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Project: Mergers and Acquisitions and Risk

2009-10-01 – 2010-10-16

Abstract

M&As affect firms' risk profile. We develop new risk measures, measured in a short event window, which will yield better estimates of the risk change. Subsequently, we analyze the determinants of heterogeneity in risk changes caused by M&As (diversification motve, hubris, competition,…). As banks take a central spot in every economy, we will zoom in on M&As in the financial sector and the impact on financial stability.