Investors’ activism and the gains from takeover deals

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Investors’ activism and the gains from takeover deals. / Guo, Jie; Paudyal, Krishna; Utham, Vinay ; Xing, Xiaofei.

In: European Journal of Finance, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2020, p. 64-83.

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Guo, J, Paudyal, K, Utham, V & Xing, X 2020, 'Investors’ activism and the gains from takeover deals', European Journal of Finance, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 64-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2019.1680407

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Guo, J., Paudyal, K., Utham, V., & Xing, X. (2020). Investors’ activism and the gains from takeover deals. European Journal of Finance, 26(1), 64-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2019.1680407

Vancouver

Guo J, Paudyal K, Utham V, Xing X. Investors’ activism and the gains from takeover deals. European Journal of Finance. 2020;26(1):64-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2019.1680407

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Guo, Jie ; Paudyal, Krishna ; Utham, Vinay ; Xing, Xiaofei. / Investors’ activism and the gains from takeover deals. In: European Journal of Finance. 2020 ; Vol. 26, No. 1. pp. 64-83.

Bibtex

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