Essays about: "IPO effect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words IPO effect.

  1. 1. Is Everyone Uninformed? A study of the relationship between profitability and IPO underpricing

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Niklas Willén; Jacob Jannering; [2023]
    Keywords : IPO Underpricing; IPO; Profitability; Information Asymmetry; Accounting Fundamentals;

    Abstract : In this paper, we investigate the explanatory power of profitability on IPO underpricing through the lens of information asymmetry over different time paradigms. We find that although profitability does not have an impact on IPO underpricing in general, during the time paradigm of 2001 to 2010 it has a positive significant impact- highlighting the necessity to account for variations over time. READ MORE

  3. 2. IPO underpricing in Sweden : Is there underpricing in Swedish IPOs? If so, what could possibly explain it?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Oskar Persson; Simon Lindblom; [2023]
    Keywords : IPO; underpricing; swedish stock market; financial economics;

    Abstract : When a company decides to sell their shares to the public for the first time it is called an initial public offering. For quite some time, the literature on the subject has come to the conclusion that the companies going public often undervalue their share price prior to the initial public offering resulting in an abnormal positive return on the first trading day, also known as initial public offering underpricing. READ MORE

  4. 3. The level of ownership held by PE firms : The impact on underpricing at IPO and performance post-IPO

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julia Berglund; Viktor Granelli; [2023]
    Keywords : Private Equity; IPO; Underpricing; Long-run Performance; Ownership Structure; Retained Ownership;

    Abstract : This study examines the specific ways in which private equity firms influence their portfolio companies to enhance their value, with a focus on the relationship between the level of retained ownership and post-IPO performance. Private Equity firms influence their portfolio companies in specific ways to enhance their value. READ MORE

  5. 4. SPAC Post-Merger Performance in the New Regime - An Agency Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Niclas Leksell; Marcus Silkisberg; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; IPO; Merger; Acquisition; Business Combination; Post-merger performance; Agency conflicts; Event study;

    Abstract : SPACs are shell companies without operations created to raise capital in an IPO and subsequently identify a non-listed operating company to merge with. As of the last three years (2019-2021), the SPAC has witnessed a significant surge in popularity on the back of several tailwinds, including regulatory legitimization efforts and the participation of blue-chip sponsors and investors. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Key to a Safe IPO

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Truedsson; Hugo Bergström; Elsa Adolfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : IPO; Lock-up agreement; Initial return; Long term performance; Nasdaq Nordic; Oslo börs; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the implications of a lock-up agreement for the first day return and long-term performance on the Nordic markets, during the years of 2010-2021. The study aims to contribute new insights to investors and stakeholders about lock-up agreements' implication and role in initial public offerings. READ MORE