Abstract
We study the consequences of an exogenous event, a regulation that allows IPO firms to seek investment from lead institutional investors in India. We document a significant increase in IPO volume as a result of the regulation. Post-regulation, lead-investor backed firms experience a reduction in issuance cost, an increase in capital investments and a decrease in leverage. The effects on investments and leverage are significant for high growth and financially constrained firms. Financially constrained firms backed by lead investors raise 26.4% more equity than unconstrained firms. Our findings provide evidence that discretionary allocation of shares to lead institutional investors could reduce capital constraints.
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