This paper examines the long run performance of French IPOs carried out between 1991 and 2005. By using various methodologies, we find that IPOs in our sample performed negatively relative to comparison portfolios over the 1991-2005 horizon, unlike prior studies applied to French market. This...

This paper examines the long-run performance of French initial public offerings (IPOs) carried out between 1991 and 2005. Using various methodologies, we found that IPOs in our sample performed poorly relative to the comparison portfolios over the 1991-2005 horizon in contrast to that reported...

We examine, over the period from 1991 to 2010, the influence of legal environment on the ability of financial analysts to discriminate between good and bad IPOs. We find, after controlling for IPO firm-specific characteristics as well as country-specific characteristics, significant difference...

This paper addresses the question of the importance of analyst coverage for the long-run returns of IPO firms over the period from 1991 to 2010. In US IPOs, during the one- to five-year horizon, we find a significant long-run abnormal performance by orphans (IPOs without analyst coverage)...

This paper examines the long-run performance of US IPOs carried out between 1991 and 2010. By using various methodologies, we find that IPOs in our sample performed abnormally relative to comparison portfolios over the 1991-2010 horizon. This abnormal long-run performance is much severe for...

Long run returns of IPO firms’ recommendations in Europe reveal possible conflicts of interest and pressures faced by financial analysts over the 1991-2005 period. Nevertheless, recent European legislations about investment research have led to better long run performance of IPO firms’...