Jeffrey W. Allen Ph.D.

Education
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994
MBA, Arizona State University, 1987 (with Honors)
B.S., Utah State University, 1985 (Magna Cum Laude)

Areas of Expertise
Valuation
Corporate Restructuring
Spin-Offs
Carve-Outs
M&A
Corporate Finance
Initial Public Offerings

Courses Taught
Graduate:
Cases in Financial Management
Advance Topics in Finance
Corporate Restructuring
Mergers and Acquisitions

Publications
"Private Information and Spinoff Performance", Journal of Business 2001, vol. 74, 281-306.

"Corporate Equity Ownership, Strategic Alliances, and Product Market Relationships", with Gordon M. Phillips, Journal of Finance 2000, vol. 55, 2791-2815.

"Equity Carve-outs and Managerial Discretion", with John J. McConnell, Journal of Finance 1998, vol. 53, 163-186.

"Capital Markets and Corporate Structure: The Equity Carve-outs of Thermo Electron", Journal of Financial Economics 1998, vol. 48, 99-124.

"Can Takeover Losses Explain Spin-off Gains?", with Scott L. Lummer, John J. McConnell, and Debra K. Reed (lead article), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 1995, vol. 30, 465-485.

"Reinventing a Corporation: The "Satellite" Structure of Thermo Electron", Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 1998, vol. 11, 38-47.

"Creating and Destroying Value: Spin-offs of Prior Acquisitions", with Scott L. Lummer, John J. McConnell, and Debra K. Reed, in Andrew W. Chen, ed., Research in Finance 1998, vol. 19, (JAI Press, Greenwich, CT).

"The Management Buyout of White Hen Pantry", with John J. McConnell, Journal of Financial Education 1997, vol. 23, 113-119.

Fellowships and Scholarships
- Leo F. Corrigan Senior Faculty Research Fellowship, 2001
- Leo F. Corrigan Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, 2000
- Leo F. Corrigan Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, 1999
- Leo F. Corrigan Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, 1998
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- National Doctoral Fellowship, 1990-1991
- Krannert Doctoral Thesis Fellowship, 1992-1993
- Research Fellowship, Purdue University, 1992

Industry Experience
Hewlett-Packard Company, 1987 - 1990