Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to instruct upper level business students on the intricacies of the debt‐equity choice with the emphasis on showing the interrelation of this choice with the plowback‐payout choice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed around a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore if hedge fund variables (HFVs) are associated with long-run compounded raw returns (CRRs) for seasoned equity offering (SEO) firms for a six-year window around the offering month for firms undergoing SEOs. Design/methodology/approach: The event...

We examine the wealth impact of inside ownership on firms announcing leverage increases by issuing senior securities that retire junior securities. We find the market response to leverage increase announcements is influenced by the percentage of inside ownership. We show that firms with greater...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of insider ownership decreases on stock returns for firms undergoing seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). Design/methodology/approach – Insider data were gathered for firms undergoing SEOs and this information used to compute the...

Purpose – The traditional discounted cash flows (DCF) valuation procedure used by financial analysts assumes that firms maintain a policy of fixed debt. However, empirical evidence suggests that many firms rebalance their debt. This paper seeks to explore the implication of this discrepancy...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of interest rates on the size and the maturity choice of a syndicated bank loan. In addition, it attempts to determine the long‐run impact of a syndicated loan on the borrower's capital structure. Design/methodology/approach –...