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Why do firms pay high underwriting fees? SEO withdrawal, underwriter certification and CEO turnover

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CEO turnover increases when announced stock issues are withdrawn, even after controlling for endogeneity and firm performance. However, greater underwriter certification of a stock issue is associated with lower CEO… Click to show full abstract

CEO turnover increases when announced stock issues are withdrawn, even after controlling for endogeneity and firm performance. However, greater underwriter certification of a stock issue is associated with lower CEO turnover. Together, these two findings suggest that the corporate governance practice of terminating CEOs for unsuccessful offerings and the resulting managerial career concerns may help explain the puzzle that managers of issuing firms show little concern for the level of underwriting fees charged: CEOs may use underwriters to help protect their CEO positions.

Keywords: ceo; underwriter certification; underwriting fees; ceo turnover

Journal Title: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Year Published: 2017

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