About Us

International Finance: Policy, Regulation, and Transactions -Harvard Law School Executive Education, Harvard University.

WTO Regulations, Multilateral Trade Agreements, Regional Trade Agreements, TRIPS, IPR from WTO Learning Centre,WTO Geneva.

PhD, UGC-Net, MBA (Finance).

Global Value Chain, Trade and Investments, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquistion , Valuation, Alternate Investments, International Finance

As Professor and Head of the Finance Department at IIFT, I have been associated with the Institute for nearly 19 years, with an overall professional experience of 28 years. During my tenure, I have held several key academic and administrative leadership positions, including, Head Publications/Journals, HoD- Department of Finance, Ex-Head, International Collaborations and Capacity Development (ICCD), Ex-Head, Graduate Studies in Management Division (GSMD) ETC. I continue to serve/have served as a Member of IIFT-Borad, Finance Committee, Academic Council, and Board of Studies etc at IIFT. My contributions have focused on institutional transformation and global outreach. Key milestones include:

• Spearheading IIFT’s advancement in NIRF rankings (from 27th to 15th)
• Developing collaborative MoUs with globally renowned, triple-crown accredited institutions
• Strengthening student exchange programs and international academic partnerships
• Revamping existing journals and launching the IIFT–IBMR journal
• Leading critical divisions across academics, accreditation, and strategic initiatives
• Driving major accreditation processes (AACSB, NAAC, NBA, AIU)
• Chairing MBA programs (International Business, Business Analytics), executive education, and international programs
• Authoring 7 books, publishing 75+ international research papers, 10+ business cases, and guided 15+ PhD scholars

Over the course of my association with IIFT, I have actively led and participated in numerous prestigious international academic engagements. Notable highlights include:

• Conducting a Faculty Development Program for professors at Audencia Business School, France.
• Serving as an official AACSB-appointed mentor
• Delivering keynote addresses, participating and chairing sessions at global conferences such as, EUMASS, Dubai, AACSB Asia-Pacific Conference, Osaka, Japan (attended by 225+ deans, associate deans, and faculty), AACSB Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, International Conference on Management, Economics, and Accounting, Tanjungpura University, Indonesia, Academic exchange with VIISAS, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, GSEM Round Table on “Internationalization of Research in a Business School,” Ural Federal University, Russia
• Teaching international cohorts at the Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania (2007–2022)
• Conducting specialized programs for CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) under IIFT’s executive programs
• Participating in the AACSB Business Accreditation Seminar at Singapore Management University (June 2022)
• Resource faculty at the APEC School on Shipping & Logistics, Antwerp, Belgium
• Participating in the UKIERI Europe Program, involving academic exchange with City College Norwich, London Business School, LSE, East Anglia University, and major UK financial institutions, ETC

Additionally, I serve on several academic bodies:

• Member, UGC NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)
• Member NBA (National Board of Accreditation-AICTE)
• Member, AACSB International, USA
• Member, AIU Equivalence Committee for FPM programs
• Member of multiple AICTE panels on higher education

Books PublishedISBN: 9789354246036

• Financial Valuation and Modelling,  ISBN 9789354246036, WILEY INDIA  2021
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Valuation, leveraged buyouts and financing, second edition ISBN: 978-81-265-6825-3, 978-81-2658370-6, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, 2017, reprint 2023
• Financial Management W/Cd, ISBN: 8126554762, 9788126554768, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, 2015, reprint 2023
• Fundamental of Financial Management, ISBN: 9332514046, 9789332514041, Pearson Education, 2013 
•  Financial Management: For CCS University, ISBN: 9332509573, 9789332509573, Pearson Education, 2012 
• Financial Management: For Anna University, ISBN: 9332509565, 9789332509566, Pearson Education, 2012
• Financial Management: For VTU, ISBN: 8131767795, 9788131767795, Pearson Education, 2011 

