Universal Banking and Conflicts of Interest: Evidence from German Initial Public Offerings

27 Pages Posted: 31 Jan 2004

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Peter G. Klein

Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Strategy and Management; Ludwig von Mises Institute

Kathrin Zoeller

Independent

Date Written: September 2003

Abstract

This paper investigates conflicts of interest associated with relationship banking. Using a sample of 270 German initial public offerings (IPOs), we ask if universal-bankunderwritten IPOs perform differently from IPOs underwritten by specialized investment banks. We find that universal-bank affiliation is correlated with higher first-day returns (underpricing) but uncorrelated with long-term performance. This suggests that underpricing compensates for potential conflicts of interest. The results also suggest that preexisting bank relationships, rather than issuer characteristics, may determine the choice of underwriter.

Keywords: Universal banking, relationship banking, initial public offering, underpricing

Note: Previously titled "Universal-Bank Underwriting and Conflicts of Interest: Evidence from German Initial Public Offerings"

Keywords: Universal banking, relationship banking, initial public offering, underpricing

JEL Classification: G32, G34, G21, G24

Suggested Citation

Klein, Peter G. and Zoeller, Kathrin, Universal Banking and Conflicts of Interest: Evidence from German Initial Public Offerings (September 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=269797 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.269797

Peter G. Klein (Contact Author)

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Kathrin Zoeller

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