Firm location and the method of payment in mergers and acquisitions

This article examines the impact of a bidding firm's geographical location on the choice of method of payment in mergers and acquisitions. We find that rural bidders are more likely to offer pure stock deals and have lower propensity to use cash as the method of payment compared to their nonrur...

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Main Authors: Koutmos, Dimitrios (Author), Song, Wei (Author), Zhou, Si (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014-01-07.
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