Financial Performance of Indian Corporate  Sectors During Pre and Post Mergers and  Acquisitions

Dr. Shailesh N. Ransariya; Dr. Butalal C. Ajmera

Volume : I, Issue : VI, March - 2012

Financial Performance of Indian Corporate Sectors During Pre and Post Mergers and Acquisitions

Dr. Shailesh N. Ransariya, Dr. Butalal C. Ajmera

Abstract :

The Indian corporate sector has experienced a major restructuring through mergers and acquisitions, with the changes ought about by the Industrial Policy Resolution of June 1991. In today’s globalized economy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are being increasingly used the world over, for improving competitiveness of companies through gaining greater market share, oadening the portfolio to reduce business risk, for entering new markets and geographies, and capitalizing on economies of scale etc. The present study is mainly based on secondary data. In order to evaluate financial performance, Ratio analysis, Standard Deviation and ‘t’ test have been used as tools of analysis.