Equity and funds raising and Commercial finance Guide - Finance Review

Special Dividends and the Evolution of Dividend Signaling
By Harry DeAngelo, Linda DeAngelo and Douglas J. Skinner, February 2000. Requires Acrobat Reader.
 
Disappearing Dividends
Study of the precipitous decline in the number of firms paying dividends and possible reasons for this occurrence.
 
Corporate Payout Policy and Managerial Stock Incentives
Analysis of the relationship between corporate dividend payouts and manager stock compensation packages.
 
Aswath Damadoran: Dividend Yield and Payout Ratio by Sector
A compilation of dividend yields and payout ratios by industry sector. Useful in relative value analysis.
 
Financial Flexibility and the Choice Between Dividends and Stock Repurchases
Analysis of the corporate decision of paying dividends or repurchasing stock with retained income.
 
Aswath Damadoran: Framework for Analyzing the Dividend Payout Decision (pdf)
In-depth analysis of the dividend payout decision (pdf version, requires Adobe Acrobat).
 
That Thing Venture Capitalists Do
Article that explains the role of venture capitalists. This is in Adobe Acrobat's PDF format.
 
The Cash-Flow Permanence and Information Content of Dividend Increases vs. Repurchases
Empirical study of the dividend payout decision and its importance for future cash flow.
 
vFinance.com: Venture Capital Resource Library
Resources and links to venture capital.
 
Aswath Damadoran: Determinants of Dividend Policy (pdf)
A discussion of the factors that determine a firm's dividend policy (pdf version, requires Adobe Acrobat).
 
CGM Group LLC: Equity Placements
Providers of corporate finance services including acting as placement agent to assist in raising capital by way of appropriate security offerings to increase common and preferred equity of the business.
 
Cove Partners: Equity Placements
Providers of corporate finance services including acting as placement agent to assist in raising capital to increase business equity.
 
CFO.com Equity
News and analysis on equity decisions faced by corporate CFOs.
 
Aswath Damadoran: S & P 500 Earnings and Dividends
A compilation of S&P 500 earnings and dividends from 1960 to present.
 
Managerial Timing and Corporate Liquidity
Empirical study of the effect of the timing of open market share repurchases on firm liquidity.
 
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