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Dr Christos P. Mavis

Lecturer in Finance and Accounting

Qualifications: BSc, MSc (Dunelm), PhD

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Phone: Work: 01483 68 6572
Room no: 58 MS 02

Office hours

During Semester Periods

  • Wednesdays 11:00 - 13:00
  • Fridays         17:00 - 18:00

Further information

Biography

Christos is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Finance in the Surrey Business School (ex- School of Management) in the University of Surrey. He graduated from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens with a BSc degree in Economics. He holds an MSc degree from Durham Business School in the field of Corporate and International Finance with distinction. Christos completed his PhD in the area of Corporate Finance and, more specifically, in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) at the ICMA Centre in the University of Reading.

Christos' main interests lie in merger waves, CEO turnovers, public vs private takeover targets, and CEO acquisitiveness and their impact on shareholder value creation. His research is presented every year in prestigious North American and European Conferences and his most current work is published in the European Journal of Finance. Christos currently teaches Topics in Finance and Corporate Finance and has previously taught Portfolio Management, Microeconomics, and Debt Markets and Instruments.

Research Interests

Mergers and Acquisitions; Merger Waves; CEO Turnovers; Corporate Governance

Publications

SSRN webpage

Journal articles

Conference papers

  • Mavis CP. (2011) 'How Have M&As Changed? Evidence from the Sixth Merger Wave'. FMA Annual Meeting, Denver, USA, 2011
  • Mavis CP. (2011) 'How Have M&As Changed? Evidence from the Sixth Merger Wave'. Northern Finance Association, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
  • Mavis CP. (2011) 'How Have M&As Changed? Evidence from the Sixth Merger Wave'. European Financial Management Association, Braga, Portugal, 2011
  • Mavis CP. (2011) 'How Have M&As Changed? Evidence from the Sixth Merger Wave'. FMA European Conference, Porto, Portugal, 2011

Teaching

Current

  • Topics in Finance (BSc)
  • Corporate Finance (BSc)

Previous

  • Portfolio Management (MSc)
  • Microeconomics (BSc)

Departmental Duties

Group Website Coordinator