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Julian Franks is a Professor of Finance at London Business School and an ECGI Fellow, previously holding visiting professorships at UNC Chapel Hill, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
Education:
- BA, Sheffield (1968)
- MBA, Columbia University (1969)
- PhD, London University (1979)
His research centers on bankruptcy and financial distress, ownership and control structures, family ownership dynamics, and shareholder activism, extending to corporate restructuring, financial regulation, and takeover mechanisms. This work forms foundational contributions to corporate governance literature.
Recent publications (2023-2024) analyze ESG performance drivers, ownership management frameworks, and cross-border financial distress resolution, revealing how institutional investors shape governance through private engagement and voting. The corpus demonstrates consistent focus on bankruptcy systems, ownership evolution, and stewardship practices across global markets.
Professor Franks serves as associate editor for the Journal of Empirical Finance, European Journal of Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Journal of Financial Services Research, while advising Stern Stewart and PWC. He also contributes to UK policy through DTI-Treasury and Company Law Review working groups.
No information is available regarding student advising or research grant funding.
