We analyze the optimality of allowing disclosures of different types of information before equity offerings and of alternative rules for private securities litigation, where courts may penalize unduly optimistic disclosures ex post. In our model, firm insiders, with private information about...

Pecking order and market timing theories assume that corporate financing decisions are made in the interests of existing shareholders. We find that existing institutional investors, on average, significantly increase their share ownership at the time of the SEO, including SEOs that would be...

We find that the degree of expected idiosyncratic skewness in seasoned equity issuers' stock returns is an important determinant of flotation costs and subsequent abnormal stock performance. High skewness issuers incur significantly greater offer price discounts, particularly when institutional...

This paper examines the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on underpricing of seasoned equity offerings by Canadian cross-listed firms and its determinants. It finds underpricing is not significantly different between the pre- and post-Sarbanes-Oxley periods. When distinguishing...

We examine whether media news reflect the extent to which issuing firms manage their earnings prior to their equity carve-outs (ECOs). We posit that managers will strategically respond to media requests prior to their equity offerings in order to signal their type and differentiate themselves...

We find that the degree of expected idiosyncratic skewness in seasoned equity issuers' stock returns is an important determinant of flotation costs and post-issue abnormal stock performance. High skewness issuers incur significantly greater offer price discounts, particularly when institutional...

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...

We analyze the impact of regulation and option introduction on the price effects of secondary equity offerings before and after options are introduced on the underlying stocks. After controlling for the implementation of SEC Rules 10b-21 in 1988 and 105 in 1997, we find that option availability...

Using various “centrality” measures from Social Network Analysis (SNA), we analyze, for the first time in the literature, how the location of a lead underwriter in its network of investment banks affects various aspects of seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). We hypothesize that investment...

The introduction of deal types for issues of seasoned equity in which the offer follows quickly after the announcement highlights the role of underwriter certification in the performance of SEOs. Controlling for the matching between underwriters and issuing firms, we find that the quality of the...