The Oxford Handbook of IPOs

1. Introduction Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia A. Johan 2. The Law and Economics of the Going-Public Decision Jay Kesten 3. IPO Regulators Gone Wild Kevin K. Boeh and Craig G. Dunbar 4. Determinants for Variation in IPO Underpricing Thomas J. Boulton, Scott B. Smart, and Chad J. Zutter 5. IPO Valuation: The International Evidence Sanjai Bhagat, Jun Lu, and Srinivasan Rangan 6. Survey and Synthesis of the IPO Underpricing Literature: The Fixed-Offer Price Constraint as a Unifying Core Explanation Steven L. Jones and John C. Yeoman 7. IPO Market Conditions and Timing Over the Long Run Wei Wang and Chris Yung 8. The Interplay of IPO and M&A Markets: The Many Ways One Affects the Other Nihat Aktas, Christian Andres, and Ali Ozdakak 9. Lower Visibility Platforms Serving as Stepping Stones to National Stock Exchanges: The Case of Shell Reverse Mergers Joseph J. Cecala, Jr. and Ioannis V. Floros 10. Going Public in China: Reverse Mergers vs IPOs on Chinese Markets Zijian Cheng, Grant Fleming, and Zhangxin (Frank) Liu 11. SPAC IPOs Yochanan Shachmurove and Milos Vulanovic 12. The Impact of IPOs' Analyst Coverage on the Choice and Timing of SEOs: A Survival Analysis Nesrine Bouzouita and Carole Gresse 13. Auditor Selection and IPO Underpricing. Miriam Koning 14. The Structure and Role of the Underwriting Syndicate Sébastien Dereeper and Armin Schwienbacher 15. Venture Capital and Financial Reporting in Newly Public Firms Lars Helge Hass and Monika Tarsalewska 16. The Dark Side of Venture Capital Syndication and IPO Firm Performance: The Impact of Different Institutional Environments Salim Chahine, Igor Filatotchev, Robert E. Hoskisson, and Jonathan D. Arthurs 17. All Ties Are Not Created Equal: Institutional Equity Ties, IPO Performance, and Market Growth of New Ventures Yong Li and Beiqing (Emery) Yao 18. Is Exchange Regulation Effective for Junior Public Equity Markets? J. Ari Pandes and Michael J. Robinson 19. Corporate Governance in European IPOs Fabio Bertoni, Michele Meoli, and Silvio Vismara 20. Survival of Initial Public Offerings on Europe's New Stock Markets Tao Jiao, Peter Roosenboom, and Giancarlo Giudici 21. Initial Public Offerings in Germany between 1997 and 2015 Andreas Oehler, Tim A. Herberger, and Matthias Horn 22. The Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements of Equity in China G. Nathan Dong and Ming Gu 23. IPOs in New Zealand: An Analysis of Benchmark-Adjusted Performance Huong Dang and Michael Jolly 24. Initial Public Offerings in Hong Kong Queenie Lai 25. The Admission and Regulation of Overseas Issuers: A Survey of Top Four Financial Centers Horace Yeung 26. IPOs in a major Emerging Market Economy - India Rajesh Chakrabarti 27. Private Capital Marketplaces and IPOs Saman Adhami, Gianfranco Gianfrate, and Giuseppe Soda 28. Crowdfunding: Business and Regulatory Perspective Alexandra Horváthová 29. Regulatory Arbitrage in Cross-Border Crowdfunding Arjya B. Majumdar