Anh Tran

Anh L. Tran is a Reader / Associate Professor of Finance. He joined the Faculty of Finance at Cass in August 2010 after obtaining his PhD from Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA. Anh has taught corporate finance classes at both MSc and undergraduate levels. His research interests are in empirical corporate finance, including mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, and corporate governance among others.

In his recent research, Anh studies firm-value effects of managerial compensation during mergers and acquisitions and other important aspects of corporate governance affecting shareholder wealth. His research on stock option grants was cited in a front page article of the Wall Street Journal. Anh's other research has also been mentioned in various media outlets including Bloomberg, the New York Times, the Times, Le Monde, Les Echos, the Financial Times, the Economist, etc.

Anh has published research articles in leading journals including Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Management Science.

Qualifications

PhD.

Employment

• Reader in Finance, Cass Business School, City, University of London, Aug 2015 – present
• Senior Lecturer in Finance, Cass Business School, City, University of London, Aug 2012 – Jul 2015
• Lecturer in Finance, Cass Business School, City, University of London, Aug 2010 – Jul 2012

Expertise

Primary Topics

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Journal Articles (5)

• Keswani, A., Stolin, D. and Tran, A.L. (2017). Frenemies: how do financial firms vote on their own kind? Management Science, 63(3), pp. 631–654. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2015.2314.
• Fich, E.M., Rice, E.M. and Tran, A.L. (2016). Contractual revisions in compensation: Evidence from merger bonuses to target CEOs. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 61(2-3), pp. 338–368. doi:10.1016/j.jacceco.2015.12.002.
• Fich, E.M., Harford, J. and Tran, A.L. (2015). Motivated monitors: The importance of institutional investors' portfolio weights. Journal of Financial Economics, 118(1), pp. 21–48. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2015.06.014.
• Fich, E.M., Tran, A.L. and Walkling, R.A. (2013). On the importance of golden parachutes. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 48(6), pp. 1717–1753. doi:10.1017/S002210901300063X.
• Fich, E.M., Cai, J. and Tran, A.L. (2011). Stock option grants to target CEOs during private merger negotiations. Journal of Financial Economics, 101(2), pp. 413–430. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.03.010

Subject/Academic Leadership

• 8.2015 - present, Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre, Academic Director