Leverage and corporate performance: Evidence from unsuccessful takeovers

Journal of Finance

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 547-580

  Safieddine, Assem ^b   Titman, Sheridan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039657042     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00117     Document Type: Article

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