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I thank Bob DeYoung for inviting these discussant comments and for inviting me to participate in the conference on “Mergers and Acquisitions of Financial Institutions.” I also thank the authors of the paper for responding so well to my initial discussant comments at that conference.
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Berger, A.N. Comments on Bank Market Structure, Competition, and SME Financing Relationships in European Regions By Mercieca, Schaeck, and Wolfe. J Financ Serv Res 36, 157–159 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10693-009-0065-8
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