of the acquirer. Firms' debt and profitability ratios do not explain the target size.  …

This work examines the leverage ratios of firms covered by the 1998 SSBF Survey. We find that small firms in general … industry medians, and also that firms with a closer primary banking relationship adhere more closely to industry norms. Counter …

firm’s most important source of financial services, its primary bank. The author employs a two-step Heckman procedure to … prevails, though empirical support is evident in primary banks providing more favorable credit conditions for riskier firms. …

channels on the performance of Chinese small and medium sized high-tech enterprises. We find that small firms in China rely … financing is negatively related to the firm performance measured by operating revenues. In contrast, firms with foreign … bring in, the firm with foreign financing will have higher probability to incur loss compared to firms financed by other …

of firms attributable to different types of managers. We hypothesize that the investment, financing and dividend … younger, faster growing firms, a condition we label the life cycle effect. Our findings are that both effects are at work, but …

which differs substantially from proportional shareholdings of investors. This problem is particularly acute in small firms …The one-share, one-vote rule applicable to the governance of most business firms provides for proportional voting power …

lending strategy facilitates greater firm performance than individual lending--due partially to the increased social capital …