Yan Alperovych

Yan teaches corporate finance and related topics in MSc in Management and Specialized Master in Financial Engineering programs. His research interests lie in the area of entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and private equity and their role in stimulating growth and performance of small and medium sized firms. He is also interested in the assessment of the impact of public sector initiatives to promote regional entrepreneurship.

EDUCATION

• 2011 Ph.D. in Economics and Management - University of Liège (HEC-ULG Ecole de Gestion), Belgium
• 2006 Master in international economics, magna cum laude - Donetsk National Technical University, Ukraine
• 2005 Master in management science, suma cum laude - University of Liège (HEC-ULG Ecole de Gestion), Belgium

AWARDS

AFFI 2016, Best paper in corporate & entrepreneurial finance, 2016.

Belgian Venturing Association (BVA), Best Essay - Ph.D. section, 2014.

EXPERIENCE

• Since April 2014 Associate professor of finance - EMLYON Business School, Ecully, France
• September 2011 - April 2014 Assistant professor of finance - EMLYON Business School, Ecully, France
• May 2011 - August 2011 Post-doc fellow – University of Liège, Belgium
• January 2010 - June 2010 Visiting research fellow - Center for Management Buyout Research, Nottingham University Business School, United Kingdom
• February 2009 - May 2009 Expert-assistant for the Belgian Parliament in the Special Commission on the global financial crisis, Belgium
• January 2007 - December 2011 FRFC/FNRS research fellow (FRFC is the branch of the Belgian National Research Fund), University of Liège, Belgium
• July 2003 - August 2006 Assistant-consultant and project coordinator for Enterprise Restructuting Facility (Bearing Point) - INTRON Ltd.

EXPERTISE

• Venture capital and private equity performance analysis
• Capital budgeting
• Capital structure in SMEs

COURSES TAUGHT

• MSc in Management - Corporate Finance; Corporate Financial Management; Practicing Corporate Valuation
• Specialized Master in Financial Engeneering - Venture Capital module

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Venture capital and private equity finance
• Venture valuation
• Capital budgeting
• Capital structure and financing choices of unlisted firms

PUBLICATIONS

ACADEMIC ARTICLES (4)

‑ ALPEROVYCH, Yan, Hubner, Georges, , LOBET, Fabrice. 2015. How does governmental versus private venture capital backing affect a firm's efficiency?: Evidence from Belgium.Journal of Business Venturing, 30 (4): 508-525 P.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2013. Incremental impact of venture capital financing.Small Business Economics, 41 (3): 651-666 P.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Amess, Kevin, , Wright, Mike. 2013. Private equity firm experience and buyout vendor source: What is their impact on efficiency?.European Journal of Operational Research, 228 (3): 601-611 P.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2011. Explaining returns on venture capital backed companies: Evidence from Belgium.Research in International Business and Finance, 25 (3): 277-295 P.

BOOK CHAPTERS (2)

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Calcagno, Riccardo, , Geiler, Philipp. 2018. Corporate Governance and Fraud: Causes and Consequences., Research Handbook of Finance and Sustainability. : Cheltenham : Edward Elgar

‑ Alperovych, Yan. 2018. The impact on productivity of management buyouts and private equity., The Routledge Companion to Management Buyouts. : New York : Routledge

CONFERENCES (8)

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges, , LOBET, Fabrice. 2013. Venture capital-backing and public investor: Belgian evidence.: HEC Management SchoolUniversity of Liege

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges, , LOBET, Fabrice. 2010. VC-backed firm efficiency and public investor: Belgian evidence.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges, , LOBET, Fabrice. 2010. VC-Backed Firm Efficiency and Public Investor: Belgian Evidence.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2009. Explaining returns on venture capital backed companies: evidence from Belgium.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2009. Explaining Returns on Venture Capital Backed Companies : Evidence from Belgium.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2009. Explaining returns on venture capital backed companies: evidence from Belgium.

‑ Alperovych, Yan. 2008. Explaining returns on venture capital backed companies: evidence from Belgium.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2008. Explaining returns on venture capital backed companies: evidence from Belgium.

WORKING PAPERS (3)

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges. 2012. Incremental Impact of Venture Capital Financing.

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Amess, Kevin, , Wright, Mike. 2012. Private Equity Firm Experience and Buy-out Vendor Source : What is their Impact on Efficiency ?. (Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, 12/800, What is their Impact on Efficiency ?).: Ghent University

‑ Alperovych, Yan, Hubner, Georges, , LOBET, Fabrice. 2011. Venture Capital-Backed Firm Efficiency and Public Investor: Belgian Evidence. (1) ‑ Alperovych, Yan. 2011. Essays on the efficiency and performance of venture capital and private equity.: University of Liege