
Franck Bancel is a Professor of Finance at ESCP Business School.
Professor Bancel has published several books (« Créer de la valeur dans le football : comment évaluer les actifs des clubs », Revue Banque, 2019; « Le coût du capital : théories, mesures et pratiques », Revue Banque, 2014; « Flexibilité et choix des investissements », Economica, 2002; « La gouvernance des entreprises », Economica, 1997, etc.) and articles in academic journals such as Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Financial Management, European Financial Management, Revue d’Économie Financière, Revue d’Économie Industrielle, etc.
Franck Bancel managed the ESCP Business School Specialized Master in Finance in Paris and the parallel programme at our sister school, ESA, in Beirut. He was Associate Dean for research from 2002 to 2006, Director of the ESCP Europe Ph.D. programme on the Paris Campus from 2003 to 2006, Director of the Labex Réfi from 2011 to 2013, and Academic Director of the BNP Paribas/ESCP Business School chair on « Financial innovations and transformations » from 2014 to 2018.
Professor Bancel is the Academic Director of the MS CFO. He is also a consultant for banks and companies. He was Vice President for Corporate Finance with BNP Paribas and has been involved in several M&A deals.
He holds a Doctorate from the University of Grenoble II and a post-doctoral degree (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) from the University of Paris IX Dauphine. His field of specialisation is Corporate Finance.
Academic Articles
2025
Do ESG factors influence firm valuations? Evidence from the field
FINANCIAL REVIEW, https://doi.org/10.1111/fire.12444
Academic Articles
2024
Fintech lenders and borrowers screening: Superior abilities or lax practices?
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS, Volume 63
Academic Articles
2024
Does State Ownership Impact Green Bond Issuance? International Evidence
FINANCE, 45 (1), 62-113
Academic Articles
2022
Focus on “Ownership and Firm Sustainability”
BANKERS MARKETS AND INVESTORS, 169, 1-8
Academic Articles
2021
How carbon pricing affects value of firms: The case of oil and gas companies
BANKERS MARKETS AND INVESTORS, 166, 56-63
Academic Articles
2021
The Seven Deadly Sins of Start-up Valuation
JOURNAL OF APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE, 33, 3, 125-129
Academic Articles
2020
Why do firms issue green bonds
BANKERS MARKETS AND INVESTORS, 60 (1), 51-56
Books
2019
Création de valeur dans le football : comment évaluer les clubs et leurs actif
La Revue Banque, 192
Academic Articles
2018
Football and Finance
BANKERS MARKETS AND INVESTORS, 152, 1-9
Academic Articles
2018
Basel III and Banking Liquidity Transformation
BANKERS MARKETS AND INVESTORS, 154-155