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Performance of Private to Public MBOs : The Role of Venture Capital

Jelic, Ranko; Saadouni, Brahim; Wright, Mike - 2023

Using a unique dataset, we examine financial performance, and venture capital (VC) involvement in 167 MBOs exiting through IPOs (MBO-IPOs) on the London Stock Exchange, during the period 1964 -1997. VC backed MBOs seem to be more under-priced than MBOs without venture capital backing, based on...

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Financing technology-based small firms in Europe : a review of the empirical evidence

Revest, Valérie; Sapio, Sandro - 2009

This paper reviews the evidence on financing technology-based small firms (TBSFs) in Europe. The main findings in the …

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A success dressed as a failure? : evidence from post-IPO withdrawal outcomes in Europe

Helbing, Pia; Lucey, Brian M. - In: European financial management : the journal of the … 30 (2024) 5, pp. 2682-2716

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Underpricing and long-term performance of IPOs : evidence from European intermediary oriented markets

Gandolfi, Gino; Regalli, Massimo; Soana, Maria-Gaia; … - In: Economics, management and financial markets 13 (2018) 3, pp. 11-36

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Regulating IPOs : Evidence from Going Public in London and Berlin, 1900-1913

Burhop, Carsten - 2012

We revisit debates on the regulation of IPOs by analyzing failure rates of IPOs carried out between 1900 and 1913 on the London and Berlin stock exchanges, two of the leading financial markets during the early 20th century. IPOs were regulated more heavily in Germany than in Britain and, as...

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Is regulation essential to stock market development? : going public in London and Berlin, 1900-1913

Burhop, Carsten; Chambers, David; Cheffins, Brian R. - 2011 - This Vers.: July 2011

This study of initial public offerings (IPOs) carried out on the Berlin and London stock exchanges between 1900 and 1913 casts doubt on the received "law and finance" wisdom that legally mandated investor protection is pivotal to the development of capital markets. IPOs that resulted in official...

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Block Buying and Choice of Issue Method in UK Seasoned Equity Offers

Armitage, Seth - 2014

Much of the new equity declined by existing shareholders in UK SEOs is bought in a few large blocks, both by other existing holders and by new investors. The paper argues that a placing process via negotiation with investors facilitates the purchase of large blocks better than the alternative...

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Assessment of Business Angel Activity in Northern European Countries

Prohorovs, Anatolijs - 2019

activity in the countries of Northern Europe has not been made. Therefore, the aim of our research is to compare the level of … of Northern Europe. We have also established that population size, the size of economy and GDP per capita rate in the …. Moreover, we confirm that business angel activity in the countries of Northern Europe is highly heterogeneous. We have also …

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The Acquisition of Non Public Firms in Europe : Bidders’ Returns, Payment Methods and Stock Market Evolution

Chevalier, Alain - 2010

This paper studies the returns of non public firms acquisitions. Like the American studies do, we show the existence of a “non public firms acquisition effect” for the European multi-acquirer firms: abnormal returns are much higher for non-public firms (subsidiaries or private held firms)...

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Do Cross-Border and Domestic Bidding Firms Perform Differently? New Evidence from Continental Europe and the UK

Mateev, Miroslav - 2015

protection mechanisms. That is, bidding firms from Continental Europe must compensate target firm shareholders (i.e., pay higher …

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