Very often business acquisition is associated with the introduction of new products, new markets and increase in the market share of the investee probably as a result of the increase in the economies of scale. This is usually anticipated in view of the intense due diligence exercise which...

Staff retrenchment is one the contentious legal battle an acquirer probably faces because acquired firms so often had run into financial problems and had to lay off some employees who might have been challenging employer’s decision during business combination process. Such legal exposure...

Business Combination in form of acquisition brings a lot of enthusiasm on the shareholders and the economy. These are however complex transactions governed by statutory provisions, regulator’s guidelines and professional input. This study explored business combination in the Malawian Banking...

Malawian banking industry has undergone seismic transformation over the past twenty years. It has been two decades of plethora of new entrants followed by acquisitions propelled by minimum paid capital requirements which have forced smaller banks to be absorbed by bigger banks. The barriers of...

Consideration is the sum paid by an acquirer in exchange for shareholding in an investee and is a product of offer and acceptance principle which reflects the wishes of the buyer and seller. The exact number of shares to be purchased is supposed to be unequivocal and what must be paid should be...

Business combination in the banking sector plays a significant role in any given economy as proponents purport that it is a catalyst for attaining economies of scale to realise competitive advantage through cost and quality differential. Opponents postulate that big banks abuse their position...