This study examines stock market reaction to the announcement of various forms of
seasoned issues in China. Our empirical evidence demonstrates that market reactions differ …

This chapter focuses on the Japanese banking industry. We examine its structure, its
performance, and some of its defining characteristics. We first provide an overview of the …

We document that prospectus disclosure of (i) the motives for a seasoned equity offering,
and (ii) the choice of underwriter explain the long‐run performance of equity issuers in the …

The authors investigate the impact of structural monetary policy shocks on ex-post equity risk
premium (ERP) of aggregate and sectoral FTSE indices and 25 Fama-French style value …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the IPO withdrawal decision
and the number of secondary shares during the weak stock market conditions. Our results …

This chapter focuses on the structure, performance, and some of the defining characteristics
of the Japanese banking industry. An analysis of the banking industry in Japan may be of …

This paper points out that inter-firm relationships influence the speed of adjustment of
financial leverage, using business group–affiliation data of Japanese business groups …

This study looks at micro-economic determinants of long run performance of shares issued
in Nairobi Securities Exchange from 1st Jan. 2007 to 31st Dec. 2013. Do these selected …

This paper investigates the determinants of new equity offerings and estimates its costs in
sample selection model. The main finding is that a weak capital base is one of the key …

This study looks at micro-economic determinants of long run performance of shares issued
in Nairobi Securities Exchange from 1st Jan. 2007 to 31st Dec. 2013. Do these selected …