Varun
Jindal
Varun Jindal is an Assistant Professor in the Finance and Accounting area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India. He holds a PhD in Finance and Control from the triple crown accredited Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Prior to pursuing PhD, he has served in the industry for close to 6 years in various roles, including but not limited to team management, strategic assistance to top management, software development, etc.
His papers have been published (or accepted for publication) in the Journal of Corporate Finance, the British Accounting Review, the European Financial Management, and the International Business Review. He has also co-authored a case for IIM Calcutta Case Research Center. He has presented his research work at several leading international and national conferences.
He is the recipient of several awards and honors including the Excellence in Teaching Awards at IIM Bangalore, the Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021 by Panjab University Alumni Association, the Springer Best Discussant Award at the Emerging Markets Conference 2021, Satish K. Sehgal Doctoral Student Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Organizational Citizenship 2020 at IIM Calcutta, the Emerald India Best Paper Award at the Pan IIM World Management Conference 2017, the Director’s Medal for the Best Outgoing Student of MBA Class of 2010, the CRISIL Young Thought Leader 2009 Runner-up Award, and the Knowledge Management Super Kruiser Award 2007 at Infosys Ltd. He is also a recipient of financial support of USD 3,750 for a policy paper under the NSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial Markets 2018.
Note: Professor Jindal is currently not accepting applications for internships.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
His research interest is in the broad area of empirical corporate finance, particularly in mergers and acquisitions and seasoned equity offerings.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
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Jindal, V., and Seth, R. (2024). Overlapping insiders and the method of payment in acquisitions: New tests and evidence on adverse selection. British Accounting Review, forthcoming.
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Cumming, D., Jindal, V., Kumar, S., and Pandey, N. (2023). Mergers and acquisitions research in finance and accounting: Past, present, and future. European Financial Management, 29(5), 1464–1504.
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Jindal, V., and Seth, R. (2019). A new order of financing investments: Evidence from acquisitions by India’s listed firms. Journal of Corporate Finance, 58, 307–328.
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Aggarwal, R., Jindal, V., and Seth, R. (2019). Board diversity and firm performance: The role of business group affiliation. International Business Review, 28(6), 101600.
CASES:
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Sarkar, S., and Jindal, V. (2017). IFC Mutual Fund: In search of the right investment strategy. IIM Calcutta Case Research Center. IIMC-CRC-2016-02.
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress, Bucharest, Romania, May 2024
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Financial Management Association (FMA) Global Conference in the Middle East, Dubai, UAE, November 2022
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Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, USA, October 2022
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Hawai’i Accounting Research Conference, January 2022
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International Finance and Banking Society Oxford Conference, September 2021
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International Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI), May 2021
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Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, March 2021
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Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, March 2021
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Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance (JAAF) India Symposium, Bengaluru, India, January 2020
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Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 2019
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Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 2019
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Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, November 2019
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Emerging Markets Finance Conference organized by IGIDR and Vanderbilt Law School, Mumbai, India, December 2018
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NSE-NYU Stern Conference on Indian Financial Markets 2018 at National Stock Exchange, Mumbai, India, December 2018
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India Research Conference 2018 at NYU Stern, New York, NY, USA, October 2018
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Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics (JCAE) Annual Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, January 2018
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New Zealand Finance Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand, December 2017
- PhD Programme Core Course: Selected Topics in Empirical Corporate Finance Research
- MBA Programme Core Course: Corporate Finance
- MBA Programme Elective Course: Advanced Corporate Finance
- Executive Education Programmes: Financial Acumen, Corporate Finance and Investments
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Invited to deliver The Last Lecture (Pragnya 2023) by the outgoing PGP/PGPBA Class of 2023 at IIM Bangalore
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Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021 by Panjab University Alumni Association
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Springer Best Discussant Award at the Emerging Markets Conference 2021 (including a cash award of USD 500)
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Satish K. Sehgal Doctoral Student Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Organizational Citizenship 2020 at IIM Calcutta (including a cash award of INR 50,000)
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Financial support of USD 3,750 for a policy paper under the NSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial Markets 2018
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Full financial support from the Center for Global Economy and Business (CGEB), Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, for presenting a paper at the India Research Conference 2018 in New York
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Emerald India Best Research Paper Award at the 5th Pan IIM World Management Conference 2017
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Best Student of MBA Class of 2010
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Runner-up of CRISIL Young Thought Leader 2009 Contest
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Organization-level Knowledge Management “Super Kruiser” Award 2007 at Infosys Ltd
Institute Service:
- Member, Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Committee (2021 – 2024, 2024 – till date)
- Member, Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) Committee (2024 – till date)
- Member, Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management (CCMRM) (2020 – till date)
- Member, Interim Placement Committee, 2024
- Member, Committee to Design New Programme for Working Professionals (2022 – 2024)
- Member, Programme Committee, International Conference on Corporate Governance and Sustainability, 2024
- Member, IIMB Management Review Doctoral Conference (IMRDC) Review Advisory Committee (2021, 2022)
Journal Referee:
- British Accounting Review
- British Journal of Management (Wiley)
- International Business Review (Elsevier)
- Business and Politics (Cambridge)
- Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (Elsevier)
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal (Emerald)
- IIMB Management Review (Elsevier)
- Vikalpa (Sage)
- Journal of Asia Business Studies (Emerald)
Program Committee Member / Reviewer for Conferences:
- Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) – 2022, 2023, 2024
- International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance (ICFMCF) – 2022, 2024
- Southern Finance Association (SFA) Annual Meeting – 2020
- Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting – 2019
- Financial Management Association (FMA) Asia-Pacific Conference – 2019
Conference Paper Discussions:
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Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance (JAAF) India Symposium, January 2022
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Emerging Markets Conference, December 2021
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International Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI), May 2021
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Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, March 2021
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IIMB Management Review Doctoral Conference, February 2021
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Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 2019
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Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 2019
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Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, November 2019
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New Zealand Finance Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand, December 2017
- PhD, Finance and Control, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata
- MBA, Symbiosis International University, Pune
- BE, Panjab University, Chandigarh