KHAS Finance Seminars – Lora Dimitrova

KHAS Finance SeminarsThe Finance Seminar series organized by the Department of International Trade and Finance at Kadir Has University will host Lora Dimitrova from the University of Exeter Business School on Wednesday, November 29th.nerleri – Lora Dimitrova

You can follow Dimitrova’s speech titled “Executive Visibility: A Worthwhile Investment or a Futile Pursuit?” from 17.00 (GMT+3) on Zoom.

Zoom Meeting ID: 83471981900

The language of the event is English.

Özet: We examine the role of executive visibility in attracting investors to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). We assess visibility in the press, on the web, and on social media. The most visible executives raise 58% more funds, complete IPOs in a third less time, and attract more investors at merger announcements than their least visible counterparts. However, this initial outperformance is not sustained in the long run, suggesting that visibility functions more as a marketing tool. Institutional investors trade on visibility by selling SPACs with less visible executives and buying those with highly visible executives, attracting retail investors, and securing their exit strategy ahead of merger completion.

Konuşmacı Hakkında: Lora Dimitrova is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Exeter Business School. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial finance, innovation, and venture capital. Her work has been published in top academic journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Review of Finance, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. She has received numerous research grants including the Chaire Fintech AMF Grant, Coller Institute of Venture Grant, and the British Academy Leverhulme Research Grant. Lora gained her Ph.D. in Finance from the London Business School, and her M.Sc. in Finance from Concordia University.