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Personal profile
Personal profile
Qualifications
Ph.D in Finance (University of Exeter, UK)
Talent Programme
Ningbo Leading Talent Programme (“宁波市领军和拔尖人才培养工程”)
Professional Organizations
Securities Association of China (中国证券业协会,证券基金从业资格)
Ningbo Federation of Social Science Associations (宁波社科联,理事)
Biography
Dr. XiaoGang Bi is the Associate Professor in Finance at Nottingham University Business School (China), and research fellow in the Centre for Global Finance (GFC). Previously he worked in the Centre for Finance and Investment (Xfi) at University of Exeter (UK).
Dr. XiaoGang Bi obtained his PhD degree from the University of Exeter Business School (UK). Dr.Bi’s research focuses on the area of mergers & acquisitions, institutional investors and managerial teams. He has published in leading national and international financial journals, and acts as a Principle Investigator for a Provincial Natural Science Funding project. His research has also been featured in the practitioner press, namely Financial Times (Chinese), Financial Times Investment Advisor, China Business Journal, and Journal of Investor Relations.
Dr. Bi also has rich industry experience, and works closely with securities companies and asset management companies in China on various consulting projects, especially on Chinese SME’s private placement bond issuing, asset backed security (ABS), IPO and mergers & acquisitions. Dr. Bi and his team also focus on quantitative trading strategies, as well as big data/ AI and its applications in corporate finance.
Research Interests
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Advisors
- Institutional Investors
- Managerial Teams
- Corporate Finance
- Machine Learning/ AI and its application in Corporate Finance
Professional Information
Patents/Copyrights
- Software copyright: AI-driven Investment Banking Decision System, 2021, Copyright Protect Center of China (中国版权保护中心)
Best Paper Awards
- "Make a promise: valuation adjustment mechnasim in Chinese Mergers & Acquisitions", Paper presented at the 2018 Chinese Academy of Management Annual Meeting, November 3-4, Hangzhou, China.
- "The value of financial advisors in private acquisitons: new evidence from Chinese M&As", Paper presented at the 2017 Asian Finance Association Conference, July 6-8, Seoul, Korea.
- "Expropriation and Chinese Mergers & Acquisitions", Paper presented at the 2016 Chinese Academy of Management Annual Meeting (中国管理学年会), September 28-30, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
Practioner Journal Publications (Media Coverage)
- Bi, X.G., "Valuation adjustment mechansim in Chinese acquisitions" Financial Times (金融时报,中文版), April 05, 2017.
- Bi, X.G., "In-house investment banking in China" Financial Times (金融时报,中文版), December 14, 2015.
- Bi, X.G., (with Q.P. MA), "Why past performance is a guide to future results", Financial Times Investment Advisor, February 06, 2012.
- Bi, X.G., (with Zeidan, R., Boateng, A.). "Chinese corporate governance", Journal of Investors Relations, November, 2011.
- Bi, X.G., "A good time to buy? Mergers and acquisitions for Chinese companies", China Business Journal (中国经营报), November 24, 2008.
Books and Monographs:
- Bi, X.G., (2010) "Stock market driven acquisitions - evidenc from UK M&A market", LAP Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co.KG. ISBN: 9783838387451.
Book Contributions:
- Bi, X.G.,(2015), "PE/VC and maritime economy", in Y.M., ZHANG[Eds.], Maritime Economy and Strategy of Investment and Financing, Vol 1, China Finance Publisher, pp329-348. ISBN: 9787504977113.
- Bi, X.G., (2011), "Asymmetric volatility, a behavioural explanation of Chinese Stock Market", in Q.P.MA [Eds.], Private Capital and Road to Developed Economy, Vol.1, Economic Science Press, pp222-249. ISBN: 9787514106688.
- Bi, X.G., (with Zeidan, R., Boateng, A.), (2011) "Corporate governance in family business in China: challenges and opportunities", in Joaquim Rubens FontesFilhoo; Ricardo Pereira Camara Leal. [Eds.], Corporate Governance in Family Business, 1st ed. New York: Saint Paul, Vol 1, pp233-242, ISBN: 9788580040470.
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Financial Management
- Computational Finance
- Corporate Finance
Postgraduate
- Capital Market Analysis
- Advanced Corporate Finance (PhD module)
- Developing Management Research (PhD module)
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Present situation and policy suggestion of developing quantitative trading industry in Ningbo
Bi, X. (PI)
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal Government Funded Projects
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Fund Activities and Corporate Finance Decision
Bi, X. (PI)
1/01/12 → 16/04/16
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Zhejiang Provincial Government Funded Projects
Research output
- 18 Article
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Buddhism and M&A performance: Evidence from China
Shi, W. & Bi, X., Dec 2023, In: Accounting and Finance. 63, 4, p. 4505-4531 27 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Chairperson (CEO) facial structure and risky investments: evidence from Chinese acquisitions
Shi, W., Bi, X., Boateng, A. & Yuan, S., Nov 2023, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 61, 4, p. 1177-1205 29 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
External sources of finance and value creation of Chinese mergers and acquisitions: does ownership type matter?
Bi, X. & Boateng, A., 3 Aug 2021, In: International Journal of Accounting and Information Management. 29, 3, p. 452-471 20 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Make a promise: the valuation adjustment mechanism in Chinese private target acquisitions
Bi, X. G., 23 Mar 2021, (Published Online) In: European Journal of Finance. 27, 16, p. 1645-1668 24 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)867 Downloads (Pure) -
Ownership Type, Home-Country Government-Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms
Boateng, A., Du, M., Bi, X. G., Kwabi, F. O. & Glaister, K. W., 1 Jul 2021, (Published Online) In: British Journal of Management. 33, 3, p. 1412-1431 20 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)