dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU banking sector, we estimate the probability that a bank is taken over … merger control lacks transparency. This is in line with the hypothesis that governments may block crossborder bank merger …Although there is anecdotal evidence that merger control may constitute a barrier to the integration of European retail …

probability that a bank is taken over as a function of bank and country characteristics and the transparency of merger control … market. Based on a dataset on the transparency on the supervisory review process of bank mergers in the EU, I estimate the … regulatory process is transparent. Particularly large banks seem to be less likely to be taken over by foreign banks if merger …

This paper analyzes the determinants of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) from a bank-level perspective. The main … decision of merging, including the size of the bank, profitability, lending activities, liquidity, bank concentration, banking …

The UBS- Credit Suisse (CS) merger in March 2023, one of the biggest banking unions in history, was an emergency rescue … deal engineered by Swiss authorities to avoid more market-shaking turmoil in global banking. The merger resulted in a … around the merger announcement through abnormal returns to UBS stockholders (7.95%) and CS bondholders (34.74%), equivalent …