FACCIO, MARA; MASULIS, RONALD W. - In: Journal of Finance 60 (2005) 3, pp. 1345-1388
We study merger and acquisition (M&A) payment choices of European bidders for publicly and privately held targets in the 1997-2000 period. Europe is an ideal venue for studying the importance of corporate governance in making M&A payment choices, given the large number of closely held firms and...