Resumen del libro

Reseña: This book examines the performance of merges and acquisitions in the banking industry in Europe and introduces a new approach for assessing the phenomenon by considering the various strategies underlying consolidation activity - namely, the initial activities of the banks involved and the geographical dimension of their transactions. The results show that the economic and financial performance of a banking M&A depends on its underlying strategy, which is defined on the basis of the bank's initial activities and its geographical reach. The optimal combination of these two factors - defining the optimal underlying strategy - could be a critical factor for the success or failure of an M&A.

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indice: 1 Introduction 1
2 Theoretical background 6
3 Empirical findings 14
4 A new conceptual approach to assessing banking M&As 22
5 Assessing the performance of banking M&As in Europe 30
References 51
Annex 1 The findings of the European Commission's survey on cross-border consolidation in the EU financial sector 60
Annex 2 Calculation procedures 62
Annex 3 Background data on M&A sample 63
Annex 4 Results - efficiency analysis 65

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