BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251012T083503EDT-5945ZjiVlv@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251012T123503Z DESCRIPTION:Kerry Siani\n\nMIT Sloan School of Management\n\nFinancially So phisticated Firms\n\nDate: Friday\, November 8\, 2024\n Time: 10:30-11:45 a m\n Location: Bronfman Bldg. (1001 Sherbrooke St. West)\, Room 340\n\nAll a re cordially invited to attend.\n\nAbstract:\n\nUsing a newly comprehensiv e dataset that merges firm-level information with corporate bond issuance and holdings\, we show that firms strategically use bond issuance not only to minimize their cost of capital but also to diversify their investor ba se. Investor specialization in certain bond characteristics allows firms t o effectively shape their bondholder composition through issuance decision s. We find that firms with more diversified bondholder exhibit increased r esilience to credit market shocks. Our analysis underscores the dual funct ion of market timing in corporate bond issuance: it serves both to reduce capital costs and as a strategy for credit supply diversification. These f indings emphasize the pivotal role of financially sophisticated firms in s trategically issuing assets in a market increasingly reliant on non-bank i ntermediaries.\n DTSTART:20241108T153000Z DTEND:20241108T164500Z LOCATION:Room 340\, Bronfman Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1G5\, 1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre (DGFRC) Seminar: Kerry Sia ni URL:/desautels/channels/event/desmarais-global-finance -research-centre-dgfrc-seminar-kerry-siani-360869 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR