Initial public offerings (IPO) of financial instruments on international financial markets represent one of the most important financing channels not only for developed countries, but for emerging ones too. The most sensitive element of international IPOs that could determine the success or...

This study examines how the reference-point effect and sunk-cost fallacy interact with stakeholder theory and influence how investors evaluate corporate social performance. We propose that ex-ante (pre-IPO) corporate social performance influences ex-post (post-IPO) perceived riskiness and that...

Recent evidence from U.S. markets shows that IPO underpricing is associated with high liquidity for issuing firms. One explanation given for this link is that IPO firms simultaneously decide on share retention and underpricing to maximize aftermarket liquidity. We use data from the Istanbul...

We model the risk of setting the required fixed-offer price in an IPO given initial uncertainty about value, as well as costs of over and underpricing. Assuming that the goal of issuers in bookbuilt IPOs is to maximize net offering proceeds, our analysis indicates that their optimal strategy is...

(VF) L’objectif de cet article est d’étudier dans quelle mesure les motivations à s’introduire en Bourse ainsi que les conséquences sur la performance peuvent conditionner le choix du taux de flottant et du prix offert à l’introduction impliquant une décote. A partir de 75...

We investigate the characteristics of firms that choose between three different methods, IPOs, sellouts, or reverse takeovers, to obtain exchange listings using Korean data over the period of 2000–2010. We document that VC-backed firms tend to choose reverse takeovers rather than IPOs or...

This study examines the influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on the amount of capital raised by a young technology firm at the time of its initial public offering (IPO). We draw on signaling theory and an exploration–exploitation theoretical perspective to develop insights concerning...

We investigate whether a firm’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance contract at the time of the IPO is related to insured firms’ first year post-IPO performance. We find that insurers charge a higher premium per dollar of coverage to protect the directors and officers of firms...

Prior studies testing the relationship between initial public offering (IPO) returns and liquidity are mostly for the developed markets. The disperse ownership in the corporation and more well informed investors in the developed markets support their findings. On the other hand, the nature and...