Takeover defenses and wealth effects on securityholders: The case of poison pill adoptions

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1231-1250

  Datta, Sudip ^a   Iskandar Datta, Mai ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitakeover measures; Bondholder and stockholder wealth; Corporate control; Poison pills

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030211033     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4266(95)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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