Since 2016, the annual M&A Research Centre 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.

Many papers presented at the conference in previous years have been published in leading journals including such as Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Accounting Research, and Journal of International Business Studies.

See all the conference in this series below:

First Annual M&A Conference (London)
The Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) at Cass Business School in cooperation with the European Corporate Governance Centre (ECGI) held its Inaugural Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference at Cass Business School, City University London on Monday, 22 August 2016. ​

The conference included original theoretical and empirical papers covering issues related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including deal structure from financing to integration, corporate governance in M&A, regulatory changes, domestic and cross border transactions, among others. 

Know more: https://www.ecgi.global/events/first-annual-cass-ma-conference-london

2nd Annual Cass M&A Conference (London)

The Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) at Cass Business School in cooperation with the European Corporate Governance Centre (ECGI) held the second annual Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference at Cass Business School, City University London on Monday. ​On 22 August 2017, the conference included original theoretical and empirical papers covering issues related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including deal structure from financing to integration, corporate governance in M&A, regulatory changes, domestic and cross border transactions, among others.

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Know more: https://www.ecgi.global/events/2nd-annual-cass-ma-conference-london

Third Annual Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

The Mergers & Acquisitions Research Centre at Cass Business School hosted the Third Annual M&A Research Centre Conference  on Monday 20 August 2018 at Cass Business School, London.

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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.

Know more: https://www.ecgi.global/events/fourth-annual-cass-mergers-and-acquisitions-research-centre-conference

Fifth Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

Since 2016, the annual 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 5th Annual MARC conference was held in cooperation with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) on 28-29 June 2021. We are honoured to have many world-leading academic experts in the field of M&A serving in our programme committee.

The MARC conference is among the most selective high-quality conferences in the field. The papers presented at the conference are at the forefront of knowledge and of high academic rigour, as evidenced by a high acceptance rate in the top three academic journals in accounting and finance. As of January 2021, four out of eight papers presented at the first conference in 2016 have been published in the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies. Four out of seven papers presented at the second conference in 2017 have been published in the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Accounting Research.

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Sixth Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

The Sixth Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) Conference was held on 27 June 2022, again in cooperation with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). 

Watch the presentations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ysOguv9W0LjIx9h-ckWAKt9htFB_JdY

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Seventh Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

The Seventh Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) Conference was held on 19 June 2023 at Bayes Business School, City, the University of London, in continued cooperation with the ECGI.

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Eighth Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

The M&A Research Centre at Bayes Business School in cooperation with ECGI hosted the 8th Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Research Centre Conference on 18th June. The conference included a keynote speech by a leading M&A practitioner and was delivered by Yael Selfin, Chief Economist and UK Vice Chair, KPMG.

Read the highlights of the conference here: https://www.bayes.city.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/june/kpmg-chief-economist-explores-uks-productivity-challenges-at-bayes-m-and-a-conference

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Ninth Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

The Ninth Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) Conference will be held at Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London on Monday, 16 June 2025 in cooperation with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). 

Know more: https://www.ecgi.global/events/ninth-annual-mergers-and-acquisitions-research-centre-conference
 

For queries, contact: BayesMARC@city.ac.uk