Carletti, Elena; Ongena, Steven; Siedlarek, Jan-Peter; … - 2016
-merger profitability of targets, a decrease in the size of acquirers and a decreasing share of transactions in which banks are acquired by … other banks. Other merger properties, including the size and risk profile of targets, the geographic overlap of merging … banks and the stock market response of rivals appear unaffected. The evidence suggests that the strengthening of merger …