This document discusses mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the banking sector in Nepal. It provides reasons for mergers such as liquidity issues, capital requirements, and increasing competitiveness in an open financial market. Mergers benefit banks by allowing them to cut expenses, expand into new markets, increase network access for account holders, and prevent insolvency. Examples of mergers in Nepal include the combination of NIC Bank and BOAN to form NIC Asia Bank, and the merger of Global Bank, IME Financial Institution, and Lord Buddha Finance to create Global IME Bank.
This document discusses mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the banking sector in Nepal. It provides reasons for mergers such as liquidity issues, capital requirements, and increasing competitiveness in an open financial market. Mergers benefit banks by allowing them to cut expenses, expand into new markets, increase network access for account holders, and prevent insolvency. Examples of mergers in Nepal include the combination of NIC Bank and BOAN to form NIC Asia Bank, and the merger of Global Bank, IME Financial Institution, and Lord Buddha Finance to create Global IME Bank.
This document discusses mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the banking sector in Nepal. It provides reasons for mergers such as liquidity issues, capital requirements, and increasing competitiveness in an open financial market. Mergers benefit banks by allowing them to cut expenses, expand into new markets, increase network access for account holders, and prevent insolvency. Examples of mergers in Nepal include the combination of NIC Bank and BOAN to form NIC Asia Bank, and the merger of Global Bank, IME Financial Institution, and Lord Buddha Finance to create Global IME Bank.
Reasons behind merging Benefits of merger Examples of merger
Presentation by 1) Sneha Karki 2) Sudip Rimal 3) Pawan Raj Lohani 4) Sanjeet Dahal 5) Gudiya Shah
Mergers and Acquisitions (abbreviated M&A) refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies .
similar entities that can aid, finance, or help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin or a new field or new location without creating a subsidiary, other child entity or using a joint venture.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Liquidity Crunch: Liquidity refers to the amount of money in the form of cash. The amounts of deposits in bank are very low and the rate of loan recovery rate is also very low. Hence, M&A is believed to solve the liquidity problem as the deposits of the two banking institutions are combined as one.
Capital requirement: The paid-up capital requirement of the Nepalese bank is currently Rs. 2 Billion. However, the government is planning to raise the paid-up capital requirement from 2 Billion to 5 Billion.
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Open Financial Market: It concerns about the capacity of local banks to compete with its foreign counterparts. Hence, M&A will minimize costs, increase the economies of scale, and increase institution's capacity, thus being able to compete at international level.
(As Published on October 2012 Issue of BOSS- A monthly business magazine of Nepal)
BENEFI TS OF MERGI NG Bank mergers bring benefits to banking entities, shareholders, employees and account holders. Banks that merge can cut expenses, and this enables banks to pass on those savings to account holders in the form of lower-priced products.
Expansion To expand into a new market, a bank can either buy real estate, build banks, train employees and pay advertising costs, or it can merge with another banks.
Expenses When two banks merge, the new entity can cut costs in a number of different ways. The combined entities save money overall by eliminating one set of each internal department after the merger. Continued
Network Account holders benefit from bank mergers because they have access to a wider network of branches and automated-teller machines.
I nsolvency When banks become insolvent, account holders' deposits are only federally insured for up to $250,000 per account. Additionally, when a bank goes bankrupt, the shareholders lose their investment and employees lose their jobs. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation attempts to broker mergers between strong and banks before the failing bank goes bankrupt. EXAMPLES OF MERGER NI C-ASI A Bank has emerged as the first bank to commence its operation after completing its merger as per the schedule proposed by both the banks.
Merger is not easy. One must realize that a bank is not like a cement factory or other establishment and the merger should not be taken as a way to evade taxes or other such things," said Governor Dr. Khaitwada, inaugurating the corporate office.
Before the merger, NIC Bank had 36 branches and BOAN 29 branches. With the consolidation of 13 branches and addition of a Corporate Branch, NIC Asia Bank now have 53 branches and 57 ATMs which will be expanded to a total of 66 branches within 1 year with the re-location of the 13 branches. Continued
Global I ME Bank Ltd. emerged after successful merger of Global Bank Ltd (an A class commercial bank), IME Financial Institution (a C class finance company) and Lord Buddha Finance Ltd. (a C class finance company)in year 2012. Two more development banks (Social Development Bank and Gulmi Bikas Bank) merged with Global IME Bank Ltd in year 2013.