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Table 9 Regression results of testing the relationship between underwriter reputation and IPO initial return when sponsor reputation is high

From: Does reputation of sponsors matter in IPO? Evidence from Hong Kong

Variable 

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Col. 4

Intercept

10.731 (0.391)

24.983 (0.950)

10.222 (0.379)

19.621 (0.749)

HighSponRepMar

−15.280 (−1.673)c

   

HighSponRepIss

 

−6.919 (−0.700)

  

HighSponRepLic

  

−16.227 (−2.671)a

−15.649 (−2.156)b

UndRepMar

−3.064 (−1.936)c

 

−4.066 (−3.027)a

 

UndRepIss

 

−0.159 (−1.784)c

 

−0.197 (−2.319)b

HighSponRepMar × UndRepMar

3.252 (1.474)

   

HighSponRepIss × UndRepIss

 

0.126 (0.833)

  

HighSponRepLic × UndRepMar

  

4.320 (2.641)a

 

HighSponRepLic × UndRepIss

   

0.231 (1.911)c

HighTech

2.671 (0.508)

3.418 (0.648)

2.551 (0.490)

3.350 (0.640)

lnProceeds

−0.966 (−0.677)

−1.603 (−1.157)

−0.885 (−0.625)

−1.351 (−0.984)

GrossSpread

3.879 (2.100)b

3.861 (2.077)b

3.788 (2.058)b

3.739 (2.019)b

OfferRange

0.136 (0.874)

0.123 (0.789)

0.217 (1.373)

0.190 (1.198)

lnSales

−0.277 (−0.204)

−1.077 (−0.812)

−0.582 (−0.460)

−0.923 (−0.735)

lnAge

1.818 (0.971)

1.948 (1.033)

1.629 (0.874)

1.924 (1.025)

MarketReturn

0.409 (1.730)c

0.382 (1.603)

0.377 (1.607)

0.362 (1.528)

Industry fixed effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

315

315

315

315

R2

0.146

0.138

0.161

0.149

Adj. R2

0.091

0.082

0.107

0.094

  1. Notes. The t-statistics are displayed in parenthesis where 1%, 5%, and 10% significance levels are highlighted with a, b, and c, respectively