Information asymmetries can severely limit cross-border border expansion of banks. When a bank enters a new market, it … financial data on bank clients. We investigate the interaction of credit registers and bank entry modes (in form of branching … and private credit registers and the type of information exchanged affect bank entry modes during the period 1990 …

it differs from the effect of two other important types of financial investors: banks and non-bank financial firms. We … conclusions. The shareholding by PE and bank has influence on out-performance but only if either the PE investor or the bank hold … between 75 to 100 percent of firm's shares. The direction of the effect is opposite. PE has a positive, while bank has a …

it differs from the effect of two other important types of financial investors: banks and non-bank financial firms. We … conclusions. The shareholding by PE and bank has influence on out-performance but only if either the PE investor or the bank hold … between 75 to 100 percent of firm's shares. The direction of the effect is opposite. PE has a positive, while bank has a …

We examine why firms change their main bank and how this affects loans, interest payments and firm performance after … switching. Using unique firm-bank matched Ukrainian data, the treatment effect estimates suggest that more transparent and … riskier companies are more likely to switch their main bank. Importantly, main bank power, measured by equity holdings …

The paper investigates the link between bank concentration and a country's buyout market. We perform a macro level … for the size of the buyout market. The elasticity ranges from 1 up to 3 percent depending on which bank concentration … measure is employed and what segment of buyout market we look at. We also find that bank concentration is irrelevant for the …

The paper investigates the link between bank concentration and a country's buyout market. We perform a macro level … for the size of the buyout market. The elasticity ranges from 1 up to 3 percent depending on which bank concentration … measure is employed and what segment of buyout market we look at. We also find that bank concentration is irrelevant for the …