ESAM School of Advanced Management and Finance

Name

ESAM School of Advanced Management and Finance

Legal name

INSTITUT DE GESTION SOCIALE (IGS)

Website

https://esam-ecoles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Business School

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Undergraduate Business Schools (BBA/BSBA Programs) (EDAHAHAA)

Keywords

• Business school education
• Corporate finance training
• Management degree programs
• Business law education
• Executive education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees - Initial Training: ESAM generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to students enrolled in initial training (formation initiale) programs across Bachelor, Mastère Pro, MBA Spécialisé, and DBA levels. Fees vary by program level and campus.
2. Tuition Fees - Apprenticeship/Alternance: A significant portion of programs are offered in alternance (apprenticeship) format, where students split time between the school and employer companies. Companies fund tuition through OPCO (joint vocational training organizations) contributions, representing an indirect revenue stream from corporate clients.
3. Continuing Education / Executive Training: ESAM offers continuing education (formations continues) and executive programs for professionals seeking to upskill, reposition, or earn recognized diplomas, generating additional revenue from adult learners and corporate training contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ESAM is a private French business school offering state-certified degree programs (Bachelor Bac+3, Mastère Pro Bac+5, MBA Spécialisé Bac+6, and Executive DBA) across three disciplines: Management, Corporate Finance, and Business Law. Programs are delivered in initial (full-time), alternance (apprenticeship), and continuing education formats at campuses in Paris and Lyon, with mandatory international mobility and embedded entrepreneurship training.

Product overview

ESAM is an educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of degree programs across three main domains: Management, Corporate Finance, and Business Law. The institution provides a vertical progression from undergraduate (Bachelor, Bac+3) through graduate (Mastère Pro, Bac+5) to executive education (MBA, Bac+6) and doctoral level (DBA). Programs are available in initial and alternating (apprenticeship) formats, with campuses in Paris and Lyon. The institution emphasizes practical employability, international exposure through partnerships with over 100 universities, and entrepreneurial development through initiatives like the Why Not Factory incubator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESAM Alumni: Alumni network association for former graduates of ESAM
• Why Not Factory
• ESAM Casablanca (ESA Casablanca)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of graduates find employment within 6 months of graduation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• ESA Casablanca (Ecole Supérieure Atlantique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ESA Casablanca serves as ESAM's international mobility partner in Morocco. First-year Mastère Pro students undertake mandatory short-term mobility to Casablanca, participating in company visits (Technopark, Startup Station), professional meetings (Nexia Morocco, CFCIM), cultural visits (Hassan II Mosque), and academic courses covering digital strategy, strategic management, and intercultural communication.
• AMRAE (Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l'Entreprise)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026ESAM MBA Risk Management students participated in the 33rd AMRAE Risk Management Encounters in Deauville, an annual event gathering over 4,000 risk management professionals. This provided students with immersive exposure to the risk management profession.
• ENADEP (Ecole Nationale des Procédures Collectives)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2026ENADEP partnership focuses on collaboration serving student employability, providing additional professional development and career pathways for ESAM graduates.
• La Banque Postale Consumer FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025La Banque Postale Consumer Finance co-organized a two-day hackathon in April 2025 where ESAM Bachelor 3 students developed innovative solutions on responsible consumer credit. Three finalist teams presented their projects to the company's COMEX in June 2025. Nathalie Monin served as the promotion's sponsor. This partnership provides students with real-world business challenges and direct industry exposure.
• AXA FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025AXA France partnered with ESAM and the broader Groupe IGENSIA for the Business Pitch 2025 event, which brought together 1,500 learners across Paris, Lyon, and Toulouse campuses in January 2025, with 250 student teams competing.
• The Why Not FactorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Why Not Factory is a student startup incubator integrated into ESAM's entrepreneurial ecosystem. It welcomes new startups annually and provides mentorship, resources, and a collaborative environment for students to develop and launch their ventures. This incubator is part of ESAM's strategy to embed entrepreneurship in its DNA.
• Generalali FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGenerali France conducted a conference at ESAM in October 2025 on innovation, sustainability, and inclusion, featuring Isabelle Le Dinh (HR Director) and Béatrix Blin de Saint Angel (Director of Tax Affairs), providing students with corporate insights from a major insurance and financial services group.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IESEG School of Management: French private business school offering Bachelor, Master, and MBA programs in management and finance across Lille and Paris campuses. Directly comparable to ESAM as a non-elite-tier French business school competing for the same corporate recruiter and student segments.
• ICN Business School: French private business school (Nancy, Paris, Berlin campuses) offering Bachelor through MSc programs in management and finance. Comparable to ESAM in scale, non-elite positioning, and reliance on alternance/initial training mix.
• ESG (Ecole Supérieure de Gestion): Paris-based private business school group offering Bachelor and Master programs in management, finance, and related fields. Operates with similar scale and target student segments to ESAM, competing for the same Paris-area recruitment funnel.
• EDC Paris Business School: Paris-based private business school offering Bachelor through MBA programs with similar size and positioning to ESAM. Competes for the same Paris-based students and corporate alternance partnerships in finance and management.

Broad incumbents

• Audencia: Nantes-based French business school with Bachelor through MBA programs and strong corporate partnerships. Larger and more established than ESAM but operates in the same recruitment and employer-relations landscape.
• NEOMA Business School: Multi-campus French business school (Reims, Rouen, Paris) with Bachelor through MSc programs in management and finance. Larger incumbent competing for the same French student and corporate recruiter pool as ESAM.
• SKEMA Business School: Multi-campus French business school with Bachelor through PhD programs, strong in finance and management. Competes with ESAM for top applicants, corporate partnerships, and the same French and international student markets.
• INSEEC U. Larger French private education group offering Bachelor, Master, MBA, and DBA programs across multiple campuses and specializations. Provides broader portfolio competition to ESAM, particularly in finance and management, but at a wider scale.

Regional players

• EM Strasbourg Business School: Strasbourg-based French business school offering Bachelor through Master programs in management and finance. Comparable to ESAM in program mix but operates primarily in Eastern France, creating geographic rather than direct overlap.

Emerging players

• IES School of Business (formerly ESGCI): Paris-based private business school offering Bachelor and Master programs in management, marketing, and finance. Comparable in scale and target segments to ESAM, with partial overlap on finance and management specializations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/esamecoles
• Facebookfacebook.com/esam.ecoles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/esam.ecole
• TikToktiktok.com/@esam_campus

Compliance7 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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