A regulation of bids for dual class shares. Implication: Two shares-one price

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-46

  Bechmann, Ken L ^a   Raaballe, Johannes ^b  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dual class shares; Regulation of tender offers; The voting premium

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844529693     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021197707207     Document Type: Article

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