IPO lock-in agreements in the UK

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 1235-1278

  Espenlaub, Susanne ^a   Goergen, Marc ^a   Khurshed, Arif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36849000404     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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