The Value Killers: How Mergers and Acquisitions Cost Companies Billions-And How to Prevent It

Nuno Fernandes is Dean of Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal and Full Professor of Finance, and holds the Fundacao Amelia de Mello Chair. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Auditors of the Portuguese Central Bank (Banco de Portugal), and Visiting Professor of Finance at IMD Business School. Before becoming Dean of Catolica Lisbon, he was, for a decade, Professor of Finance at IMD, in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was also a member of the Advisory Committee for the World Economic Forum. A specialist in corporate finance, international financial markets, and emerging market risks, Fernandes has been published in leading international academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of International Business Studies , and the Journal of Portfolio Management . He speaks at business conferences in Asia, Europe, and North America, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal . Fernandes advises companies and financial institutions in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East on formulating winning financial strategies, investments, international valuations, M&As, and risk management. His work has earned recognition that includes the AEFIN prize and a grant from the FDIC (the U.S. regulator for financial institutions). In 2008, he received the Lamfalussy Fellowship from the European Central Bank.