This paper attempts to specify the relationship between post-issue promoter groups' retention and Initial Public Offering (IPO) underprice. We also investigate the impact of signalling and financial variables, i.e. offer size, times subscribed, age of the firm, book value, leverage, market...

This study investigates subscription rates across institutional and non-institutional retail investors for 149 initial public offerings listed in Indian stock market. We document a positive relationship between underpricing and subscription rate of all investor groups. We also find a significant...

The study investigates the syndicates for 154 Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) issued during the period 2002-07. The findings indicate that the syndicate size is significantly influenced by the prestige of the investment banks, initial day return, leverage, offer size, and ex ante uncertainty....