Performance of Private Equity-Backed IPOs. Evidence from the UK after the financial crisis -- Summary -- Contents -- Index of Figures -- Index of Tables -- Nomenclature -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Research Aim and Objective -- 1.3. Relevance and Research Contribution -- 2....

This study analyses the role of private equity backing in initial public offerings (IPOs) using a dataset of 227 companies that went public on the Milan Stock Exchange between January 1995 and December 2007. The evidence rejects the certification and monitoring hypotheses and provides...