MARC Publications

Publications in world leading finance academic journals

• Employment Protection and Takeovers
  Dessaint, O., Golubov, A. & Volpin, P.
  Journal of Financial Economics
  Vol. 125, No. 2, pp 369-388
• Contractual revisions in compensation: Evidence from merger bonuses to target CEOs
  Fich, E.M., Rice, E. & Tran, A.(2016)
  Journal of Accounting and Economics
  Vol. 61, No. 2–3, pp 338-368
• Do Stock-Financed Acquisitions Destroy Value? New Methods and Evidence
  Golubov A., Petmezas D. & Travlos N.G. (2016)
  Review of Finance
  Vol. 20, No. 1, pp 161-200
• Extraordinary acquirers
  Golubov, A., Yawson A. & Zhang H. (2015)
  Journal of Financial Economics
  Vol. 116, No. 2, pp 314-330
• Motivated monitors: The importance of institutional investors' portfolio weights
  Fich, E.M., Harford, J. & Tran, A. (2015)
  Journal of Financial Economics
  Vol. 118, No. 1, pp 21-48
• On the importance of golden parachutes
  Fich, E.M., Tran, A.L. & Walkling, R.A. (2013)
  Journal of Finance and Quantitative Analysis
  Vol. 48, pp 1717-1753
• Stock option grants to target CEOs during private merger negotiations
  Cai, J., Fich, E.M. & Tran, A.L.
  Journal of Financial Economics
  Vol. 101, pp 413-430

