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Is it Worthwhile to Augment the Legal Protection of Public Debt Placed by Privately Held Companies?

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  • Hava, Keren Bar
  • Katz, Roi
  • Lauterbach, Beni

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We examine the effects of a law amendment in Israel in 2011 that imposes a set of minimum corporate governance standards on privately held firms that issue publicly traded bonds. Two main results emerge. First, consistent with US evidence, the improved bondholder protection boosts the immediate market valuation of private firms’ bonds. Second, the amendment suppresses the private bonds market. After the amendment enactment, the number of private bond IPOs decreases sharply, and an extraordinary proportion of private firms redeem their existing public bonds early. However, given that the exiting firms had more related party transactions, it can be argued that the amendment increases market quality.

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  • Hava, Keren Bar & Katz, Roi & Lauterbach, Beni, 2019. "Is it Worthwhile to Augment the Legal Protection of Public Debt Placed by Privately Held Companies?," Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting, now publishers, vol. 4(1), pages 1-67–101, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jnllfa:108.00000034
    DOI: 10.1561/108.00000034
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    1. Abudy, Menachem (Meni) & Shust, Efrat, 2023. "Does market design contribute to market stability? Indications from a corporate bond exchange during the COVID-19 crisis," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).

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    Keywords

    Public bonds of privately held companies; corporate governance improvements; Regulatory reforms in bond markets;
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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