Literature Review of Cross-border M&A Performance Test and Path Selection by Chinese Banks

Abstract

In the course of the development of the international banks, cross-border M&A has become one of the main methods of its realization of international operation. With the opening of China's financial industry on Dec.11th in 2006, international financial service trade has entered a new era. Faced with the competition of the large commercial banks around the world, China’s banks also shift their strategy. In the process of international operation, it is an economic proposition of strong practical significance that how to expand the business area and business scope and improve bank performance through international mergers and acquisitions, thus on the competition of the international finance, we can compete for more financial resources and strengthen the financial strength. This thesis starts from the research on motivation and performance of bank M&A, and discusses the evaluation method and the path of bank M&A.