[pt] O recente crescimento do volume de abertura de capital das empresas nacionais promoveu o aquecimento do mercado brasileiro de valores mobiliários. A estabilização político-econômica, a reforma da Lei das Sociedades por Ações, a criação dos níveis diferenciados de governança corporativa da Bovespa, além do retorno dos investidores estrangeiros no país, constituíram um cenário favorável àquelas companhias que viam a abertura de capital como alternativa ao escasso financiamento bancário, como forma de investimento ou mesmo como oportunidade para reestruturação societária. O objetivo da pesquisa é estudar o mercado brasileiro de capitais, em especial as etapas do processo de oferta pública inicial, identificando seus custos e benefícios, finalizando com o estudo de caso da Natura Cosméticos, a primeira empresa de cosméticos da América Latina a abrir o capital. O modelo utilizado para a avaliação da empresa é o fluxo de caixa descontado, que permite comparar os resultados estimados com os efetivamente realizados pela empresa. Alguns múltiplos também foram calculados para comparação com as competidoras internacionais atuantes no setor. Os resultados obtidos com a pesquisa permitem concluir que a abertura de capital da Natura foi um caso de sucesso, com contínua valorização das ações e expectativa de crescimento constante devido à alta geração de caixa, baixa alavancagem e constantes investimentos. Assim como os benefícios da abertura foram identificados, foi possível encontrar alguns custos, reforçando a necessidade de uma avaliação criteriosa pelas empresas para que os custos não inviabilizem o sucesso da operação. / [en] The recent increase of national firms going public allowed the growth of the brazilian stock exchange market. The political and economic stabilization, the edition of new laws on the capital market, aside the return of foreign investors to the country, created a good environment for those companies interested on going public as an alternative to the scarce bank finance, as well as on an investment or as a good chance for its internal reorganization. The scope of the research is to study the brazilian stock market, especially in the stages of the initial public offering, identifying its costs and benefits, concluding with the Natura Cosméticos study case, the first Latin American cosmetic company to go public. The discouted cash flow was the model elected to the company`s evaluation, because it allows comparing the estimated results to the consummated ones by the company. Some multiples were also calculated to compare with the international competitors in the same line of business. The research`s results show that Natura was a case of success with continuous stocks valorization and expectancy of constant growth becasuse of the high cash flow generation, low leverage and constant investiments. Besides the benefits of going public, some costs were found, intensifying the need of a criterial analysis by the companies so that the costs don`t overcome the success of the operation.

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Le succès du modèle d’innovation américain pour faire émerger des firmes leaders dans plusieurs domaines a largement influencé de nombreuses transformations réglementaires concernant les Droits de Propriété Intellectuelle (DPI) et le financement par les marchés en Europe. Cette thèse vise à analyser le rôle et l’importance de ces transformations dans l’organisation et la performance des firmes du logiciel. Nous montrons que des multiples mutations réglementaires des DPI ont ouvert la voie à un certain type de brevetabilité « très restreint » du logiciel en Europe. En parallèle, les évolutions dans le domaine financier ont favorisé l’émergence des marchés financiers dont le rôle est de plus en plus déterminant dans la croissance et le développement des jeunes firmes innovantes. De plus, il semblerait que l’usage stratégique du brevet soit complémentaire avec le financement par le marché de firmes du logiciel. Nous étudions cette complémentarité à travers l’analyse de la valeur du brevet en tant que signal pour les investisseurs lors de l’introduction en bourse ainsi que son effet sur la survie des firmes du logiciel après leur cotation. Cette complémentarité expliquerait en partie le recours accru au brevet dans un secteur dans lequel il est très controversé. Elle renvoie à un processus de sélection particulier du système et à l’émergence d’acteurs gagnants et perdants. / The success of the US innovation model to help start-ups emerge as global leaders has greatly influenced many regulatory changes on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and the external finance of firms in Europe. This study aims to analyze the role and importance of these changes in the organization and performance of software firms. We show that multiple regulatory mutations of IPR have paved the way for some kind of “restricted” patentability of software in Europe. In parallel, via changes in financial markets, they play an increasing role in the growth and development of young innovative companies. In addition, it seems that the strategic use of patents is complementary with software firms’ access to capital markets. We study this complementarity by analyzing the value of patents as signals for IPO markets and their impact in the likelihood of survival of newly-listed companies. We argue that this complementarity may explain the increased importance of patents in a sector where patents are highly controversial. It refers to a particular market selection process and the appearance of winning and losing actors.

