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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
Personal Web:
https://sites.google.com/view/satishsahoo

Research Areas

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Accounting for Intangibles
  • Media (Social and Traditional)
  • Security Analysts
  • ESG

Dr. Satish Sahoo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accountancy at the College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Southern California, an MBA in Finance, and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, and is a CFA and FRM charterholder with additional sustainability credentials from Harvard, the CFA Institute, and the IFRS Foundation. His research exploits structured and unstructured data (social media sentiment, Wikipedia edits, analyst reports) to study how financial and nonfinancial information is disclosed, intermediated by the media and financial analysts, and acted upon by corporates and capital market participants in contexts—such as M&A and ESG—marked by strategic change and heightened information asymmetry. At CityU, Dr. Sahoo teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in financial reporting, financial accounting, and risk management.

Professional Qualifications

Qualification Certifying Organization
Certificate in Sustainable Investing Harvard Business School (Online)
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

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews