This paper provides a review of the recent financial institution mergers and acquisition
(M&A) literature covering over 150 studies. Several robust themes emerge in the post-2000 …

In response to fundamental changes in regulation and technology, the financial industry is
undergoing an unprecedented wave of consolidation. A growing body of empirical literature …

" This book investigates the merits of a diverse banking system with a special focus on the
performance and role of cooperative banks in seven European countries where they are …

We model the impact of bank mergers on loan competition, reserve holdings, and aggregate
liquidity. A merger changes the distribution of liquidity shocks and creates an internal money …

Zu den Beziehungen zwischen Wettbewerb und Effizienz in den Bankensektoren der EU Es
gibt nur wenige Beweise dafür, dass sich Wettbewerb auf die Effizienz im Bankwesen …

We study the intense wave of mergers among Italian mutual cooperative banks (Banche di
Credito Cooperativo, BCCs) trying to assess whether those mergers were efficiency …

The study examines the value creation of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals in European
banking from 1990 to 2004. This is performed, first, by examining the stock price reaction of …

This paper investigates whether M&A operations influence the performance of banks. Using
a sample of 714 deals involving EU acquirers and targets located throughout the world over …

This study reviews the empirical literature on banking efficiency by conducting a meta‐
regression analysis. The meta‐dataset consists of 1661 observations retrieved from 120 …

This study focuses on bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and applies a DEA based
procedure that allows us to pre-evaluate technical efficiency gains from possible M&As in …