Le capital-risque repose sur un investissement en capital dans des sociétés ayant besoin de financement pour se développer. La rémunération de ce financement, essentiellement basée sur des plus-values de cession des parts acquises, est dépendante de l’environnement économique. Si l’Europe ne connait plus la croissance passée, d’autres pays, couramment qualifiés «d’émergeants » peuvent revêtir un intérêt particulier pour l’investisseur. C’est le cas de l’Inde qui connait une croissance économique considérable aidée par un régime d’investissement étranger qui a été progressivement libéralisé depuis 1991. Cet ouvrage examine donc le régime indien du capital-risque étranger. Il procède pour cela en trois phases. L’ouvrage s’attache dans une première partie à l’étude des différentes procédures d’entrée permettant au capital-risqueur étranger d’investir en Inde. Ces procédures sont au nombre de trois : l’Investissement Direct Etranger qui est une procédure générale d’investissement international dans le capital de sociétés indiennes, l’Investissement Etranger en Capital-Risque qui est une procédure spéciale réservée aux investissements réalisés par des fonds étrangers agréés, et l’investissement au travers d’un fonds d’investissement indien. Sont ensuite étudiés les instruments disponibles en Inde qui permettent la réalisation, sinon l’optimisation d’une opération de capital-risque. Ils peuvent être de capital, de dette ou hybrides. Enfin, l’ouvrage examine la sortie de l’investissement au travers d’une étude de l’introduction en bourse, de la cession et de la liquidation de la société. Cette dernière partie fait apparaitre que si l’Inde dispose d’un système financier extrêmement performant, ses procédures collectives mériteraient d’être améliorées. / Venture Capital is based on an investment in Equity of Companies which need financing to grow. The price of this financing, mainly based on gains from the sale of securities acquired, is dependent on the economic environment. If Europe doesn’t know the past growth, other countries, commonly called as « emerging », may be of particular interest for investors. This is the case of India which is experiencing considerable economic growth helped by a foreign investment regime widely liberalized since 1991. This work examines the foreign venture capital regime in India. It proceeds in three steps. The first part focuses on different entry procedures allowing foreign venture capitalist to invest in India. There are three procedures: Foreign Direct Investment is a general procedure of foreign investment in equity, Foreign Venture Capital Investment is a special procedure reserved for investment by approved foreign venture capital funds, and investment through an Indian Venture Capital Fund. Second part focuses on securities which allow to realize, if not optimize, a venture capital investment. They can be instruments of equity, debt or both. Finally, this work examines the exit of investment though a study of IPO process, sale of security and winding up of company in India. This last part shows that if India has a highly efficient financial system, its bankruptcy regulation needs to be improved.

