Portrait of Wilson Neto

PhD Candidate in Finance

Wilson Neto

SKEMA Business School Université Côte d’Azur

I am a PhD Candidate in Finance at SKEMA Business School and a member of the Finance & Accounting Insights on Risk and Regulation (FAIRR) Research Center. I also hold a Master’s degree in Research in Finance from Université Paris Dauphine–PSL.

My research interests are in corporate finance, financial distress, bankruptcy, debt contracting, and banking. My work examines how financial contracts and institutions influence firms’ financing and restructuring decisions.

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Creditor Concentration and Debt Renegotiation

This project investigates how debt ownership concentration affects the likelihood of a successful out-of-court renegotiation.

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Research interests

I study financial contracting and institutions, with a particular focus on firms and banks facing distress, renegotiation, or funding pressure.