Berlin, Mitchell; John, Kose; Saunders, Anthony - In: Review of Financial Studies 9 (1996) 3, pp. 889-919
We derive the optimal financial claim for a bank when the borrowing firm's uninformed stake-holders depend on the bank to establish whether the firm is distressed and whether concessions by stakeholders are necessary. The bank's financial claim is designed to ensure that it cannot confide with a...