Growth Capital‐Backed IPOs |
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| Authors: | Jay R. Ritter |
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| Affiliation: | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
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| Abstract: | Growth capital investing is the financing of growing businesses that are investing in tangible assets and the acquisition of other companies. Growth capital is common in retailing, restaurant chains, and health care management, and represents 12% of all venture capital (VC)‐backed initial public offerings (IPOs). Since 1980, investing in growth capital‐backed IPOs has produced mean three‐year style‐adjusted buy‐and‐hold returns of +25.2%, in contrast to style‐adjusted returns of approximately zero for other VC‐backed and buyout‐backed IPOs. One‐third of growth capital‐backed IPOs are rollups and these have produced much higher returns for investors than rollups without a financial sponsor. |
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| Keywords: | buyouts growth capital growth equity initial public offerings long‐run performance reverse LBOs rollups venture capital G14 G24 G32 |
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