Are cash acquisitions associated with better postcombination operating performance than stock acquisitions?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1113-1138

  Linn, Scott C ^a   Switzer, Jeannette A ^b  

^a Division of Finance   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

G30; G34; Mergers; Operating performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041906849     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(00)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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