He is also the Prochnow Fellow in Finance. Jim teaches corporate finance, financial management, corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. His research interests include corporate restructurings, initial public offerings, use of equity-linked securities and the medium of exchange in corporate takeovers. Jim has consulted with institutions such as the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, New York State Public Service Commission, Arthur Andersen and Co., Boston Consulting Group, and Citicorp. He worked previously in corporate finance with Washington Gas Light Company and Marsh & McLennan. University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School of Business 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-263-2738 Fax: 608-265-4195jseward@bus.wisc.edu