Merger negotiations and the toehold puzzle

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-178

  Betton, Sandra ^a   Eckbo, B Espen ^b   Thorburn, Karin S ^b  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auction; Merger negotiation; Takeover premium; Target resistance; Termination agreement; Toehold

Indexed keywords

EID: 59149091339     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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