Multiple Lead Underwriter IPOs and Firm Visibility

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Jin Jeon

Dongguk University

Cheolwoo Lee

Ferris State University

Tareque Nasser

Kansas State University

M. Tony Via

University of Tennessee

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Date Written: April 1, 2015

Abstract

One of the primary goals of a firm going public is to create a greater visibility to investors in general. Using a sample of 809 IPOs from 2001-2010, we empirically examine and find that multiple lead underwriters (MLUs) have greater visibility through our five pre- and post-IPO visibility measures. This also holds after accounting for potential endogeneity. Also, MLU-IPOs do not have more underpricing. Our results suggest that issuers with MLUs can increase the firm’s familiarity to the investment community and expand their investor base, and this increased firm visibility is not a trade-off for a greater level of underpricing.

Keywords: Multiple lead underwriters, IPOs, firm visibility

JEL Classification: G24

Suggested Citation

Jeon, Jin and Lee, Cheolwoo and Nasser, Tareque and Via, Marc, Multiple Lead Underwriter IPOs and Firm Visibility (April 1, 2015). Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2290781 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2290781

Jin Jeon

Dongguk University ( email )

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Jung-gu
Seoul, Seoul 100-715
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

Cheolwoo Lee

Ferris State University ( email )

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Big Rapids, MI 49307
United States

Tareque Nasser (Contact Author)

Kansas State University ( email )

Department of Finance
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United States
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Marc Via

University of Tennessee ( email )

Haslam College of Business
300 Stokely Management center
Knoxville, TN 37000
United States

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