Why do firms decide not to go public? : evidence from the U.K.

• Main Author: Cao, Qin
• Other Authors: Zhang Shaojun
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Equity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/41854
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This research investigates why the majority of private companies that are eligible for public listings choose not to do so. The choice between going public and staying private is regarded as the decision of the initial owner of a private company balancing the costs against the benefits of an Initial...