Mechanisms of Regulation and Control of Bank Mergers and Acquisitions

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Author: Rumen Angelov (University of National and World Economy)

Keywords: mergers, acquisitions, banking sector, concentration and centralization of bank capital

In recent decades, the processes of concentration and centralization of capital in the banking sector have sharply increased and have become a significant phenomenon in the socio-economic life of economically developed countries. Mergers and acquisitions as a major form of this process are, on the one hand, a reflection of increased competition in the banking and control market and, on the other, an important factor in shaping the new banking sector. The present study reviews the main mechanisms of regulation and control of bank mergers and acquisitions both historically and as practices in individual countries and the EU as a whole.