Myth or reality? The long-run underperformance of initial public offerings: Evidence from venture and nonventure capital-backed companies

Journal of Finance

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1791-1821

  Brav, Alon ^a   Gompers, Paul A ^a  

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EID: 0007193104     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1997.tb02742.x     Document Type: Article

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