Dr. Manu Sharma, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Finance
Dr. Manu Sharma holds the position of Visiting Professor of Finance at UGSM-Monarch Business School. He is also a faculty member of finance at the University Institute of Applied Management Science of Punjab University, India. Dr. Sharma holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Punjab University, an MBA in Finance from the University of Massachusetts and a Doctor of Finance from SMC University Switzerland.
Dr. Sharma has extensive practical financial experience having worked in investment banking, debt capital markets and corporate & structured finance area in USA for i-Bank Ltd, GE Capital International Services and Trudeau & Trudeau Associates. The focus of his work is on valuations for M&A and private equity, credit analysis of loan and lease syndication deals and corporate finance advisory. He has also worked on building financial models for M&A analysis, private equity valuation, patent valuation, credit risk and capital markets as well as capital structure analysis, including:
- Middle Market M&A Deals worth $4 billion dollars
- Valuations for M&A and Private equity businesses worth $5 billion
- Loan syndication deals worth $20 billion
Dr. Sharma brings both practical and academic knowledge and focus to his teaching of graduate students.
Academic Positions Held
- Visiting Professor of Finance, UGSM-Monarch Business School, Switzerland
- Professor of Finance, Univesity Institute of Applied Mgmt Science, University of Punjab
Academic Credentials
- Doctor of Finance, SMC University
- MBA, University of Massachusetts, USA
- B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, University of Punjab
Main Academic Interests
- Value creation in M&A, valuation methodologies
- Growth and risk in private equity
- Application of statistics in finance i.e. econometrics and time series modeling.
- Index investing and analysis of the performance of ETFs and hedge fund indices
- Applied corporate finance
Professional Positions Held In The Past
- Manager, i-Bank Ltd.
- Assistant Manager, GE Capital Maryland
- Associate, Trudeau & Trudeau
Memberships
- Member, ACBSP-Accreditation Council For Business Schools & Programs, USA
- Member, ECBE-European Council For Business Education, Switzerland
Selected and Recent Publications
- “Volatility and Returns analysis of US PE Index Fund”, Journal of Private Equity, Volume 14, No. 3
- “Determining Value Creation through Mergers and Acquisitions in The Banking Industry using Accounting study and Event study Methodology”, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative services.
- “Determining predictive relationship between Event and Account study methods for Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Industry”, International Research Journal of Finance Economics.
- “Risk return trade-off: Applicability for S7P 500 listed Private Equity index, S&P 500, S&P 400 and S&P 600″, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences Issue 32.
- Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indices: Applicability of risk return trade, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences Issue 32. Performance analysis of Hedge Fund Indices, Global Journal of Finance and Banking Research, Volume 5, Number 5.
