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The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms

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  • Julian R. Franks
  • Hannes F. Wagner

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  • Marco Becht & Julian R. Franks & Hannes F. Wagner, 2026. "The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/414742, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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