Other publications

• Assessing market attractiveness for mergers and acquisitions: the M&A Attractiveness Index Score
  Appadu, N., Faelten, A., Moeller, S. & Vitkova, V. (2014)
  The European Journal of Finance
• Earnout deals: Method of initial payment and acquirers’ gains
  Barbopoulos, L., Paudyal, K. & Sudarsanam, S. (2017)
  European Financial Management 
  pp 1354-7798
• Post-privatisation effects of management and employee buyouts
  Buck, T., Filatotchev, I. & Wright, M. (2002)
  Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
  Vol. 73, No. 3, pp 303-352
• Distress classification measures in the banking sector
  Carapeto, M., Moeller, S., Faelten, A. Vitkova, V. & Bortolotto, L. (2011)
  Risk Governance & Control: Financial markets and institutions
  Vol. 1, Issue 4
• An examination of multiple plans in Chapter 11 reorganizations
  Carapeto, M. (2007)
  Journal of Financial Stability
  Vol. 3, No. 3, pp 279-293
• Explaining deviations from absolute priority rules
  Carapeto, M. (2006)
  Journal of Financial Stability
  Vol. 3, No. 3, pp 543-560
• Emerging patterns in deviations from absolute priority rules in bankruptcy
  Carapeto, M. (2005)
  Journal of Restructuring Finance
  Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 101-109
• Bankruptcy bargaining with outside options and strategic delay
  Carapeto, M. (2005)
  Journal of Corporate Finance
  Vol. 11, No. 4, pp 736-746
• Organizational identity change: managerial regulation and member identification in an accounting firm acquisition
  Empson, L. (2004)
  Accounting, Organizations and Society
  Vol. 29, pp 759-781
• Fear of exploitation and fear of contamination: impediments to knowledge transfer in mergers between professional service firms
  Empson, L. (2001)
  Human Relations
  Vol. 54, No. 7, pp 839-862
• Mergers between professional services firms: exploring an undirected process of integration
  Empson, L. (2000)
  Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions
  Vol. 1, pp 205-237
• Merging professional service firms
  Empson, L. (2000)
  Business Strategy Review
  Vol. 11, Issue 2, pp 39-46
• Mergers and acquisitions in the NHS: lessons learnt and recommendations
  Falzon, C. & Moeller, S. (2015)
  UK Department of Health
• Do Acquirers Benefit from Retaining Target CEOs?
  Fich, E.M., Officer, M. & Tran, A. (2016)
• Learning from your investors - Can the composition of institutional investors affect the chance of success in international M&A deals?
  Gietzmann, M., Faelten, A. & Vitkova, V. (2015)
  Journal of Management and Governance
  Vol. 19, No. 1, pp 47-69
• Naked M&A transactions: how the lack of local expertise in cross-border deals can negatively affect acquirer performance - and how informed institutional investors can mitigate this effect
  Gietzmann, M., Faelten, A. & Vitkova, V. (2014)
  Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
  Vol. 41, No. 3-4, pp 469-506
• Considerations for a stronger first mover advantage theory
  Lanzolla, G. & Suarez, F. (2008)
  Academy of Management Review
  Vol. 33, No. 1, pp 269-270
• Digital transformation
  Lanzolla, G. & Anderson, J. (2008)
  Business Strategy Review
  Vol. 19, No. 2, pp 72-76
• The role of environmental dynamics in building a first mover advantage theory
  Lanzolla, G. & Suarez, F. (2007)
  Academy of Management Review
  Vol. 32, No. 2, pp 377-392
• The half-truth of first-mover advantage
  Lanzolla, G. & Suarez, F. (2005)
  Harvard Business Review
  Vol. 83, No. 4, pp 121-127
• Changes in block ownership in the London Stock Exchange
  Lasfer, M. & Bozcuk, A. (2007)
  International Journal of Business
• The interrelationship between managerial ownership and board structure
  Lasfer, M. (2006)
  Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
  Vol. 33, Nos. 7/8, pp 1006-1033
• Discussion of separation of ownership from control and acquiring firm performance: the case of family ownership in Canada
  Lasfer, M. (2006)
  Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
  Vol. 33, Nos. 3/4, pp 544-549
• The information content of institutional trades on the London Stock Exchange
  Lasfer, M. & Bozcuk, A. (2005)
  Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  Vol. 40, No. 3, pp 621-644
• On the monitoring role of the board of directors: the case of the adoption of Cadbury recommendations in the UK
  Lasfer, M. (2004)
  Advances in Financial Economics
  Vol. 9, pp 287-326
• Bidder's attitude determines M&A success
  Lasfer, M. & Morzaria, K. (2004)
  International Financial Law Review
  Vol. April, Supplement, pp 187-189
• Short-term reaction of stock markets in stressful circumstances
  Lasfer, M., Melnik, A. & Thomas, D. (2003)
  Journal of Banking and Finance
• Do occupational pension funds monitor companies in which they hold large stakes?
  Lasfer, M. & Faccio, M. (2000)
  Journal of Corporate Finance
  Vol. 6, No. 1, pp 71-110
• Financial distress, asset sales, and lender monitoring
  Lasfer, M., Sudarsanam, S. & Taffler, R. (1996)
  Financial Management
  Vol. 25, No. 3, pp 57-66
• Successful M&A through Business Intelligence
  Moeller, S. & Brady, C. (2015)
  Intercontinental Finance
  Issue 129/15
• Tell It Like It Is: Success and the Quality of M&A Deal Announcements
  Moeller, S., Faelten, A. & Singh, J. (2014)
• Hedge Funds: effective managers or master stock pickers
  Moeller, S., Sudarsanam, S. & Vitkova, V. (2018)
• The role of internal auditors in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures: an international study
  Selim, G., Sudarsanam, S. & Lavine, M. (2003)
  International Journal of Auditing
  Vol. 7, No. 3, pp 223-246
• The separation of banking from insurance: evidence from Europe
  Staikouras, S. & Nurullah, M. (2008)
  Multinational Finance Journal
  Vol. 12, pp 157-184
• A practical approach to blend insurance in the banking network
  Staikouras, S., Artikis, P. & Mutenga, S. (2008)
  Journal of Risk Finance
  Vol. 9, pp 106-214
• The Greek bank-insurance model: a look at a not-so-new corporate structure
  Staikouras, S. & Merikas, A. (2008)
  European Research Studies Journal
• Corporate bancassurance structures: the case of Greece
  Staikouras, S., Artikis, P. & Mutenga, S. (2008)
  Risk Management Journal
  Vol. 10, pp 85-103
• De facto versus de jure bank-insurance ventures in the Greek market
  Staikouras, S. & Kalotychou, E. (2007)
  The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance
  Vol. 32, pp 246-263
• Business opportunities and market realities in financial conglomerates
  Staikouras, S. (2006)
  The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance
  Vol. 31, pp 124-148
• Earnout deals: Method of initial payment and acquirers’ gains
  Barbopoulos, L.G., Paudyal, K. and Sudarsanam, S. (2018)
  European Financial Management
  Vol. 24, pp 792–828
• Target bankruptcy risk and its impact on going-private buyout performance and exit
  Sudarsanam, S., Wright, M. & Huang, K. (2011)
  Corporate Governance: International Review
• Determinants of takeover premium in cash offers: an option pricing approach
  Sudarsanam, S. & Sorwar, G. (2010)
  Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
  Vol. 37, Nos 5 & 6, pp 687-714
• Corporate governance convergence in Germany through shareholder activism: impact of the Deutsche Boerse bid for London Stock Exchange
  Sudarsanam, S. & Broadhurst, T. (2010)
  Journal of Management and Governance
  DOI 10.1007/s10997-010-9141-6
• Allocative Efficiency of Internal Capital Markets: Evidence from Equity Carve-outs by Diversified Firms
  Sudarsanam, S., Tian, S. & Vitkova, V. (2018)
• Local versus foreign currency ratings: what determines sovereign transfer risk?
  Thomas, S. & Treviño, L. (2001)
  Journal of Fixed Income
  Vol. 11, No. 1, pp 65-76
• 'Motivating Monitors: The importance of institutional investors' portfolio weights'
  Fich, E.M., Harford, J. and Tran, A. (2015)
  Journal of Financial Economics
  Vol. 118, No. 1, pp 21-48
• An Analysis of Short-Term Performance of UK Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions by Chinese Listed Companies
  Zhu, L. & Moeller, S.

