Private Equity Funded Firms IPOs Short-term Performance Descriptive Analysis: Case of Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE)

Abstract

The underpricing phenomenon has been well recognized in all the stock markets in the world. This study aims first to analyze the existence of underpricing issue of Moroccan IPOs, and then to measure this performance on a sample of 13 funded firms listed in Casablanca stock market from 2000 to 2018. The results show that the performance increases from 18,1% the 1^st day to reach 37% the 30^th day

Keywords: private equity, IPO, underpricing,

JEL Classification: G10, G11, G15, G20, G23, G24, G31, G32

DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/12-4-06

Publication date: February 28^th 2021