Takeovers in Sweden : The Returns to Acquiring Firms
A takeover announcement does not necessarily mean good news for stockholders of the acquiring firm. In fact, for a majority of takeovers it means losses in share prices. Motives that can explain this trend are agency and hubris. This thesis is an event study of 28 acquir-ing firms in Sweden between...
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Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Nationalekonomi
2007
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1006 |