L’objet de cette recherche est d’identifier et analyser les facteurs déterminants de l’évolution du capital-investissement dans l’Europe de l’Est. De plus, notre travail compare les déterminants de LBO, respectivement de l’activité de VC dans les pays d’Europe de l’Est. Le modèle empirique comprend de nombreux déterminants déjà testés dans des études précédentes ainsi que de nouvelles variables telles que la productivité et l’indice de corruption, que nous considérons comme des facteurs importants pour expliquer l’évolution des investissements en capital-investissement en Europe de l’Est. Nos résultats confirment les hypothèses existantes concernant l’importance de certains déterminants sur l’évolution des investissements en capital-investissement en Europe de l’Est. Cependant, dans le contexte de la dernière crise, de nouveaux facteurs sont apparus comme importants pour le marché du capital investissement en Europe, tels que la productivité ou la corruption. La dernière partie de cette recherche montrent que les sociétés de capital-investissement en Europe de l’Est préfèrent les sorties à travers des fusions et acquisitions, suivies des introductions en bourse. De plus, nous validons une relation d'équilibre à long terme entre les investissements en capital-investissement, les introductions en bourse et les fusions et acquisitions. Le test de causalité de Granger montre l'existence d'une causalité unidirectionnelle du nombre de fusions et acquisitions par rapport au volume des investissements en capital-investissement en Europe de l'Est. / The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the determinants of the evolution of private equity in Eastern Europe. Additionally, this paper compares the determinants of leveraged buyout activity, respectively venture capital activity in Eastern European countries. The empirical model of the first two sections includes many of the determinants already tested in previous studies and also new variables such as productivity and corruption index which we consider important factors in explaining the evolution of private equity investments in Europe. Our results confirm existing hypotheses regarding the importance of some determinants on the evolution of private equity investments in Europe. However, in the context of the last crisis new factors emerged as important for the private equity market in Europe such as productivity or corruption. The last section of this work tests the existence of a causal link between the evolution of private equity and the number of divestments of private equity funds in Eastern Europe during the financial crisis. Our results show that Eastern European private equity firms prefer M&A exits followed by IPOs. Furthermore, we validate a long-term equilibrium relationship between private equity investments, IPO and M&A. The Granger causality test shows the existence of a unidirectional causality of the number of M&A to the volume of private equity investments in Eastern Europe.

Background: Underpricing is the most studied area in the subject of IPO. The phenomenon is mainly described as a compensation for the risk of investing in a newly introduced company. Underpricing of shares is explained for many reasons, but the main reason is assumed to be the presence of asymmetric information on the market. Due to differences in financial systems between different countries, creates an incentive to conduct this study on the swedish market. Purpose: The purpose with this essay is to study the short term profitability of IPOs on the swedish market Method: The study is based on a quantitative research design with a deductive approach. The main method is the well established Event Study Method used by MacKinlay (1997), to measure the abnormal return of initial public offerings from the first-day return up to the following month’s return. Research has included 179 publicly traded incorporated companies on the swedish market between the years 2010 to 2020. Conclusion: The authors concluded, through analysis of the empirical basis with relation to previous studies and theories, drawn their own conclusions. Initial public offerings historically show higher returns compared to the market index. The study shows an abnormal first-day return of 0,4490%. Based on an analysis of the empirical results, it was found that the results were consistent and corresponds with previous research in the field of IPOs in other markets. In addition, the selected variables, namely the initial return of 9,21% as a result of IPOs, could partially interpret the abnormal first-day return as well as the following week’s and month’s. The other variables did not appear to be of statistical significance during any of the study periods. / Bakgrund: Underprissättning är det mest undersökta området inom ämnet börsintroduktion. Fenomenet beskrivs huvudsakligen som en kompensation för den risk som råder vid investering i ett nyintroducerat bolag. Underprissättning av värdepapper förklaras ha många anledningar men främsta orsaken antas vara på grund av närvaron av asymmetriska informationen på marknaden. Med skillnader i finansiella system mellan olika länder, skapar detta incitament för att genomföra denna studie på den svenska marknaden. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera kortsiktiga lönsamheten för IPO investeringar på den svenska marknaden. Metod: Studien utgår från en kvantitativ metod med deduktiv ansats. Undersökningens huvudsakliga metod utgick från den väletablerade Event Study method nyttjad av MacKinlay (1997), för att mäta den abnormala avkastningen från initiala erbjudandet efter börsintroduktion för första-dagsavkastning samt upp till en månad framåt. Studien omfattades av 179 publika aktiebolag på stockholmsbörsen mellan åren 2010 till 2020. Slutsats: Författarna har genom analys av det empiriska underlaget med koppling till tidigare studier samt teorier dragit egna slutsatser. Börsintroduktioner visar historiskt tillföra högre avkastning jämfört med marknadens index. Undersökningen visar en abnormal första-dagsavkastning på 0,4490%. Utifrån analys av resultatet, visade det sig att resultatet var konsistent samt överensstämde med tidigare forskning inom området börsintroduktion på andra marknader. Dessutom, kunde vi av de utvalda variablerna, nämligen den initiala avkastningen på 9,21% till följd av IPOs, delvis tolka den abnormala första-dagsavkastningen samt för efterföljande vecka och månad. De övriga variablerna visade sig inte vara av statistisk signifikans i någon av undersökningsperioderna.

