Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article investigates the preferential allocation, or “spinning,” of shares in initial public offerings. It begins by examining the offering process and the incentives of underwriters, issuers, and investors. Through this examination of the participants and the process, it locates the harm of spinning in the underpricing of initial public offerings. The article then seeks to identify precisely which participants in the offering process are harmed by the practice and finally evaluates the most appropriate means of addressing this harm.
Date of Authorship for this Version
February 2004
Recommended Citation
Griffith, Sean J., "Spinning and Underpricing: A Legal and Economic Analysis of the Preferential Allocation of Shares in Initial Public Offerings" (2004). University of Connecticut School of Law Articles and Working Papers. Paper 14.
http://lsr.nellco.org/uconn_wps/14
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