This paper investigates whether investment in Information Technology (IT) - hardware, software and other IT services - influences the performance of banks. Using a sample of 737 European banks over the period 1995-2000 we analyse whether IT investment is reflected in improved performance...

This paper investigates whether M&A operations influence the performance of banks. Using a sample of 714 deals involving EU acquirers and targets located throughout the world over the period 1991-2005, we investigate whether M&A operations are associated with improved performance (using both...