Banking: Merging and Acquisitions

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Consolidation in the Banking Industry through Mergers and Acquisitions

Banking scenario since 1991 has been a process of transformation and consolidation. With financial sector reforms implementation, the microenvironment of banking sector has undergone a radical change. Almost all insulations to commercial banking have been peeled off and it has been susceptible to all types of exposures now. There has been paradigm shift in operational, functional, environmental, technological spheres. The reforms emphasised the “commercial character” of the banking system and helped the banks to stand on a firm footing. The first phase of reforms directed mainly towards the operational efficiency has brought concepts like prudential accounting norms, Deregulation of Interest Rates, Credit Delivery, Transparency, Capital Adequacy Norms, Autonomy in Management etc. Banks started cleansing their balance sheets, competition led to improvement in their efficiencies and profit concept being recognised as a test of commercial viability. The transparency made them to realise their own strengths.

In today’s world, banking structures are important and size does matter, however beautiful “small” may be. Consolidation is an inevitable process in the banking sector as banks seek to reap economies of size. Mergers and Acquisitions are considered useful to achieve the requisite size in the short run.
Dr. P. Lakshminarayan is presently Chairperson of Indian Institute of Bankers, Nagpur Centre, Secretary of Indian Institute of Public Administration,
Nagpur and Bankers’ Club, Nagpur and also Vice President of South India Association, Nagpur. Besides the above, he is Associate Member of Indian
Insitute of Bankes, Life Member of South Indian Education Society, Nagpur, Examiner for M.A. Final Exams. of Nagpur University and for JAAIB/CAIIB
Exams. consucted by I.I.B.F.
Dr. Lakshminarayan has worked in Reserve Bank of India for more than 41 years. He worked in almost all the Departments of RBI and retired as Manager
(PP), Nagpur. He is Guest Faculty of Dept. of Business Management, Nagpur University Academic Staff College, Nagpur University, Training Centres of
All Public Sector Banks, Guide of MBA Project of IIM, Ahmedabad, National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur, Regional Telecom Training Centre,
Nagpur.
He has published more than 100 papers in leading journals including IBA Bulletin. He was awarded first prize in National Level Essay Competition on the topic “Disaster Management” from Vice President of India and second price from Reserve Bank of India for the paper on “Relevance of nehruvian
Planning in the present day context”.
“Research reviewing banking crisis across 43 countries indicates that the cumulative loss of GNP could amount to around 15 percent – 20 percent.

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