A Better Understanding of Initial Public Offering Process: Evidence from Google
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Using the recent IPO of Google as an example, we provide empirical evidence to better understand issuers’ decision process at the IPO stage. Our results suggest that Google timed its offering based on both the general market and the IPO market conditions. Selling shareholders took advantage of information gathered during the registration process and adjusted the number of secondary shares offered to maximize their wealth. We also show that IPO investors’ investment increased the existing shareholders’ wealth before trades started in the secondary market. The new issues diluted the existing shareholders’ ownership, while the dilution on voting power was negligible.
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