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.
Information
Address:
Cass Business School 106 Bunhill Row EC1Y 8TZ London, United Kingdom
Contact:
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
Time:
08:55h
- 09:00h
Speakers
“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”
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”
Time:
11:00h
- 11:45h
Speakers
Discussants
“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”
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”
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”
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”
Time:
16:15h
- 17:00h
Speakers
Research Member
Discussants
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
Time:
17:00h