This study investigates the relation between IPO underwriting and subsequent lending. We find that when a bank underwrites a firm’s IPO, the bank is more likely to provide the issuer with future loans at a lower cost, compared to banks without an IPO underwriting relationship. The evidence...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

The main role of accounting standardization is to provide uniform view on financial position of reporting company. The uniform reporting contributes to trustworthy image and understanding from investors and regulatory authorities. This article deals with information obligatory rules in the...