Minority Shareholder Protections and the Private Benefits of Control for Swedish Mergers

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 167-191

  Holmén, Martin ^a   Knopf, John D ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842539608     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000003938     Document Type: Article

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