The Strategy of Going Public: How UK Firms Choose Their Listing Contracts
UK firms going public have a choice between public offers and placings. This choice has important implications in terms of who bears the risk of the issue failing and of its costs. We find that firms with higher "ex ante" uncertainty choose a placing contract. Highly reputable sponsors and creditor screening serve as signals of firm quality, enabling such firms to choose a public offer. Large and multinational firms usually choose a public offer whereas there is some evidence that very small issues choose a placing. Finally, the 'hotness' of the IPO market increases the probability of placings. Copyright Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 2006.
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2006-01
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Authors: | Goergen, Marc ; Khurshed, Arif ; Mudambi, Ram |
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Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0306-686X. - Vol. 33.2006-01, 1-2, p. 79-101
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Wiley Blackwell |
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