Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245991 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Danmarks Nationalbank Working Papers No. 170
Publisher: 
Danmarks Nationalbank, Copenhagen
Abstract: 
We show that corporate bond issuers benefit from utilizing existing underwriter relationships when rolling over bonds, but at the same time become exposed to underwriter distress. A strong relationship enables the underwriter to credibly certify the issuer resulting in lower direct issuance costs and lower underpricing. However, if the underwriter becomes distressed, this spills over to the issuer's credit risk, because it weakens the relationship and increases the risk of involuntary relationship termination. The credit risk spillover is more pronounced for risky, information-sensitive issuers with high rollover exposure, i.e., those issuers most in need of certification by an underwriter.
Subjects: 
Refinancing Risk
Credit Risk
Financial Stability
JEL: 
G12
G14
G21
G24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
1.22 MB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.