Proceedings published as books

• Supply Chain Management for Competitiveness, Macmillan Advance Research Series. ISBN: 0230-63657-8;978-0230-63657-6, 2009
• Business & Competitive Dynamics, Survival & Growth Strategies, Macmillan Advance Research Series, ISBN: 978-0230-63515-9, 2008
•  Reshaping Business, analysis & solution, Macmillan Advance Research Series. ISBN:   978-0230-63826-6, 2009
• Managing in Recovering Markets Chapter title, The Role of Technological Innovation in Managing Through Business Cycles: A Study on Indian ICT Firms, Springer, pp 427-439, ISBN: 978-81-322-1979-8 10.1007/978-81-322-1979-8, 2015

RESEARCH PAPERS

• Kapil, S., & Dhingra, K. (2021). Understanding Determinants of Domestic Mergers and Acquisitions through Literature Review. Indian Journal of Finance and Banking, 6(1), 31-57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46281/ijfb.v6i1.1198
• Dhingra, K., & Kapil, S. (2021). Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Market—An Empirical Study. Trade, Investment and Economic Growth: Issues for India and Emerging Economies, 177. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6973-3_12
• Test Engineering & Management Journal”, Volume 82, pp: 5819 – 5831 on “Mergers & Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry, A Challenge in VUCA World” in January- February 2020 with ISSN: 0193 – 4120.
• Kapil, S., & Barick, G. (2020). Prediction of Inbound & Domestic Takeover Candidates from Indian Market-Pre and Post Global Crisis. International Journal of Business and Economics, 5(1), 22-48. DOI: http://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3780400
• Kapil, S., & Agarwal, S. (2019). Assessing Bankruptcy of Indian Listed Firms Using Bankruptcy Models, Decision Tree and Neural Network. International Journal of Business and Economics, 4(1). Available at: https://ijbe.ielas.org/index.php/ijbe/article/view/64
• Kapil, S., & Gupta, J. (2019). Performance Characteristics of Hedge Fund Indices. Theoretical Economics Letters, 9(06), 2176. DOI: 10.4236/tel.2019.96138
• Kapil, S. (2019). Flipped Classroom for Finance Students: Participative Learning and Flexible Assessment. Theoretical Economics Letters, 9(08), 2771. DOI: 10.4236/tel.2019.98174.
• Kapil, S., & Mishra, R. (2019). Corporate Governance and Firm Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from India. Theoretical Economics Letters, 9(6), 2033-2069. DOI: 10.4236/tel.2019.96129  
• Kapil, S., & Barick, G. (2018). How to Enter into Indian Market? From Inbound & Domestic Acquisitions Perspective: A Review”, International Journal of Economic Research, 15(3), 633-645.
•  Kapil, S., & Barick, G. (2018). Analysis of control change effects on Indian economy- from inbound and domestic acquisition perspective: A review. Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 17(2). Available at: http://www.ashwinanokha.com/ijeb-vol-17-no-2-2019.php
• Kapil, S., & Barick, G. (2018). Post-acquisition Performance Analysis of Indian Target Firms: The Role of Deal Characteristics. The Indian Economic Journal, 66(3-4), 250-269. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0019466220938042
• FDI and trade in Vietnam, Indian journal of economics and business, volume 16, issue 2, 2017
• Barick, G., & Kapil, S. (2018). Pre-Acquisition Performance Analysis of Indian Target Firms. IUP Journal of Applied Economics, 17(1).
• Mishra, R. K., & Kapil, S. (2018). Effect of board characteristics on firm value: evidence from India. South Asian Journal of Business Studies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-08-2016-0073
  
• Mishra, R. K., & Kapil, S. (2018). Board characteristics and firm value for Indian companies. Journal of Indian Business Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-07-2016-0074
  
• Mishra, R., & Kapil, S. (2017). Effect of ownership structure and board structure on firm value: evidence from India. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-03-2016-0059
  
• Mishra, R. K., & Kapil, S. (2017). Study on theories and mechanisms of corporate governance. International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 13(1), 1-41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAAPE.2017.081801
  
