This study is aimed at analysing the determinants of premiums paid in European banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This analysis will highlight the reasons for the wave of bank M&A during the 1990s. The empirical study analyses a sample of 81 European banking M&A from 1994 to 2000. The...

This study is aimed at analysing the determinants of premiums paid in European banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This analysis will highlight the reasons for the wave of bank M&A during the 1990s. The empirical study analyses a sample of 81 European banking M&A from 1994 to 2000. The...

The purpose of this research is to test whether the price paid for corporate takeovers in Europe is related to the synergies expected or whether bidders are overpaying for acquisitions. We analyzed the relationship between the premium paid in 147 mergers and acquisitions, and the bidders'...