MERGER AND ACQUISITION IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Abstract

The paper analyses the driving forces of the convergence in the financial sector, focused on banking and insurance companies, in terms of strategic cross-sector and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). New tendencies such globalization, integration, disintermediation and deregulation give the basis for new dimensions in the financial services industry. Based on the data, the banking industry has experienced an enormous level of consolidation as M&As. We find that the penetration process, so the entry into insurance services industry is mostly driven by banks. We analyse whether this risky strategic process is beneficial or necessary in the financial services industry

Keywords

• merger and acquisition, bancassurance, horizontal integration, diversification, financial synergy

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