The impact of venture capital backing on the corporate governance of Australian initial public offerings

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo-Ann Suchard
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Venture Capital ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
The Impact

Stage financing and syndication in the IPO underpricing of venture-backed firms: Venture capital and IPO underpricing

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awounou-N’dri Honorine ◽  
Dubocage Emmanuelle
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Ipo Underpricing ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Venture Capital Investment ◽  
Ipo Performance ◽  
The Impact

The article investigates the impact of stage financing and syndication practices on the underpricing level of venture-backed firms (VBFs) undertaking their initial public offerings (IPOs). This empirical study uses a unique hand-collected data set concerning more than 260 VBFs that went public on Euronext Paris and Alternext between 1997 and 2013. Our findings suggest a lower level of underpricing for firms backed by syndicated venture capital investment. Additionally, we find that the syndicate size is negatively associated with the level of underpricing. However, there is no evidence that stage financing has a significant impact. Syndication thus appears to be the only relevant mechanism to improve IPO performance (measured by the underpricing level), as it reduces agency costs and information asymmetry between the different stakeholders in an IPO process.

Initial public offerings and air pollution: evidence from China

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Luo ◽  
Xiaolin Qian ◽  
Jinjuan Ren
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of firms’ financing activities on the environment. Faced with a deteriorating global environment, both corporations and regulatory bodies have become more responsive to environmental conservation problems. However, existing literature has not adequately addressed the question of whether and how firms’ business activities influence the environment. Design/methodology/approach – Using the daily air pollution indices of 120 Chinese cities from 2001 to 2012, this study found that air pollution is alleviated after firms’ initial public offerings (IPOs). This paper proposes that firms’ IPOs influence the ambient air pollution through three channels: production scale, technical reform and corporate governance effects. Findings – The authors of this study found that the proceeds acquired in IPOs result in enlarged production scales that increase pollution, while the investment of these proceeds in social responsibility-related technical reform and enhanced corporate governance reduce pollution. Moreover, the authors discover that firms with a higher state ownership emit fewer pollutants, thus supporting the positive monitoring role of the Chinese government. Originality/value – Although this study investigates the impact of IPOs on air quality in China, the proposed analytical framework also applies to studies of other financing activities in global markets. This study has important policy implications for government regulations in environmental controls.

Fuzzy regression model for forecasting impact of venture capital network and underwriter network on IPO premium

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yuan Tian
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Secondary Market ◽  
Fuzzy Regression ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Fuzzy Regression Model ◽  
Market Premium ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, social network analysis is one of the top 20 fields of artificial intelligence. Based on the network signal theory, this study examines the influence of the dual network embeddedness on the price premiums of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs). In this paper we proposed fuzzy regression model for forecasting the impact of venture capital network and underwriter network on IPO premium based on some hypothesis. We find that: (1) Enterprises embedded in the central position of venture capital network will increase the IPO secondary market premium; (2) Secondly, employing underwriter in the central position of underwriting network will increase the IPO secondary market premium; (3) As venture capital are getting closer to the central position of venture capital network, the influence of underwriter network centrality in underwriting network on the increase of IPO secondary market reaction will gradually weaken. The research shows that occupying central position both in venture capital syndication network and underwriting network have the functions of sending signals, then increase the IPO secondary market premium, but the functions of different network signals will replace each other.

“Success by Association”: The Impact of Venture Capital Firm Reputation Trend on Initial Public Offering Valuations

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 368-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Chahine ◽  
Igor Filatotchev ◽  
Garry D. Bruton ◽  
Mike Wright
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Central Element ◽  
The United States ◽  
Firm Reputation ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Experience Intensity ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
The Impact

Organizational theory recognizes reputation as a central element to understanding the firm. Examining investor valuations of 1,676 initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States from 1990 to 2011, we find that reputation transfer through an association of an IPO firm with a venture capital (VC) firm represents a resource whose value can increase/decrease over time depending on investors’ valuations of prior IPOs funded by a VC firm. We conclude that the impact of reputation transfer through association is not unidirectional but, instead, is to be viewed in the context of prior reputational development of organizations the focal firm is associated with. Furthermore, we find that three “transfer enhancers” can improve the impact of VC firm reputation transfer on IPO valuations, including the VC firm’s past experience intensity, the diversity of IPO experiences, and the number of prior syndicated IPOs involving the VC firm as a lead investor.

The impact of bank venture capital on initial public offerings

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven D. Dolvin ◽  
Donald J. Mullineaux ◽  
Mark K. Pyles
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
The Impact

IPOs and Corporate Governance

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Filatotchev ◽  
Douglas Michael Wright ◽  
Garry D. Bruton
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Ipo Performance ◽  
The Impact

This article discusses various aspects of corporate governance and initial public offerings (IPOs). It begins with an analysis of agency theory that addresses IPOs and corporate governance research, together with the impact of governance on investors. It then considers three aspects of corporate governance that are relevant to outside investors to the IPO: the IPO firm’s board of directors, executive compensation, and ownership concentration. It also examines how national institutions affect corporate governance worldwide and looks at two types of IPOs backed by private equity (PE): venture capital backed IPOs of entrepreneurial firms and PE-backed buyouts of companies that subsequently launch an IPO. The article also analyzes the link between information asymmetries and IPO performance before concluding with an outline of directions for future research that focus on important issues relating to IPOs and corporate governance.

Audit committee characteristics and the moderating effect of Malaysian code of corporate governance on IPO liquidity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Mohammed Al-Masawa ◽  
Rasidah Mohd-Rashid ◽  
Hamdan Amer Al-Jaifi ◽  
Shaker Dahan Al-Duais
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Code Of Corporate Governance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to investigate the link between audit committee characteristics and the liquidity of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Malaysia, which is an emerging economy in Southeast Asia. Another purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of the revised Malaysian code of corporate governance (MCCG) on the link between audit committee characteristics and IPO liquidity. Design/methodology/approach The final sample consists of 304 Malaysian IPOs listed in 2002–2017. This study uses ordinary least squares regression method to analyse the data. To confirm this study’s findings, a hierarchical or four-stage regression analysis is used to compare the t-values of the main and moderate regression models. Findings The findings show that audit committee characteristics (size and director independence) have a positive and significant relationship with IPO liquidity. Also, the revised MCCG positively moderates the relationship between audit committee characteristics and IPO liquidity. Research limitations/implications This study’s findings indicate that companies with higher audit committee independence have a more effective monitoring mechanism that mitigates information asymmetry, thus reducing adverse selection issues during share trading. Practical implications Policymakers could use the results of this study in developing policies for IPO liquidity improvements. Additionally, the findings are useful for traders and investors in their investment decision-making. For companies, the findings highlight the crucial role of the audit committee as part of the control system that monitors corporate governance. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this work is a pioneering study in the context of a developing country, specifically Malaysia that investigates the impact of audit committee characteristics on IPO liquidity. Previously, the link between corporate governance and IPO liquidity had not been investigated in Malaysia. This study also contributes to the IPO literature by providing empirical evidence regarding the moderating effect of the revised MCCG on the relationship between audit committee characteristics and IPO liquidity.

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