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Expert in Corporate Finance
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has extensive teaching, research and consulting experience in corporate finance, including areas such as capital structure decisions, capital raising including Initial Public Offerings, takeover bidding processes, corporate governance, securities fraud, and executive compensation. Expert has published several finance articles in the leading scientific journals (including the Journal of Finance). He has teaching experience at all levels, including executive education. He has acted as consultant for government agencies and for several listed and non-listed companies. Expert's strenghts are general knowledge, analytical and communication skills. Although superficially familiar with several industries, including banking, finance, raw materials and energy, he does not possess in-depth knowledge of any particular industry.
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1998
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PhD
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Economics
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Norwegian School of Economics and Business
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1993
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MSc
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Economics
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London School of Economics
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1992
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BSc
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Economics, Mathematics, Political Science
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University of Bergen
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1994
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MPhil
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Economics
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University of Oslo
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1996 to
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(Undisclosed University)
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School of Economics, Finance and Management
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SIRE Professor of Economics and Finance
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He holds the Scottish Institute of Research in Economics chair at the Expert's University. Obligations include research, teaching, supervision and administration.
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2005 to 2005
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Massachussetts Institute of Technology
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Sloan School of Business
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Visiting Associate Professor
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2000 to 2008
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Norwegian School of Economics and Finance
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Department of Finance and Management Science
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Professor
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American Economic Association
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Publications and Patents Summary
About 15 publications, including 5 in the top Economics/Finance/Management journals. About 400 citations recorded in Google Scholar.
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Helping the board of a Norwegian listed company to sort issues regarding the company's capital structure and the board's relation to the company's management. This work included discussing both capital structure and corporate governance issues. Issues concerning possible takeover attempts were also discussed. His help culiminated with a 10-page report.
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Presentation and report for a Norwegian hedge fund. Content confidential.
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Participated in the defense of an investor that had been litigated by his investment bank in Eastern Asia. The case included mainly issues concerning securities fraud but also issues concerning the responsibilities and limits to such for investment banks.
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Various reports for government agencies.
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