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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Underpricing and entrepreneurial wealth losses in IPOs: theory and evidence
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Michel Habib
  • Alexander P Ljungqvist
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Review of Financial Studies
Publisher Oxford University Press
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 0893-9454
Volume 14
Number 2
Page Range 433 - 458
Date 2001
Abstract Text 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.
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Digital Object Identifier 10.1093/rfs/14.2.433
Other Identification Number merlin-id:19638
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