Discover why companies merge and acquire others. Explore key reasons like synergy and growth, and understand the different ...

It was also a year of merger innovation among the midsize cohort, as some firms entered multiple combinations in the span of ...

Cross-market mergers — transactions between health systems operating in separate geographic regions — are becoming a more prominent trend in hospital consolidation as organizations continue to shift ...

We develop a search-based theory of mergers and acquisitions with heterogeneous firms and endogenous search complementarities. We use this model to understand how merger incentives and the firm size ...

A stock-for-stock merger occurs when shares of one company are traded for another during an acquisition. Shareholders can trade the shares of the target company for shares in the acquiring firm's ...

Five years after taking a nosedive during the pandemic, the number of law firm mergers is steadily on the rise across the nation, and experts say the growth is here to stay. Kristin Stark “Clients are ...

Do you serve as a director or officer of a company that is largely—but not wholly—owned by another company? If yes, this week’s D&O Notebook article is for you. My colleague Walker Newell discusses ...

Many mergers claim to be “transformative,” but history shows that most destroy shareholder value — often benefiting executives and bankers more than investors. Three recent deals illustrate differing ...

The FDIC, OCC, and DOJ each took separate actions in September 2024 to significantly rewrite their approaches to bank merger review. Specifically: These actions were spurred by Executive Order 14036, ...

At the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave in November 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the country needed big and world-class banks, and that discussions were on with the RBI ...