Christophe Godlewski, enseignant-chercheur à l'EM Strasbourg, a récemment publié un article dans le "Journal of Corporate Finance".
Christophe Godlewski (LaRGE, EM Strasbourg) a écrit, pour l'édition de juin, un article intitulé "How legal and institutional environmentsshape the private debt renegotiation process?".
Abstract:
I investigate how legal and institutional conditions around loan origination influence a private debt renegotiation process. Using a largesample of 15,000 loans on the European credit market, I apply a sequential logit model to consider the renegotiation likelihood, theconditional probability of multiple renegotiation rounds or multiple amended terms, and the renegotiation outcomes conditional on specificloan amendments. I find that legal systems with stronger protection of creditors control rights have a positive influence on renegotiationlikelihood and favorable outcomes on amendments to amount or maturity. Stronger legal protection reduces renegotiation likelihood whencreditors face potential strategic default by shareholders. The legal and institutional environment has a significant effect on how the initialdesign of the financial contract impacts the renegotiation process.
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