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Lending Relationships and the Pricing of Syndicated Loans

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  • Donghang Zhang

    (Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208)

  • Yafei Zhang

    (Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester M15 6PB, United Kingdom)

  • Yijia (Eddie) Zhao

    (College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02125)

Abstract

Using a dataset on syndicated loan primary market pricing adjustments, we examine whether relationship banks’ information advantage facilitates price discovery in loan issuances. We find that the lead bank makes fewer adjustments to the initial pricing terms of a syndicated loan and shortens the syndication time when it has a stronger relationship with the borrower. A stronger relationship also reduces loan underpricing. A relationship lead bank relies less on information from syndicate members. Exogenous shocks to relationships caused by bank mergers and closures confirm our findings. We contribute to the literature by showing that relationship lending improves loan pricing efficiency.

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  • Donghang Zhang & Yafei Zhang & Yijia (Eddie) Zhao, 2024. "Lending Relationships and the Pricing of Syndicated Loans," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 70(2), pages 1113-1136, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:70:y:2024:i:2:p:1113-1136
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2023.4730
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