Valeriya Vitkova

Senior Lecturer @Bayes Business School

London, GB

Dr Valeriya Vitkova is a Senior Lecturer in Corporate Finance at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass). She is also the Director of Client Research at the M&A Research Centre (MARC). Since joining Bayes Business School, she has been involved in teaching, supervising students for their dissertations and research. Dr Vitkova\'s research interests are related to topics such as gender diversity in M&A, shareholder activism, corporate restructuring, acquisitions of distressed companies, post-acquisition performance and the role of institutional investors, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Dr Vitkova teaches corporate restructuring, topics in M&A, principles of finance at the undergraduate and postgraduate level at Bayes Business School. Dr Vitkova is also continuously involved in consultancy projects for the financial services sector. Valeriya obtained international experience when working for the United Nations World Food Programme in Italy. Valeriya has presented her research at many international conferences and published her research articles in top-tier finance journals including the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting and the European Journal of Finance. Dr Vitkova has also published a chapter in the book: ‘International Banking in the New Era: Post-crisis Challenges and Opportunities’. She graduated from the Business School, formerly Cass (PhD and MSc).

Bayes Business School

Master's Degree

Bayes Business School

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Richmond, The American International University

Bachelor's Degree