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Binru Zhao

Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School

United Kingdom

  • Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School

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Scholarly Papers (4)

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Firm ESG Reputation Risk and Debt Choice

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Firm ESG Reputation Risk and Debt Choice

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 22-22
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2023
David Newton, Steven Ongena, Ru Xie and Binru Zhao
University of Bath - School of Management, University of Zurich - Department Finance, University of Bath, School of management and Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School
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ESG Risk, Debt Structure, Capital Structure, Debt Choices, Information Asymmetry

Banks vs. Markets: Are Banks More Effective in Facilitating Sustainability?

BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 5/2022
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
David Newton, Steven Ongena, Ru Xie and Binru Zhao
University of Bath - School of Management, University of Zurich - Department Finance, University of Bath - School of Management and Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School
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ESG risk, debt structure, capital structure, debt choices, bank monitoring

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Private Equity Sponsors, Law Firm Relationship, and Loan Contracts in Leveraged Buyouts

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 1013/2024
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 03 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 01 Jan 2026
Yijia (Eddie) Zhao, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Douglas J. Cumming and Binru Zhao
University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Management, West Virginia University, Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business and Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School
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Leveraged Buyout, Private Equity, Loan Covenant, Law Firms

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Imbalanced ESG Investing?

Journal of Corporate Finance, Volume 93, July 2025, 102810
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 23 May 2025
Maria-Eleni K. Agoraki, Georgios P. Kouretas, Haoran Wu and Binru Zhao
University of Peloponnese, Athens University of Economics and Business, University College Dublin (UCD) and Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School
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Imbalance, ESG investing, Fund flows, Climate change concerns, Political ideology, Fund risks

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ESG Risk, Political Ideology, and the Syndicated Lending Relationship

Journal of Accounting Literature, Forthcoming (https://doi.org/10.1108/JAL-01-2025-0009)
Posted: 18 Feb 2026
David Newton, Pietro Perotti and Binru Zhao
University of Bath - School of Management, University of Bath - School of Management and Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School

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ESG risk, Syndicated lending, Cost of loans, Information asymmetry, Bank monitoring

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Talk vs. Walk: Lessons from Silent Sustainable Investing of Mutual Funds

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2024
Dimitrios Gounopoulos, Alexander F. Wagner, Haoran Wu and Binru Zhao
University of Bath - School of Management, University of Zurich - Department of Finance, University College Dublin (UCD) and Bangor University - Albert Gubay Business School
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ESG label, Sustainability rating, Silent, Overreaction