Toehold strategies, takeover laws and rival bidders

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1219-1242

  Ravid, S Abraham ^a   Spiegel, Matthew ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control contests; Fair price provisions; G34; G38; K22; Rival bidders; Takeovers; Toeholds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006201789     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(99)00003-5     Document Type: Article

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