Creditor rights, enforcement, and debt ownership structure: Evidence from the global syndicated loan market

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-59

  Esty, Benjamin C ^a   Megginson, William L ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0037346716     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4126763     Document Type: Review

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