Discounted private placements in New Zealand: Exploitation or fair compensation?

Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 533-548

  Anderson, Hamish D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

JEL Classification: G18; JEL Classification: G32; JEL Classification: G38; Private equity placements; Regulation; Seasoned equity

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNT RATE; EQUITY; INVESTMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; PURCHASING POWER PARITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33845882009     PISSN: 02190915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219091506000859     Document Type: Article

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