The full-text version of this paper can be found at: "https://ssrn.com/abstract=3102438" https://ssrn.com/abstract=3102438. This online appendix provides supplemental discussion and analysis for our manuscript The Determinants of IPO Withdrawal - Evidence from Europe. The supplemental...

Why do companies, having filed for an IPO and incurred the costs thereof, not follow through? We investigate this by examining all common stock IPO's for the largest countries in Europe over the 2001-2015 period, covering more than 80% of the Western European IPO market by number and value. We...

This paper outlines the phenomenon of negative first-day IPO returns. Using a comprehensive sample of firms that listed in the USA between 2000 and 2020, we find that 21.61% of all IPO firms have negative first-day returns, making this a common feature of US IPO markets. We identify key...

This paper outlines hitherto under-researched phenomenon of negative first-day returns on common stock offerings-IPO. Using a comprehensive sample of firms that listed on major U.S. stock exchanges between 2000 and 2020, we find that 21.61% of all IPO firms have negative first-day returns,...