The Effects of Capital Infusions after IPO on Diversification and Cash Holdings

Authors

  • Soohyung Kim University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
  • Hoontaek Seo Niagara University
  • Daniel L. Tompkins Niagara University

Keywords:

Accounting, Finance, Capital, IPO, Cash holding

Abstract

This paper examines how the number and the timing of capital infusions after the IPO affect the firm’s diversification decision and the firm’s level of cash-holdings. We find that the frequent capital infusions ultimately affect the firm’s liquidity management policy, resulting in holding less cash consistent with the behavior life-cycle hypothesis. At the same time, the hurried external financings after the IPO influence managers to be more conservative in management, resulting in a high propensity for the firm’s diversification and a relatively high level of firm’s cash holdings.

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Published

2019-03-12

How to Cite

Kim, S., Seo, H., & Tompkins, D. L. (2019). The Effects of Capital Infusions after IPO on Diversification and Cash Holdings. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 16(1). Retrieved from https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JAF/article/view/1002

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