Dr. Sebouh Aintablian

Associate Professor

sebouh.aintablian@lau.edu.lb
Ext. 2345
Frem Civic Center 307 
LAU Byblos

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Bio

Dr. Sebouh Aintablian is an associate professor of finance. He has a PhD in Finance from Schulich School of Business (York University) in Toronto, Canada, in addition to a BS and MS in Business Studies from the Lebanese American University. His research interests are centered around topics such as event studies, foreign currency borrowing, market response to announcements of corporate loan announcements, and theoretical and empirical studies in mergers and acquisitions. He served as a consultant for the finance and budget committee at the Lebanese Parliament in 2010.

Teaching Interests

• Managerial Finance
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Management
• Security Analysis
• ​Portfolio Management

Research Interests

• Event studies
• Empirical finance
• Banking and financial services
• ​Mergers and acquisitions

Executive Training

Taught the following courses in the Executive MBA program: Working Capital Management, Long-term Financial Policies, Capital Budgeting, and Portfolio Theory.

Selected Publications

• S. Aintablian and W. El Khoury: “A simulation on the presence of competing bidders in mergers and acquisitions” (2017) Finance Research Letters, Vol. 22, pp 233-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2017.03.002
• S. Aintablian, W. El Khoury, and Z. M’Chirgui, “The Role of Toeholds on Asymmetric Information in Mergers and Acquisitions” (2017), Studies in Economics and Finance, Vol.34, No 2 pp 260-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEF-04-2015-0113
• N. Mora, S. Neaime, and S. Aintablian, “Foreign Currency Borrowing by Small Firms in Emerging Markets: When Domestic Banks Intermediate Dollars” (2013) Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 37, Issue 3, 1093–1107. https://arabpi.com/Files/Publications/PDF/670/670_j8-2-4.pdf
• Aintablian, S., McGraw, P.M. & Roberts, G.S. (2007). Bank Monitoring and Environmental Risk. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 34(1-2), 389-401. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144964866.pdf
• Aintablian, S.  & Chamseddine, B. (2006). The Impact of Holidays on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Jordanian and Egyptian Stock Markets. Journal of Development and Economic Policies, 8(2), 5-35.https://arabpi.com/Files/Publications/PDF/670/670_j8-2-4.pdf
• Aintablian, S. & Roberts, G.S “Market Response to the Announcements of Mergers and Acquisitions of Canadian Financial Institutions” (2005) Multi-National Finance Journal, 9(1/2), 72-98.(*)https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2625110&utm
• Roberts, G.S.,Vijayraghavan, V. & Aintablian, S. (2002). Stock Index-linked Debt and Shareholder Value: Evidence from the Paris Bourse.European Financial Management, 8(3), 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-036X.00192
• S.Aintablian & Roberts, G.S.(2000). A Note on Market Response to Corporate Loan Announcements in Canada. Journal of Banking and Finance , 24(3), 381-393.