"Debt Valuation, Renegotiation, and Optimal Dividend Policy"
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Review of Financial Studies,
2000
Volume: 13
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Issue: 4
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Pages: 1057-99
Publication type: Journal article
Research Archive Topic: Corporate Finance
Abstract
The valuation of debt and equity, reorganization boundaries, and firm's optimal dividend policies are studied in a framework where we model strategic interactions between debt holders and equity holders in a game-theoretic setting which can accommodate varying bargaining powers to the two claimants. Two formulations of reorganization are presented: debt-equity swaps and strategic debt service resulting from negotiated debt service reductions. We study the effects of bond covenants on payout policies and distinguish liquidity-induced defaults from strategic defaults. We derive optimal equity issuance and payout policies. The debt capacity of the firm and the optimal capital structure are characterized.
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