Target Company Cross-border Effects in Acquisitions into the UK

European Financial Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-108

  Danbolt, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross border; Differential wealth effects; G14; G15; G34; Mergers and acquisitions; Shareholder returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926392732     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2004.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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