Takeovers and the cross-section of returns

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1409-1445

  Cremers, K J Martijn ^a   Nair, Vinay B ^b   John, Kose ^c  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65349128142     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhn032     Document Type: Article

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