The control-ownership wedge and the survival of French IPOs

Imen Derouiche, Syrine Sassi and Narjess Toumi

Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 2018, vol. 19, issue 2, 271-294

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of the control-ownership wedge of controlling shareholders (excess control) on the survival of French initial public offerings (IPOs). Design/methodology/approach - This paper studies a large sample of 434 French IPOs. The empirical analysis uses the Cox proportional hazard and accelerated-failure-time models. Data are manually gathered from IPO prospectuses. Findings - The findings support a positive relation between the control-ownership wedge and IPO survival time, indicating that survival is more likely in firms with high excess control levels. This result is consistent with the view that controlling shareholders with a large control-ownership wedge have incentives to preserve their private benefits of control by increasing firm survival chances. The findings also show that older IPOs are more likely to survive, while riskier and underpriced IPOs are more likely to delist. Practical implications - The results provide a better understanding of the role of excess control in IPO survival. They also enrich the debate on the efficiency of the one-share-one-vote rule. Originality/value - The research provides new insights into the role of agency conflicts in IPO survivability. In particular, it explores the effect of dominant shareholders with a control-ownership wedge on survival time.

Keywords: IPOs; Cox hazard model; Accelerated-failure-time model; Excess control; Survival profile (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1108/JAAR-02-2017-0027

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