The desire to acquire and IPO long-run underperformance

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 493-510

  Brau, James C ^a   Couch, Robert B ^b   Sutton, Ninon K ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84861228263     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109012000233     Document Type: Article

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