credit market and in funding markets. The reduction in the supply of credit by Eurozone banks caused riskier borrowers to …. Although global bank lending is often reported to amplify the international credit cycle, we show that foreign banking acted as … a shock absorber that weathered the real consequences of the credit crunch in Europe …

) in 2011. We find that US firms experience a reduction in credit lines but not in term loans from EU banks. In addition …, US firms are able to compensate for the reduction in credit lines from EU banks by securing liquidity facilities from US …