Why do controlling families of public firms sell their remaining ownership stake?

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 339-368

  Klasa, Sandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 34250877858     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000003306     Document Type: Review

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