Why Do REITs Go Private? Differences in Target Characteristics, Acquirer Motivations, and Wealth Effects in Public and Private Acquisitions

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-129

  Ling, David C ^a   Petrova, Milena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate control; Mergers; Privatization; Real estate investment trusts

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957636343     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11146-010-9295-7     Document Type: Article

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