IPOs versus acquisitions and the valuation premium puzzle: A theory of exit choice by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1755-1793

  Bayar, Onur ^a   Chemmanur, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 80955161940     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109011000408     Document Type: Article

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