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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1995 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- ISSN
- 1354-7798
- eISSN
- 1468-036X
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1468-036X.1995.tb00021.x
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Abstract
The paper explores the going public decision in a sample of family‐owned corporations in Sweden, 1970–1991. the issuers' motivations for going public are documented and contrasted with economic theory. We find that the average firm is old, that a significant portion of the shares are sold by existing shareholders, that most going public activity took place after an exceptionally sharp stock price increase, and that going public activity is not related to the business cycle. the findings suggest that firms were taken public by their owners who wanted to liquidate their investment to finance consumption or portfolio diversification. the findings strike the common view that firms go public to finance growth. Data from other European countries exhibit similar patterns and suggest that our findings for Sweden may extend to other markets as well.
Journal
European Financial Management – Wiley
Published: Nov 1, 1995