Board connections and M&A transactions

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-349

  Cai, Ye ^a   Sevilir, Merih ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquirer returns; Board connections; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955162893     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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