 G32 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1057/s41267-016-0031-2

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