Second, M&A transactions in the banking sector need to be examined analytically in order to quantify as accurately as possible whether and to what extent economies of scale and synergy effects can indeed be harnessed.
Complementary mergers in which business operations and/or regions fit together perfectly can fall flat, but they can also be blessed with success if they are based on detailed analysis upfront. Third, they are far-sighted – that is to say, they consider which problems might arise and look at how other mergers panned out.