The performance and the effects of family control in North African IPOs

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Hearn, Bruce (2011) The performance and the effects of family control in North African IPOs. International Review of Financial Analysis, 20 (3). pp. 140-151. ISSN 1057-5219

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Abstract

This paper examines the performance effects of family ownership and influence on board structure and its composition in firms that have recently undergone an initial public offering (IPO) in the North African region. Using a unique and comprehensive hand-collected sample of 63 locally listed IPO firm’s from across North Africa we find considerable evidence of a sizeable differential between family and non-family controlled firms. I find considerable evidence supporting increased participation of family members at board level while contrastingly the wider dispersion of family ownership facilitates monitoring and surveillance and mitigates underpricing. Equally in line with the extended network and relationships involved in family firms business angels provide the optimal form of governance in contrast to the more formal private equity and venture capital industry.

Item Type: Article
Schools and Departments: School of Business, Management and Economics > Business and Management
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4001 Finance management. Business finance. Corporation finance
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Depositing User: Bruce Hearn
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2012 08:50
Last Modified: 07 Mar 2017 09:21
URI: http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/38165

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