The underpricing of Brazilian IPOs and the adjustment to public and private information

This paper examines the underwriters’ treatment of information throughout the IPO pricing process based on a sample of Brazilian companies that went public between 2004 and 2011. There is evidence that the offer price partially incorporates the information contained into the Bovespa index...

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Autor: Avelino, Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Economia (Online)
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/3851
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rbe/article/view/3851
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:IPO
Underpricing
Partial adjustment
Book-building.
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Sumario:This paper examines the underwriters’ treatment of information throughout the IPO pricing process based on a sample of Brazilian companies that went public between 2004 and 2011. There is evidence that the offer price partially incorporates the information contained into the Bovespa index during the book-building period, reacting symmetrically to upward and downward movements. The first-day return, as a result, is predictable on the basis of this information. Positive private information disclosed during the book-building period is also partially incorporated into the offer price. Issues priced above the midpoint of the initial price range are associated with higher initial returns.