Why do firms repurchase stock to acquire another firm?

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-172

  Wilber, Robin S ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Method of payment; Repurchases

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548084063     PISSN: 0924865X     EISSN: 15737179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11156-007-0027-x     Document Type: Article

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