What do returns to acquiring firms tell us? Evidence from firms that make many acquisitions

Journal of Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1763-1793

  Fuller, Kathleen ^a   Netter, Jeffry ^a   Stegemoller, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042671261     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00477     Document Type: Article

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