Title:  Do new companies take the same responsibility for our environment and community as established companies? A quantitative study of the connection between CSR and initial public offerings compared to established companies.  Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Bachelor´s Degree in Business Administration Author: Alexander Gunnari and Andreas Larsson Supervisor: Jan Svanberg Date: 2020 – May Aim: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) have the past decades increased to meet expectations and demands of both the company’s stakeholders and the community at large. During the 2000s until today we have seen an increasing number of companies that seeks capital by an initial public offering on a stock exchange. Do these new listed companies take as much responsibilities as older more established companies? The aim is to investigate the connection between CSR and time on stock exchange for listed companies in the EU. Further will the connections between the three dimensions of CSR, environment, social and governance be investigated separately against listed time on the stock market.  Method: The study is based on a positivistic research philosophy and a hypothetico-deductive approach. The study has designed four hypothesis that undergo an empirical review. Secondary data is collected from the database Thomson Reuters Datastream to answer these hypotheses. The sample consist of 478 publicly traded companies in the EU. The statistical software platform SPSS have been used to analyze the sample.  Result & Conclusions: The study gives proof of the hypothesis that CSR measured as ESG score, social and environmental have a positive connection with the company's time on a stock exchange. The longer a company has been listed on a stock exchange the higher the scores are to be expected. The fourth hypothesis, m governance, does not show statistic significance against listed time. The conclusion is that a company´s listed time have a positive impact on CSR.  Contribution of the thesis: This study provides evidence for that the longer a company have been listed on a stock exchange, the more work is to be expected in CSR, which leads to higher ESG score. The contribution can be of use in both practical and theoretical ways for several stakeholders and enables these to see indications in cases where something does not seem right. Suggestions for future research: This study opens for continued research in many aspects. There are notable differences in for instance the sectors and countries. Maybe a more hands-on approach to qualitative investigate CSR and the initial public offering with its prospects. Key words: CSR, ESG, Initial public offering, Time perspective, Sustainability, Social dimension, Environmental dimension and Governance dimension. / Titel: Tar nya bolag lika stort ansvar för miljö och samhället som etablerade bolag? En kvantitativ studie av sambandet mellan CSR och nyintroduktioner jämfört med etablerade bolag. Nivå: Examensarbete på Grundnivå (kandidatexamen) i ämnet företagsekonomi Författare: Alexander Gunnari och Andreas Larsson Handledare: Jan Svanberg Datum: 2020 - maj Syfte: Företags samhällsansvar och sociala ansvarstagande (CSR) har de senaste årtiondena ökat för att möta förväntningar och krav som finns bland både företagets intressenter och samhället i stort. Under 2000-talet fram till idag har antalet företag som söker sig till börsen genom nyintroduktion ökat jämfört med tidigare. Tar dessa nya börsbolag ansvar likt äldre och mer etablerade bolag? Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka sambandet mellan CSR och tid på börsen för börsnoterade bolag inom EU. Dessutom undersöks sambanden mellan de tre dimensionerna av CSR, miljö, social och bolagsstyrning var för sig med tid på börsen. Metod: Studien utgår från en positivistisk forskningsfilosofi med en hypotetisk-deduktiv ansats. Studien utformar fyra hypoteser som genomgår en empirisk granskning. Sekundärdata för att besvara hypoteser är inhämtad från databasen Thomson Reuters Datastream och består av 478 publika börsbolag inom EU. Statistikprogrammet SPSS används sedan för att analysera materialet.  Resultat & slutsats: Studien besvarar och ger bevis för hypoteserna om att CSR mätt som ESG score och miljödimensionen samt den sociala dimensionen har ett positivt samband med företags tid på börsen stämmer. Ju längre ett bolag har varit på börsen desto högre poäng förväntas i dessa kategorier. Studiens fjärde hypotes om dimensionen bolagsstyrning visar inte på statistisk signifikans i sambandet mot företags tid på börsen. Studiens slutsats av resultatet är att företagens tid på börsen har en positiv påverkan på CSR. Examensarbetets bidrag: Studien bidrar till att ge bevis om att ju längre ett bolag har varit på börsen desto större arbete inom CSR förväntas, vilket leder till högre ESG poäng. Bidraget kan vara till både praktisk och teoretisk nytta för en rad intressenter och möjliggöra för dessa att se indikationer på att något inte står rätt till. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Studien öppnar upp för fortsatt forskning inom en rad aspekter. Studien noterar skillnader inom bland annat sektorer och länder. En öppning ses mot att mer handfast och kvalitativt undersöka CSR och nyintroduktioner med dess prospekt. Alternativt att göra en liknande studie på andra finansiella marknader än Europa. Nyckelord: CSR, ESG, Nyintroduktion (IPO), Greenwashing, Tidsperspektiv, Hållbarhetsarbete, Social dimension, Miljödimension och Bolagsstyrningsdimension.

