On the Decision to Go Public: Evidence from Privately-Held Firms

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Alexander Ljungqvist

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Swedish House of Finance; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Ekkehart Boehmer

Singapore Management University - Lee Kong Chian School of Business

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Date Written: 2004

Abstract

We test recent theories of when companies go public which predict that 1) more

Keywords: Going public decision, IPO timing, Private benefits, Family firms

JEL Classification: G32

Suggested Citation

Ljungqvist, Alexander and Ljungqvist, Alexander and Boehmer, Ekkehart, On the Decision to Go Public: Evidence from Privately-Held Firms (2004). Bundesbank Series 1 Discussion Paper No. 2004,16, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2785061 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2785061

Alexander Ljungqvist (Contact Author)

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Ekkehart Boehmer

Singapore Management University - Lee Kong Chian School of Business ( email )

Singapore

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