IPO Firms Subsequent Acquisition Activity and IPO Underperformance

<p>We examine the IPO firm’s acquisition activity influence on the long-run performance of IPO during 1994-2015. We find that the IPO acquiring firms are generating positive abnormal returns for the first two years of going public and in the third, these firms generate negative abnormal return...

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Main Authors: Ashish Balapur, Mary Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
Online Access:https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/8004