Prof. Pascal Gantenbein

Pascal Gantenbein is Professor of Financial Management at the University of Basel. He also serves as the Dean of Studies at University of Basel’s Faculty of Business and Economics. He obtained his Ph.D. and his habilitation at the University of St.Gallen.

Professor Gantenbein’s research covers finance, banking, real estate and venture capital. He mainly focuses on aspects of valuation, investing, financing, and risk management pertaining to companies, real estate, and financial assets. He co-authored the book “Swiss Finance — Banking, Finance, and Digitalization” that elaborates and analyzes the central pillars of the Swiss financial center and its challenges. Furthermore, he is a member of the editorial board and the former editor-in-chief of the academic journal “Die Unternehmung – Swiss Journal of Business Research and Practice”.

• Financial Markets
  • Central Banks and Monetary Policy
  • Information and Market Efficiency
• Portfolio Management and Asset Classes
  • Fixed Income
  • Portfolio Management
  • Real Estate
• Financial Institutions
  • Banks
  • Institutional Investors and Funds
  • Insurance Companies
  • Venture Capital and Private Equity
• Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Bankruptcy and Liquidation
  • Capital Budgeting and Investment Policy
  • Corporate Governance and Managerial Compensation
  • Financial Risk and Risk Management
  • Financial Valuation
  • Financing Policy and Capital Structure
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Frontier Topics
  • Sustainable Finance