Market Segmentation and IPO-Underpricing: The German Experience
Market Segmentation and IPO-Underpricing: The German Experience
Market Segmentation and IPO-Underpricing: The German Experience
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<strong>Market</strong> <strong>Segmentation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>IPO</strong>-<strong>Underpricing</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>German</strong> <strong>Experience</strong><br />
Table 3: Numbers of <strong>IPO</strong>s, Initial Capital <strong>and</strong> Gross Proceeds 1997-2002<br />
Panel A<br />
Official<br />
Trading<br />
Regulated<br />
<strong>Market</strong><br />
Unofficial<br />
Regulated<br />
<strong>Market</strong><br />
Neuer<br />
Markt<br />
Number of <strong>IPO</strong>s 70 45 22 298 435<br />
Number of <strong>IPO</strong>s<br />
(in percent of total)<br />
Gross Proceeds<br />
(in Mio. EUR)<br />
Gross Proceeds<br />
(in percent of total)<br />
Gross Proceeds on average<br />
(in Mio. EUR)<br />
Nominal Equity Capital<br />
(in Mio. EUR)<br />
Nominal Equity Capital<br />
(in percent of total)<br />
Total<br />
16.09 10.34 5.06 68.51 100<br />
25,648.64 784.10 145.18 20,415.55 46,993.48<br />
54.58 1.67 0.31 43.44 100<br />
366.41 17.42 6.60 68.51 108.03<br />
5,754.28 272.87 66.49 4,183.16 10,276.80<br />
55.99 2.66 0.65 40.70 100<br />
Nom. Eq. Capital on average<br />
82.20 6.06 3.02 14.04 23.62<br />
(in Mio. EUR)<br />
Source: Deutsche Börse AG, Fact Books, several issues, Going-Public statistics of the Börsenzeitung <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Hoppenstedt-Börsenforum; own calculations<br />
<strong>The</strong>se findings lead to the first conclusion that the Neuer Markt is the most important segment<br />
for domestic <strong>IPO</strong>‘s in <strong>German</strong>y in absolute figures with regard to the number of <strong>IPO</strong>s. Con-<br />
sidering the size of an <strong>IPO</strong> the Neuer Markt is in the second place with regard to the equity<br />
capital <strong>and</strong> the gross proceeds. Secondly, it can be concluded that the Official Trading is still<br />
the main segment concerning <strong>IPO</strong>’s of companies with a relative high market capitalization.<br />
Thirdly, the Regulated <strong>Market</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Unofficial Regulated <strong>Market</strong> only play a minor role for<br />
domestic <strong>IPO</strong>’s both in absolute <strong>and</strong> relative figures.<br />
A similar importance of the market segments is given considering the reporting of the market<br />
performance. Since December 30 th , 1987, the Deutsche Börse AG (resp. its predecessor) has<br />
published price- <strong>and</strong> performance-indices representing the 30 (70 <strong>and</strong> 100) most actively<br />
traded <strong>German</strong> blue chip stocks (DAX 30-, MDAX-, DAX 100-index). Furthermore, the de-<br />
velopment of the entire Official Trading <strong>and</strong> the Regulated <strong>Market</strong> (<strong>and</strong> later on the Neuer<br />
Markt) is represented in the CDAX-Index. With the foundation of the Neuer Markt, an addi-<br />
tional index was created representing the 50 most actively traded shares in this segment as<br />
well as an All-Share-Index of the Neuer Markt. Thus, only the development of the Official<br />
Trading <strong>and</strong> of the Neuer Markt is represented by stock exchange indices. Neither for the<br />
Regulated <strong>Market</strong> nor for the Unofficial Regulated <strong>Market</strong> indices is calculated. This fact em-<br />
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