Units are bundles of common stock and warrants. By issuing units, firms precommit to a future and uncertain seasoned offering at the exercise price of the warrants. This study shows that the issuance of units seasoned offerings in France is accompanied by significant abnormal returns of on...

Units are bundles of common stock and warrants. By issuing units, firms precommit to a future and uncertain seasoned offering at the exercise price of the warrants. This study shows that the issuance of units seasoned offerings in France is accompanied by significant abnormal returns of on...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ratings offer an opportunity to assess the financial market perception of Social Responsibility disentangling the different impacts of this multi-dimensional concept. We study the influence of Vigeo rating announcements (2004-2009) on short term European...

This paper investigates the trading motives around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rating announcements. Focusing on the European market, we use Vigeo ratings, which are disclosed almost every month, while others agencies like KLD rate whole firms annually. This periodicity enables us to...