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(2008, 10 000 words)
The main aim of this dissertation is to understand the dynamics of major variables that impact on the success of merger and acquisition across industries from a corporate strategic perspective. The aim has further been divided into specific objectives that include: to understand the dynamics of major variables that impact on the success of merger and acquisition across industries from a corporate strategic perspective; to highlight the corporate strategy in achieving desired results from M&A activities; and in the light of the analysis, develop strategic recommendations for companies that are considering M&A strategy to achieve desired effects. The dissertation includes the following chapters: introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis and findings, and conclusions and recommendations. This dissertation analyses the following mergers: Hewlett-Packard and Apollo, British Petroleum and Amoco, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland, Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Abbey and Boots and Alliance Unichem. Proposal matching this dissertation is also available on our website under the name: C/B/854. Proposal: Do Mergers and Acquisition Always Bring the Desired Effects?
(2008, 10 000 + 1500 words)
The main aim of this dissertation is to understand the dynamics of major variables that impact on the success of merger and acquisition across industries from a corporate strategic perspective. The aim has further been divided into specific objectives that include: to understand the dynamics of major variables that impact on the success of merger and acquisition across industries from a corporate strategic perspective; to highlight the corporate strategy in achieving desired results from M&A activities; and in the light of the analysis develop strategic recommendations for companies that are considering M&A strategy to achieve desired effects The dissertation includes the following chapters: introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis and findings, and conclusions and recommendations. This dissertation analyses the following mergers: Hewlett-Packard and Apollo, British Petroleum and Amoco, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland, Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Abbey and Boots and Alliance Unichem. Proposal for this dissertation is provided in the appendix.
(2008, 1500 words)
The main aim of this proposed project is to understand the dynamics of major variables that impact on the success of merger and acquisition across industries from a corporate strategic perspective. The report includes sections such as introduction, aims and objectives, initial literature review, and methodology based on case studies and secondary data collection. Case studies analysed are: Hewlett-Packard and Apollo, British Petroleum and Amoco, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland, Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Abbey and Boots and Alliance Unichem. Dissertation matching this proposal is also available on our website under the name: C/B/852. Dissertation. Do Mergers and Acquisition Always Bring the Desired Effects?
(2007, 23 000 words)
This dissertation investigates the human side of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) focusing on the strategic and financial aspects of M&A activity. The research is based on a case study approach, examining the specific human elements of a bank merger in Ghana. The methods include primary data collection through interviews and questionnaires among the current and former bank employees and HR department staff members. Conclusions are made about the features of bank mergers and acquisitions in a developing country.
(2006, 2500 words)
The report has been produced in order to analyze the financial situation in the pre-merger, due diligence and post merger time period of the acquisition of NatWest by Royal Bank of Scotland. This acquisition is one of the largest and most successful in the Banking Sector of the UK. The report involves a background of the acquisition, financial conditions that lead to the acquisitions, key financial ratios and the SWOT analysis of the acquisition from a financial perspective. The report uses calculations from primary and secondary sources to substantiate the analysis presented in the report.
(2005, 8000 words)
The dissertation examines merges and acquisitions (M&A) in Chinese banking industry conducting a case study of the Shenzhen Development Bank merged by Newbridge Capital, a US investment company. The review of literature covers the theories of M&A including their driving forces, the reasons behind M&A failure, issues of organizational culture, etc. The methods of research used in the case study include primary data (interviews) and secondary data collection and analysis. Conclusions are made about the correlation between practice and M&A theory.
(2004, 2500 words)
The paper examines the effects of the merger of Bank One and JP Morgan looking at the changes in the banks share prices after the announcement of the merger, and analysing the reasons behind the merger, its impacts for the shareholders, potential economic gains and failures from the merger.
(2004, 10000 words)
The dissertation analyses 6 bank takeovers that took place during the 1995-2001 years in order to evaluate measure the UK shareholders' gains. The events that were analysed: Merger of Royal Bank of Scotland and National Westminster; Merger of Bank of Scotland and Halifax Building Society; Merger of Lloyds TSB; Merger of Barclays and Woolwich Building Society
(2003, 2000 words)
Summary:
Mergers of financial firms have been occurring for hundreds of years. The benefits of such mergers have been argued in volumes of scholarly reports. The merger of the German mega-bank Deutsche Bank with Banker's Trust, a well-established American investment bank, is not an exception. It too has flashed a wealth of discussion. First of all the economic and industry background will be analysed, and secondly, potential complications and regulatory concerns will be examined.
(2003, 24000 words)
The dissertation attempts to identify what is the synergy from the mergers and acquisitions. In order to do so the strong literature review was done on the issues of mergers and acquisitions, reasons and motives of it, different types of synergy, misunderstanding of M&As, the process of M&As, regulations of M&As, financial accounting for M&As, bid strategies and tactics, methods of payment in M&As. Moreover, dissertation is based on the empirical analysis of two real M&A cases (Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest; Barclays Bank and the Woolwich)
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