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IPO Pricing and Allocation: A Survey of the Views of Institutional Investors

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  • Tim Jenkinson
  • Howard Jones

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Despite the central importance of investors to all initial public offering (IPO) theories, relatively little is known about their role in practice. This article is based on a survey of how institutional investors assess IPOs, what information they provide to the investment banking syndicate, and the factors they believe influence allocations. We find that investor characteristics, in particular brokerage relationships with the bookrunner, are perceived to be the most important factors influencing allocations, which supports the view that IPO allocations are part of implicit quid pro quo deals with investment banks. The survey raises doubts as to the extent of information production or revelation. The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Society for Financial Studies. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org., Oxford University Press.

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  • Tim Jenkinson & Howard Jones, 2009. "IPO Pricing and Allocation: A Survey of the Views of Institutional Investors," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 22(4), pages 1477-1504, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:oup:rfinst:v:22:y:2009:i:4:p:1477-1504
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage

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