The phenomenon of underpricing is a matter often spoken about in previous research, there are also well known papers that touch upon the subject of asymmetrical information on the marketplace as the central theory. This paper seeks to analyze the Swedish IPO market from 2011 through 2021 and is further limited to Swedish Tech companies listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. When a company decides to introduce their stocks onto the market, it is interesting to observe the market trends and the stock price changes from the first day of introduction. Prior studies analyze how stocks are heavily underpriced on the date of introduction as a strategy to spike the value on the first active day on the market, and thereafter slow down their growth in the coming months. Using prior research as a point of reference, the purpose of this paper is to observe how market trends on the day of an IPO affect its long-term performance. This study is based on an observation of 79 IPO:s on First North, where 30% of the cases were underpriced, and 70% were overpriced. The analysis shows that the underpricing of an IPO tends to lead to a positive performance of the stock over the coming 6 months, and the opposite is considered to be true for overpriced stocks. Further analysis of the result implies that the stock's performance follows a negative trend among 50 of the studied cases, independent of the industry trend as a whole. A statistical significance could not be found for underpricing in regard to both the following long-term performance of the stock and the industry trend; therefore, no statistical correlation could be determined. / Fenomenet om underprissättning är ett omtalat ämne i tidigare forskningsstudier fram till idag. Det finns även välkända teorier som behandlar detta ämnesområde där asymmetrisk information på marknaden är den centrala ideologin. Denna studie ämnar analysera den svenska IPO-marknaden från och med 2011 till och med 2021, och är vidare avgränsad till svenska tech-bolag listade på Nasdaq First North Growth Market. När ett företag tar beslut om att introduceras på aktiemarknaden är det intressanta att observera marknadstrenden och aktiekursens riktning från bolagets första handelsdag. Detta eftersom tidigare forskning har studerat hur aktier vid börsintroduktion är signifikant underprissatta för att sedan snabbt stiga i värde de första handelsdagarna och därefter sjunka kraftigt månaderna efter. Med utgångspunkt från dessa forskningsstudier är syftet med denna studie att observera hur marknadstrender på börsintroduktionsdagen påverkar aktiens långsiktiga prestation. Studien är bestående av 79 observerade börsintroduktioner på First North, där 30% av fallen var underprissatta och resterande 70% överprissatta. Analysen visar att när en underprissättning sker vid börsintroduktion tenderar aktien att prestera positiv avkastning sex månader efter, och motsatsen för om en överprissättning sker. Vidare analys av resultatet visar att aktiens kursriktning vid 50 av fallen har en nedåtgående trend oavsett hur dess branschtrend beter sig. En statistisk signifikans mellan underprissättning och den efterföljande total avkastningen samt branschtrenden och den efterföljande totalavkastningen var inte möjlig att påvisas i studien, och något samband mellan dessa anses därmed inte föreligga.

