Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data

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Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data. / Weche Gelübcke, John Philipp.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2012. (Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 249).

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Weche Gelübcke, JP 2012 'Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data' Working Paper Series in Economics, Nr. 249, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Weche Gelübcke, J. P. (2012). Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data. (Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 249). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Weche Gelübcke JP. Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2012. (Working Paper Series in Economics; 249).

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