Multiple Lead Underwriter IPOs and Firm Visibility

39 Pages Posted: 30 Jan 2013 Last revised: 5 May 2014

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Jin Jeon

Dongguk University

Cheolwoo Lee

Ferris State University

Tareque Nasser

Kansas State University

M. Tony Via

University of Tennessee

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Date Written: July 8, 2013

Abstract

One of the main goals of a firm going public is to create a greater visibility to investors in general. Using a sample of 809 IPOs from 2001-2010, we empirically examine and find that multiple lead underwriters (MLUs) have greater visibility through our five pre- and post-IPO visibility measures. This also holds after accounting for potential endogeneity. In addition, MLU-IPOs do not have more underpricing. Our results suggest that issuers with MLUs can increase firms’ familiarity to the investment community and expand investor base, and this increased firm visibility is not a trade-off for a greater level of underpricing.

Keywords: Multiple lead underwriter, IPO, firm visibility

JEL Classification: G24

Suggested Citation

Jeon, Jin and Lee, Cheolwoo and Nasser, Tareque and Via, Marc, Multiple Lead Underwriter IPOs and Firm Visibility (July 8, 2013). Asian Finance Association (AsFA) 2013 Conference, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2208293 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2208293

Jin Jeon (Contact Author)

Dongguk University ( email )

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Cheolwoo Lee

Ferris State University ( email )

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Tareque Nasser

Kansas State University ( email )

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Marc Via

University of Tennessee ( email )

Haslam College of Business
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Knoxville, TN 37000
United States

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