Using a sample of US bank mergers from 1995 to 2012, we observe that the pre-post merger changes in CEO bonus are … corporate governance but are positively correlated with pre-post merger changes in the M/B ratio of the bidding banks, in line …

. The effect of merger announcements of the banks on their shareholders' value was evaluated based on the Abnormal Returns …Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are considered to be on the fast track for increasing the size, expanding branch network … determine the shareholder value addition consequent to merger announcements with respect to the six selected bank mergers during …

in 2005 made shareholders better-off. This implies the post merger and acquisition desire of bank managements to reward … shareholders and attract new investors during future increases in banks’ capital base. -- merger and acquisition ; dividends …. Coping with these require finance and instant expansion which are both expensive and difficult. Merger and acquisition has …