Imbierowicz, Björn; Streitz, Daniel - In: Financial Management 53 (2024) 1, pp. 99-118
This paper analyzes if lenders resolve managerial agency problems in loan contracts using sweep covenants. Sweeps require a (partial) prepayment when triggered and are included in many contracts. Exploiting exogenous reductions in analyst coverage due to brokerage house mergers and closures, we...