Browsing by Author "Eaton, Gregory"
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Energen Corporation (NYSE:EGN) valuation and analysis of acquisition premium paid by Diamondback Energy (NYSE:FANG)
Sakabu, Timothy (2019-04-29)On August 14th, 2018, Diamondback Energy announced the acquisition of Energen Corporation in an all-stock deal that would convert each eligible share of Energen to .6442 shares of Diamondback. By completing a valuation ... -
Impact of firm reputation and visibility on portfolio manager decision making
Rhoads, Russell A. (2022-12)I develop and test theory about the impact of heuristics on the composition of actively managed equity portfolios. Active equity portfolio managers are charged with the task of outperforming their peers and a benchmark ... -
Profitability of owning a professional sports team in the United States
Evans, George Drummond (5/5/2023)Eight years ago, during an interview with CNN Business one of the more infamous NBA team owners, Mark Cuban, claimed that owning a sports team was no longer a trophy asset. He said many of the new ownership groups are a ... -
Three essays in finance
Hupka, Yuri A. (2023-05)Essay one examines multiple aspects of executive compensation using NCAA football head coach salaries. Our setting provides unique advantages to answering whether over- and under-paid salaries impact future performance. ... -
Three essays on the economics of cybersecurity
Zhang, Tianjian (2020-05)The rapid growth of digitization has made cybersecurity a critical area for corporations, markets, and governments. The rise in cybersecurity investments and sweeping changes in the regulatory environment raise new economic ... -
Two essays on stock repurchases
Liu, Yifan (2020-05)My dissertation comprises two chapters. The first chapter examines the information content of actual share repurchase within the context of informed options trading, while the second chapter examines the impact of EPS-motivated ...