There is a growing concern that U.S. merger control may have been too lenient, but empirical evidence remains limited … reviewing the use and challenges of event studies in merger analysis, I use a novel application of Hoberg-Phillips (2010, 2016 ….S. mergers between 1997 and 2017. I document that following a merger announcement, the most likely competitors experience on …

that the industry-adjusted operating performance of merged banks increases significantly after a merger. This finding is … significantly after a merger. Revenue enhancement opportunity appears to be more profitable if there exists more opportunity for …