Returns to acquirers of privatizing financial services firms: An international examination

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2043-2065

  Gleason, Kimberly ^a   McNulty, James E ^a   Pennathur, Anita K ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Finance   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Banks; International markets; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444475813     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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