past two decades, international M&As were relatively rare until recently. This paper uses a novel dataset of over 2 …,300 mergers that took place between 1978 and 2001 to analyse the determinants of international bank mergers. We test the extent to … which information costs and regulations hold back merger activity. Our results suggest that banks operating in more …

This paper surveys recent literature on international mergers and acquisitions in banking. We focus on three main … the efficiency of banks? Third, what are the risk effects of international bank mergers? We begin with a brief summary of … the stylized facts, and we conclude with implications for policymakers. -- mergers and acquisition ; international banking …

The crisis on international financial markets that started in 2007 has shown the potential links between the financial …