Paris ESLSCA Business School

What Paris ESLSCA Business School does

Paris ESLSCA Business School is a private for-profit higher-education institution headquartered at 11 Rue de Cambrai in Paris (19th arrondissement), operating from a newly built 8,000 M² campus. Founded in 1949 and legally constituted as ESLSCA SAS (share capital €246,730), the school is a subsidiary of Planeta Formation et UniversitÚs within the Spanish Grupo Planeta conglomerate. It serves roughly two core customer segments: degree-seeking students entering at the Bac, Bac+3, or Bac+4 levels, and working professionals seeking executive credentials. Its academic portfolio spans three-year Bachelor programs in Finance (with Banque-Assurance and Data Science specializations), two-stage MBA programs (MBA 1 and MBA 2) covering Finance, Trading, Wealth Management, Business Law, International Compliance, Supply Chain, and Luxury Management, an MSc in Project Management co-delivered with ESC Clermont, and an Executive Education line delivered online (Executive MBAs in Actuariat & Data Science, Financial Markets & Risk Management, and Management & Data Science) plus professional certificates and VAE validation.

Name

Paris ESLSCA Business School

Legal name

ECOLE SUPERIEURE LIBRE DES SCIENCES COMMERCIALES APPLIQUEES (ESLSCA) SAS

Website

https://eslsca.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Paris ESLSCA Business School is a private for-profit French business school, founded 1949 and part of Grupo Planeta, offering Bachelor, MBA, MSc, and online Executive Education programs in finance, data science, luxury, supply chain, and business law to degree-seeking students and working professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Business School

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Accounting & Economics Schools (EDAHAHAD)

Keywords

• Business school education
• Finance degree programs
• MBA programs
• Executive education
• Higher education France

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition Revenue: Revenue generated from tuition fees for degree programs (Bachelor, MBA 1, MBA 2, MSc) and continuing education programs (Executive Education, certificates, VAE). Programs offered on campus and online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Paris ESLSCA Business School delivers higher education programs including three-year Bachelor degrees in Finance with specializations (Banking-Insurance, Data Science), two-year MBA programs (MBA 1 and MBA 2) in Finance, Trading, Wealth Management, Supply Chain, Luxury Management, International Business Law, and Finance & Data Performance, an MSc in Project Management, and Executive Education through online Executive MBAs and professional certificates. Programs are delivered on campus in Paris and online for working professionals.

Product overview

ESLSCA Business School is a private French business school offering a comprehensive portfolio of higher education programs in finance, business law, wealth management, logistics, data science, marketing, and luxury management. The product portfolio includes three-year Bachelor programs in Finance with specializations (Banking-Insurance, Data Science), two-year MBA programs (MBA 1 and MBA 2) across multiple specializations including Finance, Trading, Wealth Management, Supply Chain, Luxury Management, International Business Law, and Data Performance, as well as MSc Project Management. The school also provides Executive Education through online Executive MBAs in Actuariat & Data Science, Financial Markets & Risk Management, and Management & Data Science, plus professional certificates in AI applications in finance and technical analysis. Programs are delivered in Paris with some international exchange opportunities through partnerships including Rome Business School.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor Finance Three-year undergraduate program providing foundational knowledge in business management with specialization in finance, covering management, project management, team management, financial markets, compliance, and supply chain. Targets high school graduates.
• Bachelor 3 Finance - Sp\u00e9cialisation Banque-Assurance
• Bachelor 3 Finance - Sp\u00e9cialisation Data Science Third-year Bachelor specialization combining finance with data science skills for students with two years of prior higher education (Bac+2).
• MBA 1 Finance First-year MBA providing fundamental finance knowledge to prepare students for second-year specialization in quantitative trading, financial engineering, sustainable finance, or audit and management control. Targets Bac+3 holders.
• MBA 1 Finance & Data Performance First-year MBA combining quantitative finance, risk management, and data science, designed to meet banking, insurance, and financial markets sector needs with focus on digital transformation. Targets Bac+3 holders.
• MBA 1 Logistique et Management de la Supply Chain First-year MBA focusing on logistics and supply chain management for students holding a Bac+3 qualification.
• MBA 1 Droit des Affaires
• MBA 1 Management et Marketing du luxe
• MBA 2 Trading - Finance de march\u00e9
• MBA 2 Ing\u00e9nierie Patrimoniale et Banque-Assurance
• MBA 2 Droit des Affaires Internationales - Sp\u00e9cialisation Management et Finance
• MBA 2 Finance & Data Performance
• MSc Project Management
• Executive MBA Online Actuariat & Data Science d\u00e9cisionnelle
• Executive MBA Online Finance de March\u00e9 et Gestion des Risques
• Executive MBA Online Management et Data Science
• Certificat - Bourse-Trading : Analyse technique des march\u00e9s financiers
• Certificat - Application de l'IA \u00e0 la finance - Data Science
• VAE - Validation des Acquis de l'Exp\u00e9rience

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rome Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble degree partnership for MBA Luxury and Fashion Management program. Second semester of MBA 2 conducted in English at Rome Business School as part of international exchange.
• ESC Clermont Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for MSc Project Management program offered in collaboration, providing project management specialization to students.
• 50+ International UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 50 partner universities worldwide enabling student exchange programs and international mobility experiences for students.
• CFA Planeta Formation et UniversitéscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Planeta Formation group for apprenticeship training and professional development programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EDHEC Business School: Established French business school with a strong reputation in finance programs, directly competing with ESLSCA for finance specialization candidates and recruiter relationships in Paris.
• ESCP Business School: One of the historically top-tier French business schools with multi-country campuses; competes with ESLSCA on the same Paris recruitment market for the highest-caliber students in finance and management programs.

Direct peers

• SKEMA Business School: Multi-campus French private business school with comparable Bachelor, MSc/MBA, and Executive Education offerings in finance and data; competes with ESLSCA for similar French and international prospective student pools.
• IESEG School of Management: French private business school with comparable AACSB/EFMD positioning, Paris campus, and similar size range targeting prospective students through Bachelor and Master's programs in finance-related specializations.
• ESSCA School of Management: French AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited private business school of similar tier offering Bachelor and MBA programs with finance, data, and luxury specializations, recruiting on a French-wide basis including Parcoursup.
• ISC Paris: Paris-based private business school with similar Bachelor through MBA tier and competing for the same pool of post-bac students via Parcoursup and direct channels.
• INSEEC Grande École: French private business school group with similar for-profit positioning, comparable Bachelor/MBA program portfolio and explicit finance and luxury specializations that overlap with ESLSCA's offerings.
• NEOMA Business School: French private business school with similar AACSB/EQUIS standing and comparable portfolio of Bachelor, Master, and Executive programs with finance and data specializations.
• ESG Finance: Paris-based finance-focused French business school that is a more direct niche competitor in market finance, trading, and wealth management programs where ESLSCA concentrates.
• Rome Business School: Italian private business school already operating as a strategic partner on the MBA Luxury double-degree; comparable tier and program mix (MBA specializations, Executive Education, English-language delivery).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eslscaparis

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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