• Faelten, A., Driessen, M. & Moeller, S.
  Why Deals Fail and How to Rescue Them: M&A lessons for business success, The Economist Book Series
  (Profile Books Ltd, London, 2016)
• Moeller, S.
  The M&A collection : themes in best practice
  (Bloomsbury, 2014)
• Moeller, S. & Brady, C.
  Intelligent M&A: Navigating the mergers and acquisitions minefield (2nd Edition)
  (Wiley, London, 2014)
• Carapeto, M., Moeller, S., Faelten, A., Vitkova, V. & Bortolotto, L.
  Distress resolution strategies in the banking sector: implications for global financial crises in Kim, S.-K. & Mckenzie, M.D. (eds) International Finance Review Volume 11 - International Banking in the New Era: Post-crisis challenges and opportunities
  (Emerald Publishing Group, 2010)
• Empson, L.
  M&A as knowledge in Angwin, D. (ed.) Mergers and Acquisitions
  (Blackwell Publishing, 2007
• Lasfer, M. & Faccio, M.
  Do occupational pension funds monitor companies in which they hold large stakes? in Keasey, K., Thompson, S. & Wright, M. (eds) Corporate Governance (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics Series)
  (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004)
• Lasfer, M. & Faccio, M.
  Institutional shareholders and corporate governance: the case of UK pension funds in McCahery, J., Moerland, P., Raaijmakers, T. & Renneboog, L. (eds) Corporate Governance Regimes: Convergence and diversity
  (Oxford University Press, 2002)
• Levis, M., Appadu, N. & Faelten, A.
  Mergers, SEOs, divestitures & IPO performance in Levis., M. & Vismara, S. (eds) Handbook of Research on IPOs
  (Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2013)
• Moeller, S. (ed.)
  Finance Essentials: The practitioners' guide
  (Bloomsbury Information Ltd, London, 2012)
• Moeller, S. & Carapeto, M.
  Acquiring distressed and bankrupt concerns in Faulkner, D., Teerikangas, S. & Joseph, R.J. (eds) The Handbook of Mergers and Acquisitions
  (Oxford University Press, 2012)
• Moeller, S. & Brady, C.
  Intelligent M&A: Navigating the mergers and acquisitions minefield
  (Wiley, London, 2007)
• Moeller, S.
  Case Studies in Mergers & Acquisitions (2nd Edition)
  (Pearson Publishing, Harlow, 2006)
• Moeller, S.
  Surviving M&A: Make the most of your company being acquired
  (Wiley, London, 2009)
• Sudarsanam, S.
  Value creation and value appropriation in M&A deals in Joseph, R., Faulkner, D. & Teerikangas, S. (eds) The Handbook of Mergers & Acquisitions
  (Oxford University Press, 2011)
• Sudarsanam, S.
  Creating Value from Mergers and Acquisitions: The challenges (2nd Edition)
  (FT-Prentice Hall, 2010)

