Banking relationships and access to equity capital markets: Evidence from Japan's main bank system

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-360

  Kutsuna, Kenji ^a   Smith, Janet Kiholm ^b   Smith, Richard L ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking relationships; IPOs; Japan; Underwriting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846580540     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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