This study tests possible sources of long-term risk-adjusted returns on initial public offerings (IPO) in Poland under the calendar-time portfolio (CTP) approach. The moment of going public still remains a puzzle in many areas. Poland’s status as an emerging market has been indisputable for...

This study examines the impact of firm characteristics, signaling variables and financial variables on IPO initial returns and the volatility of initial returns. Hierarchical regression is first performed on all the three blocks of variables, after which a stepwise regression is executed to...

This study covers 45 investee companies that were funded by PE firms during the period from June, 2000 to December, 2015. We have followed the Long-Nickels PME method, to estimate IRR and evaluate the performance of PE investment compared to market index. We found that, India is showing an...

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between investor sentiment and the return on the first day of an IPO, moderated by emerging market risk factors, from 2013 to 2021. The sample included 105 companies that carried out an IPO in this period. The econometric method used was...

Purpose: This study investigates firm performance after going public and explores whetherInitial Public Offerings (IPOs) contribute to it.Design/methodology/approach: This study employs comprehensive regression models toexamine IPO significance to both operating performance and market...

The escalation of complexity and multidimensional (internal and external) factors bring companies to a position where risk management should be of main concern. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) adoption and the extent of ERM implementation is seen as a guaranteeing element to increase the value...