Fang, Chuck; Schumacher, Julian; Trebesch, Christoph - 2021 - This version: November 2020
dataset of 23 bond restructurings with external creditors since 1994. We then study the determinants of holdouts and find that … the size of creditor losses (haircuts) is among the best predictors at the bond level. In a restructuring, bonds with … action clauses (CACs) are effective in reducing holdout risks. However, classic CACs, with bond-by-bond voting, are not …