Doctoral thesis of Philosophy: A study of the causes and implications of managed fund mergers and liquidations

The impacts of fund mergers and liquidations are significant as the managed funds industry continues to evolve. This thesis fills a much needed gap in the managed funds literature through providing insight into causes and implications of mergers and liquidation of managed funds. The thesis explores this through a number of aspects. Firstly, the thesis develops a framework for conceptualising the causes of managed funds termination and describes the differences between strategic mergers, distressed mergers and liquidations.