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In this paper, we investigate whether the use of accounting conservatism in India decreases IPO underpricing, which is … implication of accounting conservatism for IPOs. Based on a regression analysis of 527 firms that went public through IPOs of "A … conservatism and under-pricing is robust to alternative measures of accounting conservatism, mean regressions, sample exclusions …
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The paper analyzes the risk disclosure quality in the prospectus of IPOs in Germany between 2006 and 2008. Quality of risk information is measured as precision and comprehensibility. The relationship between risk disclosure quality and earnings power is tested.
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The paper analyzes the risk disclosure quality in the prospectus of IPOs in Germany between 2006 and 2008. Quality of risk information is measured as precision and comprehensibility. The relationship between risk disclosure quality and earnings power is tested.
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This study examines the governance attributes of post-IPO (initial public offering) retained ownership of private equity in business group constituent firms in contrast to their unaffiliated counterparts, in 202 newly listed firms in 22 emerging African economies. We adopt an actor centred...
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A competing risk hazard model is employed to examine the reasons for Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise (GEM) companies transferring to the Main Board (MB) in the period 2000-2012. In our sample during the period 21 companies or 15% of the original stock moved up to the MB. The modal life expectancy...
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This paper focuses on the relationship between corporate governance and corporate performance by initial public offerings (IPOs) of Kazakhstan state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the transition economies of Central Asia. It argues that privatization (i.e., IPO) has different effects depending on...
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A competing risks hazard model is employed to examine the reasons for Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) companies transferring to the Main Board (MB) in the period 2000–2012. In our sample during the period 21 companies or 15% of the original stock moved up to the MB. The modal life...
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Chinese data enable investigation of the relationship between underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) and legal protection with controlling for time-invariant characteristics of regions. Our investigation of Chinese IPOs between 1997 and 2009 shows that firms from a province with more...
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We examine how political connections impact the process of going public. Specifically, we test how political connections impact the pricing of newly offered shares, the magnitude of underpricing, and the fixed cost of going public. Based on experiences of the new public firms in the Chinese...
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This article analyzes the exit decision in the European venture capital market, studying when to exit and how it interacts with the exit form. The paper emphasizes the impact of asymmetric information on the divestment decision. Our model considers the impact of caracteristics of the venture...
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