Brau, James C.; Ryan, Patricia A.; DeGraw, Irv - In: The Financial Review 41 (2006) 4, pp. 483-511
We examine four issues pertaining to initial public offerings (IPOs) using a survey of 438 chief financial officers (CFOs). First, why do firms go public? Second, is CFO sentiment stationary across bear and bull markets? Third, what concerns CFOs about going public? Fourth, do CFO perceptions...