The art of bank M&A : buying, selling, merging, and investing in regulated depository institutions in the new environment

The most up-to-date guide available for conducting a successful bank/financial institution merger or acquisitionCentral to The Art of Bank M&A is detailed treatment of the key regulatory considerations--a critical element of success in the new, post-Dodd-Frank environment. The Act, which was passed as a response to the late-2000's recession, is the most sweeping change to financial regulation in the United States since the Great Depression and represents a significant change in the American financial regulatory environment affecting all Federal financial regulatory agencies and affecting almost every aspect of the nation's financial services industry.Alexandra Reed Lajoux is chief knowledge officer (CKO) at the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). She has more than 30 years of experience as a senior writer and editor of newsletters, articles, and books on various business topics. She is the author of several of our M&A books.