Investment decisions and internal capital markets: Evidence from acquisitions

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1484-1498

  Doukas, John A ^a   Kan, Ozgur B ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moody's KMV   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital expenditures; Cash flow; Diversification; Internal capital markets; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749103361     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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