Bakgrund: Styrelsens uppgift spelar en extra viktig roll vid en börsintroduktion då företaget går från privat till publikt. För ett börsnoterat företag är det yttersta målet att öka aktievärdet, där finansiell prestation ses som den mest betydelsefulla faktorn. En god bolagsstyrning kan bidra till ökad lönsamhet. För vägledning och rekommendationer kring styrelsens sammansättning kan företagen därav vända sig till svensk kod för bolagsstyrning. Syfte: Studien har som syfte att beskriva och analysera om styrelsesammansättningen har samband med företagets finansiella prestation vid börsintroduktion. Teori: I den teoretiska referensramen definieras innebörden av styrelsens sammansättning och finansiell prestation. Vidare presenteras tidigare forskning följt av en beskrivning av agentteorin, den resursbaserade teorin och teorin om den kritiska massan. Utifrån dessa presenteras studiens hypoteser. Metod: Studien tillämpade multipel regression för att studera sambandet mellan styrelsens sammansättning och företagens lönsamhet i 41 svenska börsnoterade företag mellan 2017–2019. Slutsats: Studiens resultat visar att två av fyra variabler kopplade till styrelsens sammansättning har samband med företagens lönsamhet. Styrelsens kunskapsnivå har en negativ koppling till lönsamheten vid börsintroduktionen medan styrelsens storlek har en positiv. Dessa två variabler bör därför beaktas vid utformandet av styrelsens sammansättning. / Background: The board plays an important role in an initial public offering. For a listed company, the ultimate goal is to increase share value, where financial performance is seen as the most important factor in order of that achievement. Good corporate governance can help companies achieve profitability and therefore they can turn to the Swedish Code for Corporate Governance in order to receive guidance regarding that. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze whether the composition of the board has a connection with the company’s financial performance in the event of an initial public offering. Theory: The meaning of the boards composition and financial performance is defined in the theoretical frame of reference. A presentation of previous research is then followed by a description of the applied theories. Based on these the studies hypotheses are presented. Method: This study applied multiple regression as a method. In order to study the potential relationship between the board composition and the profitability of 41 Swedish companies whom are listed on the Swedish stock exchange between 2017-2019. Conclusion: The results indicates that out of four variables linked to the board composition, two have a connection to the profitability of the companies studied. The level of knowledge shows a negative relationship with profitability in the event of an initial public offering while size of the board shows a positive. Therefore these two are important dimensions which should be considered when the board composition is being designed.

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the stock price development of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the short and long term. If underpricing occurs, conclusions can be drawn about how this affects the price development. The thesis also aims to provide a better understanding of IPOs and their pricing by studying a selection of companies listed on Nasdaq and NYSE in New York. Theory: In order to analyze initial public offerings price discovery both short term and long term, this study will apply the theories The Effective Market Hypothesis, Information Assymmetri and The winner’s Curse.  Method: To answer the purpose of the study, the study applied a quantitative method with a deductive approach. The analyzed companies were identified with the help of two databases to later be used in a t:test. Results: The results show that a statistical significance did not exist for the first day’s closing price nor on the observation’s day closing price. This leads to the acceptance of the study’s null hypothesis.  Conclusion: Although a statistical significance did not exist, the study found similarities with the theories and previous research that was used in the study. The study implies that initial public offerings are a better short term investment than long term. / Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera kursutveckling för börsintroduktioner på kort och lång sikt. Om underprissättning förekommer, kan det dras slutsatser om hur denna påverkar kursutvecklingen. Uppsatsen syftar också till att ge en bättre förståelse för börsintroduktioner och dess prissättning genom att studera ett urval av bolag som noterats på Nasdaq och NYSE i New York.  Teori: För att analysera börsintroduktioners kursutveckling på kort och lång sikt använder denna studie teorier om den effektiva marknadshypotesen, informationsasymmetri och ”The winner’s curse”.   Metod: För att besvara studiens syfte tillämpades en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats. De analyserade bolagen identifierades med hjälp av två databaser som sedan tillämpades i ett t-test.  Resultat: Resultatet visar att ett statistiskt signifikant samband inte fanns för varken första dagens eller observationsdagens stängningskurs. Detta har lett till att studiens nollhypoteser accepterats. Slutsats: Trots att studien inte kunde visa på statistisk signifikans, fanns likheter med teorier och tidigare forskning. Studien indikerar att det är mer gynnsamt när transaktionen genomförs under börsintroduktionsdagen.