Fangming Xu

University of Bristol

Associate Professor in Finance

School of Accounting and Finance

15-19 Tyndalls Park Road

Bristol, BS8 1PQ

United Kingdom

http://https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/fangming-xu

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Acquiring Acquirers

Review of Finance, Vol. 19, pp. 1489-1541, 2015, AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 15 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2016
Ludovic Phalippou, Fangming Xu and Huainan Zhao
University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Bristol and Loughborough University - School of Business and Economics
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Mergers and Acquisitions, Takeovers, Acquirer Announcement Returns

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Contagious Stock Price Crashes along the Supply Chain

Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2024
Buhui Qiu, Fangming Xu, Andy Yeung and Cheng (Colin) Zeng
The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, University of Bristol, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Supply chain risk, contagion effects, stock price crashes, operational incidents, financial incidents

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Shareholder Litigation Risk and Firms’ Choice of External Growth

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Chenchen Huang, Neslihan Ozkan and Fangming Xu
School of Management, University of Bath, University of Bristol - School Accounting and Finance, U.K. and University of Bristol
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shareholder litigation, UD laws, corporate alliances, mergers and acquisitions

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Free Cash Flows and Price Momentum

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2022
Jiajia Fu, Fangming Xu, Cheng (Colin) Zeng and Liyi Zheng
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) (Formerly University of Texas-Pan American), University of Bristol, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and University of Bristol
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Free cash flows, Cross-sectional momentum, Time-series momentum, Fundamental analysis, Technical trading

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Can Real Options Explain the Skewness of Stock Returns?

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Dec 2022
Tuan Quoc Ho, Kirak Kim, Yang Li and Fangming Xu
University of Bristol, Texas A&M University Central Texas, Queen's University Belfast and University of Bristol
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Real options, Flexibility, Stock-return skewness

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Investment-Momentum: A Two-Dimensional Behavioral Strategy

International Journal of Finance and Economics, Vol. 27, Issue 1, pp. 1191-1207, 2022
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2022
Fangming Xu, Huainan Zhao and Liyi Zheng
University of Bristol, Loughborough University - School of Business and Economics and University of Bristol
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Investment momentum, price momentum, corporate investment, mispricing, behavioural finance

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Do institutional investors process and act upon information? Evidence from M&A targets

Review of Corporate Finance Studies (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 14 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2024
Ellie Luu, Kirak Kim and Fangming Xu
University of Strathclyde, Texas A&M University Central Texas and University of Bristol
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institutional ownership, mergers and acquisitions, payment methods, information asymmetry

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Does Real Flexibility Help Firms Navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic?

British Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Tuan Quoc Ho, Kirak Kim, Yang Li and Fangming Xu
University of Bristol, Texas A&M University Central Texas, Queen's University Belfast and University of Bristol
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real options, flexibility, COVID-19, price sensitivity, resilience

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The Information Content of Target Price Forecasts: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions

Forthcoming Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jbfa.12521
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 25 Mar 2021
Tuan Quoc Ho, Ruby Brownen‐Trinh and Fangming Xu
University of Bristol, University of Bristol and University of Bristol
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Target price, analyst forecast, mergers, acquisitions, takeover likelihood, offer premium

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Survive the economic downturn: Operating flexibility, productivity, and stock crash

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 09 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2023
Yang Li, Tuan Quoc Ho, Xiaojun Wang and Fangming Xu
Queen's University Belfast, University of Bristol, University of Birmingham and University of Bristol
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operating flexibility, productivity, economic recessions, crash risk, firm resilience, real options

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Short-Selling Activities in the Time of COVID-19

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Ellie Luu, Fangming Xu and Liyi Zheng
University of Strathclyde, University of Bristol and University of Bristol
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short selling, COVID-19 pandemic, mispricing, price discovery

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State-Owned Enterprises and Cross-Border Alliances

British Journal of Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2023
Chenchen Huang, Neslihan Ozkan and Fangming Xu
School of Management, University of Bath, University of Bristol - School Accounting and Finance, U.K. and University of Bristol
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cross-border alliances, state-owned enterprises, political and economic factors, announcement performance

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Labor Protection Policy and the Speed of Corporate Cash Adjustment

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 20 May 2024
Panagiotis Asimakopoulos, Rongbing Xiao, Fangming Xu and Huainan Zhao
Loughborough University - School of Business and Economics, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), University of Bristol and Loughborough University - School of Business and Economics
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labor protection, wrongful discharge laws, speed of adjustment, optimal cash holdings

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Online Appendix for 'State-Owned Enterprises and Cross-Border Alliances'

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Jun 2023
Chenchen Huang, Neslihan Ozkan and Fangming Xu
School of Management, University of Bath, University of Bristol - School Accounting and Finance, U.K. and University of Bristol
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cross-border alliances, state-owned enterprises, political and economic factors, announcement performance

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Controlling Shareholders’ Portfolio Composition and Firm Leverage

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 31 Jan 2024
Yuen Rong, Lifang Li, Yang Li, Cunzhi Tian and Fangming Xu
Guangdong University of Education, Jinan University, Queen's University Belfast, Jinan University and University of Bristol
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Stock importance, portfolio composition, leverage, controlling shareholder

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Does Banking Fintech Curb Corproate Zombification? Evidence from China

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Sep 2024
Hai Jiang, Lanying Peng, Fangming Xu and Wentao Li
Jinan University, Jinan University, University of Bristol and Guangdong University of Technology
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Fintech, corporate zombification, credit resource distortion, enhanced information environment