Fourth Annual Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference
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.
Programme
Monday 19 August 2019
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Room N216 a/b, Aldersgate Building- Registration with coffee and pastries
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Conference opening
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Session 1: Session Chair: Anh Tran
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“The Anatomy of Acquirer Returns”
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“Stakeholder Orientation and Firm Value”
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Morning coffee break
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Session 2: Session Chair: Robert Dam
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“Buyer Power and Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Plant-Level Input Prices and Supply Contracts”
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“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital”
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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.
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Keynote speech- “Geopolitics in M&A”
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Afternoon coffee break
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Session 3: Session Chair: Navin Chopra
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“Time Zone Difference and Employee Coordination: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions”
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“Listing Gaps, Merger Waves, and the Privatization of American Equity Finance”
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“Inside the “Black Box” of Private Merger Negotiations”
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Closing remarks
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Conference close
Dinner: by invitation for presenters, discussants and session chairs
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Zhaoran Gong
Zhaoran Gong
Tingting Liu
Professor of Finance
Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee
Research Member
Contact
Lucy Green
Cass Business School
