The information content of litigation participation securities: The case of CalFed Bancorp

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 371-399

  Esty, Benjamin C ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; G21; G28; G32; Goodwill; K12; K22; Litigation; Savings and loans; Targeted stock

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042403685     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-405X(01)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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