• Seeking Growth: A Case Study of Diageo Plc’s Growth Strategy in Emerging Markets
  Moeller, S., Faelten, A. and Ajayi, D (2015)
  The Case Centre collection
  Ref. 115-058-1
• Together we Lead the Way: Action for Blind People joins The Royal National Institute of Blind People
  Moeller, S., and Hawks, K. (2014)
  The Case Centre collection
  Ref. 314-223-1
• Quaker Oats: Acquisition of Snapple
  Moeller, S. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 310-179-1
• Bear Hug: An M&A Battle
  Moeller, S. & Dellamano, R. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-482-1
• Deutsche Bank (A): The Strategy and Integration behind Deutsche Bank's Acquisition of Bankers Trust
  Moeller, S. & Odumodu, R. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-017-1
• Deutsche Bank (B): Financing Deutsche Bank's Acquisition of Bankers Trust
  Moeller, S. & Odumodu, R. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 105-012-1
• 'The Manchester United Buccaneers?': Malcolm Glazer's Acquisition of Manchester United
  Moeller, S. & Osayimwese, O. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 107-032-1
• The Battle for Marks & Spencer: Sir Philip Green's Unsuccessful Takeover Attempt
  Moeller, S. & Prodan, M. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 307-149-1
• The Cadbury Defence
  Moeller, S. & Ritson, A. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 311-014-1
• Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange: The Downfall of the Friendly Raider
  Moeller, S. & Syed, F. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-511-1
• Abbey National: From Building Society to Acquisition Target
  Moeller, S. & Wells, T. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-477-1
• Santander is Coming to Town: The Acquisition of Abbey National by Grupo Santander
  Moeller, S. & Wells, T. (2010)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-512-1
• 'The Best Financial-Services Transaction Ever' (A): Designing the Merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial
  Moeller, S. (2009)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 309-070-1
• 'The Best Financial-Services Transaction Ever' (B): The Integration of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial
  Moeller, S. (2009)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 309-071-1
• HMV's Battle for the High Street (A): The Creation of HMV Group
  Moeller, S. & Taplin, S. (2008)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 309-075-1
• HMV's Battle for the High Street (B): Monopoly Issues in HMV's Acquisition of Ottakar's
  Moeller, S. & Taplin, S. (2008)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 309-076-1
• Rejuvenating e-marketplaces: The case of Unicredit's 1city.biz
  Lanzolla, G. & Ordanini, A. (2007)
• Investing at Trust & Depositary Services, Bank of New York
  Moeller, S. & Dellamano, R. (2007)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 407-007-1
• Bear Hug (A) - The Target: D&A Biopharmaceuticals
  Moeller, S. & Dellamano, R. (2005)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-478-1
• Bear Hug (B) - The Bidder: King Capital Partners
  Moeller, S. & Dellamano, R. (2005)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-479-1
• Bear Hug (C) - The Trade Buyer: Pharmatech
  Moeller, S. & Dellamano, R. (2005)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-480-1
• Bear Hug (D) - The Financial Buyer: Billings Investment Group (BIG)
  Moeller, S. & Dellamano, R. (2005)
  European Case Clearing House
  Ref. 305-481-1

