An Empirical Analysis of Cross-Listing Decisions in Share-Issue Privatizations: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries

32 Pages Posted: 25 Aug 2009

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Juliet D'Souza

Georgia Gwinnett College

William L. Megginson

University of Oklahoma

Robert C. Nash

Wake Forest University

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Date Written: August 18, 2009

Abstract

Frequently the largest equity offerings in the world, share-issue privatizations (SIPs) are sometimes conducted entirely on domestic exchanges and are sometimes cross-listed on foreign exchanges. In this paper, we examine the determinants of a privatizing government’s actions regarding whether to cross-list. Using data from 821 SIPs from 76 countries during 1985-2007, we identify firm-level and institution-level factors that affect the cross-listing decisions in these equity offerings. The data indicate that offering size, industry, and product market are the firm-level characteristics most closely related to the cross-listing decisions. We also find that institution-level factors (such as the country’s level of economic development and capital market development) significantly impact the likelihood of cross-listings in share-issue privatizations. We further identify that the factors affecting cross-listing decisions vary significantly between developed and developing nations.

Keywords: Cross-listing, Privatization, ADR

JEL Classification: G15, G32, G38, L33

Suggested Citation

D'Souza, Juliet and Megginson, William L. and Nash, Robert C., An Empirical Analysis of Cross-Listing Decisions in Share-Issue Privatizations: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries (August 18, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1456763 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1456763

Juliet D'Souza

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Robert C. Nash

Wake Forest University ( email )

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