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 dollars. The same banks dominate both ma...

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Main Authors: Abrahamson, M, Jenkinson, T, Jones, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011