We study the impact of 29 management buyouts (MBOs) announced during the years 1981-1989 on the value of the firms outstanding nonconvertible bonds. Using two methodologies-market-adjusted retums and mean-adjusted returns we provide evidence confirming the presence of significant bondholder...

This paper examines the extent of reliance on private debt from 1980 through 1988 for a set of firms selected from Fortune 500 firms in 1980. The average firm in this set obtained more than half of its debt from private sources throughout the period, with a slight decline in the mid-1980's....

This study documents a link between the market's reaction to a new issue announcement and the issuer's motivation for both debt and equity issues. Negative and significant price reactions occur for outstanding debt and equity when the issuer faces an unexpected cash flow shortfall. Insignificant...