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.

scholarly journals An empirical study of IPO underpricing: Evidence from Chinese stock market

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianxiang Xu ◽  
Yujie Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Chinese Stock Market ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Ipo Underpricing ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Different Characteristics

Initial public offerings, as one of the most important activities for firms, have raising massive amount of researches. Regarding China, the stock markets are experiencing a massive level of IPO underpricing, which leads to trillions of dollars leaved on the table. This study is conducted for the question why Chinese IPO are so heavily underpriced and the determinants of IPO underpricing, also the possibility of IPO be underpriced in China. We confirm again that Chinese IPOs are heavily underpriced and the average underpricing level is about 110%. Further, Chinese IPO will experience a negative short term return starting from 10 days after listing, and there are significantly different characteristics for state owned IPOs and private IPOs. This study finds that information asymmetry, proportion of state owned share and risk are the mainly determinants of IPO underpricing in China. Additionally, one of the biggest reason that Chinese initial public offering is underpriced so much is because of government participation, since we find that firms with larger proportion of government state owned shares will be more underpriced.

The impact of media sentiments on IPO underpricing

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Gupta ◽  
Shveta Singh ◽  
Surendra S. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Ipo Underpricing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ipo Performance ◽  
Post Market ◽  
The Media ◽  
Sentiment Score ◽  
The Impact

Purpose In initial public offerings (IPOs), the media plays a pivotal role by disseminating the information to the investors who generally lack the expertise to understand the information through the prospectus. Thus, media coverage can impact the investment decision of the investors and the IPO performance. Media typically covers the IPO before listing, suggesting that it may play an important role in explaining the opening price rather than the closing price on the day of listing. Therefore, this study aims to disaggregate the traditional IPO underpricing into three categories: voluntary, pre-market and post-market and provides a comparative analysis of the media sentiments impact on the traditional and disaggregated IPO underpricing. The authors’ disaggregated IPO underpricing analysis will facilitate the investors in making an effective investment strategy based on media sentiments. Design/methodology/approach The study deploys sentiment analysis using bags of n (2) grams approach to gauge the sentiments on 2,891 media articles and uses “robust-regression” technique to analyze them on a sample of 222 Indian IPOs during 2009–2018. Findings The study reports that the sentiment score is positively related to the traditional underpricing; the sentiment score is positively associated with the pre-market underpricing and does not have any significant relationship with the post-market underpricing; the number of media articles does not play a significant role in explaining the IPO underpricing. The findings highlight the presence of a semi-strong form of efficiency in the Indian IPO market. Originality/value Existing literature focuses that the role of media on IPO performance is based on the developed countries. IPO laws differ based on the countries. For instance, in India, investors can check the demand by the other categories of investors on a real-time basis. Thus, it is interesting to study whether, with such a high level of transparency, media can explain IPO performance in the Indian market. Media generally covers IPO before listing; therefore, the present study disaggregates the IPO underpricing to evaluate the role of media on the primary and secondary market separately. It will help the investors to decide when to enter and exit the market.

scholarly journals The Role of Venture Capital Investment in Startups’ Sustainable Growth and Performance: Focusing on Absorptive Capacity and Venture Capitalists’ Reputation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihye Jeong ◽  
Juhee Kim ◽  
Hanei Son ◽  
Dae-il Nam
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Venture Capital Investment ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
The Rich ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Startup Performance ◽  
The Impact

This study provides evidence on how venture capital (VC) investment affects startup firms’ sustainable growth and performance. Despite the rich and abundant research on the relationship between VC investment and startup performance, there is no clear evidence about the contribution of VC investment on the performance and market value of invested firms. In order to accurately measure the impact of VC investment, this study explored how VC investment at each stage of growth affects a startup’s sustainable growth and performance. Based on signaling theory and information asymmetry, this study proposed a positive link between initial-stage VC investment and a startup’s growth and performance. Using a sample of 363 firms listed from 2000 to 2007, this study demonstrated that startups are sustained and perform better as they receive their VC investment at the initial stage. The level of potential absorptive capacity positively moderated this association, unlike realized absorptive capacity, which did not show significant moderating effects.

scholarly journals Impact of Venture Capital Investment Syndication on Enterprise Lifecycle and Success

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Siddiqui ◽  
Dora Marinova ◽  
Amzad Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Survival Duration ◽  
Venture Capitalists ◽  
Venture Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Capital Financing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Investment Growth ◽  
The Impact

The article investigates the impact of venture capital investment and investment syndication on enterprise lifecycle and success using the exit history of venture capital backed companies in Australia. It is observed that the venture capital backed companies tend to outperform those which are not while companies receiving syndicated venture capital investment tend to outperform the other venture capital backed companies. Based on the classic venture capital investment theory, we argue that venture capitalists essentially engage in superior venture selection through pre-investment screening and contribute to entrepreneurial development through post-investment monitoring and value creation. We then empirically investigate the lifecycle of the Australian venture capital backed companies from company formation to first venture capital financing round to exit. Survival duration of the ventures, investment growth and exit status are specifically analysed to capture the lifecycle. The findings show that the survival duration prior and post venture capital investment, venture capital investment growth in successive rounds and investment syndication increase the probably of success for the ventures.

