Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the European takeover market. The authors characterize the main features of the domestic and cross-border corporate takeovers involving European companies in the period 1993-2001. They also provide detailed and comparable information on the size and dynamics of takeover activity in 28 Continental European countries, the UK and Ireland.
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http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilec/publications/discussionpapers/2006-003.pdf