Alan Gregory

is Professor of Corporate Finance at the University of Exeter, where he is the head of the School of Business and Economics. He has previously been Professor in the Departments of Accounting and Finance at Glasgow University and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. At Exeter he teaches on the Exeter MBA and MA Finance and Investment programmes.
His current research interests include takeovers and mergers, the cost of capital and stock market efficiency, and his recent published work has included a study of the long run performance of UK acquiring firms, a CIMA-funded study of the cost of capital in the UK, the performance of initial public offerings, share price reaction to director's trading activity and the performance measurement of "ethical" unit trusts. His work has been published in the Economic Journal, Accounting and Business Research, The Journal of Business Finance and Accounting and European Financial Management.
In addition to his academic interests, he is chartered management accountant and has acted as a consultant to HM Treasury. He has also advised in the valuation of target companies in takeover bids and acted as a consultant to a "big five" accounting firm in the determination of the cost of the capital.