This paper studies the impact of five dimensions of venture capitalist (VC) power on the likelihood of VC board representation in their portfolio firms at the initial public offering (IPO) as well as the effect of the latter on IPO performance. The dimensions of VC power are based on...

We analyze 635 US M&A transactions from 1985 to 2004. In contrast with prior research, we distinguish between the target and acquirer fees, and examine their independent effects on the level of the merger premium. The study provides evidence of a positive (negative) association between target...

This paper investigates the relationship between underpricing and the investors' interest prior to and after the IPO day. The empirical study, conducted on 305 French issues, shows a first-day abnormal return of 17.13% and a significant mispricing over the three first trading days (a 3-day...

Our empirical study examines whether analysts' optimistic forecasts explain the long-run abnormal return following IPOs. Analysts are expected to achieve a mean-zero forecast error. According to previous empirical studies, we find that analysts' earnings forecasts for firms going public have an...