The determinants of Mergers and Acquisitions in Italian banks

Elena Beccalli and Francesca Lenoci
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Elena Beccalli: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Francesca Lenoci: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

BANCARIA, 2014, vol. 7, 27-51

Abstract: During the crisis the financial system experienced a concentration process driven by new M&A released by both big and medium banks. The article evaluates the role of banking features and regulatory framework in explaining the probability to be a target firm in a domestic or cross border M&A. Results show that bigger Italian banks are more interested to promote M&A for acquiring comparable banks while cross border M&A are promoted by banks interested to enter in new markets previously not served

JEL-codes: G21 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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