Takeover bidding with toeholds: The case of the owner's curse

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 679-704

  Singh, Rajdeep ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0032327678     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/11.4.679     Document Type: Article

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