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Prof. SAHOO Satish

Assistant Professor

Address
13-263, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Phone
+852 34427153
Fax
+852 34420349

Research Areas

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

Qualifications

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

Biography

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

QualificationCertifying Organization
Certificate in Sustainable InvestingHarvard Business School (Online)
CFA Institute Certificate in ESG InvestingChartered 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 Grants

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

Mazboudi, Mohamad; Sahoo, Satish; Soliman, Mark / Busy Directors and Monitoring: Evidence From Goodwill Impairments. March 2025; In: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.