Evaluating the value of financial institutions acquisitions made during the financial crisis of 2008 to 2009.

• Main Authors: Lee, Kok Mun., Tan, Jian Sheng., Tan, Xiang Long.
• Other Authors: Leon Chuen Hwa
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Mergers and acquisitions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48112
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examined 95 M&A transactions made from 2008 to 2009 in North America to determine if value creation existed for financial institutions acquirers during a financial crisis. Past literature has expressed contrasting views of whether value was created for these acquirers in this special...