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Time Series Analysis of Going Private Transactions: Before and after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Description: Using 1,473 going private transactions completed between 1985 and 2007, I assess whether the increase in going private transactions that occurred after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was driven by SOX, or whether this phenomenon continues an ongoing historical trend. To examine this issue, I initially used structural break tests and intervention analysis. From the initial techniques, I find support that the passage of SOX increased going private transactions for these categ… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Kim, Jaehoon
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Reasons for the Divergence of IPO Lockup Agreements

Description: Most initial public offerings (IPOs) feature share lockup agreements, which prohibit insiders from selling their shares for a specified period of time following the IPO. However, some IPO firms agree to have a much longer lockup period than other IPO firms, and some are willing to lockup a much larger proportion of shares. Thus, the primary research question for this study is: "What are the reasons for the divergence of the lockup agreements?" The two main hypotheses that this dissertation inve… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Gao, Fei
Partner: UNT Libraries
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