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Prof. SAHOO Satish

PhD - Business Administration (University of Southern California)
MBA - Finance (Asian Institute of Management, Manila)
B.Tech - Electrical Engineering (National Institute of Technology, Rourkela)

Assistant Professor

Prof. SAHOO Satish

Contact Information

Address: 13-263, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building
City University of Hong Kong
Phone: +852 34427153
Fax: +852 34420349
E-mail:
ssahoo@cityu.edu.hk
Public CV: Download

Research Areas

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • ESG
  • Social Media
  • Security Analysts

Dr. Sahoo received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and MBA in Finance from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila. His research interest is in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions (from both accounting and corporate finance perspectives), ESG, Social Media, and Security Analysts. He is currently teaching Intermediate Financial Accounting at CityU. Dr. Sahoo is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a GARP Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and holds a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Professional Qualifications

Qualification Certifying Organization
CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst(CFA) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute
Financial Risk Manager(FRM) Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

Teaching Areas

  • Financial Accounting
  • Risk Management

Research Grant

  • PI: "Do Analysts Understand Mergers and Acquisitions? Evidence from Analyst Reports", General Research Fund (GRF) - Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong , Amount: $578,472 (2023-2026) , Satish Sahoo; Peeyush Taori
  • PI: "Externalities of Fair Value Estimate of Technology Related Intangibles: Evidence from Business Combination ", Early Career Scheme(ECS) - Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong , Amount: $360,000 (2022-2024) , Satish Sahoo
  • PI: "Information Content of Proforma Disclosures for Mergers and Acquisitions", Startup Grant - City University of Hong Kong , Amount: $500,000 (2021-2024) , Satish Sahoo