whether the targets in cross-border bank M&As are materially different from those banks targeted in domestic M&A deals. The …, and contrary to what one might expect, bank size does not have a different effect on the probability of being a domestic …

Are the drivers of domestic and cross-border M&As in the banking sector different? Despite the intense research on bank … world countries, from 1992 to 2007. Our results show that size and profitability have a stronger impact on the probability … that a bank is a bidder in a cross-border deal than in a domestic deal. Consistent with the findings of the literature on …

Given the recent traumatic events in the world?s banking industry it is important to understand what drives bankers to …-border bank M&As are materially different from those banks targeted in domestic M&A deals. To address this question we use a … sample of over 24,000 banks from more than 100 countries. We begin by estimating the probability that a bank will be a M …

This paper aims to estimate bank efficiency differences across member states of the European Union and tries to explain … their causes. We show on an empirical basis that the level and spread of bank efficiency in the EU and their changes are … limited cross-sectional comparison through time. …