Essays about: "reason ipo"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words reason ipo.

  1. 6. Retention of Equity: Can It Mitigate the Hidden Costs in Initial Public Offerings?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sara Engström; Maja Ängerud; [2019]
    Keywords : IPO; Lockup Agreement; Long-Term Performance; Moral Hazard; Asymmetric Information;

    Abstract : It has been argued that the reason to include lockup agreements when going public is to alleviate the inefficiencies inherent to the IPO market. The hidden costs of asymmetric information and moral hazard have been proposed as the driver of the lockup length as well as the reason for the poor long-term performance of IPOs. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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. 8. IPOs of Loss-making Companies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Christopher Mafi; Edwin Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Initial Public Offering IPO ; IPO motive; Operational performance; Post-IPO performance; Loss-making companies;

    Abstract : During the late '90s loss-making companies started going public to a greater extent than ever before. Some argue dubious motives were the reason behind this. This paper aims to shed light on the motives behind U.S. READ MORE

  5. 9. Family Firm IPO Performance and Market Signals - Evidence from the Swedish Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Stefan Saner; [2014]
    Keywords : IPO; Underpricing; Family firm; Dual-class;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how family ownership affects IPO performance measured by first day underpricing. Using IPO data from the Swedish stock-exchange between 1994 and the beginning of 2014, different hypothesis are tested to find organisational and structural differences between family firms and non-family firms to shed light on the potential difference in first day underpricing. READ MORE

  6. 10. Reverse Takeover : A Back Door to the market

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Joel Svensson; Martin Thorstensson; Håkan Fältmars; [2008]
    Keywords : Acquisition; Going Public; Merger; Reverse Takeover; Förvärv; Börsnotering; Omvänt Förvärv; Sammanslagning;

    Abstract : The access of capital and the high market growth has resulted in an increase in the quantity of companies going public in Sweden. Most companies go through with the initial public offering (IPO) process, but there has been an increase of companies that choose to go public through an alternative method. READ MORE