Using a unique dataset, we examine financial performance, and venture capital (VC) involvement in 167 MBOs exiting through IPOs (MBO-IPOs) on the London Stock Exchange, during the period 1964 -1997. VC backed MBOs seem to be more under-priced than MBOs without venture capital backing, based on...

This study examines the differences between IPOs that voluntarily disclose earnings forecasts in their prospectuses and those that do not. Using a sample of 166 UK IPOs listed between 1992-2002, we investigate whether forecasters have different firms' characteristics than non forecasters and...