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Overview

Julian R. Franks is affiliated with London Business School in the United Kingdom, where they contribute to research primarily in the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work intersects several specialized areas including Accounting, Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research, and Strategy and Management.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as Corporate Finance and Governance, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Corporate Insolvency and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Insurance and Financial Risk Management, Auction Theory and Applications, and Housing Market and Economics.

Julian R. Franks's recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Marketplace Lending, Information Aggregation, and Liquidity" (2020, Review of Financial Studies)
  • "Institutional ownership and governance" (2020, Oxford Review of Economic Policy)
  • "The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Do Market Prices Improve the Accuracy of Court Valuations in Chapter 11?" (2022, The Journal of Finance)
  • "Outsourcing Active Ownership in Japan" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)

They are frequently collaborating with other researchers, particularly with Marco Becht, Oren Sussman, Hideaki Miyajima, Kazunori Suzuki, and Nicolas Serrano-Velarde. These collaborations have contributed to multiple co-authored papers enhancing research diversity and depth.

Julian R. Franks is also an author of academic books published by London Business School, including "An investigation into the distribution of gains from merging," slated for publication in 2030.

Their publications are regularly featured in prominent academic venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Review of Financial Studies, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, and The Journal of Finance, highlighting a broad engagement with influential outlets in their research areas.

Best Publications

  • Underpricing, ownership and control in initial public offerings of equity securities in the UK

    M.J. Brennan;J. Franks

  • Ownership and Control of German Corporations

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer

  • The postmerger share-price performance of acquiring firms

    Julian Franks;Robert Harris;Sheridan Titman

  • Returns to shareholder activism: evidence from a clinical study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund

    Marco Becht;Julian R. Franks;Colin Mayer;Stefano Rossi

  • Do bankruptcy codes matter? A study of defaults in France, Germany, and the U.K.

    Sergei A. Davydenko;Julian R. Franks

  • Hostile takeovers and the correction of managerial failure

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer

  • An Empirical Investigation of U.S. Firms in Reorganization

    Julian R. Franks;Walter N. Torous

  • A comparison of financial recontracting in distressed exchanges and chapter 11 reorganizations

    Julian R Franks;Walter N Torous

  • Shareholder wealth effects of corporate takeovers

    Julian R. Franks;Robert S. Harris

  • Who Disciplines Management in Poorly Performing Companies

    Julian R Franks;Colin Mayer;Luc Renneboog

  • Ownership: Evolution and Regulation

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer;Stefano Rossi

  • Capital markets and corporate control: a study of France, Germany and the UK

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer;Jeremy Hardie;Edmond Malinvaud

  • Corporate Ownership and Control in the UK, Germany and France

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer

  • Financial Distress and Bank Restructuring of Small to Medium Size UK Companies

    Julian Franks;Oren Sussman

  • Means of Payment in Takeovers: Results for the United Kingdom and the United States

    Julian R. Franks;Robert S. Harris;Colin Mayer

  • A Comparison of US, UK, and German Insolvency Codes

    Julian R. Franks;Kjell G. Nyborg;Walter N. Torous

  • Ownership and Control

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer

  • The Life Cycle of Family Ownership: International Evidence

    Julian Franks;Colin Mayer;Paolo Volpin;Hannes F. Wagner

  • Returns to hedge fund activism: An international study

    Marco Becht;Julian R. Franks;Jérémy Grant;Hannes F. Wagner

  • Do Bankruptcy Codes Matter? A Study of Defaults in France, Germany and the UK

    Sergei A. Davydenko;Julian R. Franks

  • Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund

    Marco Becht;Marco Becht;Julian R. Franks;Julian R. Franks;Colin Mayer;Colin Mayer;Stefano Rossi;Stefano Rossi

  • Who disciplines the management of poorly performing companies

    J. Franks;C. Mayer;L.D.R. Renneboog;R. van Frederikslust

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Mayer
Colin Mayer University of Oxford
Luc Renneboog
Luc Renneboog Tilburg University
Henri Servaes
Henri Servaes London Business School
Viral V. Acharya
Viral V. Acharya New York University
Martijn Cremers
Martijn Cremers University of Notre Dame
Sheridan Titman
Sheridan Titman The University of Texas at Austin
Alex Edmans
Alex Edmans London Business School
Roberta Romano
Roberta Romano Yale University
Alan L. Schwartz
Alan L. Schwartz Washington University in St. Louis

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