The causes of mergers: Tests based on the gains to acquiring firms' shareholders and the size of premia

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 373-391

  Mueller, Dennis C ^a   Sirower, Mark L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14544277881     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1103     Document Type: Review

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