Credit rationing and the use of collateral are widely observed in debt financing. To our view there is yet no appropriate theoretical explanation for these facts. In the standard debt financing models the occurrence of credit rationing can be explained based on suitable assumptions. But those...

Credit rationing and the use of collateral are widely observed in debt financing. To our view there is yet no appropriate theoretical explanation for these facts. In the standard debt financing models the occurrence of credit rationing can be explained based on suitable assumptions. But those...

The paper offers a new explanation for the widely observed use of redeemable and convertible preferred stock in venture capital finance. Redeemable and convertible preferred stocks can be used to endogenously allocate cash flow and control rights as a function of the state of nature, the...

Sanford J. Grossman und Oliver D. Hart haben 1980 in einem grundlegenden Aufsatz darglegt, daß Übernahmen von in Streubesitz befindlichen Unternehmen am sog. Trittbrettfahrerproblem scheitern können. Unter dem Trittbrettfahrerverhalten der Aktionäre wird ihre Weigerung verstanden, ihre...