The Fortis Bank takeover court case demonstrates how shareholders' claims can make a merger and takeover case less … speedy and, indeed, more costly. The case also raises a number of legal issues relating to corporate governance in a takeover …-market efficiency and social-legal justice in intervening in a financial takeover. The case reveals the divergent views taken by the two …

Ukraine, an exemplar of a country with poor institutional quality. We rely on a combination of propensity score matching with … with average efficiency and profitability, and that these indicators did not change significantly post-takeover. By …

We investigate the impact of the 2005-2007 cross-border bank takeovers in Ukraine – a country with poor institutional … cost efficiency of the acquired banks improved after takeover (because of a decreased reliance on deposits), but that …