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Backing into being public: an exploratory analysis of reverse takeovers

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  • Gleason, Kimberly C.
  • Rosenthal, Leonard
  • Wiggins III, Roy A.
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    Volume (Year): 12 (2005)
    Issue (Month): 1 (December)
    Pages: 54-79

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    1. Cécile Carpentier & Jean-Marc Suret, 2009. "The Survival and Success of Canadian Penny Stock IPOs," CIRANO Working Papers 2007s-28, CIRANO.
    2. Frederick Adjei & Ken Cyree & Mark Walker, 2008. "The determinants and survival of reverse mergers vs IPOs," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 176-194, April.
    3. Floros, Ioannis V. & Sapp, Travis R.A., 2011. "Shell games: On the value of shell companies," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 17(4), pages 850-867, September.

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