Abstract
This study investigates the impact of the bank–firm relationship on IPO underpricing in China, an emerging economy with a bank-dominated financial system. Utilizing a hand-collected loan data for 902 Chinese IPO firms from 2004 to 2011, we document that the bank–firm relationship reduces the degree of IPO underpricing. Both the lender's and the borrower's firm characteristics affect the signal quality of the bank–firm relationship, resulting in differential impacts on IPO underpricing. The relationship between firms and banks with high credit quality or the relationship between politically unconnected firms and banks has a more positive impact on mitigating IPO underpricing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-232 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Pacific-Basin Finance Journal |
Volume | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bank's credit quality
- Commercial banks
- Initial public offerings
- Political connections
- The bank-firm relationship