Illegal buyouts

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 441-456

  Cumming, Douglas ^a   Zambelli, Simona ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buyouts; Governance; Law and finance; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449091804     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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