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Die Forschungs- und Lehrtätigkeiten des Lehrstuhls für Mergers & Acquisitions konzentrieren sich auf den Bereich Corporate Finance mit den Schwerpunkten Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Banking und Corporate Valuation.

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Seit September 2013 hat Prof. Dr. Aktas den Lehrstuhl für Mergers & Acquisitions an der WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management inne. Außerdem ist er Co-Director des Executive Education Programms für Mergers & Acquisitions an der WHU. Zuvor arbeitete er an der Skema Business School (Frankreich), der EMLYON Business School (Frankreich) und der Louvain School of Management (Université catholique de Louvain). Prof. Dr. Aktas ist bekannt für seine Forschungsartikel über Mergers & Acquisitions, die in führenden internationalen Zeitschriften wie dem Journal of Financial Economics, dem Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, dem Economic Journal, dem Journal of Corporate Finance und dem Journal of Banking & Finance veröffentlicht wurden. Seine Forschungen wurden in den Programmen führender internationaler Konferenzen vorgestellt und in weit verbreiteten internationalen Medien wie der Financial Times, der New York Times und der Süddeutschen Zeitung zitiert. Von 2001-2002 war er Gastwissenschaftler an der Anderson School of Management (UCLA, Los Angeles). Prof. Dr. Aktas ist auch Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats von Pulcra Chemicals.

Aktuelle Forschungspublikationen von Prof. Dr. Nihat Aktas

Finance and Accounting Group

Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Aziz, S. (2023), Does bilateral trust matter during mergers and acquisitions negotiations?, British Journal of Management, Vol. 34 (4), pp. 2212-2233.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Croci, E. (2023), Climate risk and deployment of corporate resources to working capital, Economics Letters, Vol. 224, 111002.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Baros, A., Croci, E. (2022), Corporate divestitures around acquisitions, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 73, 102189.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Boone, A., Witkowski, A., Xu, G., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), The role of internal M&A teams in takeovers, Review of Finance, Vol. 25 (4), pp. 1047–1088.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Boone, A., Croci, E., Signori, A. (2021), Reductions in CEO career horizons and corporate policies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 66, 101862.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Petmezas, D., Servaes, H., Karampatsas, N. (2021), Credit ratings and acquisitions, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 69, 101986.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Croci, E., Ozbas, O., Petmezas, D. (2021), Executive compensation and deployment of corporate resources: evidence from working capital, Review of Corporate Finance, Vol. 1 (1-2), pp. 43-80.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Andreou, P., Karasamani, I., Philip, D. (2019), CEO duality, agency costs, and internal capital allocation efficiency, British Journal of Management, Vol. 30 (2), pp. 473-493.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Andries, K., Croci, E., Özdakak, A. (2019), Stock market development and the financing role of IPOs in acquisitions, Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 98, pp. 25-38.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Louca, C., Petmezas, D. (2019), CEO overconfidence and the value of corporate cash holdings, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 54, pp. 85-106.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Aziz, S. (2023), Does bilateral trust matter during mergers and acquisitions negotiations?, British Journal of Management, Vol. 34 (4), pp. 2212-2233.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Croci, E. (2023), Climate risk and deployment of corporate resources to working capital, Economics Letters, Vol. 224, 111002.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Baros, A., Croci, E. (2022), Corporate divestitures around acquisitions, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 73, 102189.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Boone, A., Witkowski, A., Xu, G., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), The role of internal M&A teams in takeovers, Review of Finance, Vol. 25 (4), pp. 1047–1088.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Boone, A., Croci, E., Signori, A. (2021), Reductions in CEO career horizons and corporate policies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 66, 101862.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Petmezas, D., Servaes, H., Karampatsas, N. (2021), Credit ratings and acquisitions, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 69, 101986.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Croci, E., Ozbas, O., Petmezas, D. (2021), Executive compensation and deployment of corporate resources: evidence from working capital, Review of Corporate Finance, Vol. 1 (1-2), pp. 43-80.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Andreou, P., Karasamani, I., Philip, D. (2019), CEO duality, agency costs, and internal capital allocation efficiency, British Journal of Management, Vol. 30 (2), pp. 473-493.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Andries, K., Croci, E., Özdakak, A. (2019), Stock market development and the financing role of IPOs in acquisitions, Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 98, pp. 25-38.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Louca, C., Petmezas, D. (2019), CEO overconfidence and the value of corporate cash holdings, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 54, pp. 85-106.

Ausgewählte Forschungspublikationen von Prof. Dr. Nihat Aktas

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt, Helen Bollaert and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial Economics
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial Economics
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Economic Journal
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Market response to European regulation of business combinations

Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt, Helen Bollaert and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial Economics
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial Economics
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Economic Journal
Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Market response to European regulation of business combinations

Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll

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Unser Team

Johanna Häring
Johanna Häring
Persönliche Assistentin
Talha Umar
Talha Umar
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Andreas G. Zetzsche
Andreas G. Zetzsche
Chair Affiliate Former Group Head of M&A RWE AG, Essen
Dr. Alexander Witkowski
Dr. Alexander Witkowski
Dissertation: "Empirical Essays in Corporate Finance"
Dr. Santo Centineo
Dr. Santo Centineo
Dissertation: "Essays in Empirical Corporate Finance: Family Firms, Investment Decisions, and Performance"
Dr. Ali Özdakak
Dr. Ali Özdakak
Dissertation: "Empirical Essays on Initial Public Offerings and Mergers & Acquisitions"
Dr. Can Deniz Dogan
Dr. Can Deniz Dogan
Dissertation: “Essays in Mergers and Acquisitions”

Lehre - Bachelor und Master Kurse sowie Abschlussarbeiten

  • Corporate Finance, verpflichtender BSc Kurs, 2. Semester
  • Valuation and M&A, Wahlfach MiF Kurs, 1. Semester
  • Mergers and Acquisitions, Wahlfach MiM Kurs, 2. Semester
  • Investment Banking, MBA
  • Mergers & Acquisitions, MBA 

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Lehrstuhl für Mergers and Acquisitions
WHU Campus Vallendar
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Burgplatz 2
D-56179 Vallendar