Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

6-2009

Abstract

We show that investor recognition and bonding associated with a U.S. cross-listing are distinct effects using a sample of Canadian firms. In contrast to the post-listing decline documented in the literature, we find that cross-listed firms with a single class of shares enjoy a permanent increase in valuation if they attract and maintain investor recognition over time. Valuations of firms that fail to widen their U.S. shareholder base return to pre-listing levels within two years. Cross-listed firms with dual-class shares exhibit a permanent increase in valuation regardless of the level of U.S. investor holdings, consistent with firm-level bonding.

Keywords

equity valuation, international cross-listing, investor recognition, institutional investors, ownership structure

Discipline

Accounting | Corporate Finance

Research Areas

Financial Performance Analysis

Publication

Review of Financial Studies

Volume

22

Issue

6

First Page

2393

Last Page

2421

ISSN

0893-9454

Identifier

10.1093/rfs/hhn050

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Copyright Owner and License

Publisher

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhn050

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