Product market synergies and competition in mergers and acquisitions: A text-based analysis

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3773-3811

  Hoberg, Gerard ^a   Phillips, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77956897991     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhq053     Document Type: Article

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