Post-merger strategy and performance: Evidence from the US and European banking industries

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 725-751

  Hagendorff, Jens ^a   Keasey, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Banks; Europe; Long term performance; Mergers; Strategy; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350382438     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2009.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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