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Over the past decade mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the financial sector have been very frequent. In Europe the pace of M&As has been rapid. This process has been driven by the consolidation of market-oriented policies in the EU member countries, as well as by the expansion of the common market environment and the introduction of the euro since 1999. The opening of new markets in former Communist countries has also played a prominent role.
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© 2010 Riccardo Ferretti, Francesco Pattarin and Valeria Venturelli
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Ferretti, R., Pattarin, F., Venturelli, V. (2010). M&As and Equity Risk in the EMU Financial Sector. In: Bottiglia, R., Gualandri, E., Mazzocco, G.N. (eds) Consolidation in the European Financial Industry. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230275027_4
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