The Mergers & Acquisitions Research Centre at Cass Business School hosted the Fourth Annual M&A Research Centre Conference on Monday 19 August 2019 at Cass Business School, London.
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Address:
Cass Business School 106 Bunhill Row EC1Y 8TZ London, United Kingdom
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Monday 19 August 2019
08:30
- 08:55
Room N216 a/b, Aldersgate Building- Registration with coffee and pastries
08:55
- 09:00
Conference opening
Conference opening
Speakers:
09:00
- 10:30
Session 1: Session Chair: Anh Tran
09:00
- 09:45
09:45
- 10:30
10:30
- 11:00
Morning coffee break
11:00
- 12:30
Session 2: Session Chair: Robert Dam
11:00
- 11:45
“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
Speakers:
Discussant:
11:45
- 12:30
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
Speakers:
Discussant:
12:30
- 13:30
Lunch- Acting Dean and Professor of Finance at Cass Business School, Paolo Volpin, will give a brief welcome and introduction to the keynote speaker at the end of the lunch session.
13:30
- 14:15
Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
Speakers:
14:15
- 14:45
Afternoon coffee break
14:45
- 17:00
Session 3: Session Chair: Navin Chopra
14:45
- 15:30
“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
Speakers:
Zhaoran Gong
Discussant:
15:30
- 16:15
“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
Speakers:
Discussant:
16:15
- 17:00
“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
Speakers:
Discussant:
17:00
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
Speakers:
17:30
Conference close
18:00
Dinner: by invitation for presenters, discussants and session chairs
Speakers
Research Member
Zhaoran Gong
Research Member
Presentations
Conference opening
Conference opening
Conference opening
Conference opening
Time:
08:55h
- 09:00h
Speakers
“The Anatomy of Acquirer Returns”
“The Anatomy of Acquirer Returns”
“The Anatomy of Acquirer Returns”
“The Anatomy of Acquirer Returns”
Time:
09:00h
- 09:45h
Speakers
Research Member
Discussants
“Stakeholder Orientation and Firm Value”
“Stakeholder Orientation and Firm Value”
“Stakeholder Orientation and Firm Value”
“Stakeholder Orientation and Firm Value”
Time:
09:45h
- 10:30h
Speakers
Discussants
“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
Time:
11:00h
- 11:45h
Speakers
Discussants
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
Time:
11:45h
- 12:30h
Speakers
Discussants
Research Member
Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
Time:
13:30h
- 14:15h
Speakers
“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
Zhaoran Gong
“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
Time:
14:45h
- 15:30h
Speakers
Zhaoran Gong
Discussants
“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
Time:
15:30h
- 16:15h
Speakers
Discussants
Research Member
“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
Time:
16:15h
- 17:00h
Speakers
Research Member
Discussants
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
Time:
17:00h