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The Profitability of Takeovers and Mergers

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  • Firth, Michael, 1979. "The Profitability of Takeovers and Mergers," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 89(354), pages 316-328, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecj:econjl:v:89:y:1979:i:354:p:316-28
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    5. Julian Franks & Colin Mayer, 2002. "Governance as a source of managerial discipline," Working Paper Research 31, National Bank of Belgium.
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    8. Firth, Michael, 1997. "Takeovers in New Zealand: Motives, stockholder returns, and executive share ownership," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 5(4), pages 419-440, September.
    9. Antonios Antoniou & Philippe Arbour & Huainan Zhao, 2008. "How Much Is Too Much: Are Merger Premiums Too High?," European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association, vol. 14(2), pages 268-287, March.
    10. Bogan, Vicki & Just, David, 2009. "What drives merger decision making behavior? Don't seek, don't find, and don't change your mind," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 72(3), pages 930-943, December.
    11. Andy Cosh & Alan Hughes, 2008. "Takeovers after "Takeovers"," Working Papers wp363, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
    12. Kotapati Srinivasa Reddy & Vinay Kumar Nangia & Rajat Agrawal, 2014. "The 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis, and Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 6(3), pages 257-281, September.
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