Joachim Hacker is Professor of Corporate Finance at Munich University, Germany. He is Director and co-owner of the German Institute of Corporate Finance (GICF) and the European Institute of Financial Engineering and Derivatives (EIFD). Prior to his academic career, Joachim Hacker was a Vice President at Rothschild in the Mergers & Acquisitions department. He holds a PhD in economics and ... Read moreone in law from the University of Tubingen, Germany. Dietmar Ernst is Professor of International Finance at Nurtingen University, Germany, where he teaches investment banking, corporate finance, valuation and M&A. He is also a Director and co-owner of the German Institute of Corporate Finance (GICF) and the European Institute of Financial Engineering and Derivatives (EIFD). His career spans academia and finance and where he was previously an Investment Manager at Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW). He holds a PhD in economics from University of Tubingen, Germany, and one in Natural Science from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Show Less