• ‘Allocative Efficiency of Internal Capital Markets: Evidence from Equity Carve-outs by Diversified Firms’
  Sudarsanam, S., Tian, S. & Vitkova, V.
  Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris, France (17-19 December 2018)
• ‘The Impact of Credit Rating Distance on Mergers and Acquisitions’
  Alexandridis, G., Huang, Z. & Oikonomou, I.
  World Finance and Banking Symposium, Taichung, Taiwan (13-14 December 2018)
  [Received Best Paper Award of the conference]
• ‘Do firms actively cater to dividend clienteles? Evidence from merger-induced changes in shareholder structure’
  Golubov, A., Lasfer, M. & Vitkova, V.
  European Finance Association Annual Meeting, Warsaw, Poland (22-25 August 2018)
• ‘The Impacts of Resource Distance and Institutional Distance on the Value of M&A Transactions’
  Veettil. N., Appadu. N., Veliyath. R. & Galeazzo. A.
  Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA (10-14 August 2018)
• ‘Impact of Inter-country Differences in Shareholder Rights Regimes on Formation of Hedge Fund Wolf-packs, Campaign Outcomes and Target Shareholder Value Gains’
  Sudarsanam, S., Vitkova, V. & Kyriazis, D.
  European Financial Management Association Annual meeting, Milan, Italy (27-30 June 2018)
• ‘The best bet: Should the new CEO acquire or divest?’
  Appadu. N.
  European Financial Management Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy (27-30 June 2018)
• ‘The Impact of Credit Rating Distance on Mergers and Acquisitions’
  Alexandridis, G., Huang, Z. & Oikonomou, I.
  Multinational Finance Society 25th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary (24-27 June 2018)
• ‘Advertising, Attention, and Acquisition Returns’
  Fich, E., Starks, L. & Tran, A.
  American Finance Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA (6 January 2018)
• ‘Cross-Border Buyout Performance’
  Tian, S.
  2017 Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris, France (18-20 December 2017)
• ‘Not All Acquirers are the Same: And that Matters’
  Angwin, D., Appadu, N., Thanos, I. & Urs, U.
  2017 SMS Special Conference Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Central America (14-16 December 2017)
• ‘Corporate Tax Cuts, Merger Activity, and Shareholder Wealth’
  Fich, E., Rice, E. & Tran, A.
  National Tax Association Conference, Philadelphia, USA (11 November 2017)
• ‘Do firms actively cater to dividend clienteles? Evidence from merger-induced changes in shareholder structure’
  Golubov, A., Lasfer, M. & Vitkova, V.
  Seminar Series, University of Westminster, England, UK (17 October 2017)
• ‘Stock Pickers or Managers: Do Hedge Fund Activists Really Contribute to Long-term Value?’
  Sudarsanam, S. & Vitkova, V.
  2017 FMA Annual Meeting, Boston, USA (11-14 October 2017)
• ‘Cross-Border Buyout Performance’
  Tian, S.
  2017 FMA Annual Meeting, Boston, USA (11-14 October 2017)
• ‘M&A update amid Brexit and the EZ recovery’
  Moeller, S.
  ThomsonReuters Global Markets Forum, London, UK (19 September 2017)
• ‘What should I do next? CEO succession and subsequent corporate strategy’
  Appadu, N.
  World Finance Conference, Sardinia, Italy (26-28 July 2017)
• ‘Stock Pickers or Managers: Do Hedge Fund Activists Really Contribute to Long-term Value?’
  Sudarsanam, S. & Vitkova, V.
  European Financial Management Association 2017 Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece (28 June-1 July 2017)
• ‘What should I do next? CEO succession and subsequent corporate strategy’
  Appadu, N.
  European Financial Management Association 2017 Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece (28 June-1 July 2017)
• ‘What should I do next? CEO succession and subsequent corporate strategy’
  Appadu, N.
  2017 FMA European Conference, Lisbon, Portugal (22-23 June 2017)
• ‘Cross-Border Buyout Performance’
  Tian, S.
  4th Young Finance Scholars’ Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (12-13 June 2017)
• ‘Why Deals Fail and How to Rescue Them’
  Moeller, S.
  Panel speaker, Real Deals’ 2017 Mid-Market Conference, London, UK (2 February 2017)
• ‘Is timing everything? Today’s M&A environment & target identification’
  Moeller, S.
  Keynote Speaker, Strategic M&A: Acquiring Smart Conference, London, UK (19 January 2017)
• ‘Do diversified firms allocate capital inefficiently? Evidence from equity carve-outs’
  Sudarsanam, S., Tian, S. & Vitkova, V.
  Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, United States (19-22 October 2016)
• ‘Competition, Auditor Independence and Audit Quality’
  Xie, F.
  American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, New York, USA (6-10 August 2016)
• ‘Do diversified firms allocate capital inefficiently? Evidence from equity carve-outs’
  Sudarsanam, S., Tian, S. & Vitkova, V.
  European Financial Management Association (EFMA) Annual Meeting, Basel, Switzerland (29 June – 2 July 2016)
• ‘Empirical research in M&A’
  Tran, A.
  Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (20 June 2016)
• ‘Advertising, attention, and acquisition returns’
  Fich, E., Starks, L. & Tran, A.
  Vietnam International Conference in Finance, Vietnam (8-9 June 2016)
• ‘Impact of Target Company Pension Liabilities on Takeover Premium, Bidder’s Choice of Payment Currency and Shareholder Returns’
  Sudarsanam, S. & Appadu, N.
  European Financial Management Association, Amsterdam (24-27 June 2015)
• ‘Do Acquirers Benefit from Retaining Target CEOs?’
  Fich, E., Officer, M. & Tran, A.
  Vietnam International Conference in Finance, Vietnam (4-5 Jun 2015)
• ‘Do Acquirers Benefit from Retaining Target CEOs?’
  Fich, E., Officer, M. & Tran, A.
  Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans (8-11 April 2015)
• ‘Do Acquirers Benefit from Retaining Target CEOs?
  ’Fich, E., Officer, M. & Tran, A.
  Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris (15-16 December 2014)
• ‘Do Acquirers Benefit from Retaining Target CEOs?’
  Fich, E., Officer, M. & Tran, A.
  XXII Finance Forum, Zaragoza (20-21 November 2014)
• ‘Does Dividend Policy Change after M&A?’
  Vitkova, V.
  Financial Management Association, Nashville (15-18 October 2014)
• ‘Motivated Monitors: The importance of institutional investors’ portfolio weights’
  Fich, E., Harford, J. & Tran, A.
  European Finance Association Annual Meeting, Lugano (27-30 August 2014)
• ‘Motivated Monitors: The importance of institutional investors’ portfolio weights’
  Fich, E., Harford, J. & Tran, A.
  European Financial Management Association, Rome (25-28 June 2014)
• ‘Motivated Monitors: The importance of institutional investors’ portfolio weights’
  Fich, E., Harford, J. & Tran, A.
  Financial Intermediation Research Society Annual Conference, Quebec (1-4 June 2014)
• ‘Motivated Monitors: The importance of institutional investors’ portfolio weights’
  Fich, E., Harford, J. & Tran, A.
  Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Tokyo (8-10 May 2014)
• ‘Motivated Monitors: The importance of institutional investors’ portfolio weights’
  Fich, E., Harford, J. & Tran, A.
  American Finance Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (3-5 January 2014)

