In this chapter, we present worldwide VC investment, exit and initial public offering (IPO) data up to 2010. Also, we focus on investment activity at the local level with reference to data from Canada and the U.S. We provide statistics which highlight how differences in investment and IPO exit...

Firms generally begin as privately owned entities. When they grow large enough, the decision to go public and its consequences are among the most crucial times in a firm's life cycle. The first time a firm is a reporting issuer gives rise to tremendous responsibilities about disclosing public...

This paper compares three aspects of IPOs on the Toronto Stock Exchange's junior (TSX-V) and senior (TSX) markets: (1) share price performance on the first day and first year, (2) volume on the first day and first year, and (3) days between the predicted IPO date, IPO announcement date and...

We examine the impact of climate change risk on the performance of newly listed firms. Using a sample of IPO firms from 2000 to 2020, we find that the volume of firms going public is higher when the climate risk is lower. Similarly, IPOs located in states with more exposure to climate risk are...