Takeover prediction and portfolio performance: A note

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 993-1011

  Powell, Ronan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0346472540     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00402     Document Type: Article

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