Professor Evangelos Vagenas-Nanos

  • Professor of Finance (Accounting & Finance)

email: Evangelos.Vagenas-Nanos@glasgow.ac.uk

Main Building, Accounting and Finance, West Quadrangle, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-2186

Biography

Evangelos joined the Adam Smith Business School in 2010 as a lecturer in Finance. Previously, he was a teaching assistant in Finance at Durham Business School. Evangelos gained a BA in Economics from Aristotle University (Greece) while at Durham University he obtained an MSc in Finance and Investment as well as a PhD in Finance (2011). He also holds the Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Teaching and Learning in higher Education qualification. His main research areas of interest lie in Corporate Finance, especially within the sub-field of Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Structure as well as Behavioural Finance. Investigating these fields, Evangelos’ PhD thesis focuses on the impact of managerial and investor sentiment on bidders’ abnormal returns. Evangelos is also involved in the supervision of undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students.

Research interests

Evangelos is a member of the Finance research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

  • Corporate Finance 
  • Mergers and Acquisitions 
  • Behavioural Finance 
  • Capital Markets

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2010
Number of items: 14.

2022

Chaudhry, A. N., Kontonikas, A. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2022) Social networks and the informational role of financial advisory firms centrality in mergers and acquisitions. British Journal of Management, 33(2), pp. 958-979. (doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12477)

2021

Dutordoir, M., Vagenas-Nanos, E. , Verwijmeren, P. and Wu, B. (2021) A rundown of merger target run-ups. Financial Management, 50(2), pp. 487-518. (doi: 10.1111/fima.12331)

Aleksanyan, M. , Hao, Z., Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2021) Do state visits affect cross-border mergers and acquisitions? Journal of Corporate Finance, 66, 101800. (doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101800)

2020

Guidi, M. , Sogiakas, V., Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2020) Spreading the sin: an empirical assessment from corporate takeovers. International Review of Financial Analysis, 71, 101535. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101535)

Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2020) The benefits of overvaluation: evidence from mergers and acquisitions. Financial Management, 49(1), pp. 91-133. (doi: 10.1111/fima.12247)

2019

Guo, J. (M.), Li, X., Cisternas Seeger, N. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2019) Social connections, reference point and acquisition premium. British Accounting Review, 51(1), pp. 46-71. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2018.07.001)

2017

Andrikopoulos, P. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2017) Special issue of the Review of Behavioral Finance guest editors’ introduction. Review of Behavioral Finance, 9(2), pp. 102-104. (doi: 10.1108/rbf-05-2017-0043)

Siganos, A. , Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2017) Divergence of sentiment and stock market trading. Journal of Banking and Finance, 78, pp. 130-141. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2017.02.005)

Black, E. L., Guo, J., Hu, N. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2017) Uncertainty triggers overreaction: evidence from corporate takeovers. European Journal of Finance, 23(14), pp. 1362-1389. (doi: 10.1080/1351847X.2016.1202296)

2016

Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2016) Mergers and acquisitions in frontier markets: a comparative analysis. In: Andrikopoulos, P., Gregoriou, G. N. and Kallinterakis, V. (eds.) Handbook of Frontier Markets: Evidence from Middle East, North Africa and International Comparative Studies. Elsevier, pp. 341-357. ISBN 9780128092002

2015

Danbolt, J., Siganos, A. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2015) Investor sentiment and bidder announcement abnormal returns. Journal of Corporate Finance, 33, pp. 164-179. (doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2015.06.003)

2014

Siganos, A. , Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2014) Facebook's daily sentiment and international stock markets. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 107(B), pp. 730-743. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.06.004)

Abu Bakar, A., Siganos, A. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2014) Does mood explain the Monday effect? Journal of Forecasting, 33(6), pp. 409-418. (doi: 10.1002/for.2305)

2010

Croci, E., Petmezas, D. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2010) Managerial overconfidence in high and low valuation markets and gains to acquisitions. International Review of Financial Analysis, 19(5), pp. 368-378. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2010.06.003)

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Number of items: 14.

