Dietmar Ernst is Professor of Corporate Finance at the International School of Finance at the University of Applied Sciences in Nürtingen (Germany). He is also the director of the European Institute of Quantitative Finance (EIQF). Dietmar Ernst worked for many years as an M&A consultant, private equity manager and company valuation specialist in various banks. Joachim Hacker is Professor of Corporate Finance at the University of Applied Sciences Munich (Germany) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Louisville (USA). He is also Director of the European Institute of Quantitative Finance (EIQF). Prior to his academic career, Joachim Hacker was a Vice President at Rothschild in the Mergers & Acquisitions department in London and Frankfurt. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Board of several companies.