Assessment of mergers and acquisitions in GCC banking

Abstract

This study analyses the impact of mergers and acquisitions (MA where acquiring banks, target banks and banks that went through joint ventures show mixed results. It was not easy to establish a strong link between banks involved in M&A and the impact of mergers on their operating performance. However, the findings suggest that, on average, M&A activity did not have significant impact on operational performance of banks involved in this type of consolidation.