No free shop: Why target companies sometimes choose not to buy ‘go-shop’ options
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2016.07.003
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Keywords
Private equity; Management buyouts; Mergers; Acquisitions; Offer premium; Cumulative abnormal returns; Conflicts; Litigation risk; Lawyers; Merger agreements; Go-shop; Special committee;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
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