Why do firms use private equity to opt out of public markets?

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1771-1818

  Bharath, Sreedhar T ^a   Dittmar, Amy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77951237589     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhq016     Document Type: Article

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