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Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 28 No. 1-2 1990

Borrowing relationships, intermediation, and the cost of issuing public securities

Christopher M. James1,2; Peggy Wier1,2

1 University of Oregon · 2 University of Florida

Abstract

This paper investigates how an established borrowing relationship affects the costs associated with initial public offerings of equity. Our model illustrates how the existence of a borrowing relationship reduces the ex ante uncertainty about the value of the issuing firm's equity in the secondary market. If underpricing is related to uncertainty, a borrowing relationship can reduce underpricing. Empirically, we find that, other things equal, IPOs of firms with previously established borrowing relationships are underpriced substantially less than other IPOs.

DOI
10.1016/0304-405x(90)90051-z
Volume
28
Issue
1-2
Pages
149-171
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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