Target-firm information asymmetry and acquirer returns

Review of Finance

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-493

  Officer, Micah S ^a   Poulsen, Annette B ^b   Stegemoller, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68449092387     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfn017     Document Type: Article

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