• Relationship between FDI inflows and foreign trade in Vietnam, pragyan, volume 15, issue 2 july-dec 2017
• 19.   Mishra, R. K., & Kapil, S. (2016). Study on corporate governance mechanisms. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 12(2), 179-203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2016.074480
•    Hedge fund indices: performance and co movement       Asian Journal of Research in Banking and Finance     Indianjournals.com       Vol. 6, No. 9,  pp.30-52 , 2016 
•    Das, A., & Kapil, S. (2015). The Role of Technological Innovation in Managing Through Business Cycles: A Study on Indian ICT Firms. In Managing in Recovering Markets (pp. 427-439). Springer, New Delhi. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1979-8_34
• .   Das, A., & Kapil, S. (2015). Inorganic growth of technology sector firms in emerging markets: Influence of firm-specific factors in Indian firms’ M&A activities. International Journal of Emerging Markets. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-06-2012-0057
•    Rathee, S., & Kapil, S. (2015). AN INVESTIGATION INTO RECENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF ACCOUNTING'CLIMATE INSTRUMENTS'. Journal of Services Research, 15(1). Available at: http://jsr.vedatya.ac.in/vo15no1.htm
•    Rathee, S., & Kapil, S. (2013). Climate Change: A Paradigm Shift for Investments? A Review of Evidence under Climate Science Research. Journal of Technology Management for Growing Economies, 4(1), 49-68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jtmge.2013.41002
•   Das, A., & Kapil, S. (2012). Explaining M&A performance: a review of empirical research. Journal of Strategy and Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/17554251211247580
•   Das, A., & Kapil, S. (2011). Analysis of cross-border and domestic M&A deals in technology sector in India and China. Transnational Corporations Review, 3(2), 148-163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2011.11658290
•  Gahlot, R., Datta, S. K., & Kapil, S. (2010). Impact of derivative trading on stock market volatility in India: A study of S&P CNX Nifty. Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics, 3(6), 139-149. Available at: https://www.ejbe.org/index.php/EJBE/article/view/45
•  Kapil, K., & Kapil, S. (2010). Antecedents of brand loyalty: an empirical study in mobile telecom sector. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 3(1), 1-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2010.029526
•   Kapil, S., & Kapil, K. N. (2010). Commodity trading advisors (CTAs) for the Indian commodity market. International Journal of Emerging Markets. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/17468801011031784
•    Kapil, S., & Kapil, K. (2009). Role of SIVs in a financial crisis: the Citigroup debacle. International Journal of Applied Management Science, 1(3), 247-276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAMS.2009.023704
•   Kapil, S., & Kapil, K. (2009). Asset Valuation of Banks in Mergers Using Real Option Method, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 5(1). Available at: http://www.jtiba.com/html/group-2009vo5_no1-issues.php
•   Consumer Behavior In Stock Markets- A Behavioral Finance Perspective, Pratibimba Institute of Management & Information Science, Bhubaneshwar Vol IX No 1, Jan-June 2009
•    Kapil, S. (2009). Mergers and Acquisitions as Strategic drivers for economic growth: A Review. SAARANSH, 68-74
•   Study on the effect of Futures Trading on Spot prices      SCOUR            journal of institute of productivity and management, Vol III, No I,  2009
•  Need for Credit Derivatives in India’ Pragyan, IMS Vol VII, No I, June 2009. P 44
•  “Incredible India - Building a Country as a Tourism Brand”,       BVIMR Management Edge, bhartividyapeeth deemed university Institute of management & research            Vol 2, No 1, Jan-June 2009
•   Kapil, K., & Kapil, S. (2009). From a Nano Enterprise to a Mega Brand: Journey of Lijjat Papad. SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal), 36(1), 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0970846420090101
•  “Measuring and Encapsulating Brand and Endorser’s Personality”,          Journal of IMS Group       IMS Gaziabad,  Vol. 5 No. 2, July-Dec. 2008
•   Shopping Atmospherics and Mediating Variables’ Role in Shaping Shopper’s Loyalty towards An Apparel Store in Modern Trade”      Academy Of Taiwan Business Management Review     , Volume 4, Number 3 2008. Available at: http://www.jtiba.com/html/group-2008vo4_no3-issues.php
•    Managing Interest Rate Risk – Role of Interest Rate Derivative   ANMINR Journal, Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI), March 2008            Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI)    VOL 1, NO 1, July 2009
•    The Need, Relevance And Efficiency of CTAs in India   ANMINR Journal, March 2008
•    The Power of Cult Brands”        Management Insights   School of Management Sciences (SMS), Varanasi Vol 4, No II, December 2008
•  “Sportspersons as Brands - Impact of Their Field Performance on Sports Spectator’s Conative Loyalty”,        Journal of Institute of Productivity & Management, JIPM,Institute of Productivity & Management    Volume 9 No. 1, Jan.-June 2008 
• Convergence and consolidation from Telecom to TMT    Pragyan journal of management, IMS Dehradun, vol 6, issue 1 June 2008
• 45.   strategies of corporate rebranding Samadhan institute of productivity & management Lucknow, july-dec 2008
• 46.   role of Structured investment vehicles , Master stroke, ,master school of management, oct-dec 2008
• 47.   Branch Expansion by Public Sector Banks: A Review     CJMR CMRD journal of management research, PUNE, Vol 6 NO. 2, 2007
• 48.   Risk off the Camel's BACK, the edge, IILM institute for higher education, vol IV, NO3 july 2007
• 49.   Kapil, S., & Kapil, K. N. (2005). CAEL’Ratings and its Correlation to Pricing Stocks—An Analysis of Indian Banks. The IUP Journal of Bank Management, 4(1), 64-78.