Articles

Chaudhry, A. N., Kontonikas, A. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2022) Social networks and the informational role of financial advisory firms centrality in mergers and acquisitions. British Journal of Management, 33(2), pp. 958-979. (doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12477)

Dutordoir, M., Vagenas-Nanos, E. , Verwijmeren, P. and Wu, B. (2021) A rundown of merger target run-ups. Financial Management, 50(2), pp. 487-518. (doi: 10.1111/fima.12331)

Aleksanyan, M. , Hao, Z., Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2021) Do state visits affect cross-border mergers and acquisitions? Journal of Corporate Finance, 66, 101800. (doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101800)

Guidi, M. , Sogiakas, V., Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2020) Spreading the sin: an empirical assessment from corporate takeovers. International Review of Financial Analysis, 71, 101535. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101535)

Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2020) The benefits of overvaluation: evidence from mergers and acquisitions. Financial Management, 49(1), pp. 91-133. (doi: 10.1111/fima.12247)

Guo, J. (M.), Li, X., Cisternas Seeger, N. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2019) Social connections, reference point and acquisition premium. British Accounting Review, 51(1), pp. 46-71. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2018.07.001)

Andrikopoulos, P. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2017) Special issue of the Review of Behavioral Finance guest editors’ introduction. Review of Behavioral Finance, 9(2), pp. 102-104. (doi: 10.1108/rbf-05-2017-0043)

Siganos, A. , Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2017) Divergence of sentiment and stock market trading. Journal of Banking and Finance, 78, pp. 130-141. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2017.02.005)

Black, E. L., Guo, J., Hu, N. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2017) Uncertainty triggers overreaction: evidence from corporate takeovers. European Journal of Finance, 23(14), pp. 1362-1389. (doi: 10.1080/1351847X.2016.1202296)

Danbolt, J., Siganos, A. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2015) Investor sentiment and bidder announcement abnormal returns. Journal of Corporate Finance, 33, pp. 164-179. (doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2015.06.003)

Siganos, A. , Vagenas-Nanos, E. and Verwijmeren, P. (2014) Facebook's daily sentiment and international stock markets. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 107(B), pp. 730-743. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.06.004)

Abu Bakar, A., Siganos, A. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2014) Does mood explain the Monday effect? Journal of Forecasting, 33(6), pp. 409-418. (doi: 10.1002/for.2305)

Croci, E., Petmezas, D. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2010) Managerial overconfidence in high and low valuation markets and gains to acquisitions. International Review of Financial Analysis, 19(5), pp. 368-378. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2010.06.003)

Book Sections

Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2016) Mergers and acquisitions in frontier markets: a comparative analysis. In: Andrikopoulos, P., Gregoriou, G. N. and Kallinterakis, V. (eds.) Handbook of Frontier Markets: Evidence from Middle East, North Africa and International Comparative Studies. Elsevier, pp. 341-357. ISBN 9780128092002

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Grants

Carnegie Trust Research Grant (2013) – Small Research Grant (£810) for research collaboration Award £810K.

Supervision

Current PhD students

  • Li, Yifan
    Three essays on corporate finance
  • Movaghari, Hadi
    Application of machine learning in corporate cash holdings
  • Panburana, Nawawan
    The Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
  • Yang, An
    The Impact of Social Media on Initial Coin Offering Based on

Teaching

Courses taught

Postgraduate:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions (MSc)
  • Behavioural Finance (MSc)
  • Corporate Finance (LLM)

Undergraduate:

  • Research Thinking Thinking Research 

Previously taught

Postgraduate:

  • Finance and Accounting for Managers (MBA)
  • Investment Strategies (MSc)
  • Business Statistics (MSc)

Undergraduate:

  • Quantitative Methods for Finance

Additional information

Conferences

Does Investor Sentiment Influence Bidder Announcement Abnormal Returns?

1.  European Financial Management Association (EFMA), Rome, Italy, 2014

2.  World Finance Conference (WFC), Venice, Italy, 2014 

3.  Financial Management Association (FMA), Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 2014

‘Do Stock Acquirers Benefit by Exploiting Their Overvalued Equity?’

4.  Midwest Finance Association (MFA), Orlando, Florida, USA, 2014

5.  European Financial Management Association (EFMA), Barcelona, Spain, 2012 

6.  World Finance Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2012

‘Divergence of Sentiment and the Impact on the Stock Markets: Worldwide Evidence’

7.  International Symposium on Forecasting (ISF), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2014

8.  World Finance Conference (WFC), Limmasol, Cyprus, 2013

9.  British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), Glasgow, UK, 2013

‘The dragon vs. The eagle: A case of mergers’

10.  European Financial Management Symposium, Asian Financial Management, Beijing, China, 2011

‘Uncertainty triggers sentiment: Evidence from corporate takeovers’

11.  European Financial Management Association (EFMA), Braga, Portugal, 2011

12.  World Finance Conference (WFC), Rhodes, Greece, 2011

‘Managerial Overconfidence in High and Low Valuation Markets and Gains to Acquisitions’

13.  Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Turin, Italy, 2009

14.  European Financial Management Association (EFMA), Milan, Italy, 2009

Refereeing (academic journals)

  • Journal of International Business Studies
  • Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
  • European Journal of Finance
  • Journal of Strategy and Management

Dr Evangelos Vagenas-Nanos, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance (Accounting & Finance)