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Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in IPOs: Theory and Evidence

Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in IPOs: Theory and Evidence We model owners as solving a multidimensional problem when taking their firms public. Owners can affect the level of underpricing through the choices they make in promoting an issue, such as which underwriter to hire or on what exchange to list. The benefits of reducing underpricing in this way depend on the owners’ participation in the offering and the magnitude of the dilution they suffer on retained shares. We argue that the extent to which owners trade off underpricing and promotion is determined by the minimization of their wealth losses. Evidence from a sample of U.S. initial public offering confirms our empirical predictions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Review of Financial Studies Oxford University Press

Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in IPOs: Theory and Evidence

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Oxford University Press
Copyright
Oxford University Press
ISSN
0893-9454
eISSN
1465-7368
DOI
10.1093/rfs/14.2.433
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Abstract

We model owners as solving a multidimensional problem when taking their firms public. Owners can affect the level of underpricing through the choices they make in promoting an issue, such as which underwriter to hire or on what exchange to list. The benefits of reducing underpricing in this way depend on the owners’ participation in the offering and the magnitude of the dilution they suffer on retained shares. We argue that the extent to which owners trade off underpricing and promotion is determined by the minimization of their wealth losses. Evidence from a sample of U.S. initial public offering confirms our empirical predictions.

Journal

The Review of Financial StudiesOxford University Press

Published: Apr 21, 2001

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