EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON BUSINESS GROWTH: CASE STUDY OF SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE - SOCIAL SECURITY BANK LTD (SG-SSB) CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Chief Executive Officers and the Board of Directors of most businesses often think about the growth of their businesses. The reason is that when businesses grow‚ they yield the best returns other things being equal. Mergers and acquisitions is one of the
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MERGER OF ICICI BANK WITH ICICI LTD. ICICI was formed in 1955 at the initiative of the World Bank‚ the Government of India and representatives of Indian Industry. The principal objective was to create a development financial institution for providing medium–term project financing to Indian businesses. In the 1990s‚ ICICI transformed its business from a development financial institution offering only project finance to diversified financial services group offering a wide variety of products and services
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Every coin has two sides. After the merger‚ both companies encountered several problems during their integration. Next‚ I will go into details about issues they faced. First of all‚ they wanted to further solidify their brand presence. Fiat has been successful in the European market but lacks visibility in North America; while Chrysler does not carry a strong dealer network in the European markets. What’s worse‚ historically‚ Chrysler was referred to the “Number Three” auto manufacturer and even
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SWOT Analysis of Canada Post Strengths • Coverage • Accessibility • Low cost • Old and trusted • Vast Database • Improved customer service Weakness • Reliability • Old Business model • Threat of labour action • Old Infrastructure • Communication and coordination issue • Outdated Technology Opportunity • New C.E.O can give new direction • Reducing parcel cost • Govt. to improve Canada Post • Optimum usage of existing network • Getting Eco-friendly status • Diversifying their product and services
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Hieu Huynh SIB 429 Prof. I. Kim Wang Mini Case: Bank Of America Challenges: Where is the bank heading? What can BoA do in the future to prevent such exposure to economic meltdowns? What will the financial landscape look like as the US economy continue to recover? Where will the bank’s opportunities lie in the new economy? How should the bank position itself strategically to compete successfully and grow in the future? Firm History‚ Supplier/Buyers‚ Competitors: BoA’s achievements
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Post-racial America means "a theoretical environment in which the United States is free from racial preference‚ discrimination‚ and prejudice" (Wikipedia). Despite America being a multicultural‚ heterogeneous country‚ often referred to as a "melting pot"‚ such idealistic concept seems to be a far-fetched dream. Many saw the election of Barack Obama‚ the country’s first black president‚ as a step forward in race relations and a sign that America is willing to put its racist past behind. After all
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Post-racial‚ a term that was born after Barack Obama’s electoral success in 2009 is defined by the urban dictionary as an utterly imaginary and fictional term‚ much like “pixie-dust” because no such thing exists. In other words‚ despite the powerful symbolism of Obama’s election‚ black and Americans are still living in two different worlds. Post-racial is just one of many other terms that only distorts the discussion of race and gives people who wish to interfere with the discussion
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Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust merger Информация о компаниях и самом слиянии Deutsche Bank (Germany) and Bankers Trust (US) reflect different cultural realities. The main differences between them concerning cultural dimensions include such points as: Long-term orientation. On this index the Germans score 83 while the Americans score only 26 what means that unlike the Americans the Germans are very pragmatic people‚ they show an ability to adapt traditions easily to changed conditions‚ a strong propensity
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SWOT ANALYSIS of Soneri Bank Limited Profile of Sbl Soneri Bank Limited established in 1992 and listed on all stock exchanges in the country‚ has gradually extended its network to 233 (at end Jun-13) branches‚ Feerasta family‚ owners of the Ruplali group‚ with main interests in synthetic textile industry‚ holds the controlling stake (~57%) in the bank through three trusts of the family. Feerasta family has nominated two directors on board while Amin A. Feerasta‚ also a family member holds key position
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Are we living in a post-racial society? Do we want to be? Is it possible? Is this question ridiculous? Why are people so obsessed with race? What does President Obama‚ the media’s perception and portrayal of him and his various racial attributes‚ native Americans‚ the media’s perception and portrayal of them‚ sports‚ perception of racial issues as white/black versus Arab/Hispanic/Asian‚ and Attorney General Holder say about our society and it’s relation with race? To many a post racial society is
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