Benjamin Hammer

Dr. Benjamin Hammer is Associate Professor of Finance at Lancaster University Management School and serves as Interim Academic Dean at Lancaster University Leipzig. Affiliated with the Department of Accounting and Finance and Centre for Family Business, he holds a Habilitation in Business Administration and PhD in Finance from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

His research specializes in:

• Private equity and leveraged buyouts
• Cross-border transactions and economic policy impacts
• Value creation strategies in SME investments
• Diversity's role in investment performance

Recent publications focus on private equity-backed IPOs, buy-and-build strategies during economic uncertainty, and cross-border deal structures. His work consistently examines transaction mechanics across different market conditions and geographic contexts.

Honors include:

• Larry Lang Corporate Finance Best Paper Award (EFMA 2015)
• BAI Science Award for Dissertations (2018)
• BAI Science Award for Best Research Paper (2023)

As editor-in-chief of the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity and editorial board member of Venture Capital journal, he shapes scholarly discourse in alternative investments. His background includes executive leadership at HHL Leipzig's Center for Corporate Transactions & Private Equity.