Hagendorff, Jens; Hernando, Ignacio; Nieto, María J.; … - 2010
We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that … acquiring banks value profitable, high-growth, and low-risk targets. We also find that the strength of bank regulation and … supervision and of deposit insurance regimes in Europe has measurable effects on takeover pricing. Stricter bank regulatory …