Control rights, debt structure, and the loss of private benefits: The case of the U.K. insolvency code

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1165-1210

  Franks, Julian R ^b   Nyborg, Kjell G ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030517265     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/9.4.1165     Document Type: Article

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