We find that stricter merger control legislation increases abnormal announcement returns of targets in bank mergers by … 7 percentage points. Analyzing potential explanations for this result, we document an increase in the pre-merger … other banks. Other merger properties, including the size and risk profile of targets, the geographic overlap of merging …

Privacy and antitrust? Isn't antitrust only supposed to be concerned with price? Well, no. Antitrust is actually about … consumer choice, and price is only one type of choice. The ultimate purpose of the antitrust laws is to help ensure that the …

We analyze a large merger in the Dutch banking market during the financial crisis using disaggregated data. Based on a … merger simulation model, we evaluate merger-induced changes in the interest rates for savings accounts. We find that the …

The most up-to-date guide available for conducting a successful bank/financial institution merger or acquisitionCentral …"The most up-to-date guide available for conducting a successful bank/financial institution merger or …