Corporate valuation and the resolution of bank insolvency in East Asia

We examine the valuation effect of the resolution of a bank's insolvency on commercial clients. Our sample includes 29 insolvent banks in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand that serve as main creditors for 269 publicly traded companies. Our findings suggest that a bank relationship adds value to a firm, and that this value depends on investors' certainty in the continuity of the banking relationship. Significant cumulative returns for 50 days following the event date suggest that the type of resolution has real effects on the performance of related firms above initial expectations. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.