Private Equity and Financial Stability: Evidence from Failed‐Bank Resolution in the Crisis
Emily Johnston‐ross,
Song Ma and
Manju Puri
Journal of Finance, 2025, vol. 80, issue 1, 163-210
Abstract:
This paper investigates the role of private equity (PE) in failed‐bank resolutions after the 2008 financial crisis, using proprietary Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation failed‐bank acquisition data. PE investors made substantial investments in underperforming and riskier failed banks, particularly in geographies where local banks were also distressed, filling the gap created by a weak, undercapitalized banking sector. Using a quasi‐random empirical design based on detailed bidding information, we show that PE‐acquired banks performed better ex post, with positive real effects for the local economy. Overall, PE investors played a positive role in stabilizing the financial system through their involvement in failed‐bank resolution.
Date: 2025
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