A law and finance analysis of initial public offerings

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 324-358

  Holmén, Martin ^a   Högfeldt, Peter ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dual class shares; Family control; Initial public offerings; Law and finance; Ownership dynamics; Seasoned equity offerings; Security design

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242728795     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfi.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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