Impact Of Mergers And Acquisitions On Performance Of Business Enterprises In Abia State, Nigeria (A Study Of United Bank of Africa. Aba,):- George Henry N

ABSTRACT

This paper examined the effects (impact) of mergers and acquisitions on the performance of selected commercial banks in Nigeria with greater emphasis on maximization ofwealth, profitability, achieving goals target productivity profile as financial efficiency parameters. For this paper, one commercial bank were selected using convenience and judgmental sample selection methods, data were collected from the published annual report and accounts of the selected bank were subsequently analyzed applying chi-square Package for social science. The Study recommended that banks should be more proactive in driving for profit for enhanced financial performance to reap the benefit of mergers and acquisition bid in Nigeria banking sector.