1Professor in Commerce Principal University College for Women Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana State. Email: prashantaathma@gmail.com
2Research Scholar PP. COM. 107, Commerce Rayalaseema University Kurnool, Id: bhavaniogirala@yahoo.com
Online published on 24 January, 2018.
Mergers across the businesses take place for several reasons such as consolidation of businesses, expansion by entering into new markets, increasing the product line, Synergies etc. Synergy refers to the greater combined value of merged firms than the sum of the values of individual units.
The India Banking Sector has undergone a major transformation, with several Policy Initiatives and Positive Business Environment. Enhanced spending on infrastructure, speedy implementation of projects and continuation of reforms are expected to provide further impetus to growth. All these factors suggest that India's banking sector is set for a robust growth with the increasing business opportunities. The technological advancements have brought the mobile and internet banking services to the forefront which also includes a slew of improved services for giving the maximum satisfaction to the customers. In this context, the study of trends in mergers in Banking Sector in India assumes importance.
The objectives of the Study are
To present an overview of Phase wise Mergers in the Banking Sector
To analyse the Sector wise & time wise performance of the Mergers
To analyse the trends in mergers in Banking Sector in India
The study is based on secondary data. Simple percentages; ‘F ’and ‘T ’test are employed for analysing the data.
Banking Sector, Mergers, Nationalisation Period, Liberalisation Period, Public Sector & Private Sector
