In behavioral finance, overconfidence has been established as a prevalent psychological bias, which can make markets less efficient by creating mispricing in the form of excess …
Purpose–The extant literature on initial public offerings (IPOs) generally assumes that a high degree of pre‐IPO leverage serves as a positive signal of firm quality as it forces a firm's …
This paper examines institutions that underwrite IPOs and have asset management divisions from 1993 through 1998. We provide evidence that these firms use asset management funds …
We examine the characteristics of firms using reverse takeovers and self-underwritten IPOs as an alternative to the traditional underwritten IPO. We find that at the time they go public …
K Pukthuanthong - Journal of Financial Markets, 2006 - Elsevier
This study examines the ability of underwriters to properly value unfamiliar firms prior to issuance. I use a sample of IPOs in biotechnology, a relatively new but thriving industry. The …
S Banerjee, RS Hansen, E Hrnjic - Unpublished working paper …, 2006 - papers.ssrn.com
We present a model in which underwriters “buy” early holding of IPO shares with underpricing and test the model's empirical implications. Issuers hire underwriters to price …
Anecdotal evidence suggests that underwriters prefer long-term investors among IPO investors and academic research has shown that long-term ownership improves value of the …
S Banerjee, RS Hansen, E Hrnjic - Wall Street Journal, 1999 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper considers the use of underpricing to compensate investors in unseasoned equity offerings for benefits of long term investment. The compensation is made in twoinstallments; …