Mergers & Acquisitions XV

Published: 1 March 2013

  • PEOPLE

    Rudolf Tschäni
    Senior Counsel

  • Expertise

    Corporate and M&A

  • Details

    Number of pages
    286 pages
    Publisher
    Schulthess Verlag
    Language
    German
    Price
    CHF 82.00
    ISBN number
    978-3-7255-6754-6

Die Beiträge des 15. M&A-Seminars, welches vom Europa Institut an der Universität Zürich (EIZ) durchgeführt wurde, stehen nun in schriftlicher Form zur Verfügung. 

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