Do investment banks matter for M&A returns?

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2286-2315

  Bao, Jack ^a   Edmans, Alex ^b,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 79959694848     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr014     Document Type: Article

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