Do Mergers and Acquisition Always Bring the Desired Effects?
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.