Private Equity and Financial Stability: Evidence from Failed Bank Resolution in the Crisis

Emily Johnston-Ross, Song Ma and Manju Puri

No 28751, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper investigates the role of private equity (PE) in failed bank resolutions after the 2008 financial crisis, using proprietary FDIC 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 PE-acquired banks performed better ex post, with positive real effects for the local economy. Overall, PE investors had a positive role in stabilizing the financial system through their involvement in failed bank resolution.

JEL-codes: E65 G18 G21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05
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