PAPER PRESENTATION

• Explaining Acquisition Performance in Emerging Market Firms: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, MDI GURGAON: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on EMERGING THEMES IN STRATEGY, February 25-26, 2017
• ·        Effect of stakeholder management on firm value: evidence from Indian companies, National Conference on “Strengthening Values & Ethics for Sustainable Growth: Role of Indian Philosophical Traditions, September 22-23, 2016 
• ·        Corporate governance structure and firm valuation in Indian context, 2nd annual conference at Bentley University, Waltham, Massachutes, USA, October 1-2, 2016
• ·        The Role of Technological Innovation in Managing Through Business Cycles: A Study on Indian ICT Firms  , MDI, Gurgaon 2015
• ·        Need For CTAs and CPOs in the Commodity Market post Financial Crisis, International conference on business economics, management and marketing in france, June 24-26, 2009
• ·        Quality assurance and accreditation for B-Schools, COSMODE Hyderabad, AIMS,, AMDISA, University of Hyderabad, February 28th & 29th 2008.
• ·        Measuring the need, relevance and efficiency of commodity trading advisors in India, National workshop on commodity research, 10th October 2007
• ·        National Conference On Strategic Imperatives For Indian Corporations, The Technology Institute Of Textile & Science – BITS, Bhiwani, ‘Assessment Of Strategic Imperatives In Banking Industry’, February 14-15, 2004
• ·        Paper Accepted For Presentation In National Seminar For Financial Services: Opportunities & Challenges, November 30^th-2^nd December 2006 (Organized By School Of Management Studies, University Of Hyderabad). The Paper Titled “Non-Fungibilty Of Metal Accounting
• ·International Conference On Business & Finance, Philadelphia University USA & ICFAI Hyderabad, ‘Off-Site Surveillance For Assessing Performance Of Indian Banking Sector (based on CAMEL model)’, December 15-16, 2003.
• International Conference On Business & Finance, Philadelphia University USA & ICFAI Hyderabad ‘Bank Examination & Its Correlation To Pricing Of Bank Stocks- An Analysis Of Indian Banks’ December 27^th & 28^th December 2004

CASES PUBLISHED

1. Google plays with Motorola: buy side and sell side. (January,2017) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/143646
2. Google’s growth model through inorganic extensions. (February, 2017) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/143615
3. M&M goes cherrypicking, a case of Ssangyong acquisition. (July, 2015) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/128188
4. Fall of the Giant: Bear Stearns. (July,2012) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/111446
5. Tata’s Acquisition of Corus: A Giant Leap Ahead. (July,2011) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/99105
6. Satyam: the Story of Truth. (July,2009) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/88053
7. Brand Mahatma: From Ghandhi to Ghandigiri. (July,2009) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/88174 
8. The Citi group: role of financial innovation. (December,2009) The Case Centre- UK: https://casecent.re/p/85360 

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• Expert for Evaluation of PHD, Thesis evaluation committee at
• Delhi School of Management Delhi technological university ,
•  IIT KHARAGPUR
• IIT DELHI
• IIT MUMBAI
• Raipur University & MNIIT Allahabad