Essays about: "corporate distress"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 34 essays containing the words corporate distress.

  1. 6. Pay-performance sensitivity during the Covid-19 pandemic : Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : My Jarby; [2022]
    Keywords : pay-performance sensitivity; Covid-19; financial distress; executive compensation; financial performance; Sweden; corporate governance;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine what impact the Covid-19 pandemic has on the pay-performance relationship. This study performs an OLS regression analysis of total CEO compensation on accounting and market-based firm performance for 2017-2020 using 233 Swedish listed firms. READ MORE

  3. 7. Credit Rating Downgrades Amongst Commercial Real Estate Companies on the Swedish Corporate Bond Market : To BBB or not to BBB

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Björn Uggla; Carl Nielsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Credit Rating Downgrade; Corporate Bonds; Commercial Real Estate; Capital Market Financing; Nedgraderingar av kreditbetyg; företagsobligationer; kapitalmarknadsfinansiering; kommersiella fastigheter;

    Abstract : In the last decade, Swedish commercial real estate companies have increased their presence on thecorporate bond market significantly. The real estate companies now account for the majority ofoutstanding bonds and the trend appears to continue. READ MORE

  4. 8. The role of Preventive Restructuring Directive for cross-border companies in financial distress: rescue for efficiency?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Arina Tsekanina; [2021]
    Keywords : Preventive Restructuring Directive; preventive restructuring frameworks; EU insolvency law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the recent Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on preventive restructuring frameworks (‘Preventive Restructuring Directive’) that was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on 20 June 2019. The purpose of this thesis is to examine and assess the EU legislator’s intentions in harmonisation of national laws on restructuring and to clarify the rationale behind business rescue. READ MORE

  5. 9. To Hedge or not to Hedge: An Empirical Analysis on the Determinants of Corporate Interest Rate Risk Management

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Victoria Beschorner; Julius Mehl; [2021]
    Keywords : Interest Rate Risk Management; Interest Rate Hedging; Interest Rate Derivatives; Cash Flow Hedging; Fair Value Hedging;

    Abstract : Two theories explain why company size and leverage affect interest rate hedging: Economies of scale of derivatives usage and expected costs of financial distress. We test whether these determinants affect corporates in the decision to hedge interest rate risk with derivatives. READ MORE

  6. 10. Corporate Sustainability Performance and the Risk of Financial Distress : A Panel Data Analysis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Moa Pålsson; Patric Beijer; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate Sustainability; Corporate Sustainability Performance; The Risk of Financial Distress; Stakeholder Management;

    Abstract : There are increased calls for corporations to act responsibly. Those responsibilities exceed the classical assumption that the only responsibility of the firm is its shareholders and ultimately to maximize their wealth. Any social issue participation has been described as charity or squandering of resources at the expense of the shareholders. READ MORE