Fairness opinions provided by investment banks advising on mergers and acquisitions have been criticized for being conflicted in aiding bankers further their goal of completing the deal as opposed to aiding boards (and shareholders) by providing an honest appraisal of deal value. We find...

Previous studies of event returns surrounding bank mergers show that banks gain value in megamergers and additional value when they absorb in-market competitors. A portion of these gains has been traced to the increased bargaining power of banks vis-a-vis regulators and other competitors. We...

Previous studies of event returns surrounding bank mergers show that banks gain value in megamergers and additional value when they absorb in-market competitors. A portion of these gains has been traced to the increased bargaining power of banks vis-agrave;-vis regulators and other competitors....

We provide evidence that commercial banks extend their reputation in underwriting syndicated loans and private placements (private debt) to their bond underwriting activities. In the absence of bond-market reputation, private-debt-market reputation enables commercial banks to win underwriting...

Previous studies of event returns surrounding bank mergers show that banks gain value in megamergers and additional value when they absorb in-market competitors. A portion of these gains has been traced to the increased bargaining power of banks vis-à-vis regulators and other competitors. We...

Implicit in the passage of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 is the premise that private market solutions to the conflict of interest problem associated with banks lending to and underwriting for the same firm are unavailable, thereby necessitating regulation. The recent deregulatory effort...