Why Do Western European Firms Issue Convertibles Instead of Straight Debt or Equity?
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Convertible Debt; Security Choice; Security Design; Western Europe;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
- M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
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