Research Interests

• Firm scope
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Investment banking
• Market efficiency

Selected Publications

• “Locking Out Rival Bidders: The Use of Lockup Options in Corporate Mergers,” Journal of Financial Economics
• “Divisional Diversity and the Conglomerate Discount: The Evidence from Spinoffs,” Journal of Financial Economics, (coauthor with Nanda)
• “What’s in a Name? Hotelling’s Valuation Principle and Business School Namings,” The Journal of Business,  (coauthor Nanda)
• “Do Firms Time Equity Offerings? Evidence from the 1930s and 1940s, ” Financial Management (coauthors Christie and Nanda)
• “Is Acquiring-Firm Shareholder Approval in Stock-for-Stock Mergers Perfunctory?” Financial Management, (coauthors Morgan and Wolf)
• “Does it Pay to be Loyal? An Empirical Analysis of Underwriting Relationships and Fees,” Journal of Financial Economics, (coauthors Nanda and Warther)

Teaching & Professional Experience

• Corporate Finance and Investments (MBA level)
• Member of American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Southern Finance Association, Western Finance Association

Degrees

• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Ph.D., 1997
• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.S.B.A., 1989
• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Certificate in Actuarial Science, 1989