"The IPO Decision" is an exciting new book that clarifies how the initial public offering (IPO) process actually works. It separates fact from fiction and imposes a logical structure on the most up-to-date IPO-related research. All major topics pertaining to the going-public process are included: IPO timing, the financial, strategic, and corporate governance benefits and costs of public ownership, corporate restructuring, valuation, the role of the investment bank in the primary and secondary markets, the optimality of IPO mechanisms (book-building vs. auctions), analyst coverage, and the...

This title provides a comprehensive examination of the economic issues pertaining to the creation of new public companies placing the initial public offerings (IPOs) event within the larger context of the entire 'going-public process' for the company.