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Dr. Xiaofei Xing is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance at the University of Birmingham's Birmingham Business School, where he also serves as Programme Director for the MSc Investments. He joined the university in April 2017, having previously been a Lecturer in Finance at Coventry University.
- Institution: University of Birmingham
- School: Birmingham Business School
- Department: Department of Finance
- Position: Assistant Professor in Finance
- Role: Programme Director, MSc Investments
Education:
- PhD in Finance, Durham University
- MA in Management, Durham University
- BEng in Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology
Dr. Xing’s research is centered on corporate finance and behavioural corporate finance, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions. His work extends into shareholder activism, investment banking, hedge funds, mutual funds, financial technology, corporate governance, and corporate innovation. His research bridges theoretical and practical aspects of financial decision-making in corporate environments.
The recent articles highlight a consistent focus on M&A dynamics, investor behaviour, and financial intermediation. His publications explore how investment bankers influence deal outcomes, how activist investors affect takeover gains, and how domestic and foreign acquisitions impact Chinese firms. These works reflect strong expertise in empirical corporate finance and international financial markets.
Dr. Xing is interested in supervising postgraduate research in corporate finance, asset pricing, and financial technology. He teaches modules including MSc Private Equity and Venture Finance, BSc Econometrics, and previously taught MSc Empirical Topics in Accounting and Finance, MSc Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance, and several undergraduate finance courses.
He has no listed scientific awards in the provided text. There is no mention of labs or research teams he leads, though his research portal indicates active scholarly output.
