An analysis of initial returns of the initial public offerings issued from 1994-2005 based on the category of their lead underwriters: An update

• Main Authors: Arevalo, Karen Joy, Garde, Alessandro, Hernandez, Romulo, Rufuerzo, Julian Jose
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Going public (Securities); Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/18434
• Institution: De La Salle University

An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporation's common shares to public investors. The main purpose of an IPO is to raise capital for the corporation. While IPOs are effective at raising capital, they also impose heavy legal compliance and reporting requirements. The term...