The determinants of debt maturity structure: Evidence from France, Germany and UK

Antoniou, A.; Guney, Y.; Paudyal, K.

Abstract

We examine the determinants of the debt maturity structure of French, German and British firms. These countries represent different financial and legal traditions that may have implications on corporate debt maturity structure. Our model incorporates the factors representing three major theories (tax considerations, liquidity and signalling, and contracting costs) of debt maturity. It also controls for capital market conditions. The results confirm the applicability of most theories of debt maturity structure for the UK firms. However, the evidence from France and Germany are mixed. Overall the findings suggest that the debt maturity structure of a firm is determined by firmspecific factors and the country's financial systems and institutional traditions in which it operates.

Citation

Antoniou, A., Guney, Y., & Paudyal, K. (2005). The determinants of debt maturity structure: Evidence from France, Germany and UK. European Financial Management, 12(2), 161-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1354-7798.2006.00315.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Mar 26, 2007
• Journal: European Financial Management
• Print ISSN: 1354-7798
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-036X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 161-194
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1354-7798.2006.00315.x
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1631047