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Why Do Firms Borrow from Foreign Banks?

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  • Umit Yilmaz

    (Swiss Finance Institute at the University of Lugano)

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I examine U.S. firms' motives for participating in cross-border syndicated loans with foreign banks. Firms borrowing from foreign lead arrangers pay higher interest rates on their loans compared to firms borrowing from local banks, controlling for firm and loan characteristics and using matched sample analyses. These firms experience an increase in foreign income and international M&A activity after the loan, which suggests that global expansion of operations is an important reason why a firm borrows beyond borders. I also find that loan spreads increase with the geographic and cultural distance between borrowers and foreign lenders, consistent with higher information acquisition and monitoring costs.

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  • Umit Yilmaz, 2020. "Why Do Firms Borrow from Foreign Banks?," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 20-47, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp2047
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    Keywords

    Cross-border borrowing; Foreign banks; Syndicated loans; Loan pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General

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