Corporate Acquisitions and Bank Relationships

• 成果类型: Article; Early Access
• 署名作者: Poelhekke, Steven; Vlahu, Razvan; Volosovych, Vadym
• 署名单位: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Tinbergen Institute; European Central Bank; De Nederlandsche Bank NV; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
• 刊物名称: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0025-1909
• DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2023.04231
• 发表日期: 2026
• 关键词: bank relationships; CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS; information asymmetry; Soft information; Bank specialization

摘要

We study the dynamics of firm-bank relationships following corporate acquisitions using a novel firm-bank data set for 23 European countries over 2008-2014. Our data allows us to track changes in both firm ownership and bank relationships over time. To examine the effect of ownership change on bank relationships, we combine a difference-indifferences approach with matching. We find that the majority of acquisitions are associated with substantial changes in bank relationships of target firms. Acquiring firms actively change the composition of these relationships, incorporating banks with superior knowledge of the target's local market or with expertise in the target's industry. This reallocation appears to mitigate informational frictions associated with the acquisition. Our findings are consistent with theories of financial intermediation that emphasize the role of banks in accumulating and providing soft information about the real economy.