Department of Accounting, Corporate Finance and Taxation

Sarah Muller

Ph.D. studentSarah_Muller

Biography

Sarah Muller obtained a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from Ghent University in 2022, specialising in Finance. She pursues a Ph.D. at Ghent University, faculty of Economics and Business Administration under the guidance of prof. Mathieu Luypaert. In parallel, she works as a researcher within the Accounting & Finance area of Vlerick Business School. Sarah’s research lies at the intersection of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and venture capital (VC). She focuses on the determinants and outcomes of acquisition strategies by venture capital-backed companies. She recently obtained a PhD Fellowship of the Research Foundation Flanders.