2009
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1434502
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Syndicated Loans, Foreign Banking and Capital Market Development

Abstract: In this paper we examine the role of syndicated loan markets in financial market development in 24 European countries. We find credit spreads to be negatively related to market size in small markets and positively related in large financial markets. Syndicated loans play a different role in large versus small financial systems. In small markets, loan syndications are a substitute for missing public debt markets, while in large financial markets loan syndicates enable arrangers to spread risk more efficiently. … Show more

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“…Between the participating parties, loan syndications may create an avenue for increased risk sharing and may allow firms to undertake the financing of riskier projects (Haselmann & Wachtel, ). The provision of syndicated loans involves joint agreement by two or more banks to extend loans to borrowers.…”
Section: The Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Between the participating parties, loan syndications may create an avenue for increased risk sharing and may allow firms to undertake the financing of riskier projects (Haselmann & Wachtel, ). The provision of syndicated loans involves joint agreement by two or more banks to extend loans to borrowers.…”
Section: The Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Syndicated loans have been shown to perform different roles in large and small markets. Haselmann and Wachtel (2009) find that syndicated loans in large countries lead to high-interest rates because they are mainly used for risky lending. Meanwhile, in smaller countries, syndicated loans induce lower interest rates in small countries due to increased competition in lending and greater availability of credit.…”
Section: An Overview Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%