Underpricing and Firm Quality in Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from Singapore

Allaudeen Hameed and Guan Hua Lim

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 1998, vol. 25, issue 3‐4, 455-468

Abstract: Firms seeking initial public listings on the Stock Exchange of Singapore can choose between offering their shares at a fixed price or selling them in two tranches: the first tranche is offered at a fixed price while the issue price of the second tranche is determined via a tender system. Consistent with the existing signalling literature, tendering IPO firms underprice their fixed price tranche more than non‐tendering IPO firms. The underpricing in the fixed tranche is recouped through higher proceeds from the tender tranche. Our evidence suggests that IPO firms use the tender option to signal superior firm quality.

Date: 1998
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