Tenth Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

Since 2016, our annual M&A Research Centre (MARC) conference has brought together cutting-edge research and practice on M&A by leading professors and industry experts around the world. Topics span a broad array of issues related to M&A such as deal structure from financing to integration, activism, regulatory changes, domestic and cross border transactions and corporate social responsibility among others. The conference has been held in in cooperation with ECGI. We are honoured to have many world leading academic experts in the field of M&A serving in our programme committee.

Our MARC conference is among the most selective high-quality conferences in the field. The papers presented at our conference each year are at the forefront of knowledge and of high academic rigour, as evidenced by a high acceptance rate in the top academic journals in the field. To date, more than twenty papers that were presented at our annual conference have been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Accounting Research.

The format of this year’s conference has been updated to allow for greater audience participation. We have selected five papers for full presentations with discussants (22‑minute presentation, 15‑minute discussion, and 8‑minute audience Q&A), as well as four papers for short presentations (15‑minute presentation and 8‑minute audience Q&A). As in previous years, the conference will also feature a keynote address delivered by a leading M&A practitioner.

Conference co-chairs: Professor Michel Driessen, Professor Scott Moeller and Professor Anh Tran.

📆 Conference details: 
Monday, 15th June 2026, 08:30 – 17:30 (BST)

📍 Conference Location: 
Bayes Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8TZ

ABOUT MARC: The M&A Research Centre, founded in 2008, is a breakthrough: the first time a major business school has established a focused centre for research into the global M&A industry. With its proximity to the City of London, Bayes Business School, City St George’s is perfectly placed to maintain close contacts with M&A bankers, lawyers, consultants, accountants and other key players. MARC is one of 18 research centres at Bayes. A number of corporations, regulators, professional services firms, exchanges and universities have been using MARC for swift access to the latest research and practical ideas. MARC is proud to have its Sponsors including BP, ICAEW, KPMG, Mergermarket, SS&C Intralinks, and WTW as research partners. In 2011, MARC was chosen by AACSB to be the 'Spotlight' feature in its Research/Scholarship Resource Centre. Link to article: AACSB Spotlight: MARC, City University, London