Essays about: "from idea to IPO"

Found 4 essays containing the words from idea to IPO.

1. 1. To Disclose, or Not to Disclose, That Is the Question: The Impact of ESG Disclosure on Retail Investors in an IPO Setting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Alfred Holmberg; Richard Haimov; [2022]
   Keywords : ESG; Disclosure; Information asymmetry; IPO; Retail investors;

   Abstract : With limited research covering how the willingness to invest among retail investors is affected by IPO candidates disclosing their ESG information, this paper aims to contribute to the literature by using data obtained from an online questionnaire. Using the questionnaire, an experiment is constructed to investigate the investment decisions of retail investors when confronted with companies that disclose various ESG information to different extents in an IPO setting. READ MORE

3. 2. The Balanced Scorecard during the early stages of a tech firm : A multiple case study regarding performance management in Swedish tech startups

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carlos Llorach; Emanuel Ottosson; [2016]
   Keywords : CSF; KPI; performance management; the Balanced Scorecard; BSC; tech; startups; entrepreneurship; fast growing; SMEs; success stories; from idea to IPO; life cycle of an organization; sustainable growth; management control;

   Abstract : The rapid advances in technology and increase of tech investments across all the industries have promoted the emergence of several startups. Unfortunately, not all startups succeed despite of having good initial ideas. One reason to the poor business performance could be a lack of managerial control. READ MORE

4. 3. Do Chinese underwriters grandstand to attract more firms when they are ready to go public?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Jian Jiao; Xuan Guo; [2010]
   Keywords : Initial Public Offering; underpricing; Grandstanding hypothesis; Chinese stock market; underwriter;

   Abstract : The concept of grandstanding comes from Gompers (1996), in his article, he defined “to grandstand” as “to act or conduct oneself with a view to impressing onlookers”. The idea of grandstanding does not only apply solely to venture capital but also could apply to underwriters of IPOs industry as well. READ MORE

5. 4. The private equity industry - Post-IPO performance of companies floated by private equity firms on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 2002

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Pettersson; Nils-Erik Henrysson; [2007-10-03T13:56:53Z]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study’s purpose is to investigate what happens economically with companies that are floated on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by private equity firms and if their remaining ownership share can be linked to the floated company’s development. We found this interesting to investigate from an investor’s point of view to find out how these kinds of IPOs perform on the stock market. READ MORE