Author Archives: Sudipta Basu

Do Debt Renegotiations Improve Borrower Performance? Insights from a Large-sample Study

By | December 16, 2021

Renegotiation is a crucial element in private debt contracting. Unlike public bonds, whose vast dispersed ownership structure makes renegotiation impossible to coordinate, private loans are typically issued by either one lender or a coterie of lenders (also known as a loan syndicate)—so renegotiating these contracts is a lot easier. Indeed, loan contracts are frequently amended… Read More »