CEO-friendly boards and seasoned equity offerings
- Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyanc(Author),
- Meena Subedia(Author),
- aUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
- bFlorida Atlantic University,
- cNorth Carolina A&T State University
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Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of CEO-friendly boards on seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). We provide evidence that CEO-friendly boards have a negative and statistically significant impact on SEO announcement returns. This finding suggests that SEO announcements by firms with CEO-friendly boards signal agency problems and, therefore, investors react negatively to such SEO announcements. We further provide evidence that the negative effect of CEO-friendly boards on SEO announcement returns is weaker in firms with high growth opportunities and high liquidity needs. Finally, we document that CEO-friendly boards are also negatively associated with post-SEO long-term performance.
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