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Short‐selling pressure and last‐resort debt finance: evidence from 144A high‐yield risk‐adjusted debt

Short‐selling pressure and last‐resort debt finance: evidence from 144A high‐yield risk‐adjusted... This study examines why non‐financial publicly traded firms knowingly issue wealth destroying Rule 144A debt, which is associated with a negative announcement return and a higher yield. We provide a plausible ‘demand‐side’ explanation (i.e. last‐resort debt financing) for the motivation for issuing such debt. We also provide evidence as to what drives this negative reaction. Our findings suggest that the negative market impact is mainly driven by short‐selling pressure from convertible bond arbitrageurs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Accounting & Finance Wiley

Short‐selling pressure and last‐resort debt finance: evidence from 144A high‐yield risk‐adjusted debt

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Accounting and Finance © 2016 AFAANZ
ISSN
0810-5391
eISSN
1467-629X
DOI
10.1111/acfi.12125
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Abstract

This study examines why non‐financial publicly traded firms knowingly issue wealth destroying Rule 144A debt, which is associated with a negative announcement return and a higher yield. We provide a plausible ‘demand‐side’ explanation (i.e. last‐resort debt financing) for the motivation for issuing such debt. We also provide evidence as to what drives this negative reaction. Our findings suggest that the negative market impact is mainly driven by short‐selling pressure from convertible bond arbitrageurs.

Journal

Accounting & FinanceWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2016

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