Arbeitspapier

The Decision of Venture Capitalists on Timing and Extent of IPOs

We analyze the venture capitalist's decision on the timing of the IPO, the offer price and the fraction of shares he sells in the course of the IPO. A venture capitalist may decide to take a company public or to liquidate it after one or two financing periods. A longer venture capitalist's participation in a firm (later IPO) may increase its value while also increasing costs for the venture capitalist. Due to his active involvement, the venture capitalist knows the type of firm and the kind of project he finances before potential new investors do. This information asymmetry is resolved at the end of the second period. Under certain assumptions about the parameters and the structure of the model, we obtain a single equilibrium in which high-quality firms separate from low-quality firms. The latter are liquidated after the first period, while the former go public either after having been financed by the venture capitalist for two periods or after one financing period using a lock-up. Whether a strategy of one or two financing periods is chosen depends on the consulting intensity of the project. In the separating equilibrium, the offer price corresponds to the true value of the firm.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 03-12

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty: General
Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage; Ratings and Ratings Agencies
Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
Thema
Venture Capital
IPO
Lock-up
Timing
Risikokapital
Betriebliche Investitionspolitik
Wertpapieremission
Betriebliche Terminplanung
Liquidation
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
Asymmetrische Information
Theorie

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Tykvová, Tereza
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2003

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Tykvová, Tereza
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Entstanden

  • 2003

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