Bank Minority Acquisitions During the Great Recession

This book studies the performance of U.S. bank minority acquisition in the period of the financial crisis. The sample is composed of 46 U.S. banks; these banks partook in 41 minority acquisition transactions in the period of study. A univariate analysis is used to analyse their performance. The results show that interest margin is the main driver of pre – and post - acquisition profitability. the results also indicated that with the use of minority acquisitions it was possible for banks to change to a more aggressive pricing strategy without adversely affecting the bottom line.