acquisitions, as these parties "learn-by-observing" information that spills-over from previous bank M&As. We find evidence … relatively new phenomenon in the late-1980s, with no best practices to inform bank managers and little information upon which … evidence that bank mergers create value. Furthermore, our finding that investors become more accurate pricers of new phenomena …

date, such an influence is not explored beyond financial risks. We use granular data from a large panel of US Bank Holding …The development of market-based finance and amendments to regulation on bank powers have supported a larger involvement … preventive bank restructurings involving creditors. Scrutiny of banks' soundness increases. Together with the recent …

goal of this paper is to investigate the change in operating performance, efficiency, and value addition of US bank mergers … examine the factors that have significant impact on changes in bank performance. Our empirical results lead to the conclusion …

We examine the role of interest rate sensitivity for bank acquisitions. We expect that the interest rate sensitivity of … a bank impacts the likelihood that it is acquired as the fair value of fixed rate loans increases (decrease) when … portfolios are more likely to be acquired in decreasing rate environments as bank acquirers seek to acquire fixed-rate assets …