The impact of credit rating on firms' debt maturity and ownership decisions : evidence from UK listed firms

This thesis investigates the impact of credit ratings on UK firms' debt maturity and ownership decisions. Two unique datasets, which combine the credit ratings data obtained from Financial Times Credit Ratings International, UK firms’ private debt data collected from their annual reports, and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jiao, Tong
Other Authors: Ap Gwilym, Owain Maelor ; Holland, Kevin Michael Peter
Published: Aberystwyth University 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589560