Prof. Dr. Nihat  Aktas
Nihat Aktas
Prof. Dr.
Group
Finance and Accounting Group
Areas of expertise
Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Insider Trading, Event Study, Cash Policy, Working Capital Management
Group
Finance and Accounting Group
Areas of expertise
Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Insider Trading, Event Study, Cash Policy, Working Capital Management

Recent publications

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., De Bodt, E., Dogan, C. D. (2025), Do investor reactions to merger announcements shape the writing of SEC filings?, The British Accounting Review, Vol. 57 (3), 101498.

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Finance and Accounting Group

Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Cumming, D. J., Xu, G. (2024), Board reforms and M&A performance: international evidence, Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 55 (5), pp. 616–637.

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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.

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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.

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Finance and Accounting Group

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

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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.

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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.

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Finance and Accounting Group

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

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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.

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Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., De Bodt, E., Dogan, C. D. (2025), Do investor reactions to merger announcements shape the writing of SEC filings?, The British Accounting Review, Vol. 57 (3), 101498.

Download
Finance and Accounting Group

Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Cumming, D. J., Xu, G. (2024), Board reforms and M&A performance: international evidence, Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 55 (5), pp. 616–637.

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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.

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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.

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Finance and Accounting Group

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

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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.

Download
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.

Download
Finance and Accounting Group

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

Download
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.

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