Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance, Healthcare, Operations, Risk Management
Date
Covid-19 cell
Corporate Finance, Healthcare, Operations, Risk Management
Finance Press Release

Bringing Epidemiology to Economics: When Risk Mitigation Pays Off

New research from Columbia Business School’s Chong Khoon Lin Professor of Real Estate Neng Wang finds that when firms take precautions to mitigate COVID-19 risks early – such as testing employees, implementing social distancing protocols, and implementing health checks – companies may face initial losses, but in the long run, perform better than those that didn’t mitigate.
Corporate Finance, Operations, Risk Management
Date
Manhattanville campus
Corporate Finance, Operations, Risk Management
Finance Press Release

Lender Discretion vs. Lender Commitment: Bank Loan Terms Create Barriers to COVID Financial Relief for Smaller Businesses

A new study by Columbia Business School Associate Professor of Business Olivier Darmouni finds that smaller businesses are subjected to stricter loan terms, preventing them access to liquidity during bad times like the current pandemic.
Capital Markets and Investments, Corporate Finance
Date
NYC Skyline. Photo Credit: Frank Oudeman.
Capital Markets and Investments, Corporate Finance
Finance Press Release

Pandemic-panicked Companies Used Bonds to Repay Banks Rather Than Expand Their Businesses

Columbia Business School study finds that the bond boom and Fed actions early in the COVID crisis revived the financial markets, but missed the real economy
Accounting, Corporate Finance, Media and Technology, Tax Policy
Date
Columbia Business School. Photo Credit: Frank Oudeman.
Accounting, Corporate Finance, Media and Technology, Tax Policy
Finance Press Release

Bigger than Banks: Re-Evaluating Superstar Firm Holdings Reveals Major Multinationals Are Sophisticated Financial Actors

New Research from Columbia Business School Reveals Apple, Google, GM and Others Hold Complex Financial Portfolios that Prioritize Tax Optimization
Corporate Finance, Leadership and Strategy
Date
Columbia Bizcast: Work Breaks Don't Signal Career Brakes: Lee George '03
Corporate Finance, Leadership and Strategy

Work Breaks Don't Signal Career Brakes: Lee Georgs '03

In our second episode featuring the School's UK-based graduates, we visit with Lee Georgs '03, the Chief Operating Officer of Corporate for the investment consultancy Redington and co-President of the London alumni club.
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