Bidder returns and merger anticipation: Evidence from banking deregulation

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-98

  Becher, David A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Banking; Deregulation; Merger returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749094119     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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