scholarly journals Prospects for the Development of IT-clusters in Ukraine on the Basis of Venture Financing

2019 ◽  
pp. 190-195
Author(s):  
V. Mishura ◽  
V. Volodchenko
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Cluster Policy ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Venture Capital Investment ◽  
Venture Investment ◽  
Venture Financing ◽  
The Impact

The basic principles of the development of IT clusters as a component of the national innovation ecosystem of the country were reviewed and analyzed. A conceptual model of organizational and economic state regulation of IT clusters in the national economy has been developed, which harmonizes the social and economic interests of the participants of the cluster association and is aimed at forming a state cluster policy based on improving the competitiveness of the IT sector. Practical recommendations for improving the state policy of development of IT-clusters in Ukraine on the basis of venture capital investment are substantiated. It has been established that despite the positive dynamics of venture investment in the IT sector in recent years, unfortunately, it is still in the process of becoming. The intensity of the impact of venture capital on the formation and development of the IT sector in Ukraine is estimated. The main factors that impair the development opportunities of this type of investment in Ukraine are investigated. Analyzed the structural and regional features of the development of IT-clusters. Based on the analysis, it was revealed that the development of IT clusters on the basis of venture investment is a promising and modern investment direction for Ukrainian enterprises. Keywords information technologies, IT cluster, IT sector, venture financing; innovation development, venture capital.

scholarly journals The Venture Capital Certification Role In Initial Public Offerings

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Miloud
Keyword(s):  
Asymmetric Information ◽  
Venture Capital ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Price Difference ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
North American Market ◽  
The Cost

Using high frequency Euronext Paris data, the paper examines the market microstructure trading characteristics of venture backed initial public offerings (IPOs) in the French market. Previous North American market studies approve the role played by venture capital (VC) firms for the certification of IPOs and their role in reducing the asymmetric information between investors. The study sample is composed of IPOs realized during the period 2000–2013 both with and without VC firm involvement. The results present no significant price difference between both IPO types. The cost of asymmetric information and of price volatility is higher for the VC-backed operations. Moreover, the study shows that underpricing is positively correlated to the cost of the information asymmetry. Contrary to previous studies, the results show that the effects of VC firm certification and monitoring are not perceived by IPO investors in the French market.

Performance of IPOs of Indian Companies Backed by Private Equity

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-409
Author(s):  
Till Drebinger ◽  
Shailendra Kumar Rai ◽  
Heiko Hinrichs
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Ipo Performance ◽  
Cumulative Abnormal Returns ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Impact

We examine 616 Indian initial public offerings (IPOs), including 116 IPOs backed by private equity (PE), between 2000 and 2016, to test whether PE-backed IPOs perform better than non-PE-backed IPOs in the short run as well as in the long run in terms of cumulative abnormal returns (CARs). We also examine the impact of the PE firm nationality on post-IPO performance. Consistent with the existing literature, we find underperformance for all IPOs, on an average, within 1 year. However, PE-backed IPOs have lower degree of underperformance than non-PE-backed IPOs. We also find that size, liquidity and leverage have a positive impact on the post-IPO performance after the financial crisis, whereas issue amount and capital issue year are negatively correlated to CARs before and during the crisis. We also find significant effects of PE firm nationality on CAR development. IPOs backed by India-dedicated PE firms perform best, while those backed by foreign PE firms perform worst and even underperform non-PE-backed IPOs. IPOs by foreign PE firms perform better if they co-invest with India-dedicated PE firms.

Impact of Quality Certification on IPO Underpricing: Evidence from India

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 428-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Dhamija ◽  
Ravinder Kumar Arora
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Credit Rating ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Excess Return ◽  
Ipo Underpricing ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Rating Agencies ◽  
Quality Certification ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

The study examines the impact of quality certification of initial public offerings (IPOs) arising out of lead manager’s reputation, grading by credit rating agencies, presence of anchor investors and the reputation of auditors on the level of IPO underpricing. The mean initial excess return that measures the level of IPO underpricing is 22 per cent based on a sample of 399 IPOs made by Indian companies during the period from April 2005 to March 2015. Contrary to expectations, nearly 37 per cent of the IPOs do not provide a positive initial excess return. Univariate analysis reveals that except for IPO grading, the other quality certification variables do not make a significant impact on the level of underpricing. Graded issues are more fairly priced compared to non-graded issues. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the capital market regulator, has recently done away with mandatory grading of IPOs. As graded issues have been observed to improve pricing efficiency, SEBI should reconsider its decision and reintroduce compulsory IPO grading. Multivariate analysis, that includes other variables, such as issue size, level of subscription and promoters holding, reveals that the two variables that have a significant influence on initial excess returns from IPOs are the issue size and the level of oversubscription of the IPO.

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