Abstract
The paper analyzes debt and equity capital market instruments with respect to their suitability for family firms. It highlights and evaluates different aspects in the decision process of family firms regarding the use of capital market financing. The results are based on a qualitative analysis of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with capital market experts as well as representatives of family firms. We find that the owner family takes or at least strongly influences the final decision regarding the firm’s financing structure. Still, the CFO’s expert knowledge and his experience with previous capital market transactions have a positive effect on the use of public debt and equity capital market instruments. The results show that family firms decide to go public in order to finance growth, to convert shares into cash or to increase public awareness of the company. The reasons for the use of public debt instruments include growth financing, diversification of sources of capital and reduction of dependency on bank loans as well as increase of long-term financial stability and raise of capital for liquidity purposes.
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