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Yukti Bajaj is a full-time research scholar in the domain of finance at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi), India. She has two and a half years of professional experience as an assistant professor, accounting and finance at the School of Management Studies, Ansal University, Gurgaon, prior to joining the PhD programme. Her current research primarily focusses on the capital structure dynamics with a focus on emerging market firms. She has presented her work at various national and international conferences organized by prestigious associations.

Smita Kashiramka is an associate professor in the area of finance at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi. She holds a PhD degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani Campus, in the field of mergers and acquisitions. She has more than nine years of academic experience along with a brief corporate experience in the insurance industry. Her areas of interest include accounting, Indian financial system, corporate restructuring and financial management. She has published papers in international and national journals of repute. She has also presented papers in international peer-reviewed conferences.

Shveta Singh is an associate professor of finance at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi), India. She is also the co-coordinator of the National Centre for Business Ethics, Corporate Governance and CSR (NCBECG&CSR), a centre of excellence at IIT Delhi, accredited by the National Foundation on Corporate Governance (NFCG). She has contributed to various consulting assignments for organizations like the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) and National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC). She has published more than 40 research papers in journals/conferences of national and international repute and co-authored research monographs published by Springer.