Nickolay Gantchev

University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

Professor of Finance

Coventry CV4 7AL

United Kingdom

http://www.NickolayGantchev.com

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Research Fellow

London

United Kingdom

http://cepr.org

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (14)

1.

Governance under the Gun: Spillover Effects of Hedge Fund Activism

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 562/2018, Review of Finance (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 19 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 25 Nov 2018
Nickolay Gantchev, Oleg Gredil and Chotibhak Jotikasthira
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department
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Shareholder activism, Corporate governance, Hedge funds, Institutional investors

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The Costs of Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Sequential Decision Model

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2012
Nickolay Gantchev
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
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Citation 48

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Shareholder activism, Hedge funds, Institutional investors, Monitoring, Corporate Governance

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Activism Mergers

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2017
Nicole M. Boyson, Nickolay Gantchev and Anil Shivdasani
Northeastern University - D’Amore-McKim School of Business, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
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Hedge fund activism, Shareholder activism, Corporate governance, Mergers and acquisitions, Institutional investors

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Sustainability or Performance? Ratings and Fund Managers’ Incentives

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 21-4, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 747/2021
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 02 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2023
Nickolay Gantchev, Mariassunta Giannetti and Rachel Li
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Stockholm School of Economics and University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
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Sustainability; ESG; Mutual Funds; Fund Flows; Ratings

The Costs and Benefits of Shareholder Democracy: Gadflies and Low-Cost Activism

Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming, Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 18-15, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 586/2018
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 18 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2020
Nickolay Gantchev and Mariassunta Giannetti
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and Stockholm School of Economics
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Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Proposals; Shareholder Voting; Corporate Governance

The Costs and Benefits of Shareholder Democracy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13358
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Dec 2018
Nickolay Gantchev and Mariassunta Giannetti
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and Stockholm School of Economics
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corporate governance, Shareholder activism, Shareholder proposals, shareholder voting

Does Money Talk? Divestitures and Corporate Environmental and Social Policies

Review of Finance (Forthcoming), European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 634/2019, Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 19-9
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 24 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 02 May 2022
Nickolay Gantchev, Mariassunta Giannetti and Rachel Li
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Stockholm School of Economics and University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
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Corporate social responsibility; Real effects of financial markets; Institutional investors; Sustainability; Corporate governance

Does Money Talk? Market Discipline Through Selloffs and Boycotts

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14098
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Nov 2019
Nickolay Gantchev, Mariassunta Giannetti and Rachel Li
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Stockholm School of Economics and University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
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corporate governance, Corporate social responsibility, Culture, Environment, institutional investors

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Institutional Trading and Hedge Fund Activism

Management Science 64(6), 2930-2950, June 2018
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2020
Nickolay Gantchev and Chotibhak Jotikasthira
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department
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Shareholder activism, Corporate governance, Hedge funds, Institutional investors

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Activism and Empire Building

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 575/2018, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 18-23, Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 17-74, SMU Cox School of Business Research Paper No. 18-10
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 01 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2020
Nickolay Gantchev, Merih Sevilir and Anil Shivdasani
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance and University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
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shareholder activism, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, empire building, hedge funds

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CEO Succession Roulette

Management Science, forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
Dragana Cvijanovic, Nickolay Gantchev and Rachel Li
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
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CEO turnover, succession planning, executive labor market, CEO-firm match, CEO turnover-performance sensitivity

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Does Shareholder Coordination Matter? Evidence from Private Placements

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2012
Nickolay Gantchev and Indraneel Chakraborty
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and University of Miami
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Private placements, PIPE, Equity issuance, Shareholder coordination, Debt renegotiation, Financial distress

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Business School Networks and VC-backed Startups

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 15-79
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2016
Ye Cai, Nickolay Gantchev and Merih Sevilir
Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance
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Entrepreneurship, Venture capital, Startup firms, Business school networks, Management quality

12.

The Role of G(overnment) in Corporate ESG Policies

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Nickolay Gantchev, Jim Goldman and Shu Zhang
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and Gillmore Center, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Government contracts, ESG, Sustainability, Corporate governance, Firm diversity

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Divest to Acquire

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 2020-63
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Apr 2020
Sridhar Arcot, Nickolay Gantchev and Merih Sevilir
ESSEC Business School - Finance Department, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance
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Divestitures, Acquisitions, M&A strategy, Empire building, CEOs

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Sustainability or Performance? Ratings and Fund Managers' Incentives

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15945
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Mar 2021
Nickolay Gantchev, Mariassunta Giannetti and Rachel Li
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Stockholm School of Economics and University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
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