This research work focuses on the problem encountered by companies that have merged and the ones that acquired other companies. It also covers economic merits and implication of mergers and acquisitions, how companies seeking for mergers and acquisitions of which others to find a suitable partners and how they proceed in the merging process. As deals are becoming more complex and technology, people supporting it are becoming keys to mergers and acquisitions process. Planning of information and communication technology in stages of the integration process is vital to the realization of benefits of a mergers and acquisitions process. This statement is substantiated through review of literature from arcade i.e. as well as practitioners and case exemplification of the financial services organization.
The research method used was secondary data, statistical method in which chi- square and null hypothesis was used to gain the final result. From the questionnaire admitted to the staffs of the case company, it shows that most of them are used to mergers and acquisitions in one way and another, they are sure of job secured and not afraid of merger and acquisitions. It shows that mergers and acquisitions techniques enhances organizational survival in a distressed economy, it has also limited the severity of competition by increasing the company’s markets power.
1.1 Introduction
In this section, the Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in Corporate Growth and Development is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. Others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.