Title

The role of underwriter-investor relationships in the IPO process

Authors

Authors

M. M. Binay; V. A. Gatchev;C. A. Pirinsky

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Financ. Quant. Anal.

Keywords

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS; ORDER BOOK; ALLOCATION; PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION; REPUTATION; ISSUERS; FIRMS; PRICE; Business, Finance; Economics

Abstract

We find that in allocating initial public offerings (IPOs), underwriters favor institutions they have previously worked with. Regular investors benefit more than casual investors in IPOs through greater participation in underpriced issues. Relationship participation is more important in the distribution of IPOs with stronger demand, TPOs of less liquid firms, and deals by less reputable underwriters. Overall, our results are consistent with book-building theories of IPOs. Interestingly, for 1999-2000 we find that regular investors receive even more underpriced IPOs relative to previous years while we do not find evidence that they provide additional services in IPOs.

Journal Title

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volume

42

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

785

Last Page

809

WOS Identifier

WOS:000249257000010

ISSN

0022-1090

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