Asymmetric Information and the Medium of Payment in US Takeover Bids

He teaches Financial Management and Corporate and Business Strategy to undergraduate courses and Mergers and Acquisitions to both undergraduate and post-graduate courses. He holds a PhD in Economics from the City University, London. The topic of his doctoral thesis was on Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to his academic assignment in the University of Piraeus, he has worked for Alpha Bank in Athens getting involved in mergers and acquisitions projects. His research work is focused on the issues of mergers and acquisitions, information asymmetry, and market efficiency. His papers have been published in academic journals, such as the European Financial Management, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, International Journal of the Economics of Business. He is the author of a book entitled ?Mergers & Acquisitions? which was published in Athens (2007).