Discussion paper

DP3030 Corporate Debt Restructuring: Evidence on Lending Coordination in Financial Distress

We analyse the coordination problem in multi-creditor relationships empirically, relying on a unique panel data set that contains detailed credit-file information on distressed lending relationships in Germany, including information on creditor pools, a legal institution aiming at coordinating lender interests in borrower distress. We report three major findings. First, the existence of creditor pools increases the probability of workout success. Second, the results are consistent with coordination costs being positively related to pool size. Third, major determinants of pool formation are found to be the number of banks, the distribution of lending shares, and the severity of the distress shock.

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Citation

Krahnen, J and A Brunner (2001), ‘DP3030 Corporate Debt Restructuring: Evidence on Lending Coordination in Financial Distress‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3030. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp3030