The impacts of LBOs on the performance of acquired firms: The French case

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 695-729

  Desbrières, Philippe ^a   Schatt, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

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EID: 34548079923     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00447     Document Type: Article

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