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How to sell a (bankrupt) company?

Cornelli, Francesca and Felli, Leonardo (2010) How to sell a (bankrupt) company? . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

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Abstract

The restructuring of a bankrupt company often entails the sale of such company. This paper suggests a way to sell the company that maximizes the creditors’ proceeds. The key to this proposal is the option left to the creditors to retain a fraction of the shares of the company. Indeed, by retaining the minority stake, creditors can transfer the control of the company while reducing to a minimum the rents that the sale of the company leaves in the hands of the buyer.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://www.cepr.org/
Additional Information: © 2010 Francesca Cornelli and Leonardo Felli
Divisions: Financial Markets Group
Economics
STICERD
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
JEL classification: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G33 - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G32 - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure
D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure and Pricing > D44 - Auctions
Date Deposited: 07 May 2008 10:53
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 23:22
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/4685

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