Long-Run Performance Following Private Placements of Equity
Publication Date
12-27-2001
Abstract
Public firms that place equity privately experience positive announcements effects, with negative post-announcement stock-price performance. This finding is inconsistent with the underreaction hypothesis. Instead, it suggests that investors are overoptimistic about the prospects of firms issuing equity, regardless of the method of issuance. Further, in contrast to public offerings, private issues follow periods of relatively poor operating performance. Thus, investor overoptimism at the time of private issues is not due to the behavioral tendency to overweight recent experience at the expense of long-term averages.
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Long-run performance, Market efficiency, Private placements, Behavioral finance, Equity issues, Operating performance
Disciplines
Finance
Source
SMU Cox: Finance (Topic)
Language
English
