The Issuance of German SME Bonds and its Impact on Operating Performance

Feihle, Patrick Christian; Lawrenz, Jochen

doi:10.1007/s41464-017-0036-9

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“…A segment of SME bonds has been established at several German exchanges between 2009 and 2010, allowing issuance volumes as low as € 10 mn. and reduced disclosure standards (see Feihle/Lawrenz, 2017). However, the segment suffered from many defaults.…”

Section: External Environment Leverage and Financial Policymentioning

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What Drives Financing Decisions of SMEs? A Survey of German Bank Advisers

Goeck,

Walther

2022

Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital

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This study explores companies’ financing decisions from a new perspective, those of the bank advisers, who are deeply involved in the decision processes, but are nevertheless outsiders. In our survey, corporate advisers of a large German bank report their perception of clients’ decisions. The survey covers both large companies and many SMEs. It confirms the relevance of company size, but also indicates strong heterogeneity within the SMEs. While some SMEs seem to resemble large companies, others differ noticeably. Our results confirm the relevance of strategy, management experience and decision makers’ personalities, but give little support for capital structure theories. The current change in German companies’ financing behavior towards more market-oriented instruments is clearly visible in the responses. The core motivations seem to be a desire for financial stability and flexibility. To secure this, companies tend to combine traditional bank financing with new instruments.

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Section: External Environment Leverage and Financial Policymentioning

confidence: 99%