Why don’t U.S. issuers demand European fees for IPOs?

We compare the fees charged by investment banks for conducting IPOs in the U.S. and Europe. In recent years the “7% solution”, as documented by Chen and Ritter (2000), has become even more prevalent in the U.S., and is now the norm for IPOs raising up to $250m. The same banks dominate both markets b...

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Main Authors: Abrahamson, M, Jenkinson, T, Jones, H
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Finance 2010