Luciano, Elisa; Nicodano, Giovanna - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2012
This paper analyzes how combining firms into either groups or conglomerates affects their credit standing, as measured … by their de- fault probabilities, recovery rates and credit spreads. Each combina- tion offers protection against default … of credit risk in groups. The dark side is that affiliation depletes the credit worthiness of the subsidiary. Such …