• Countries in the Crosshairs
  Appadu, N.
  Featured in the article ‘The Great Chinese Takeaway’
  BNP Paribas (online) 17 November 2016
• Selling The Story
  Faelten, A., Singh, J., Moeller, S. & Badham, D. 
  PR Week, Finyear and The Drum
  January 2015
• M&A Attractiveness Index 2013
  Faelten, A., Appadu, N., Vitkova, V. & Vasileva, M.
  Milano Finanza, 26 December 2013
• How They Spend It: A study of corporate cash levels and spending behaviour
  Faelten, A., Appadu, N. & Vitkova, V.
  Fundweb, 18 February 2013
• The Cass MARC M&A Maturity Index 2012
  Faelten, A., Appadu, N., Vitkova, V., Fragiadakis, V. & Hilber, S.
  CFO Magazine and the Dubai Chronicle,  August 2012
• Which M&A activities drive the most shareholder value?
  Faelten, A., Moeller, S. & Whitchelo, P.
  Transaction Advisors (Q1 2015, Vol. 3, Issue 1)
• The First 1,000 Days in the Life of an IPO
  Levis, M.,  Faelten, A., Appadu, N. & Vitkova, V.
  EFinancial News, 12 June 2012
• Now the Cadbury drama is over it is time for the debate to begin
  Lampel, J.
  The Sunday Telegraph, 23 January 2010
• Leaders of the pack
  Lanzolla, G.
  Director Magazine, June 2008
• A strong brand could be the best survival strategy (digital transformations)
  Lanzolla, G.
  Financial Times, 28 May 2008
• Corporate funds hold up firms' bottom lines (corporate finance)
  Lasfer, M.
  The Times, 31 October 2008
• Credits give small businesses a break (SME sector and tax planning)
  Lasfer, M.
  The Times, 9 May 2006
• Deal or no deal?
  Moeller, S.
  Henderson Global Investors Magazine, Q4 2014 Issue 12
• Factors that decide who escapes redundancy
  Moeller, S.
  Employee Benefits: Thought Leaders - Academic Insights supplement, March 2011
• Making takeovers easier to swallow
  Moeller, S.
  www.personneltoday.com, 22 January 2008
• The reinvention of investment banking
  Moeller, S.
  Finance Today, 2001
• Studying M&A targets
  Moeller, S.
  Financial Times 'Mastering Transactions' Supplement, 6 October 2006
• Why do an M&A deal?
  Moeller, S. & Balsyte, R.
  Institut für Management IfM-Impulse, 2011
• Successful M&A through business intelligence
  Moeller, S. & Brady, C.
  Intercontinental Finance, 2015, Issue 129, pp 16-17
• Pre-announcement M&A Activity and Its Effect on M&A Outcomes
  Moeller, S. & Whitchelo, P.
  Transaction Advisors (Q3 2014, Vol. 2, Issue 3)
• Indignations within organisations and the next big bubble burst
  Sims, D.
  www.thomasnet.com, 18 July 2008
• Best. Paper. Ever. (indignation within organisations)
  Sims, D.
  www.boston.com, 16 May 2008
• Iron fists and velvet gloves: what's the best way to be boss?
  Sims, D.
  The Independent, 18 January 2008
• Career monitor (stress management via communication)
  Sims, D.
  Staffers, 1 January 2008
• Taking charge
  Sims, D.
  NQ Magazine, 1 October 2007
• A theoretical analysis of refinancing by listed companies
  Zhao, H.
  Fortune Key, 1 April 2008
• How oil and gas companies are dealing with low prices
  Vitkova, V.
  The Conversation (online) 27January 2016
• A diagnosis of the China stock market bubble
  Zhao, H.
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The Best Bet: Should the New CEO Acquire or Divest?
Appadu, N. (2018)

