Firms have two motivations for issuing convertible debt. Some issue convertible debt instead of straight debt to mitigate the costs of bondholder/stockholder agency conflicts. Others issue convertible debt instead of common debt to reduce the costs of adverse selection.

This paper describes and analyzes a relatively new method of equity-based restructuring, Targeted Stock. We examine announcement period share price reactions for completed, pending , and canceled offerings. Although the total number of completed transactions to date is small, we document a...

"This paper examines whether the prohibition of selective disclosures to equity research analysts mandated by Regulation FD alters the amount of information and the manner in which it is revealed to the market. We demonstrate that equity research analysts are more responsive to information...