Value of creditor control in corporate bonds
Journal
Journal of Financial Economics
Subject
Finance
Publishing details
Publication Year
2016
Abstract
This paper introduces a measure that captures the premium in bond prices that is due to the value of creditor control. We estimate the premium as the difference in the bond price and an equivalent synthetic bond without control rights that is constructed using credit default swap (CDS) contracts. We find empirically that this premium increases as firm credit quality decreases and around important credit events such as defaults, bankruptcies, and covenant violations. The increase is greatest for bonds most pivotal to changes in control. Changes in bond and CDS liquidity do not appear to drive increases in the premium.
Keywords
Creditor control; Corporate bonds; Distress; Bankruptcy; CDS
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