Event Risk Covenants - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Abstract:
Merger and acquisition activities can have a strong impact on the capital structure of
the companies involved and therefore on the value of debt. This paper discusses the
role of covenants within debt contracts. Using the Real Option approach to quantify
the implications of covenants on the value of the company, it can be shown that cove-
nants do not necessarily reduce the risk of debt lender. The value of the company is
determined by assets in place and management decisions in the future. Any limitation
of the management might reduce the value of the company and therefore the value of
debt.
Inhalt:
1. Einleitung..........................................................................................................................3
2. Schuldtitel und die Prinzipal-Agent-Theorie.................................................................3
3. Qualitative Beurteilung von Covenants .........................................................................6
3.1. Einordnung der Covenants.....................................................................................6
3.2. Motive für Covenants...............................................................................................8
3.3. Rechtliche Einordnung von Covenants................................................................10
3.4. Einhaltung von Convenants...................................................................................11
3.5. Event Risk Covenants (ERC)...............................................................................13
3.6. Grundlagen der Realoptionen..............................................................................15
3.6.1. Klassifikation von Realoptionen.......................................................................16
3.6.2. Besonderheiten der Realoptionen...................................................................17
3.7. Strategische Handlungsstrategien und Covenants............................................18
3.7.1. Covenant Limitation on Mergers, Consolidation, Transfer of Assets...........19
3.7.2. Covenant Limitation on Asset Sales................................................................23
3.7.3. Covenant Limitation of Indebtedness ..............................................................25
4. Schlussfolgerung ...........................................................................................................28
Literaturliste:.......................................................................................................................31
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