We analyse a regulatory change in the Japanese IPO market that created an abrupt shift from hybrid price-discriminatory auctions to bookbuilding. We find that bookbuilding leads to significantly higher underpricing than hybrid price-discriminatory auctions. Further, we find evidence that price...

Philip Radner analyzes equity financing phenomena and researches IPO underpricing and SEO announcement effects using data sets for US REITs. Moreover, he discusses underpricing theories and their applicability in the REIT context and gives a theoretical background on IPOs and on underpricing in...

Einleitung -- Die Zulassung von Aktien zum Börsenhandel -- Methoden der Wertpapieremission -- Prospekthaftung nach dem Börsengesetz -- Die Entwicklung der deutschen Wertpapierbörsen -- Die deutsche Börsenstruktur in drei Phasen -- Die Untersuchung von Börseneinführungen -- Schlussbetrachtung.