Private placements of equity and transactions with existing blocks of shares : evidence from UK listed companies

Prior studies suggest that theories on equity offerings applicable to the US are not always applicable to the UK. Further, to my knowledge, little evidence exists on pure UK private placings and, no evidence on blocks of already listed shares (secondary offers). This study considers this lack of evi...

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Main Author: Dionysiou, Dionysia
Published: University of Edinburgh 2010
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.735454