We examine the empirical relation between firm characteristics and the likelihood of choosing a restructuring choice between two types of leveraged buyouts: a whole-company leveraged buyout (WLBO) and a divisional leveraged buyout (DLBO). Our findings suggest that firm characteristics such as...

In this paper, we develop an international joint venture model and examine the equity ownership determination of Korean outward FDIs, one of the major developing economies (DEs), into both developed countries (DCs) and other DEs. We do this by explicitly considering the cost of technology...

We investigate the valuation effects of diversification activities by Korean business groups known as chaebols. Employing an extensive dataset of Korean firms and accounting for the endogeneity problem associated with firms' diversification decisions, we offer reconciling evidence that unrelated...

Previous studies find mixed results on the relation between exchange rate movements and stock returns. We revisit the issue by exploring the effect of market efficiency and heterogeneous investors' reaction to exchange rate changes using the unique event of Chinese currency appreciation. Our...

We examine the effect of risk covenants in bond indentures on agency costs of debt and equity and stockholder wealth by testing two competing hypotheses for issuing event risk-protected bonds: the stockholder wealth enhancement hypothesis and the managerial entrenchment hypothesis. We find that...