Principles of Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Leveraged buyouts Read Barbarians at the Gate (Further Reading). What agency costs can you identify? (Hint: See Chapter 12.) Do you think the LBO was well-designed to reduce these costs?
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