The Impacts of Resource Distance and Institutional Distance on the Value of M&A Transactions
Veettil. N., Appadu. N., Veliyath. R. & Galeazzo. A. (2018)

Who Gains from Corporate Rescues? Distressed M&A during Four Financial Crises
Vitkova, V. & Tian, S. (2018)

Not All Acquirers are the Same: And that Matters
Angwin, D., Appadu, N., Thanos, I & Urs, U. (2017)

Employment Protection and Takeovers
Dessaint, O., Golubov, A. and Volpin, P. (2016)

Do Acquirers Benefit from Retaining Target CEOs?
Fich, E., Officer, M. & Tran, A. (2015)

Advertising, attention, and acquisition returns
Fich, E; Starks, L; and Tran, A (2016)

Do firms actively cater to dividend clienteles? Evidence from merger-induced changes in shareholder structure
Golubov, A., Lasfer, M. & Vitkova, V. (2017)

Dividend Policy and M&A
Lasfer, M., Golubov, A. & Vitkova, V. (2015)

Corporate Actions - A Holistic (CEO) Perspective
Moeller, S. & Vitkova, V. (2015)

The Next Step: How the appointment of a CEO can affect M&A (working title)
Sudarsanam, S. & Appadu, N. (2015)

Stock Pickers or Managers: Do Hedge Fund Activists Really Contribute to Long-term Value?
Sudarsanam, S. and Vitkova, V. (2016)

Do diversified firms allocate capital inefficiently? Evidence from equity carve-outs
Sudarsanam, S. & Vitkova, V. (2015)

Who Gains from Corporate Rescues? Distressed M&A during Four Financial Crises
Vitkova, V., Tian, S. & Faelten, A. (2017)

Does the Market Value M&A Risk Factor Disclosure?
Xie, F. and Wang, T. (2016)