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This thesis presents an empirical investigation of the choice between different sources of debt finance based on a sample of UK non-financial companies listed on the London Stock Exchange FTSE350 between 2001 and 2008. New evidence is provided on (i) the importance of differentiating between syndicated and bilateral bank loans, and (ii) the impact that bankers sitting on the board of directors have on the borrowing firms' choice of debt source. The evidence presented in this thesis contributes to the large body of US research concerning a firm's choice of debt source. Initially, the study investigates what type of firm chooses to issue particular sources of debt, and why. The findings show that the primary determinant of a firm's choice of debt source is its ability to provide collateral to secure against its debt. Although there is no evidence of bank affiliation playing a significant role in driving access to the public capital markets or to syndicated loans in the UK, issuers of bilateral loans are found to be more likely to have an affiliation to a bank than issuers of public, syndicated bank or non-bank private debt. Secondly, the study examines the stock market response to announcements of public, bank (both syndicated and bilateral), and non-bank private debt. The results provide no evidence of any abnormal stock market response following announcements of either public bonds or non-bank private debt. There is strong evidence of a positive market response to announcements of bank loans, driven by the positive market response to syndicated loans. There is little evidence of any market response to announcements of bilateral loans. The market appears to view announcements of syndicated loans made by companies which have a banker on their board in a positive manner, but no such response is observed for announcements of bilateral loans.

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Financial and industrial economists are increasingly recognising the interaction between capital structure and firms' strategies in the product market. A debate exists regarding the nature of the relationship between firms' product market power and financial leverage. Particularly, researchers have asked whether the relationship is positive, negative or non-linear. This thesis contributes to this research agenda by developing game-theoretic models, and conducting empirical tests. Specifically, the thesis examines the effects of market power on a firm's use of long-term debt.

Orientador : Prof. Dr. Ademir Clemente / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade. Defesa: Curitiba, 2016 / Inclui referências : f. 64-75 / Área de concentração : Contabilidade e finanças / Resumo: A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo estudar e identificar a existência de relação entre independência do conselho de administração e maturidade da dívida nas empresas com ações listadas na BM&FBOVESPA, considerando o período de 2010 a 2014. Com embasamento em importantes trabalhos aplicados no mercado norte-americano, este trabalho empregará abordagem descritiva, explicativa e documental com análise de dados em painel, procurando constatar a ocorrência da relação no âmbito das empresas brasileiras de capital aberto, além de levantar algumas explicações para a ocorrência ou não do fenômeno neste ambiente. Devido a possibilidade de ocorrência de endogeneidade entre decisões de maturidade da dívida e endividamento, conforme descrito na literatura pertinente, foram realizados testes de simultaneidade, onde não se constatou o fenômeno supracitado. Houve relação significativa entre maturidade da dívida e variáveis explicativas, porém o mesmo efeito não foi percebido entre maturidade da dívida e independência do conselho de administração. Tal fato pode sugerir que, embora o tema Governança Corporativa ganhe cada vez mais força no mundo contemporâneo, e uma "cadeira" no conselho de administração seja muito disputada entre acionistas, não há uma preocupação pontual do conselho independente com maturidade da dívida, e que dados de crescimento e rentabilidade ainda ocupem as principais pautas das reuniões. Cabe ressaltar que as objeções conclusivas desta pesquisa se aplicam apenas ao conjunto de empresas estudas, haja vista se tratar de amostra não-probabilística. Palavras-chave: Maturidade da Dívida. Independência do Conselho de Administração. Análise de dados em painel. / Abstract: This research aims to study and identify the existence of relationship between independence of the board and maturity of the debt of companies with shares listed on BM & FBOVESPA, considering the period from 2010 to 2014. With background in important works applied in the North American market this work will use descriptive, explanatory and documentary approach with panel data analysis, trying to prove the occurrence of the relationship in the context of Brazilian public companies, as well as raise some explanations for the presence or absence of the phenomenon in this environment. Because of the possibility of endogeneity between debt and debt maturity decisions, as described in the relevant literature, concurrency tests were performed, where there was not found the above phenomenon. There was a significant relationship between debt maturity and explanatory variables, but the same effect was not seen between debt maturity and independence of the board. This may suggest that although the topic Corporate Governance will become even stronger in the contemporary world, and a "chair" on the board is much disputed among shareholders, there isn't a specific concern of independent advice with debt maturity, and data growth and profitability still occupy the main agendas of meetings. It notes that the conclusive objections of this research apply only to the set of companies studied, considering the case of non-probabilistic sample. Keywords: Debt Maturity. Independence of the Board of Directors. Panel Data Analysis.