Research on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and disclosure.

Refereed publications

1. Product Similarity, Benchmarking, and Corporate Fraud, with William Grieser, Rachel Li, and Parth Venkat, 2025, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 60(7), 3195–3227.
2. The Saliency of the CEO Pay Ratio, with Austin Starkweather and Joshua White, 2024, Review of Finance 28, 1059–1104.
3. Shareholder Litigation and the Information Environment: Revisiting Evidence from Two Natural Experiments, with Eliezer Fich and Thomas Griffin, 2023, Journal of Corporate Finance 82, 102444.
4. The Role of Internal M&A Teams in Takeovers, with Nihat Aktas, Alexander Witkowski, Guosong Xu, and Burcin Yurtoglu, 2021, Review of Finance 25, 1047–1088.
5. Reductions in CEO Career Horizons and Corporate Policies, with Nihat Aktas, Ettore Croci, and Andrea Signori, 2021, Journal of Corporate Finance 66, 101862.
6. Ongoing SEC Disclosures by Foreign Firms, with Kathryn Schumann and Joshua White, 2021, The Accounting Review 96, 91–120.
7. Reputational Concerns and the Market for Corporate Control, with Vahap Uysal, 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance 61, 101399.
8. Merger Negotiations in the Shadow of Judicial Appraisal, with Brian Broughman and Antonio Macias, 2019, Journal of Law and Economics 62, 281–319. Internet Appendix
9. Shareholder Decision Rights in Acquisitions: Evidence from Mergers versus Tender Offers, with Brian Broughman and Antonio Macias, 2018, Journal of Corporate Finance 53, 225–245. Internet Appendix
10. Who Monitors the Monitor? The Use of Special Committees by Target Firms in Corporate Takeovers, with Harold Mulherin, 2017, Journal of Corporate Finance 44, 388–404.
11. Redacting Proprietary Information at the IPO, with Ioannis Floros and Shane Johnson, 2016, Journal of Financial Economics 120(1), 102–123.
12. The Effect of Institutional Ownership on Firm Transparency and Information Production, with Joshua White, 2015, Journal of Financial Economics 117(3), 508–533.
13. Time Trends and Determinants of the Method of Payment in M&As, with Erik Lie and Yixin Liu, 2014, Journal of Corporate Finance 27, 296–304.
14. Bankruptcy Spillover Effects on Strategic Alliance Partners, with Vladimir Ivanov, 2012, Journal of Financial Economics 103(3), 551–569.
15. Do Private Equity Consortiums Facilitate Collusion in Takeover Bidding?, with Harold Mulherin, 2011, Journal of Corporate Finance 17(5), 1475–1495.
16. Is There Shareholder Expropriation in the U.S.? An Analysis of Publicly-Traded Subsidiaries, with Vladimir Atanasov and David Haushalter, 2010, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 45(1), 1–26.
17. Do Auctions Induce a Winner’s Curse? New Evidence from the Corporate Takeover Market, with Harold Mulherin, 2008, Journal of Financial Economics 89(1), 1–19. Reprinted in Corporate Takeovers: Modern Empirical Developments, edited by Espen Eckbo.
18. The Determinants of Corporate Board Size and Composition: An Empirical Analysis, with Laura Field, Jonathan Karpoff, and Charu Raheja, 2007, Journal of Financial Economics 85(1), 65–101.
19. How Are Firms Sold?, with Harold Mulherin, 2007, Journal of Finance 62(2), 847–875.
20. Do Termination Provisions Truncate the Takeover Bidding Process?, with Harold Mulherin, 2007, Review of Financial Studies 20(2), 461–489.
21. An Investigation of the Gains from Specialized Equity Claims, with David Haushalter and Wayne Mikkelson, 2003, Financial Management 32(3), 5–21.
22. Comparing Acquisitions and Divestitures, with Harold Mulherin, 2000, Journal of Corporate Finance 6(2), 117–139. Reprinted in Mergers and Corporate Governance, edited by Harold Mulherin, in Corporate Restructuring, edited by John McConnell and David Denis, and in CFA Digest 31(1), 2001.

Other publications

23. The Private Deal Process in Mergers and Acquisitions, with Nihat Aktas, 2024, in Handbook of Corporate Finance, edited by David Denis, Edward Elgar Publishing.
24. Do Appraisal Challenges Benefit Target Shareholders Through Narrowing Arbitrage Spread? A Reply, with Brian Broughman and Antonio Macias, 2020, Journal of Law and Economics 63(4), 817–820.
25. Is There One Best Way to Sell a Company? Auctions versus Negotiations and Controlled Sales, with Harold Mulherin, 2009, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 21(3), 28–38.